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Accustic Arts AMP VI Review
by: Tom Frantzen
May 30, 2024
The Accustic Arts power ampli- fier is undoubtedly a dream amplifier, al- most surreal. In short: world class.
The latest creation from the Swabian luxury manufacturer Acoustic Signature is called Verona NEO. It’s a mass-produced drive unit that has a completly unpretentious, classic look, doesn’t flaunt its technology and yet is a (sensitive) powerhouse that outclasses most of what our author has heard so far.
The high-end manufacturer Accustic Arts presents the
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more accurate.
Accustic Arts updates the noble symbiosis of tradition and modernity: The new Player III retains the audiophile CD sampling with excellent front-loader drive
as well as the proven upsampling technology, but now enables the playback of HiRes files up to PCM 384 and DSD512 – and surprises in the Gold Edition with a completely fresh and elegant look.
A product that will encourage all open-minded audio folk to recalibrate their expectation of what a moving-magnet cartridge can do. It is going to win a lot of hearts and minds, and deservedly so.
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For those who prefer a more elegant look, and yet don‘t want to do without the numerous special design features of this manufacturer – which will be mentioned later –, there is the smaller Double X Neo, as well as the new Verona Neo.
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