Stereo Receiver

Primarily known for high-quality loudspeakers, Analog & Digital Systems, Inc. (ADS) is now marketing a group of distinctive home audio components called the “Atelier Series.” A...
ADS Atelier R1
Power Amplifier

Perreaux Sound Limited of Napier, New Zealand, is a small manufacturer whose high standards of workmanship and performance quality are exemplified by the PMF 2150B power amplifier....
Perreaux PMF 2150B
Cassette Deck

The Dragon is the first Nakamichi cassette deck to be given a name rather than a model number, and if the intent was to suggest an awe-inspiring creation, the technological innovations...
Nakamichi Dragon
Speaker System

The Danish-made Jamo loudspeakers feature a novel “CBR” (Center Bass Reflex) woofer design. The basically conventional woofer is mounted at the end of a rigid tube of the same diameter...
Jamo CBR 1303
Cassette Deck

Like many other cassette decks, the Revox B710 MkII is a three-head model with both Dolby-B and Dolby-C noise-reduction systems. It is unlike other cassette decks in its appearance...
Revox B710 MkII
Speaker System

Although ADS was one of the first to market a truly hi-fi miniature speaker system, it is better known for its more conventional, larger systems. The company obviously had the technological...
ADS SS2300
Phono cartridge

The Astrion is ADC’s “top of the line” cartridge, combining advanced design features with hand assembly and test procedures. Like most other ADC cartridges, the Astrion is an...
ADC Astrion
Tuner

The Crown FM Two is an FM tuner of advanced design whose compact dimensions and appearance complement those of the company’s Straight Line Two preamplifier and Power Line Two power...
Crown FM Two
Preamplifier and Power amplifier

The Carver C-1 Sonic Holography preamplifier is basically a conventional high-quality control center, but its nomenclature gives a clue to its major point of difference from any competitive...
Carver C-1 and M-500
Cassette Deck

The Harman Kardon CD91 uses a Sendust record/playback head, and its single capstan is belt-driven by a d.c. servomotor that also powers the reels. Cassettes are inserted, tape openings...
Harman Kardon CD91
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...
VSP Labs Trans MOS
Tuner

Pioneer’s F-90 digital-synthesis AM/ FM tuner features a “Direct Digital Decoder” (DDD) circuit that provides exceptional immunity to interference from adjacent FM channels as...
Pioneer F-90