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Ben Shyman is an AV reviewer based in New York City who published his first review on AVRev.com in 2004. His specialty is bookshelf speakers, audiophile electronics, HD-audio-based source components, …
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Nakamichi was founded in 1948 by Etsuro Nakamichi. Nakamichi rose to prominence as the most respected and enamored cassette deck designer and manufacturer in history. While Nakamichi extended its design …
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Think of it as the modern day equivalent of a phono section. For years you’ve been using a pre-amp or integrated amp in which all of the input sections operate …
Music Sound’s DCC-1 Digital Control Centre Reviewed Read More
To many audiophiles around the globe the Nakamichi name represents the pinnacle in audio performance. So you can imagine the anticipation while the industry awaited the release of Niro Nakamichi’s …
Niro 1.1 Pro Speaker System Reviewed Read More
One glance at Niro Nakamichi’s NIRO range, and you know you are in the presence of something special. One glimpse, and I just couldn’t wait to try out one of …
Niro (Nakamichi) 1000 Integrated Amp Reviewed Read More
‘Specifications’, to me, is a euphemism in audio for ‘license to tell whopping great lies’. But one number will tell you more about Theta’s Casablanca than all the ad copy …
Theta Casablanca AV Preamp Reviewed Read More
Once upon a time, manufacturers could bank on a masochistic streak in audiophiles which allowed the proliferation of much minimalist nonsense. It travelled under the guise of purism, a notion …
Roxsan Capsian AV Preamp Reviewed Read More
Maybe it’s too early to be doom-y about it, but spare a thought for speaker manufacturers. Having rubbed their hands with glee – multi-channel seeming to be a license to …
Niroson Two 6.1 Speaker System Reviewed Read More
After a flood of sub-£180 DVD players, it’s getting harder to deal with the Law of Diminishing Returns. Now here’s a Nakamichi DVD player selling for more than three times …
Nakamichi DVD-10 DVD Player Reviewed Read More
‘Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?’ Given the recent flap over Elia Kazan’s honours at the Oscars and my belief in a …
Linn CD 12 Compact Disc Player Reviewed Read More