R, he'd effectively built it, more than once, in the confines of his head. Like most, he daydreamed about owning one but at ...

My own living-room hi-fi amp is an old Cambridge Audio Azur 540r – an AV receiver with some impressive I/O, from a brand with a great deal of goodwill. This amp is nothing special today ...

€3999), as fronted by the matching M66 pre-amplifier (€5999). With which loudspeakers? Vivid Audio’s Portuguese distributor Ajasom was kind enough to lend me a pair of the Kaya 90 dressed in silver.

The music is super enjoyable and straight ahead. Its easy to love hard boppin’ workouts such as Lou Donaldson’s swingin’ “Love Me Or Leave Me” and Dizzy Gillespie’s “Blue ’N Boogie.” But the slow ...