Ken Kessler

From the VaultPre/Power Amplifiers
A Rising GRAFF
Ken Kessler  |  Oct 20, 2023  |  0 comments
hfnvintageAt last, an output transformerless tube amplifier that needn't play second fiddle to transistors, says Ken Kessler, as he hears the GM 200

Given that few people will defend tube/transistor hybrids, how do you go about satisfying the valve-oriented consumer who wants his or her amp to have everything under one cage? And without simply adding to the buttonry? Italian company GRAAF (Gruppo Richerche Audio Alta Fidelta) has as its slogan 'II Suono Fatto A Mano', which I think translates into 'Hand-Made Sound'. This is about as cool a way of saying 'Lunatic purism' as I can imagine.

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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, September 2023
Ken Kessler  |  Sep 29, 2023  |  0 comments
This month we review: Paul Simon, Gaillard, Jazzbeaux, Mantilla & Allen, Pleasure and Johnny Winter.
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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, September 2023
Ken Kessler  |  Sep 29, 2023  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Leonard Bernstein, Eagles, Elton John and Peggy Lee.
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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, August 2023
Ken Kessler  |  Aug 31, 2023  |  0 comments
This month we review: Lori Lieberman, Jan Gunnar Hoff, The Preachers and Talk Talk.
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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, August 2023
Ken Kessler  |  Aug 31, 2023  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Marshall Crenshaw, The Boneshakers, Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder and British Mod Sounds Volume 2.
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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, July 2023
Ken Kessler  |  Jul 27, 2023  |  0 comments
This month we review: Electric Light Orchestra, Ian Anderson, Chick Corea and Dillard & Clark.
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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, July 2023
Ken Kessler  |  Jul 27, 2023  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Carmen Sandim, Cantus, Mac Davis and Girls With Guitars Gonna Shake!
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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, June 2023
Ken Kessler  |  Jun 30, 2023  |  0 comments
This month we review: Allen Toussaint, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Sanctuary and The Yardbirds.
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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, June 2023
Ken Kessler  |  Jun 30, 2023  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Kim André Arnese, Durham County Poets, Jeremy Mohney and R.E.O. Speedwagon.
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From the VaultPre/Power Amplifiers
Quad Valves Reinvented!
Ken Kessler  |  Jun 20, 2023  |  Published: Nov 01, 2000  |  0 comments
hfnvintageKen Kessler brings you an exclusive subjective review of a legend reborn: the Quad ll-forty mono power amplifiers and QC-twentyfour preamp

Goodness me! Two Quad scoops in one season! OK, so it's not like waking up with Kim Basinger, but I am fully aware of the privilege. When I kicked off the Quad 989 loudspeaker review [HFN Jul '00]

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