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Ken Redmond

Benchmark LA4 Line Amplifier Review

Posted onApril 20, 2022April 25, 2022AuthorKen Redmond7 Comments

I found the bass response to be some of the most natural I have had in my room and very well integrated with the rest of the music. Read More …

CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment ReviewsTagsBenchmark LA4 preamp, Benchmark Media

Kinki Studio EX P7 Pre-amp front panel

Kinki Studio EX-P7 Preamp

Posted onJanuary 22, 2022January 22, 2022AuthorKen Redmond4 Comments

Right out of the gate it sounded like someone had put a new set of tires on a Formula One car. Read More …

CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment Reviews, UncategorizedTagsEX-P7, Kinki Studio

Denafrips Athena Preamp Review

Posted onNovember 23, 2021November 24, 2021AuthorKen Redmond14 Comments

Once carefully paired in my system, the Athena was one of those rare components that seemed to disappear and did its job without fanfare and drawing attention to itself. Read More …

CategoriesEquipment ReviewsTagsAthena, Denafrips, preamplifier, Unity Gain Preamplifier

LessLoss Firewall 640x Current Conditioning Unit Review

Posted onNovember 12, 2021November 13, 2021AuthorKen RedmondLeave a comment

I will tell you now that I will be adding the LessLoss Firewall 640x C-MARC™ to my list of “waypoint” products that have reset my expectations in a product category.  Read More …

CategoriesAccessories, Equipment ReviewsTagsconditioner, LessLoss, noise, power

Review: The Volti Audio RAZZ v.2 Loudspeakers

Posted onOctober 22, 2021November 12, 2021AuthorKen RedmondLeave a comment

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CategoriesEquipment Reviews, Speakers

Review: PS Audio PerfectWave SACD Transport (PST)

Posted onOctober 1, 2021November 12, 2021AuthorKen Redmond10 Comments

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CategoriesDigital, Equipment ReviewsTagsdigital transport, Paul McGowan, PerfectWave SACD, PS Audio

Review: Luminous Audio AXIOM II Walker Mod Preamp

Posted onAugust 3, 2021August 7, 2021AuthorKen RedmondLeave a comment

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CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment Reviews, Uncategorized

Are You Enjoying the Music or Listening to Your System?

Posted onJuly 23, 2021July 23, 2021AuthorKen Redmond2 Comments

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CategoriesMusic

Review: P.I. audio group’s UberBUSS

Posted onMay 19, 2021May 19, 2021AuthorKen Redmond2 Comments

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CategoriesAccessories, Equipment Reviews, UncategorizedTagsP.I. audio group, power conditioner, UberBUSS

Review: ifi ZEN Phono Stage, Affordable Audio with Great Sound

Posted onApril 28, 2021April 28, 2021AuthorKen RedmondLeave a comment

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CategoriesAnalog, Equipment Reviews

Review: DENAFRIPS IRIS DDC (Digital-to-Digital Converter)

Posted onApril 5, 2021April 6, 2021AuthorKen Redmond6 Comments

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CategoriesDigital, Equipment Reviews

Trio15 Classic, No Grill

PureAudioProject Trio15 Classics: Let’s Listen, Part 2

Posted onFebruary 27, 2021April 27, 2021AuthorKen RedmondLeave a comment

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Review: PureAudioProject Trio15 Classic, Part 1

Posted onFebruary 18, 2021April 27, 2021AuthorKen RedmondLeave a comment

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Review: PS Audio M1200 Monoblock Amplifier

Posted onDecember 18, 2020December 18, 2020AuthorKen Redmond2 Comments

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CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment Reviews

Review: Listening to the Denafrips Pontus DAC

Posted onNovember 29, 2020November 29, 2020AuthorKen Redmond12 Comments

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Review: Taking a Close Look at the Denafrips Pontus DAC

Posted onNovember 24, 2020November 29, 2020AuthorKen RedmondLeave a comment

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Review: ViV Lab Rigid Float/HA Tonearm, Part 2

Posted onOctober 19, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorKen Redmond4 Comments

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CategoriesAnalog, Equipment ReviewsTagsFloating tonearm, Sierra Sound, ViV Lab

Review: ViV Lab Rigid Float/HA Tonearm, Part 1

Posted onOctober 12, 2020November 24, 2020AuthorKen RedmondLeave a comment

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CategoriesAnalog, Equipment ReviewsTagsSierra Sound, ViV Lab

Review: THE HANA-UMAMI RED MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE

Posted onSeptember 22, 2020October 13, 2020AuthorKen RedmondLeave a comment

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CategoriesAnalog, Equipment ReviewsTagsHana, Hana-Umami Red, Moving Coil Cartridge, Musical Surroundings

In the House: PS Audio M1200 Monoblock Amps

Posted onSeptember 15, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorKen RedmondLeave a comment

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CategoriesAmps-PreampsTagsPS Audio, PS Audio M1200

Review: PS Audio Stellar Phono Preamplifier

Posted onAugust 8, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorKen Redmond3 Comments

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CategoriesAmps-Preamps, Equipment ReviewsTagsPS Audio

Review: BorderPatrol SE-i DAC

Posted onJuly 12, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorKen Redmond5 Comments

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CategoriesDigital, Equipment Reviews, UncategorizedTagsBorderPatrol, Innuos; Innuos ZENmini MK3; BorderPatrol DAC SEI

Review: SMC Audio Panzerholz UFO Isolation Base – Part 2

Posted onJune 26, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorKen RedmondLeave a comment

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Review: SMc Audio Panzerholz UFO Isolation Base – Part 1

Posted onJune 18, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorKen Redmond2 Comments

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CategoriesEquipment Reviews, MiscellaneousTagsIsolation base, Panzerholz, SMc Audio

Obsession Power Cord

Review: Triode Wire Labs Cables, Part 2

Posted onJune 9, 2020October 23, 2020AuthorKen Redmond1 Comment

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CategoriesCables, Equipment ReviewsTagscables, Triode Wire Labs

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