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Emotiva XDA-2 DAC/Digital Preamp/Headphone Amp Preview As at home in an office as it would be in a two-channel listening room, the Emotiva XDA-2 has just about everything you'd want out of a digital preamp. At $350, it should make a popular X-mas gift.

Marantz Flagship AV8801 A/V Preamp & MM8077 Amp Preview Marantz is beefing up their lineup with the release of two new flagship products, the AV8801 11.2ch preamp and MM8077 7ch amp.

Emotiva UMC-200 7.1 Surround Sound Processor Preview If you are looking for automatic room correction with tons of user control with a focus on high-quality audio, the $599 Emotiva UMC-200 will be for you.

Outlaw Audio Model 975 Processor Preview With a $549 price tag, the Outlaw Audio Model 975 is practically an impulse buy. If the unit works as well as it looks on paper, it could be the entry-level processor for the masses.

Emotiva Audio XSP-1 Differential Reference Preamp Preview Instead of bringing balance to the Force, Emotiva has brought balance to a stereo preamp. With a two year development time, the XSP-1 has everything the discerning audiophile expects in a preamp.

AudioEngine D1 24-bit DAC Review I connected the D1 DAC from AudioEngine and no longer wondered why the clarity and top end of the A5+'s seemed a bit lacking, when I had previously found them to be pretty darn good.

Sherbourn PT-7030 7.1 Channel Preamp/Processor Preview The new Sherbourn PT-7030 7.1 Channel Preamp/Processor targets custom installers with full control, upconversion to HDMI and downcoversion to component video plus a focus on audio and video quality.

Emotiva XMC-1 A/V Processor Preview Preview: Emotiva XMC-1 AV Processor is state of the art with Ultra HD HDMI capability, Dirac room correction, Dolby TrueHD/DTS HD audio decoding, high end analog preamp and a future upgrade path.

Mark Levinson No. 52 Reference Dual-Monaural Preamplifier Preview The Mark Levinson No. 52 Reference Dual-Monaural Preamplifier has just about every available technology to ensure an uncorrupted sonic experience.

Integra DHC-80.3 AV Preamp Controller Preview The Integra DHC-80.3 has just about everything you might want in a processor - 9.2 channels, Audyssey MultEQ XT32, XLR outputs, ISFccc calibration options, DTS Neo:X processing...the list goes on.