Spendor A9
Just Tested
Power amps
Naim NAP 100
Designed to partner the DAC-V1 DAC/preamp, the NAP 100 has much to offer anyone wanting a fine power amp in compact form
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Android Smartphones & Tablets
Google Nexus 4
Our once-favourite Android bows down to fine rivals. Still great value, though
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Hi-fi amplifiers
EAR Yoshino V12
The EAR Yoshino V12 is a terrific integrated amplifier – it needn’t fear any rival at this price
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In this month's mag
August 2013
GROUP TEST: Floorstanding speakers from £440-£500
GROUP TEST: TV Titans – 55in tellies from £2300-£2500
ULTIMATE GUIDE: DACs from £180-£4995
© 2013 Haymarket Publishing
Comments
I'm still in love with my BC1s ... if I were to replace them, the A9 would have to be my choice.
If I replaced the A6 with the A9 model, it won't be overkill placing the A6 as the L/R surrounds, would it?
Bought a pair from Sevenoaks. Partnered with Cyrus CDXTSE, Cyrus Pre XP and NAD C370 (as power amp) and replacing Castle Severn 2 speakers.
They are, without doubt, the best addition I have ever made to my hifi. I am just loving sitting down in front of them and sinking into the music. I'm hearing detail I didn't know was on the recording. Voices sound human, cellos sound like wood, gut and horse hair and I can con people outside of my listening room that my piano playing has dramatically improved. I really feel I can now hear how the artist is expressing the music. Chamber music is intimate, rock and orchestral are sonically spectacular. Bass sounds fine to me too, I mean realistic rather than over the top. When I play Bach's Toccatta and Fugue in D Minor you can really feel those deep reverberations of the organ.
In short - absolutely fantastic. If you can make the financial case to yourself buy them.
Splending from Spedors, thanx team.