I wouldn’t go so far as to call $2350 cheap, but for a 200Wpc integrated amplifier, it’s on the reasonable end of the high-end price spectrum. And when you consider the NuPrime IDA-16 has an advanced DAC built in, which will play virtually any digital recording available today, it’s an even better value. Of course, […]

Seeing as the Evolution Ones are not only more neutral and transparent than the ST-10 but also more highly resolving and refined while retaining that rich midrange texture and convincing tonality, they provide a very unique combination of strengths. The Evolution Ones sound crisp and clear yet richly textured and timbrally natural, with excellent focus […]

For just over $1700 the NuPrime CDP-9 delivers extremely competently over a very wide range of feature sets. Primarily, people will see this as a CD Player and certainly compared to my old flagship Meridian it competes very well indeed with additional detail and a very accurate yet decidedly “not” sterile in sound quality. However, […]

On balance, there is just no denying that at any price the ST-10 is an exceptional amp. Heck, at a mere 1595 euro, it is simply sublime! NuPrime is not exaggerating when they say that they have implemented both solid state and tube elements into the sound. Just don’t expect the ST-10 to sound like […]

Within their product categories the DAC-10H DAC/preamp and ST-10 basic power amplifier are priced at the lower mid-level, yet they both deliver performance that could be considered exemplary regardless of cost. The DAC-10H has the capabilities, sound, and feature set that should keep it current for years, while the ST-10 offers sonic quality that, unless […]

In summary, the IDA-8 is a winner, and a force to be reckoned with in its category (and beyond it). Though a touch dark in character (à la Class D), it delivers substance and warmth with speed, resolution, and plenty of gusto—and does so from an astonishingly quiet background. It has a slightly digital-like sound […]