Brad Morrical, Author at Positive Feedback

KR Audio P-135 Preamplifier

Brad Morrical — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:54:21 +0000

The little preamplifier that could? KR Audio is the now relatively well known Czech amplifier brand that made its name on very big, and big sounding, tubes and tube amplifiers. Who, in the audiophile world, doesn't know the fearsome name of the Kronzilla, with its awe-inspiring KR T1610 output tubes. While these are no longer... Read More »

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Ayon Audio Vulcan Evo Amplifiers

Brad Morrical — Sat, 06 May 2017 22:13:48 +0000

Ayon Audio has over the last 15 years become one of the best known high end tube amplifier manufacturers, at least here in Europe. In particular, they have become known as one of the premier manufacturers of single ended amplifiers (SETs), preamplifers and digital sources and got their start in taking the designs from the... Read More »

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Morrical on the Hardware: Wall Audio Opus 88 Stereo Preamplifier

Brad Morrical — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 00:40:57 +0000

Introduction Wall Audio is a brand that is not well known to many people, even in the audiophile world, but Andreas Wall has been designing and building high end products for more than 30 years. However, he has a very good reputation for his products in the German speaking world and has garnered numerous very... Read More »

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Munich 2016, Part 2: “Affordable” Standout Rooms

Brad Morrical — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 22:31:04 +0000

Now that I have highlighted the systems that for me were the top of the show, I will now turn attention briefly to a few systems that were still affordable by us mere mortals, and not just showcases in excess. By "affordable" I mean a system that comes in at less than the price of... Read More »

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A Munich 2016 Show Report Part 1: My Top 5 Systems at the Munich High-End Show, Plus My “Affordable” Picks

Brad Morrical — Sat, 28 May 2016 20:23:29 +0000

As usual for the Munich show, the numbers of rooms that I can call truly excellent were quite limited. Now, one can debate as to whether this was due to "show conditions"; poor rooms with thin walls, poor electrical power (I have witnessed this first hand many years ago), poor choice in matching of components... Read More »

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