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Reviews & Accolades
HiFi Review (Hong Kong, 2012): PANDORA and ROMULUS digital-to-analog converters
"...vivid dynamic contrast... vibrant sound... excellent analytics... with a taste of vinyl texture..."
-Sam Ho
STEREO (Germany, 2012): "100 Sound Points" to ATLAS MONO amplifiers
"...sie verbinden ungewöhnliche technische Wege, aufwändige Verarbeitung und
außergewöhnlich guten Klang... klingen unabhängig vom verwendeten Lautsprecher
neutral und emotional" -Michael Lang
"...combines a unique technical approach, extraordinary workmanship and
exceptionally good sound... neutral and emotional sound independent of the
loudspeaker..." -Michael Lang
Hi-Fi News Outstanding Product Award (UK, 2011): IO ECLIPSE phono stage, download PDF (7 MB)
"...a magical ability to transport you... a heavyweight that can claim to be one of the finest phono stages
money can buy... uncommonly articulate, and quiet..." -John Bamford
HiFi+ Guide to The Crème de la Crème (UK, 2011): RHEA SIGNATURE phono stage, CALYPSO
SIGNATURE linestage, and ATLAS MONO amplifiers
"These are neutral and honest, yet powerful, controlled... they get out of the way of the music like
all good amps should..."
Nghe Nhìn (Vietnam, 2011): RHEA phono stage, CALYPSO linestage, ATLAS STEREO amplifier
Stereophile Class A Recommended Component: ATLAS STEREO amplifier
"build quality is top notch... characterized by a control, ease, and dynamic command that allowed
music to jump to life" -Wes Phillips
HiFi+ (UK, 2011): ATLAS MONO amplifiers, download PDF (4 MB)
"Aesthetix amplifiers set the standard... at once delicately responsive and effortlessly powerful,
capable of driving most speakers but doing so without ever sounding muscle-bound." -Roy Gregory
What Hi-Fi? (UK, 2011): ATLAS MONO amplifiers receive "5 Stars"
"Plenty of power... top-class grace... terrific build quality... The stereo image is among the widest
we've ever heard, yet lacks for nothing when it comes to precision or intimacy."
10Audio.com (2011): ATLAS STEREO amplifier, read review
+9 LPs - "Atlas is consistently musical... tonally gorgeous... convincing virtual sound stage..."
The Absolute Sound Editor's Choice Award (2005-2011): RHEA and RHEA SIGNATURE phono stage
"...redefines what's possible at this price level not only sonically, but functionally... transient
quickness and speed without etch, a feeling of effortlessness on crescendos, and a deep,
layered soundstage..." -Robert Harley
"The metal work, industrial design, interior layout and build quality are exemplary." -Robert Harley
Please email us your address to receive a reprint of TAS Issue 196 that includes Robert Harley's review
of Rhea and an interview with Jim White.
Stereophile Class A Recommended Component: RHEA phono stage
"Rhea's most remarkable accomplishment is to put together an extraordinary combination
of sonic performance and useful features at a price that is within reach." -Michael Fremer
SoundStage!HI-FI (SoundStage.com, 2011): RHEA SIGNATURE phono stage comparison with Parasound Halo JC 3 and Ayre P-5xe phono stages, read review
"...where the Rhea really shone was dimensionality... senses of heft, depth, and height... a musical flow that is more like a live performance... (Rhea) clearly distinguishes itself as the most accomplisehd of the three." -Peter Roth
HiFi+ (UK, 2011): CALYPSO SIGNATURE linestage, download PDF (4 MB)
"The Calypso Signature is in a different league, its lack of musical constriction, character or emphasis
allowing it to perform just as a great linestage should - almost invisibly" -Roy Gregory
What Hi-Fi? (UK, 2011): CALYPSO SIGNATURE receives "5 Stars"
"The sheer all-round ability of the Signature means its not too fussy about partners...
Calypso will gladly uncover astonishing levels of detail and impressive scale."
Stereophile Class A Recommended Component: CALYPSO and CALYPSO SIGNATURE linestage
"A beautifully built, smartly designed, crisply functioning, versatile, and
sonically brilliant preamplifier."
The Absolute Sound Editor's Choice Award (2005-2011): CALYPSO and CALYPSO SIGNATURE linestage
"...characterized by extremely wide dynamics, with an effortlessness in reproducing dynamic shadings
along a continuum... transparency and detail resolution are first-rate... competes with the megabuck
preamps... musically stunning and beautifully built." -Robert Harley
10Audio.com (2011): CALYPSO SIGNATURE linestage, read review
+9.5 LPs - "extreme lack of noise and distortion offers natural detail and harmonics to be heard to
the limits of the recording... a wonderful feeling of rhythm and flow..."
The Absolute Sound Editor's Choice Award (2010-2011): JANUS and JANUS SIGNATURE preamplifier
The Absolute Sound Golden Ear Award (2010): CALYPSO SIGNATURE linestage
The Absolute Sound Golden Ear Award (2010): ATLAS STEREO amplifier
Dagogo and AudioReview.com (2010): IO ECLIPSE phono stage, read at Dagogo or AudioReview.com
"a very special product... natural sounding air...bloom and harmonic corectness...dynamics,
it's the best I've ever heard" -Jack Roberts
Stereophile (2010): ATLAS STEREO, read review
"...for all its strength and grunt, the Aesthetix Atlas revealed itself to be quite graceful in its portrayal
of music and music's physical, insubstantial substance... it's one of the really great amplifiers I've
had in my system" -Wes Phillips
Audio Beat (2010): Rocky Mountain Audio Fest - Hot Product ROMULUS and Best of Show
The Absolute Sound Product of the Year (2009): RHEA SIGNATURE phono stage
The Absolute Sound Top Pick (2009): RHEA phono stage
UltraAudio.com (2009): RHEA and RHEA SIGNATURE phono stage, read review
"Ultimately, the essence of the Rheas proved to be their ability to capture the gestalt of the music being
played -- a communication of the wholeness of the performance with its emotional impact intact."
-Peter Roth
The Absolute Sound (2009): JANUS SIGNATURE preamplifier
"...inserted the Janus Signature. What I heard then was nothing short of a transformation." -Alan Taffel
Please email us your address to receive a reprint of TAS Issue 196 that includes Alan Taffel's review
of Janus and an interview with Jim White.
The Absolute Sound at AVguide.com (2009): IO ECLIPSE, read review
"At the summit have stood the Io and Callisto. Now they have been forged into even mightier products."
-Jacob Heilbrun
The Absolute Sound Golden Ear Award (2008): IO ECLIPSE phono stage
What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision Magazine (UK, 2008): "Five Stars" to ATLAS STEREO amplifier, read review
"A sophisticated brute, the Atlas sounds great with all types of music"
What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision Magazine (UK, 2008): "Five Stars" to CALYPSO linestage, read review
"Arguably the most natural-sounding preamp for this money"
The Absolute Sound Editor's Choice Award (2005-2007): IO MKII and IO MKII SIGNATURE phono stages
"...exquisite dynamic contrasts... relaxed presentation... glorious midrange, excellent bottom octave..."
Audio Perfectionist Journal (2007): CALLISTO linestage
"The Callisto is as fast, neutral, dynamic and authoritative as any preamp I've ever heard, solid-state or not...
entirely worthy of the high esteem in which it's been held..." -Shane Buettner
Positive-Feedback.com (2006): CALLISTO linestage with remote, read review
"In practice, (the remote) is a marvel to use and makes listening to music a joy." -Albert Porter
AudioAsylum.com (2006): IO SIGNATURE phono stage, read review
"neutral in presentation ... no over or under emphasized artifacts ...
it blooms and explodes ... a profound moment in music listening"
Stereophile (2005): CALYPSO SIGNATURE, read review
"one of the most enjoyable, musically satisfying preamplifiers I have had
the pleasure of reviewing" -Michael Fremer
Positive-Feedback.com (2004): RHEA phono stage, read review
"...a top choice for smooth, accurate, uncolored, highly detailed sound." -Robert Levi
Stereophile (2003): RHEA phonostage, read review
"The Rhea's (performance) was further proof, if any were needed, of the microdynamic magic of fine tubes...
Judged by the high standards Jim White set for himself in designing it or considered strictly on its own merits,
the Aesthetix Rhea is a runaway success." -Paul Bolin
The Absolute Sound Product of the Year (2003): RHEA phono stage
Audio Perfectionist Journal (2003): RHEA phono stage, download PDF (1/2 MB)
"Rhea's ability to layer and separate images on the stage is extraordinary... excellent sense of
depth, space and focus." -Shane Buettner
The Absolute Sound Product of the Year (2003): CALYPSO linestage
Audio Perfectionist Journal (2003): CALYPSO linestage, download PDF (1/2 MB)
"Calypso provides the kind of performance that you just won't hear with anything else anywhere near
its price point, and it's better than many things that cost twice as much." -Shane Buettner
The Absolute Sound Golden Ear Award (2003): CALLISTO SIGNATURE linestage and IO SIGNATURE phono stage
"simply phenomenal inner detail, vast soundstaging, and a dynamic and harmonic bloom that seems to bring
every kind of music to vivid life"
The Absolute Sound (2002): CALLISTO linestage "Centerstage" and "Harry Pearson's Workshop" feature
"stunning dynamics, remarkable transparency, and a life-like recreation of space and volume...
jaw-droppingly three-dimensional" -Wayne Garcia
The Absolute Sound Golden Ear Award (2000): IO phono stage
"The Aesthetix Io is a singularity. It does everything better than any phono stage I have heard..." -Paul Bolin
The Absolute Sound (2000): IO phono stage
"...astounding range of dynamic contrasts... uncompressed ease... full of bloom when the music so dictates, yet never loose or out of control... the phono preamp of choice today... I bought my review sample." -Don Saltzman
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