Issue 56 of VUmètre, French “Magazine Hi-Fi Independant Non Conformiste” sees Editor Laurent Thorin embarking on a voyage of discovery. Having already experienced the ‘growth potential’ of CH Precision’s 1 Series digital components, starting with the D1.5, before going on to sample the C1.2, X1 and T1, he’s now repeating that journey with the amplification. […]
Category Archives: CH News
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Nov
Nov
Electrical certification might not sound sexy, but as a customer, it’s more important than you might think. High-end audio has historically either ignored or circumvented import standards imposed in export markets, relying instead on ‘self-certification’. In other words, a company ‘certifies’ that its products meet the expected standards in a given market – which is […]
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The latest advertisement from CH Precision doesn’t just celebrate the fact that 1 Series components are now available in the same three, classic colours as the 10 Series, but reminds potential customers that underneath, they still provide the same innovative technology, user configurable topology, upgradability and class-leading musical performance. And before you all start pointing […]
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Oct
Oct
Jim Austin of Stereophile reviews the L1 line-stage (with and without the X1 external power supply). Although Stereophile has spent time with the L1 before now, it has always been as an adjunct to a review of another CH component – like the M1.1 – rather than in its own right. Well, now JA has […]
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Jun
The I1 integrated amplifier gets taken home and taken to task in this excellent VUmètre review, a review that uses the I1 in exactly the system scenario and domestic context for which it’s intended. Living space doesn’t come much more pressured than a Paris appartment. When that appartment belongs to an arts and music reviewer, […]
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May
The P1 Phono Stage has just received its latest Firmware update (V1.10) and this time the improvements are operational, related to the variable EQ option. As any P1 owners who looked longingly at the P10 when it was launched will know, the flagship Phono Stage offers not just a new circuit topology, but new facilities […]
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Apr
Apr
Alan Taffel of The Absolute Sound magazine reviews the I1 V2.2 software upgrade! Since when did magazines start reviewing firmware updates? Since those updates started significantly upgrading the performance of the units in question. It’s fair to say that Alan Taffel was impressed by the upgrade in performance. He was floored by the fact that […]
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Apr
Apr
Who knew that the I1 was named Nigel? Apparently, Roy Gregory at Gy8. His recent article “We Need to Talk About Nigel…” is subtitled, Understanding CH Precision’s I1 – no ordinary integrated. It captures perfectly just what makes the I1 so conceptually and technically distinct from other integrated amplifiers, the advantages of its unique approach […]
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Nov
And the accolades for the P10 keep coming… After Michael Fremer said: ” – everything that had already been plenty good – was fundamentally and completely better…” After Roy Gregory said: “Once heard (it) is hard to forget – and harder to give up. Post P10, record replay is never going to be quite the […]
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Nov
Roy Gregory publishes his in-depth review of both the P10 and the P10 Mono – throwing in exhaustive coverage of all the options AND a rationale for selectable record replay EQ! Take a glass or mug of your favourite beverage and settle in for the long haul. If you really want to learn what the […]
