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All reviews, even those written by unbiased and knowledgeable reviewers need to be read both as written and between the lines. Magazines are unlikely to blatantly criticise a product in obvious ways, but reading between the lines will often reveal the true impression the item has made on the...

I'd add Robert Deutsch in particular to the excellent reviewers used by Stereophile. In 2002 when I was struggling to enjoy the sound from my recently acquired ATC 50 Active speakers, I read his review of the Avantgarde Uno speaker. His excellent and thorough review made me realise and...

It's great you like the ML 5805. This amp was a consideration when I decided to move away from SETs for my Avantgarde speakers, although I'd have gone for its digital-only brother, the 5802, as the latter offers more digital features in place of the analogue ones in the 5805 - and it's...

I've had both QUAD and Martin Logan electrostatics {Expression 13A) in my system and certainly they are good at low volume levels. However, even better are good quality horn speakers, such as Avantgarde. All these will provide more "sparkling" detail than conventional box or most other types...

I'm not saying anything about the Youtube guy, only that I don't watch Youtube "reviews", as they are normally singing the praises of equipment they have a vested interest in promoting. In any event I see nothing in a very quick scan of that video that may help the OP in his Class A question...

I'm never a Youtube watcher when it comes to audio reviews. There's invariably a vested interest associated with the "reviewer" who often knows less about audio than me, or probably you! My point is simple - speakers with as low a sensitivity as the B&W's 88 dB (though the reviewer's graphics...

Well, given the very low sensitivity of the B&W speakers, I'd suggest against Class A (or SET for that matter) as those speakers need plenty of watts and Class A watts and SET watts are ridiculously expensive. And you'll need your AC running continuously to rid your room of the heat that the...

People's "gold standard" depends on so many factors other than Class, and some will rave about Class A, or SET or whatever they've found that floats their boat. Your speaker type and model, room acoustics and choice of music styles are likely to be more important that the amp Class. In answer...

I'll have to take a look at that although I'd be disappointed that it's display screen is so small and probably couldn't show album artwork, etc. Just to mention also, that unit may have picked up 2 Stereophile Best of the Year Awards, but the NAD M33 that I have picked up 3 - Amplifier of...

Nice to see a Gain switch on the back panel and also a choice of powering up methods. Not seen a meaningful review yet.

Not likely!! 30 seconds more than enough.

Another sublime low wattage tube is the PX-25. 6 watts that are wonderful with smaller scale music. Mine were in the Art Audio PX-25 SET amplifier. The sound was way better than what my Audio Note 300B (not their top model) could deliver.

I challenge that viewpoint. If a review from any source is patently biased, incompetent, inaccurate, partial, etc, it should be ignored and not given the fuel of publicity. This particular review clearly fails on just about every count. Poor reviews are fine if they are honest and thorough...

Yes, and with their the low power consumption at idle (about 7 watts each so 14 per pair) they could be left on overnight. Personally, I prefer to switch them off when not listening, so would have liked to see 12V triggers on these amps, so they go off when the preamp is remotely shut down...

Yes we can get negative reviews from reputable and reliable sources, but we often need to "read between the lines" to appreciate these negative points. The Measurements (if taken) and Conclusions will often give away any dirty secrets about a unit's less than perfect performance. Unknown...