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Audio/HiFi equipment reviews of both new components and out-of-production audiophile gear.

Don Sachs D2 Linestage Review

Don Sachs D2 Linestage Review

Note: While Don Sachs has recently retired, his legacy lives on in the Don Sachs D2 Linestage. While Don isn't actively building new products, he has, to some extent, passed along the baton to the speaker builder Spaitial...

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Ayre Codex DAC / Headphone Amplifier Review

Ayre Codex DAC / Headphone Amplifier Review

I've been spending a lot more time listening to the second system this past few weeks, rolling through some low-cost retro gear that I think really flies under the typical audiophile's radar. By 'retro', I mean it's no...

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Vintage Wizardry From Merlin Music Systems

Vintage Wizardry From Merlin Music Systems

A Brief History of Merlin Music Systems And Its Products Note: In writing the following, I've mixed my own firsthand experiences as owner of three sets of Merlin speakers, with insights gathered from browsing through...

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dCS Rossini Player / DAC and Master Clock

dCS Rossini Player / DAC and Master Clock

The dCS Rossini Player, DAC, and Master Clock have become the latest additions to my growing collection of high-end gear, and they carry the hallmark of British excellence in audio engineering. As a Brit living in the...

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Veloce Audio LS-1 Battery Powered Linestage

Veloce Audio LS-1 Battery Powered Linestage

The Veloce Audio LS-1 Platino Linestage is an exceptional piece of audio equipment that, during its short run of production, has garnered significant praise in the high-fidelity audio community. Having lived with the LS-1...

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Audio Mirror SET45 class A Monoblocks

Audio Mirror SET45 class A Monoblocks

The Audio Mirror 45w SET monoblocks are a visually elegant design, with their polished stainless steel mirror-finished chassis and large output tubes that glow brightly when lit! At their heart are the fairly uncommon 6C33C...

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Holo Audio May KTE DAC Review

Holo Audio May KTE DAC Review

The Holo Audio May KTE DAC entered my listening room in July 2023. I'd kept a close eye on the classified ads for a gently used Holo May for a year or more but noted with some dismay that the used prices on these things...

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ProAc D40R Review

ProAc D40R Review

It's been some time since I last experienced a set of ProAc speakers. My most recent encounter was at Capital Audiofest 2022, where I had the opportunity to listen to a compact bookshelf model, thanks to the folks at Deja...

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KRELL KSA 80 Power Amplifier

KRELL KSA 80 Power Amplifier

The KRELL KSA 80 is something of a legend in the world of vintage audio, a Class A power amplifier that has garnered a reputation for its exceptional build quality, uncompromising performance, and robust power delivery. The...

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PS Audio Directstream PowerPlant 12 Review

PS Audio Directstream PowerPlant 12 Review

I've been a long-time user of PS Audio's power regeneration products. Well over a decade ago I used the P600 PowerPlant and later replaced it with a single P10. Recently I added a second P10 to handle power amp duties, and...

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Iconoclast Speaker Cable Review

Iconoclast Speaker Cable Review

Stuff comes and goes at an alarming rate in my system and I’ve chopped and changed core components many times since the Iconoclast Cables have been in use….

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Lyngdorf TDAi 2170 Review

Lyngdorf TDAi 2170 Review

Amplifier? Preamp? Dac? what exactly is the Lyngdorf TDAi 2170? I suppose the easiest classification would be an integrated amp, with an inbuilt DAC. But it doesn't really have a DAC, even though it converts bits into an...

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Yet Another Audio-Technica VM95 Cartridge Review

Yet Another Audio-Technica VM95 Cartridge Review

Recently, the launch of Audio-Technica’s affordable VM95 moving magnet cartridges have piqued the interest of customers and reviewers alike. In this article, I take a close look at A-T’s upper-end models sporting advanced...

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Ultrasonic Record Cleaning

Ultrasonic Record Cleaning

Here's my two penneth on recent vinyl washing experiences, with a bit of context. I've around 3000 LPs, perhaps two-thirds or more are still in a storage unit in Wisconsin waiting for me to get back there from VA to pick...

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Quad ESL 57 Speaker Review [Retro]

Quad ESL 57 Speaker Review [Retro]

Quad ESL57 speaker review looks at the feasibility of living with Quad 57s and using them as daily drivers, plus, how good is that Quad midrange? Let’s find out here….

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AMR AM-777 SE Integrated Amplifier

AMR AM-777 SE Integrated Amplifier

I should probably file the following under 'Housekeeping'. I received an email the other day from a visitor to this website. He'd noticed a blurb on our homepage almost a year ago announcing an upcoming review of the...

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Audiophile ramblings and chatter…

Audiophile News and Show Reports
Bookshelf vs Floorstanding Speakers vs the Room?

Bookshelf vs Floorstanding Speakers vs the Room?

[Watch a short version of this article on YouTube above.] Audiophiles love a good debate (fight). Tubes vs solid state, digital vs vinyl, cables that “definitely” make a difference vs those that “absolutely” don’t. But...

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Part IV – Audiophile System Building Journey

Part IV – Audiophile System Building Journey

Here's Part IV of my system building journey, click here for Part I, Part II, and Part III I don't know whether or not it was through frustration with the main rig, boredom, or something else, but I started to spend more...

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dCS Rossini Player & Rossini Clock review

dCS Rossini Player & Rossini Master Clock

It’s here, finally, a review of the dCS Rossini Player/DAC & Rossini Master Clock. Powerhouse of digital tech from the UK, but is it worth the money?  Review of the dCS Rossini Player/DAC & Rossini Master Clock. 

Review of Holo Audio May KTE DAC

Holo Audio May KTE DAC

Review of the legendary Holo Audio May Kitsune Edition DAC. Is it as good as they say? Read review here. 

 

Sonus Faber Cremona M reviews

(中国福彩)168体彩网飞艇官网直播结果、飞艇168官网记录查询体彩 Sonus Faber Cremona M Floorstanders

Here’s a ‘sneak peek’ of the Sonus Faber Cremona M speakers. Finished in graphite, these speakers look stunning, but do they sound better than the Cremona M stand mounts that were reviewed here some months ago?

Sonus Faber Cremona M Review

 

 

Altec Lansing VOTT A7 Review

Altec Lansing VOTT A7

The Altec Valencias were sold without my itch for vintage horns being fully scratched. Enter the mighty Altec Lansing VOTT A7 –

Altec Lansing VOTT A7 listening impressions and project overview.

 

Altec Lansing Valencia 846B restoration

Follow Our Altec Lansing Valencia 846B Resto Project

I’ll be doing some basic resto work on the classic Altec Lansing Valencia 846B, using the custom Altec Model 19 XO from Great Plains Audio, and hopefully, a fully active system from Phil Marchand.

Click Altec Lansing Valencia 846B Resto Project to monitor progress and join in.

Dr Feickert Woodpecker Review

Dr. Feickert Analog Woodpecker

Our new review deck came and went – the Dr. Feickert Analog Woodpecker with Sbooster upgraded linear power supply, Kuzma Stogi S 12 VTA arm and Benz Micro LP-S 

Read the review of the Dr. Feickert Woodpecker / Kuzma combo here

Quad ESL 57

Quad ESL57 - Classic 1957 design built in the mid 80's and stored for over a decade...

The last pair of Quad ESL 57 I owned was left curbside for the garbage collector when I moved from the UK to the USA 25 years ago.

Quad ESL 57 Review Here

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At Audio Resurgence we have many years’ experience reviewing high-end audio components and audiophile-quality systems. Selecting the right high-performing home audio components is a tough task, particularly in this day and age where most audio enthusiasts have limited opportunities to actually get out and listen to audio gear in an optimized setting.  

We bring in carefully selected items for review, then provide an honest and thoughtful evaluation of how each component performs in our review system(s). We try to change things around so that we get to hear each piece of gear in a variety of configurations so our reviews are more beneficial to a wider range of people. We also appreciate the fact that many audiophiles seek value from the used markets, so our ‘Retro Reviews’ focus on integrating older, out-of-production gear into modern-day systems.

Obviously, we can’t go to a manufacturer and request a review sample of a component that is no longer made, so we simply buy equipment that looks interesting to us, then either keep it long-term or resell it from our website or through other channels.

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We’re of the firm belief that achieving excellent sound quality from a home audio system shouldn’t require one to take out a second mortgage. It should be attainable with a reasonable budget, particularly when one is prepared to weave used and demo components into the system mix.

This is our philosophy here at Audio Resurgence where we aim to provide our readers with fair and honest reviews and assessments and not to fill your heads with intoxicating hyperbole that encourages you to spend more than is reasonable for quality sound.

To this end, we’ll review both current production home audio equipment and also used-gear which may be out of production but available via the used marketplaces.  When we complete a review we’ll either send the review sample back to the manufacturer, sell it on the used markets if it’s something we’ve purchased, or in the case of used gear that we’ve purchased, keep it as part of our review system if it’s something we believe advances our reference systems.

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