Tests on amplifier (P. 2/6)

"Onk's £250 receiver ups the grade"

Issue: 8/2008

On test: Onkyo TX-SR506

A very solid offering from Onkyo for a low price. → More

"Tangent amp struggles in class"

Issue: 5/2008

On test: Tangent Audio AMP-200

Tangent is slowly building a name for itself with its affordable hi-fi products. The Amp-200 is another entry but can it hold its own in an increasingly crowded market. → More

"Rega sings out sound con brio"

Issue: 4/2008

On test: Rega Brio 3

As last month's Group Test ably demonstrated, there's no shortage of prodigiously talented amplifiers around at this sort of money. Rega has an enviable reputation at the more elevated price-points, but down at this sort of real-world budget the competition is fierce. → More

"Majik-I lacks sparkle"

Issue: 2/2008

On test: Linn MAJIK-I

Linn's new integrated amplifier, the Majik-I, is more sophisticated than its simple, yet undoubtedly elegant appearance suggests. → More

"Graham Slee Voyager Headphone Amplifier"

Published on: 1/2008

On test: Graham Slee Projects Voyager Portable Headphone Amplifier

If you're serious about your home music, you'll be accustomed to the notion that for the very best in sound quality, you have to invest in separates - a DVD player for video, a CD player for music, and a separate amp or multi-channel home theatre receiver to power a set of passive speakers. High-end setups take this approach even further, separating the CD transport and digital to analogue processing, and the amplification stage into pre-amp and power amp modules, with the latter often split in two - one power amp per mono channel. It's not, however, an approach that most of us are used to seeing applied to portable music. When most of us go out, we chuck our MP3 player and a pair of headphones in a pocket. If the headphones are good, it's quite remarkable how good a setup this compact can sound. But the humble MP3 player has the potential to be much more. With the addition of a decent pair of headphones and a portable headphone amplifier such as the new Graham Slee Voyager, almost any basic MP3 player goes from lo-fi music accessory to audiophile delight. → More