Preamplifier

The Nakamichi CA-5A II is an improved version of the earlier CA-5 Control Amplifier (preamplifier). The changes include both additional control features and circuit modifications. The...
Nakamichi CA-5A II
CD-player

The JVC XL-V550 CD player has all of the usual control features, such as two-speed fast search and track skipping in both directions, as well as special facilities for making tapes...
JVC XL-V550
Speaker System

The Baby Advent is the first speaker bearing the Advent name we have tested since the company’s acquisition by Jensen. We were pleased to find that the qualities for which Advent...
Advent Baby
Power Amplifier

High-end audio enthusiasts may experience a sense of deja vu when they see the Nakamichi PA-7 power amplifier or read Nakamichi’s highly informative brochure on it. The word “Stasis”...
Nakamichi Stasis PA-7
Integrated Amplifier

Onkyo’S A-8067 integrated stereo amplifier, which replaces the A-8017 in the Integra line, delivers slightly higher power, with significantly improved dynamic headroom and performance...
Onkyo Integra A-8067
Cassette Deck

The Akai GX-9 is a three-head, dual-capstan cassette deck with Dolby B and Dolby C noise reduction, automatic bias optimization for each individual tape, and a host of other automated...
Akai GX-9
CD Changer

The Optimus CD-6100 compact disc changer, distributed through Radio Shack stores, is designed to play as many as five discs automatically. Unlike most early CD changers, whose separate...
Optimus CD-6100
A/V receiver

The VSX-D1S is Pioneer’s most powerful audio/video receiver. It contains a versatile AM/FM tuner and a preamplifier with Dolby Pro Logic decoding as well as digital signal-processing...
Pioneer VSX-D1S
DAT Deck

Denon’s DTR-2000 is one of the first consumer-level digital audio tape (DAT) recorders available in the U.S. through normal channels. By incorporating the Serial Copy Management System...
Denon DTR-2000
Speaker System

The Klipsch kg3 is a moderate-price two-way system that combines extended bass response and high sensitivity in a compact and attractive package. It is also the smallest and least expensive...
Klipsch kg3
Speaker System

The line of “Full Room Stereo” speakers from Ohm Acoustics is designed to provide a wide, deep, and tall sonic image at almost any point in the listening room rather than only at...
Ohm FRS 9
Tuner

The digital phase-locked-loop (PLL) Hafler SE130 stereo tuner has eighteen preset station memories divided into three banks of six, two for FM and one for am. The all-black chassis...
Hafler SE-130