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Audio lab 6000A
A musical, affordable amplifier with a sleek appearance. That’s the Audiolab 6000A. Geoffrey regularly told the editors during the test how great this amplifier musically – with dac! – performs. So not entirely surprisingly, we sum up the review with an Alpha Approved award… 750 euros for such a complete and musical device is quite exceptional.
Pass Labs XP 22
Something completely different. A different league. The Pass Labs XP 22. Now we have been playing with the XP 12 for quite some time. How much does a separate power supply matter…? Well, uh… pretty much, as it turns out. Because the XP 22 easily whipes the XP 12 off the table. More space, rhythm… music. The difference is such that we briefly calculated whether it is financially feasible. Unfortunately… it’s not. But it is an Alpha Approved!
Primare i15 Prism
Class-D, internal streamer… dac… and for less than 2,000 euros. That can never work: can it? Yeah, well… I guess it does. Primare did it with the i15 Prism. This compact all-rounder competes with the Hegels and NAIM models, among others. Not the slightest competition. Geoffrey believes that this Primare deserves the stamp Alpha Approved. Among other things, it’s because of the tasty sound, feature set and solid app.
Q Acoustics Concept 300
We know Q Acoustics pretty well at Alpha Audio. The British manufacturer has many affordable models in its product range. The Concept 300 is positioned higher. Q Acoustics has its business in order, as it turns out. Because wow… how grown-up this speaker sounds! Big, nice low-end, detailed… controll… Lovely. Not to mention the special tripod. Fine speaker!
Hifiman Jade2
Head Fi is rapidly maturing. Hifiman is a big player in this world. The Jade II is an electrostat with headphone amplifier. Author Yung is particularly surprised by the comfort, air, PRAT and subtlety of the Jade II. Of course, you must have the right amplifier…
