Power Amplifier Reviews

Sonance Sonamp 260x3
Power Amplifier

Sonance, one of the pioneers of in-wall loudspeakers for multiroom installations, also manufactures amplifiers specifically designed for the requirements of such installations but (like...
Soundcraftsmen PCR800
Power Amplifier

Designing an amplifier that is relatively compact, lightweight, and inexpensive but can deliver large amounts of “clean” power is an engineering problem that calls for innovative...
Soundcraftsmen RA7503
Power Amplifier

A few years ago, Soundcraftsmen introduced the MA5002, a novel power amplifier using what they termed “Vari-Por-tional" or “Class-H” circuitry to generate a very-high-power output...
Tandberg TPA-3016A and TCA-3018A
Preamplifier and Power amplifier

Tandberg’s power amplifier, the 3016A, is a no-holds-barred design aimed at the demanding (and affluent) audiophile. Its unconventional circuitry and choice of internal components...
VSP Labs Trans MOS
Power Amplifier

The name of VSP Labs’ Trans MOS power amplifier contains key clues to its special features. Trans refers to its circuit topology (a transconductance amplifier), and MOS refers to...
Yamaha M-50
Power Amplifier

The Yamaha M-50 power amplifier features the company’s ZDR (zero distortion rule) amplifier circuit and the “signal-tracking" X power supply that is intended to provide higher overall...