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Description: Four-way, bass-reflex, two-cabinet floorstanding loudspeaker. Drive units: 1" (2.54cm) beryllium dome supertweeter (VC Two), 3.5" (89mm) AMT tweeter (VC One MK2), two 5.25" (133mm) midwoofers (VC One MK2), one 8" (203mm) woofer (VC Two), in bass-ported aluminum enclosures. Frequency response: 20Hz–40kHz, ±3dB. Sensitivity: 3.5-way, 91dB/2.83V/1m; 4-way, 90dB/2.83V/1m. Nominal impedance: 4 ohms. Minimum impedance: VC One, 4 ohms at 50Hz; VC Two, 3.2 ohms at 40Hz. Min. amplifier power: 40Wpc.
Dimensions: 44.76" (114mm) H (w/footers) × 12.99" (330mm…

Analog sources: VPI HMW-40 turntable; VPI 12" Fatboy tonearm with Lyra Etna λ Lambda cartridge, Ortofon Bronze Cadenza cartridge. Pro-Ject Classic EVO turntable with Sumiko Amethyst cartridge.
Digital sources: MacBook Air running Tidal, Roon, Qobuz. Bricasti M21 DAC, Musical Fidelity M1 CDT transport, Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 T.
Preamplifiers: McIntosh C12000.
Power amplifiers: McIntosh MC462 Quad Balanced Stereo Amplifier, Linn Klimax Solo 500 (2), McIntosh MA252 integrated amplifier.
Loudspeakers: Wilson Audio Specialties The WATT/Puppy,…

Ola Björling speaks with Benjamin Großjohann, the inventor of the Coturn portable turntable, at High End Vienna 2026 about the next-gen CT-02, in a video interview that's now posted on our official YouTube channel.. It's the German company's latest diminutive table—built in conjunction with Thorens—and it sports a battery life of up to 20 hours, in addition to offering Bluetooth, line-out, and headphone playback options.

For more about Coturn by Thorens, see their official website.

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Ola Björling speaks with Aaron Leung of Skyanalog at High End Vienna 2026 about the company's two new cartridges: the triple-diamond 3D REF, and the P-1GC with its bespoke stylus profile, in a video interview that's now posted on our official YouTube channel.

For more about Skyanalog, see their official website.

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CH Precision P1 Phono Stage: from $31,000. As reviewed, $48,500 ★
Built with a sleek aluminum-alloy case with no screws visible on any of its surfaces, the Swiss-made CH Precision P1 is no less sophisticated inside. This solid state phono preamplifier offers multiple inputs, two of which address current-amplification circuits—an approach that, according to MF, produces "the best signal/noise ratios" and does not require cartridge loading to achieve flat response. For use with its voltage-amplification inputs, the P1 offers a menu-…

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CH Precision P1 Phono Stage: from $31,000. As reviewed, $48,500 ★
Built with a sleek aluminum-alloy case with no screws visible on any of its surfaces, the Swiss-made CH Precision P1 is no less sophisticated inside. This solid state phono preamplifier offers multiple inputs, two of which address current-amplification circuits—an approach that, according to MF, produces “the best signal/noise ratios” and does not require cartridge loading to achieve flat response. For use with its voltage-amplification inputs, the P1 offers a menu…

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CH Precision P1 Phono Stage: from $31,000. As reviewed, $48,500 ★
Built with a sleek aluminum-alloy case with no screws visible on any of its surfaces, the Swiss-made CH Precision P1 is no less sophisticated inside. This solid state phono preamplifier offers multiple inputs, two of which address current-amplification circuits—an approach that, according to MF, produces “the best signal/noise ratios” and does not require cartridge loading to achieve flat response. For use with its voltage-amplification inputs, the P1 offers a menu-…

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.

For logistical reasons, I measured a different sample from those auditioned by JVS; it had the serial number 72519930. JVS had told me that he performed all of his auditioning using KT120 tubes and with the Power set to Low, which means the output tubes operate in class-A up to the maximum power. Accordingly, I left the KT170 tubes in the box and after the six KT120 tubes had been installed, I turned the amplifier on, waited for the warm-up time to end, and used the touchscreen on the amplifier's top panel to set the tube type to "KT120" and the Power to "Low."…

Digital sources: dCS Varèse music system; Innuos Nazaré Music Server and PhoenixNET network switch; Small Green Computer Sonore opticalModule Deluxe (2); Broadcom/Avago AFBR-5718PZ 1GB SX-SFP, Gen 5 Fiber Optic modules (2); Nordost QSource linear power supply (2); Sonore Audiophile Linear Power Supply; Synology 5-bay 1019+ NAS with Ferrum Hypsos linear/switching hybrid power supply; ASUS AX6000 and RT-AX88U Pro mesh routers and Netgear Nighthawk modem; Apple 2023 iPad Pro and 2025 MacBook Air.
Preamplifiers: EMM Labs PREi, Octave Audio Jubilee.
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