Pioneer A-605R Amplifier
Pioneer A-605R Amplifier

At first sight the model Pioneer A-605R by functional abilities resembles its famous precursor - the A-400 amplifier or more modern model A-300R with minimal number of controls. On the big front panel, that is slightly curved, in the center a large handle of motorized volume control, and button of main...
Rotel RA-945 Amplifier
Rotel RA-945 Amplifier

According to the test, RA-945 gives a lot of "pros" to the main company's concept, defined as "balanced design". At the same time everything, which is added to the scheme, leads to obvious improvement of sound, and in key places of the scheme the elements with multiple reserve are used. RA-945 looks...
Musical Fidelity Elektra E10 Amplifier
Musical Fidelity Elektra E10 Amplifier

The full amplifier ELEKTRA E10 by a British company MUSICAL FIDELITY, with its peculiar English design, represents the HIGH END typical direction which includes using high-quality components, connectors with gilding, and maximum simplicity combined with ability to reach high parameters and high sound...
Marantz PM-68 Amplifier
Marantz PM-68 Amplifier

The acronym SE (Special Edition) is used by Marantz and other firms to refer to the audiophile grade equipment; it is highly valued by music lovers. The amplifier PM-68 has no such designation, but nevertheless it can boast excellent parameters. Retaining the soft contours of the curved front panel and...
Marantz PM66SE Amplifier
Marantz PM66SE Amplifier

The firm offers the amplifier Marantz PM66SE as continuation of its SE series (Special Edition), which had such models as PM-44SE and PM-55SE earlier. The new device kept all features of its predecessors; and it differs from them an updated design, which all new Marantz models have, and the increased...
Denon PMA-350SE Amplifier
Denon PMA-350SE Amplifier

Who doesn't dream about an amplifier? Truly, ones want to have complete set of regulations, the others are ready to endow with everything if it allows making the sound a bit better. For example, an equalizer at middle position of regulators doesn't change the amplitude-frequency characteristic, but the...
Marantz PM-65 Amplifier
Marantz PM-65 Amplifier

This model exteriorly looks like MARANTZ PM-53, the version of less powerful amplifier. The piece, presented in this test, differs from other design versions by three disconnectableEuropeanmain sockets, placed on the back panel, with total power up to 200W. You can connect six sound signal sources to...
Luxman A-353 Amplifier
Luxman A-353 Amplifier

In this test the oldest company "Luxman" is presented by full amplifier A-353. Its design and circuitry were made with the use of all achievements of "300" series. Vivid LED indication of operating modes is applied in the amplifier, and LED, built-in in the handle of motorized volume control, blinks...
Denon PMA-725R Amplifier
Denon PMA-725R Amplifier

This device with typically Japanese design has almost all set of functions, which are necessary for qualitative sound and copying the recordings. Existing record selector allows easy connecting to any of two tape recorders with through path (one of them can be DAT) of four signal sources and copying...
AMC 3020 Amplifier
AMC 3020 Amplifier

It is easy to imagine an image of the average amplifier: the forms of handles, their number, sizes, ratio of sizes and so on. Therefore, even at a cursory glance at the window of audio showroom the devices, being different from this appearance, immediately hit the eye. The acquaintance with an amplifier,...
Kenwood KA-5090R Amplifier
Kenwood KA-5090R Amplifier

In some high class amplifiers, brought to the degree of extreme minimization of control functions in chase of quality of sound, there are only volume level control and selector of inputs. This emphasizes that everything, which could somehow introduce additional distortions, was removed. Such approach...
Onkyo A-9211 Amplifier
Onkyo A-9211 Amplifier

An Onkyo A-9211 amplifier stands out from its competitors... because of the "finish" colour. That's why we wanted to see it immediately, to push its buttons and turn on the switches. This device shows how important the little things are. For example, its front panel' rounded corners. You would not notice...
Luxman A-312 Amplifier
Luxman A-312 Amplifier

One of contemporaries of political economy described his work table as follows, "There was complete disorder on it, but certain order was in this disorder". Exactly like the faceplate of the amplifier Luxman A-312. For the first sight, scattered buttons and handles of different forms and sizes make an...
Rotel RA-931 Amplifier
Rotel RA-931 Amplifier

Should the amplifier attract the attention with its appearance? Well, of course, it has no right to be an "ugly duckling" in the home audio complex, but, probably, it should not stand out much in order not to distract from the main thing - the music. If the guys who created the Rotel RA-931 were reasoning...
Denon DCD-335 CD-player
Denon DCD-335 CD-player

On the inside Denon DCD-335 surprises by the amount of boards and mainboard cables in it (relatively, compared to the other models tested, but as we assume, improvements in construction affect the price). The player's shell is designed strictly and simply, all the control buttons are on the right side...
Marantz CD-46 CD-player
Marantz CD-46 CD-player

Marantz CD-46 is a twin of Philips CD721. The main difference is in the design of the faceplate - the enlarged display window, a smooth plane of the panel and traditional for Marantz gold in the graph instead of silver traditional for Philips. To our mind, the variant from Marantz is more elaborated....
Luxman D-355 CD-player
Luxman D-355 CD-player

The devices of 300 series, like all equipment of Luxman, are released in two available color designs: black and gold. We had the device in black in our test.Like other players of 300 series, an improved single-bit technology of DAC is used in D-355. Overcoming the disadvantages of earlier solutions of...
Musical Fidelity Elektra E60 CD-player
Musical Fidelity Elektra E60 CD-player

Piano lacquer of the player's front panel, repeatedly pierced by the cones of buttons, habitually shows the belonging to the company - Musical Fidelity. Modern technologies, which are presented in E60 by "Bitstream" DAC and analog filter with eight times upsampling, are supplemented by active four-pole...
AMC CD8 CD-player
AMC CD8 CD-player

Ascetic design that defines the severity of appearance of CD8 immediately tunes you to a serious approach of the manufacturer to this model. Everything points at the fact that the main attention was paid to the quality of sound and maximum easiness and plainness of control. But herewith some functions,...
Philips CD751 CD-player
Philips CD751 CD-player

Of course, the player Philips Used conversion "bit stream". Novelty compared to other looks great set of messages. Immediately after the "READ" message on the display informs you about the beginning of the active player. In the absence of this disk will be so stated - "NO DISC", and if any will, as usual,...