Jim White - Hall of Fame

We’re thrilled to share that Aesthetix founder and designer Jim White has been inducted into The Absolute Sound High End Audio Hall of Fame.

For Jim, this represents a career spent designing gear that inspires and brings those listening closer to their favorite music. A heartfelt thank you to everyone at The Absolute Sound, as well as to all of you who’ve been with us for this journey.

Rhea Eclipse Review

Buyers be forewarned: this is not a typical tube phono stage. It has none of the coloration, bloat, or overly sweet warmth that some associate with tube electronics. Rather, it accurately reveals what is on the record, with deep and taut bass, lightning fast transients and powerful dynamics, and overall transparency to the source.

Brian Pastuszenski, The Tracking Angle

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Calypso and Atlas Review

The Calypso Eclipse is the finest tube linestage preamplifier I have had in my system. The Atlas Eclipse is the finest hybrid amplifier — and one of the finest amplifiers of any type — that I have heard in any configuration.

Catalin Cristescu, Sound News

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Golden Pig Award!

We are incredibly honored to be partners with Sierra Sound at AXPONA. Receiving the Golden Pig Award from HiFi Pig this year was absolutely amazing!

Golden Pig Award
AXPONA 2026

Mimas Review

The Mimas offers a level of performance I’ve come to associate with much more expensive gear and its combined strengths, not only with the DeVores but also with the Ø Audio, make it a stand out in the very crowded field of integrated amplifiers anywhere near its price.

Michael Lavorgna, Twittering Machines

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Sound News Interview

White’s passion for music and sound quality drove him to develop cutting-edge vacuum tube-based amplifiers and components that emphasize purity, clarity, and musical realism. His deep knowledge of electronic circuitry and his commitment to craftsmanship have been central to Aesthetix’s reputation for producing some of the finest audio gear available.

Catalin Cristescu, Sound News

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2026 Editors' Choice Awards

We’re always excited to see The Absolute Sound's Editors’ Choice Awards announced each fall, and this year is no exception. We are honored to have so many of our products included in this list.

• ABCD-2 – MC Cartridge Demagnetizer
• Calypso – Linestage
• Calypso Signature – Linestage
• Dione – Stereo Amplifier
• Janus – Preamplifier
• Janus Signature – Preamplifier
• Mimas – Integrated Amplifier
• Pallene – Preamplifier
• Rhea – Phono Stage
• Rhea Signature – Phono Stage

We are especially thrilled that our two newest products the Pallene hybrid preamplifier and Dione hybrid amplifier received this prestigious award!

Aesthetix on the Cover

…the Aesthetix gear does a mighty fine job of stepping aside and letting this great recording strut its considerably impressive stuff. The stage is very large, while seemingly just right proportionally—front to back, top to bottom—a damn fine rendering of a large orchestra.

Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound

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Most Significant Products of AXPONA

Robert Harley notes DIONE power amplifier and PALLENE preamp are among the Most Significant Products of AXPONA 2023

Mimas Honored

Aesthetix Mimas Integrated Amplifier given 2019 Product of the Year and Golden Ear distinctions from The Absolute Sound.

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"A TRIUMPH"

Thank goodness I wasn't listening while writing or I'd have shorted my computer keyboard... The execution of this fabulous-sounding amplifier means that the Mimas is a triumph.

Ken Kessler, Hi-Fi News

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"OVER THE MOON"

For me, the Aesthetix Mimas is the very definition of what I am seeking today in an integrated amplifier—unalloyed transparency and musicality served up with rich reserves of power.

Neil Gader, The Absolute Sound

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