Nostromo Valentine

Nostromo Valentine

Nostromo Valentine is a small-sized headphone amplifier of Polish production. This is the first Projekt Nostromo company product I have dealt with. Products of Projekt Nostromo company have a good reputation and when one of my friends suggested that he would send me his headphone amplifier, to check..

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Denon PMA-250

Denon PMA-250

The Denon PMA-250 is an amplifier from the end of 80s, which despite the passage of time can still show class. Its sound is pleasant, musical, with a large dose of emotion. It gives a lot of listening pleasure, allows to relax and enjoy the music. (more…)

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JL Audio XD600/1

JL Audio XD600/1

JL Audio XD 600/1 is a mono class D amplifier designed to power a car subwoofer. The amplifier has a power of 600W RMS at a load of 2 ohms. The presented specimen plays in the SQ (Sound Quality) system, and all introduced modifications were made with the aim of obtaining the highest possible sound..

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Audio relay – the hidden truth

Audio relay – the hidden truth

The relay is one of the few mechanical components, that has not yet been supplanted by integrated circuits components in audio equipment. There are integrated circuits on the market, that can replace relays and they can be found in budget constructions, but in devices where quality is put above cost,..

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Audio In Motion SC8000

Audio In Motion SC8000

AIM SC8000 is a PC sound card that deviates a little from the adopted trend. It’s a solid and cheap sound card, that lets you enjoy decent stereo sound with a powerful headphone amplifier on board.
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Cambridge Audio Azur 651A

Cambridge Audio Azur 651A

The name AZUR is assigned to the higher series of Cambridge Audio devices. Amplifier AZUR 651A is praised for its sound qualities and current efficiency. Is there anything else that can be improved in this design? Yes one can and it turns out, that quite a lot.

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Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100

Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100

DacMagic 100 is a popular device, having good opinion among the users. Its popularity is certainly influenced by the affordable price. Amount around 200USD is realy not much, considering the fact, that in this price we get device with nice and stylish look, signed with Cambridge Audio logo.
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