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Taiko Audio Extreme Router: Precision Networking for the Discerning Listener
Taiko Audio, hailing from the Netherlands, was founded by Emile Bok, a computer specialist with over two decades of experience at leading IT academic institutions. 1 His expertise lies in servers, and as an audiophile himself, Bok established Taiko Audio to focus on producing top-tier…
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The Gryphon Antileon Revelation: A Titan Reborn
Introduction: The Weight of Legacy In the rarefied atmosphere of ultra-high-end audio, where components often cost more than luxury automobiles and weigh as much as their engines, the word "legendary" is tossed around with careless abandon. It has become a marketing cliché, a hollow adjective…
Cary Audio Debuts the SA-500.1 ES Monoblock
While Cary Audio has built its sterling reputation on the foundation of tube amplification, the North Carolina-based manufacturer has never shied away from addressing the demands of power-hungry loudspeakers with their solid-state offerings. The original SA-500.1 monoblock power amplifier served the audiophile community well for…
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Sound Blaster Audigy Fx Pro: The New High-Res PCIe Standard
After nearly five years of silence, Creative has revived the Audigy FX line with the Sound Blaster Audigy FX Pro — a $79.99 PCIe sound card packing a 120 dB SNR DAC, 32-bit/384 kHz hi-res playback, discrete 7.1 surround, a built-in headphone amp, and the…
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Beyond the Hype: Is the Marantz MODEL 10 Truly Worth $15,000?
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