Analog sources: Dr. Feickert Woodpecker turntable with inertia platter, Jelco SA-750D tonearm, Stack Audio AUVA Equipment Isolators, Technics SL-1200GAE turntable, Dynavector XX-2 MkII cartridge, Ortofon 2M Black cartridge, Ortofon Concorde MKII Elite cartridge.
Digital sources: Grimm MU2 streamer-DAC; Shanling ET3 CD & SACD transport; Weiss DAC202; MacBook Air M2; Denon SC6000 Prime DJ controller.
Preamplification: Grimm MU2; Manley Steelhead, Lejonklou Slipsik 8 (phono).
Integrated amplifier: MBL C51.
Loudspeakers: Focal Scala Utopia (…
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Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Dr. Feickert Woodpecker turntable with inertia platter, Jelco SA-750D tonearm, Stack Audio AUVA Equipment Isolators, Technics SL-1200GAE turntable, Dynavector XX-2 MkII, Ortofon 2M Black cartridges.
Digital sources: Grimm MU2 streamer-DAC, Shanling ET3 CD transport.
Preamplifiers: Grimm MU2, Mola Mola Makua, Manley Steelhead, Lejonklou Slipsik 8.
Power amplifiers: AGD Forte, AGD The Audion MkIII, Mola Mola Ossetra, Soulnote A-3 Core.
Integrated amplifier: MBL C51.
Loudspeakers: Auer Acoustics Versura V1, Focal Scala…
Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Dr. Feickert Woodpecker turntable with inertia platter, Jelco SA-750D tonearm, Stack Audio AUVA Equipment Isolators, Technics SL-1200GAE turntable, Dynavector XX-2 MkII, Ortofon 2M Black cartridges.
Digital sources: Grimm MU2 streamer-DAC, Shanling ET3 CD transport.
Preamplifiers: Grimm MU2, Mola Mola Makua, Manley Steelhead, Lejonklou Slipsik 8.
Power amplifiers: AGD Forte, AGD The Audion MkIII, Mola Mola Ossetra.
Integrated amplifier: MBL C51.
Loudspeakers: Auer Acoustics Versura V1, Focal Scala Utopia (1st gen),…
Audio Video Show 2026, the 28th edition of the hi-fi show in Warsaw, will open in just a few hours, on Friday, October 23, at noon local time. Said to be the second largest audio show in the world (trailing only High End Vienna), the three-day event is expected to attract a huge number of visitors from all over Europe and beyond.
The lobby and conference areas of the Radisson Blu Sobieski—which, on the day before the show begins, are virtually empty—will soon be packed with queued-up visitors and exhibitors. Featuring “devices and systems from 100 PLN to 2 million PLN!” (PLN…
Photo by Ola Björling.
As reported here on July 7, 2026, Denmark-based Dynaudio will exit the US pro and consumer audio markets by year-end.
Dynaudio is a speaker-centric company founded in 1977. It produces most or all of its own speaker drivers in its Skanderborg, Denmark, factory and in a Chinese factory.
Via email, I spoke with Julien Bergere, Dynaudio's Chief Commercial Officer. Bergere provided context and details lacking in the original press release, and confirmed American owners of Dynaudio speakers can expect their warranty to be fully honored.
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Sidebar 3: Measurements
For logistical reasons I performed a full set of measurements on a different sample of the Devialet Astra than that reviewed by Ola Björling. After I hard-wired the Astra to my network and installed the Devialet app on my iPad mini, the app informed me that the Astra had the serial number U07A00001PH09 and was running firmware version 3.2.9. The Astra is Roon Ready; the Roon app recognized the Astra, and I selected it as a destination for network audio data.
I used my Audio Precision SYS2722 system for the measurements, repeating some of the…
Every product listed here has been reviewed in Stereophile. Everything on the list, regardless of rating, is genuinely recommendable. Occasionally we get complaints from manufacturers who object to being included in, say, Class B. That's their error: Inclusion in Class B is a considerable honor.
Within each category, products are listed by class; within each class, they're in alphabetical order, followed by price, a review synopsis, and a note indicating the issues in which the review and any subsequent follow-up reports appeared. "Vol.49 No.3" indicates our March 2026 issue, for example…
Note: We now share Rogier van Bakel's final, extensive coverage of the most recent occurrence of Europe's second most important audio show, Audio Video Warsaw. Audio Video Warsaw 2026 will take place this fall, October 23-25, 2026. For Jason Victor Serinus and Rogier's previous Warsaw show coverage, go here.
Author's addendum: Show reports don't always travel at the speed of sound. This one took the scenic route. Some of the products mentioned have since appeared at other shows. The rooms, the conversations, and the sounds heard in Warsaw haven't changed.
During the 10 days…
Power Amplifiers:
A (SOLID STATE):
Accuphase A-300 monoblock: $49,950/pair
“The more I listened to the A-300 monoblocks, the more I wanted to listen,” wrote Jason Victor Serinus about his time with a pair of these powerful amplifiers. (It is specified as delivering 125W into 8 ohms, 250W into 4 ohms, 500W into 2 ohms, and 1000W into 1 ohm.) The MOSFET output operates in class-A up to 125W into 8 ohms, 62.5W into 4 ohms, and 31.25W into 2 ohms. The A-300 has both balanced and unbalanced inputs; the gain and XLR polarity can be adjusted; and an operation-mode switch facilitates…
Integrated Amplifiers & Receivers:
A:
ampsandsound Red October SE: $14,000
ampsandsound Red October XL SE: $18,000
See Headphones and Headphone Accessories. (Vol.47 No.11 WWW)
Anthem STR Integrated: $4999.99 $$$ ★
Anthem’s solid state STR integrated amp offers 200Wpc (into 8 ohms) of class-AB power, along with seven analog inputs—one balanced, four single-ended, and two phono (one MM, one MC). It also offers a 32/192 D/A processor with six digital inputs—four S/PDIF (two RCA, two TOSLINK), one AES3 (XLR), and one USB. A subwoofer output is provided, but,…