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Sugden Audio.....The Tradition of Class A PurityJames Sugden,widely accredited with producing the world's first Class "A" amplifier under the name of Richard Allen,a most famous brand of English loudspeakers in the 1960's,went on to bring his own name to his amplifiers after 3 years of production for Richard Allen.The natural question here is what is a Class "A" amplifier?In simple terms a Class "A" amplifier has all output devices conducting at all times as against a Class A/B design which swit …

Elac Debut  Series 2.0 Bookshelf SpeakersAfter all the accolades and hot reviews on the original Elac Debut series of bookshelf speakers it would seem to have been a huge challenge for their designer Andrew Jones to upgrade these amazing budget speakers to an even higher level of sonic performance.The new release Debut Series 2.0 benefit from applying the technologies Andrew Jones used in the design of the the Unifi and Adante lines which followed the original Debut Series.Elac,whilst becom …

Rega Planar 1 Plus Turntable.....Making Something Great ... Better!The Rega Planar 1 is the most successful turntable that Rega has ever made......a big call considering Rega has been making outstanding turntables since 1973.We guess that this could be the result of a company philosophy of not spending one penny on marketing but spending those funds on research and development.Rega then asked how they could make the Planar 1 easier to use and more accessible to a wider audience.Bring on the Rega …

ProJect Audio Essential III Bluetooth Turntable - Quality and ConvenienceProJect Audio is an Austrian company that is famous for designing and manufacturing turntables from budget to audiophile quality that are amazing value for money for their sonic performance.Founded in 1991 by Heinz Lichtenegger in Austria ProJect manufacture their turntables in the Czech Republic where clever designs deliver at all price points.The ProJect Essential III is the third in the generation of the Essential line.I …

Rotel T14 Play-Fi Streamer and DAB+ Digital Radio Tuner- Bringing You the World of DigitalRotel is a family owned business founded in Japan over 50 years ago.They pride themselves in the fact that they make many of the parts in their amplifiers in-house.They make their own toroidal transformers which are the heart of any amplifier and provide the means to their amplifiers delivering dynamic music reproduction.The same goes for the rest of their component range - wherever possible they design and …