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Mobile Fidelity Master Phono Preamplifier

The Mobile Fidelity Master Phono preamplifier has been available for a number of years with reviews available. This review is posted to give you another data point to factor in if you are considering acquiring this component. Executive summary: Consider

Atma-Sphere Class D Amplifiers – MINI-REVIEW

Please see Important Notes on the Reviews page. This is a Mini-Review with no formal rating because after about a week of listening to this product, its strengths and weaknesses were apparent. A longer listening interval, which would be normal

My Sonic Lab Signature Platinum Moving Coil Phono Cartridge – MINI REVIEW

This is a Mini Review: short term audition, impressions below, no rating. A broken-in My Sonic Labs Signature Platinum moving coil phono cartridge recently visited my listening room for a couple of weeks. In that time, there were opportunities to

Audience frontRow USB Cable

There has been a lot of discussion about digital cables, centering on the fact that digital data simply contains 1 and 0. The 1 is 5 Volts, and the 0 is zero Volts. Either “on” or “off”. What could go

Hana Umami Red Phono Cartridge and Musical Surroundings Phonomena III Phono Preamplifier

A proper Japanese translation of the word umami is the “essence of deliciousness”. Still another suggests the literal translation to be a "pleasant, savory taste". These definitions apply to the Hana Umami Red moving coil phono cartridge, which is not

KEF LS50 Meta Loudspeakers

There have been many reviews of this modern high-tech loudspeaker, so the purpose today is to add another data point of opinion about this popular speaker. The observations below focus on reference level comparisons, not considering the speaker’s price against

Clearaudio Ovation Turntable and Universal Tonearm

Clearaudio is a well-respected manufacturer of turntables, tonearms, phono cartridges, phono preamplifiers, and accessories. Their home base is in Germany. The Clearaudio Ovation turntable has been in production for several years. The Ovation turntable features a rectangular footprint, belt drive,

Audience Studio TWO USB Cable

Bits is bits, right? Maybe the computer bits really are just little blocks of information, static and unchanged and unchangeable from the recording studio to your awesome music system. However, the reality is that the way those bits travel from

Tzar DST Moving-Coil Phono Cartridge

The Tzar DST moving coil phono cartridge is manufactured in Russia in limited quantities and distributed in the US by Robyatt Audio. The $10,000 cartridge has some special features that make it unique in the marketplace of moving coil phono

Stager Silver Solids Interconnect Phono Cable

Stager Sound Systems is a New York company founded in 1986. They rent and sell pro gear for small to medium-large concerts and special events. There is also a “division” that specializes in interconnect and speaker cables called Stager Silver

Acoustic Signature TA-7000 Neo Tonearm

The Acoustic Signature TA-7000 Neo tonearm sits just below their top-of-the-line TA-9000 Neo tonearm in the product range. It is available in both 9 inch and 12 inch lengths, for $15,995 and $17,995 respectively. There is also a choice of

Bricasti Design M1 Series II Digital-to-Analog Converter

First review! The adoption of digital sound, as recorded on CDs, DVDs, downloads in various formats, and other media has been underway since about 1983. In the intervening 50 years, the sound quality of these recordings has improved significantly,

Simaudio Moon 810LP Phono Preamplifier

The Simaudio Moon 810LP Reference Dual-Mono Phono Preamplifier is unusually heavy. The lid alone weighs 7 1/2 pounds, and the total weight is about 30 pounds. This mass is expected in a top-of-the-line product from established Canadian audio equipment maker

Sutherland TZ Direct Moving-Coil Phono Preamplifier

FIRST REVIEW! The Sutherland TZ Direct is a brand new moving-coil cartridge preamplifier that is the result of Ron Sutherland’s exploration into the possibilities of transimpedance or current amplification. His earlier works with this technology – in contrast to the

Aurorasound VIDA Supreme Phono Preamplifier

“Be careful what you wish for”, goes the old saying. In this case, my wish to hear the top-of-the-line Aurorasound VIDA Supreme phono preamplifier was granted and the listening was all pleasure and no pain. Concluding the review of the

Rogue Audio RP-9 Preamplifier

The Rogue Audio RP-9 line stage preamplifier has been on my “must audition” list since it first appeared in 2018. Having owned and reviewed other high-performance components from Rogue Audio, I asked Rogue’s Mark O’Brien if he would be interested

Stillpoints Ultra LPI V2 Record Weight

The new Stillpoints Ultra LPI V2 record weight is an evolutionary advancement over the first version of the LPI. These record weights have an unthreaded hole in the center that is designed to simply slip over the record spindle of

“Air” Is Not Air

Air isn't some ephemeral thing that simply appears between your speakers. "Air" isn't air! That sense of openness and space is precisely the presence of harmonics from notes in the midrange and treble. Air is largely created from harmonics and

Miyajima Destiny Moving-Coil Phono Cartridge

Welcome to the fourth review here on 10 Audio of a Miyajima moving-coil phono cartridge. Previous reviews include the Miyajima Shilabe, Kansui, and Madake phono cartridges. In those reviews, all of these products received the best “10 LP” rating due

Audio-GD R7 MK2 Digital-to-Analog Converter

Audio-GD is a new brand here in the U.S. Distributed by Underwood HiFi (link below) in the US, Audio-GD is a Chinese company that makes a wide range of audio products including DACs, headphone amplifiers, preamps, and power amplifiers. Their

Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2M Loudspeakers

Welcome to the NEW **10 Audio** website. Thanks for stopping by!-------Michael Levy, founder of Alta Audio which is located in Huntington, New York, has been designing and manufacturing loudspeakers for about 30 years. Mr. Levy is an avid concert goer,

Aurorasound VIDA Mk.II Phono Preamplifier

Aurorasound is located in Yokohama, Japan. Shinobu Karaki has 28 years’ experience working for Texas Instruments Japan, Inc. He is a passionate musician, music teacher and a long-time audiophile. His love of music, combined with trained ears and extensive know-how

Author: Jerry Seigel