Review Revel Performa F226Be – inimitable neutral
The Swiss are known for their neutral stance in world (politics). And in a way that is also visible in their products. Everything works with extreme precision. When we think of America, we think of big and heavy. And somewhat ungainly. Also in sound when we talk about audio. At Revel, we now know that […]
Multitest – Four exceptional, top, d-a-converters
Denafrips, Bryston, Rockna or Sonnet? Four wonderful d/a converters. What a choice to make… that’s a tough one! To make it a little easier, we put these four beauties side by side in a live test on May 30, 2021. As a test we included a real live track that we recorded in the live […]
Rega presents the Kyte compact speaker
Rega releases the new Kyte loudspeaker, a very compact unit with a height of just 33 centimeters.
Review Michi X3 integrated amplifier
Michi: ever since this Premium line-up from the Japanese company Rotel has been making new products again, we are always eager when a review copy comes hopping into Alpha-Audio’s test room. Although, hopping… This integrated amplifier weighs no less than 30 kilos so it was quite a haul. The Rotel Michi X3 is Michi’s entry […]
The End of Year Top 5 – Geoffrey
The year 2020 was, to put it mildly, a special year. A disrupted year especially in which a lot of things were questioned and in which we showed our best but often also our little side. Because of the measures imposed, we stayed in our listening room even more than usual. But hey: this was […]
Review Rega io integrated amplifier
No…. you read it right, we’re not talking about the Rega Brio today but about his little brother: The Rega io! Rega Research from the United Kingdom brings its most budget-friendly amplifier on the market. One that targets the novice audiophile who is looking for an affordable solution to connect a few fine monitors and […]
Rotel presents models in honour of Ken Ishiwata
Rotel released the A11 integrated amplifier and the CD11 CD player in a special version in memory of Ken Ishiswata. The master himself worked on it.
Review Russell K Black 50 bookshelf speaker
A few years ago we walked around at the X-FI fair in Veldhoven, Netherlands, and somewhere in the late afternoon we entered the room, hired by ‘Very Fine Solutions’. Owner Frank Vermeylen greeted us enthusiastically and introduced us to Russell Kauffman, founder and designer of the now much appreciated Russell K loudspeaker brand. It was […]
Rega releases wonderfully compact amplifier – io
The Rega io stands out first of all because of its compactness, but at the same time also because of its equally small – and therefore pleasant – price tag.
Review Rega Aethos integrated amplifier
Rega Research from Great Britain (Essex) now exists 40 years and is mainly known for its record players. We ourselves have the modest Planar 2 to occasionally play some black gold, but Rega makes other devices such as dacs, CD players and integrated amplifiers. Rega does not often launch a new amplifier so the arrival […]