Best Of The Year

2023

Active Speakers

  • TIDAL For Bugatti Royale

Florstanding Speakers

  • Gold Note XS-85

Hybrid Amplification

  • Aries Cerat Ianus Essentia

Solid State Preamps

  • TIDAL For Bugatti MP-1

Integrated Amplifier

  • Audio Analogue ABsolute 

DACs

  • dCS Vivaldi Apex DAC, Upsampler & Clock
  • dCS LINA
  • d1-triunity DAC

Digital Sources

  • MSB Technology Digital Director

Analog Sources

  • Vertere Acoustics RG-1 Reference Groove
  • Vertere Acoustics Reference Tonearm Gen III
  • Kronos Audio RS Discovery Tonearm
  • Zavfino ZV8-X Turntable

Phono stage

  • TIDAL For Bugatti MP-1

Power Cable

  • Esprit Audio L’Esprit

Interconnect Cable

  • Tara Labs Muse XLR
  • Tellurium Q Statement II XLR

Speaker Cables

  • Tellurium Q Statement II

Phono Cartridge

  • Hana Umami Blue

Racks & Stands

  • Wellfloat Babel BASE and DOUBLE 4548

Footers

  • Carbide Audio Diamond Footer

Switches & Network

  • Taiko Audio Extreme Switch
  • Taiko Audio Extreme Network Card
  • Taiko Audio Extreme Router

Accessories

  • Furutech XLR/RCA NCF Clear Line Optimizers
  • Acoustic Revive RHR-21

Music

  • Impex Records 1Steps Nightclub

2022

Florstanding Speakers

  • Zellaton Reference MK2

Monitor Speakers

  • Raidho TD1.2

Solid State Amplification

  • ubiqaudiolabs ubicube
  • Tube/Hybrid Amplification

Hybrid Amplification

AFM100 Special Edition monoblocks

Solid State Preamps

  • Robert Koda K-15 EX

Tube Preamps

  • Thrax Libra 300B

Analog Buffer Driver Stage

  • Totaldac d1-driver-mk2

Integrated Amplifier

  • Western Electric 91E

DACs

  • dCS Rossini Apex Player & Clock
  • Sonnet Digital Audio Pasithea

Digital Sources

  • Lumin P1

Analog Sources

  • Kronos Audio PRO Turntable
  • Kronos Audio Kronoscope RS Tonearm

Phono stage

  • Gold Note PH-1000 phono preamplifer
  • Lab12 melto1

Power Cable

  • Esprit Audio L’Esprit

Interconnect Cable

  • STEALTH Audio Śakra V17 Limited Edition

Phono Cartridge

  • Hana Umami Red

Racks

  • Bassocontinuo REVOLUTION X Aeon X

Footers

  • WELLFLOAT Babel

Accessories

  • Furutech Destat III
  • Acoustic Revive RPC-1K & CS-3K

Music

  • Nagra 70th Anniversary 45 RPM double LP
  • Supersense Getz/Gilberto Mastercut

2021

Loudspeakers

  • Tidal Audio Piano G2

Solid State Amplification

  • Tidal Audio Ferios power amplifiers

Tube/Hybrid Amplification

  • Aries Cerat Ianus Essentia

Solid State Preamps

  • Tidal Audio Prisma

Tube Preamps

  • Thrax Audio Libra 300B preamplifier

Integrated Amplifier

  • Holborne Passion

DACs

  • dCS Rossini Player & Clock
  • Abendrot Hengst And Stute
  • EarMen Tradutto

Digital Sources

  • Pink Faun 2.16 ultra
  • Lumin P1

Analog Sources

  • SAT CF1-09 tonearm
  • Metaxas Tourbillon T-RX tape machine
  • HOLBO Airbearing Turntable System MK2

Cables

  • Nordost Valhalla 2 Ethernet Cable
  • WestminsterLab Hybrid Power Cable for MSB

Phono Cartridge

  • JSD Pure Reference stereo cartridge

Accessories

  • Acoustic Revive RTS-30 | RKI-5005 | RWL-3 Absolute | LAN-Quadrant-TC
  • Solid Steel SS-7 Vintage Hi-Fi Speaker Stands
  • Signal Ground Solutions SGS-1 Signature Ground Box

Music

  • UltraAnalogue Recordings

2020

LOUDSPEAKERS

  • Soundspace Systems Aidoni speakers
  • Acelec Model One speakers
  • AudioSolutions Virtuoso M speaker

AMPLIFICATION

  • Grandinote Demone power amplifiers
  • Kinki Studio Ex-M1+ integrated amplifier

PREAMPS

  • Nagra HD PREAMP HV
  • darTZeel NHB-18NS preamplifier
  • WestminsterLab Quest preamplifier

DIGITAL SOURCES

  • Taiko Audio SGM Extreme music server
  • Sonnet Digital Audio Morpheus DAC

ANALOG SOURCES

  • J.Sikora Max Standard Black turntable
  • Aries Cerat Telos Sig phono preamplifier
  • Thrax Audio Yatrus turntable

CABLES

  • Zavfino speaker cable

PHONO CARTRIDGE

  • X-quisite CA MC
  • Zyx Ultimate Astro X Cartridge

ACCESORIES

  • Acoustic Revive Reality Enhancer
  • Doepke DFS 4 & Kemp Elektroniks Supreme³ cartridge

HEADPHONE AMP

  • EarMen TR-Amp

2019

LOUDSPEAKERS

  • Magico A3
  • BAYZ Audio Counterpoint
  • BAYZ Audio Courante
  • Aequo Audio Stilla

AMPLIFICATION

  • Totaldac Amp-1 amplifier
  • MSB Technology M500
  • Westminsterlab REI
  • CanEver LaScala
  • Lumin Amp

PREAMPS

  • Totaldac d-1 driver – the amplifier driver
  • Riviera Labs APL-01 SE

DIGITAL SOURCES

  • Taiko Audio SGM Extreme music server
  • LUMIN T2 audiophile network player

ANALOG SOURCES

  • Trinity Audio phono preamplifier

CABLES

  • Acoustic Revive Absolute Power Cord

PHONO CARTRIDGE

  • Sumile Mono MC
  • HANA ML

ACCESORIES

  • MSB Technology USB Pro