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So, look at the dual monaural twin-chassis flagship 10 Series CH Precision’s phono design with 2x MC current-sensing inputs and 2x MM/MC voltage-sensing inputs. CH Precision P10 is designed as a two-block scheme with an external power supply weighing 23 kg (the phono preamplifier itself weighs 20 kg). The massive heavy filtered power supply is multi-voltage, switchable to 100V, 115V or 230V AC modes. Maximum consumption from the outlet is 400W, a parameter that many modern amplifiers will envy. The device can be controlled via the CH Control mobile application (supported by Android OS) or via an AMOLED display with a resolution of 800 × 480 pixels and an RGB-palette.

The American company Boulder has released a monoblock power amplifier under the number 1152. According to the developers, Boulder 1152 is capable of driving almost any speaker system on the market. The amplifier is capable of delivering 350 W per channel at 8 Ohm, 600 Ohm at 4 Ohm and 750 Ohm at 2 Ohm load. The compact design has the same footprint as the 1110 preamplifier.

The Audio Research I/50 integrated amplifier is the brand's least expensive, and the only integrated amplifier the company produces today. Weighing 18.1 kg, the construction is exceptionally high quality, and the time-tested push-pull tube circuitry is presented here.

Bose has released an anniversary version of its iconic Bose 901 speaker systems, which is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the famous brand. These speakers were first introduced in the late 1960s and earned a genuine ovation from the public.

PMC has introduced the slim floor-standing Prophecy9 speakers, which can fill quite large rooms. The speakers feature an one-inch dome tweeter and a 55mm soft dome midrange driver — they are installed in an volume with proprietary waveguide technology.

SMSL Audio has introduced the flagship desktop DAC SMSL RAW Pro-DAC1 based on the ES9039MSPro chip from ESS Technology. This DAC supports hardware decoding of the signal in the MQA format, which allowed the model to receive MQA and MQA-CD certification.

The Transparent company has introduced a very unusual speaker called Brutalist with a real “brutal” appearance, which is radically different from the devices with which the manufacturer began its journey. The price may also surprise — $4,000.

Dan Clark Audio has introduced a new version of the closed-back planar Dan Clark Audio Noire X headphones equipped with an advanced Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS), previously present only in the brand's top-end Stealth, Expanse, E3 and Corina range.

The Musicnote brand has introduced the Musicnote CD-MU8 MK CD player, which has replaced the CD-MU8 model. The new device is based on two flagship ES9038Q2M DAC chips from ESS Technology – one for each channel.

The new integrated amplifier Audio Analogue AACento, as is typical for High End audio solutions, will not offer you a built-in digital-to-analog converter (DAC) or streamer. But, the device has a high-quality phono preamplifier and headphone amplifier, and the commutation set will satisfy almost every audiophile. However, the main thing here is, of course, the sound – and we will focus on it.

Kyron Audio has introduced the Kyron Audio Pythos network transport. Every element of the new product – music storage, navigation and streaming systems – has been optimized for low jitter and low noise.

The Magico company showed its new three-way speakers Magico S2. During the development, a Polytec laser vibrometer was used to measure the vibration of the S2 enclosure panels. All this, along with the latest 3D simulation modeling, allowed us to solve the issue of potential resonance at the design stage.

The Fjord Audio P150 mono tube power amplifier from the South Korean company Fjord Audio features an original DFD (Direct Full Difference) circuit and does not use any negative feedback, which provides impressive sound.

SOtM company has introduced the SOtM sMS-2000 - the flagship network transport, equipped with audio server functionality. The new device is offered in various configurations, differing in the amount of internal storage.

Vincent Audio has updated the popular hybrid integrated amplifier Vincent Audio SV-500, which was named Vincent Audio SV-500 MK. The new product is equipped with a new DAC chip that supports 32-bit / 384 kHz resolution, a Bluetooth module and an HDMI ARC input.

European Audio Team (EAT) has introduced the E-Glo 2 dual-block MM/MC tube phono preamplifier. An interesting feature of the device is the choice of color gamut of the backlight of the tubes located on the top panel of the device.

Lake People Electronic GmbH has introduced a new entry-level headphone amplifier Violectric HPA V101 under the Violectric brand. The proven circuit design from Fried Reim, the company's main developer, is designed to ensure that the Violectric HPA V101 will be the most affordable Violectric product, but will still be able to provide excellent sound quality.

Audiolab is expanding its top-of-the-line 9000 electronic components lineup with the Audiolab 9000Q preamplifier and the Audiolab 9000P stereo power amplifier. The new 9000P is Audiolab's first power amplifier since the 8300XP, released in 2016, which is complemented by the new 9000Q preamplifier.

Not long ago it seemed that the Technics brand had sunk into oblivion in the audiophile field - but it rose from the ashes and offered fans of High End not just a set of impressive equipment. But they also rethought modern approaches to the design of such electronics. The Technics Reference series of components today is an example of how many years of disassembly and traditional attention to every detail allow you to give the world genuine pearls of good sound. The Technics SU-R1000 integrated amplifier is just one of them, and we are testing it today.

Songer Audio has introduced a new model of floorstanding speakers Songer Audio S1x. Its basis is the latest V4 Nova driver. The driver has a redesigned geometry and construction using machined ultra-low carbon steel. The excitation coil tip is made of permendur, which gives a high saturation flux density among all commercially available metals.