Ken Kessler

Ken Kessler  |  Feb 14, 2023  |  Published: Jul 01, 2003  |  0 comments
hfnvintageThese purist valve amps from France are still something special, reckons Ken Kessler, but first it's time to put your expectations to one side...

Here beginneth a lesson in audio prejudices – mine and yours. Jadis has created a truly 'high-end' pre/power combination of so narrow a focus that we as audiophiles have to search deep into our hearts before even considering reading about them, let alone owning them. In other words, go no further if you refuse to accept that a manufacturer can (and maybe even should) impose restrictive behavioural practices upon the end user. Forget universality, market savvy commercial appeal, user-friendliness or post-remote control era ergonomics – the JPS8 is aimed at out-of-the-closet masochists.

Ken Kessler  |  Jan 27, 2023  |  0 comments
This month we review: Michael Jackson, Jethro Tull, Christine Mcvie and Twink.
Ken Kessler  |  Jan 27, 2023  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Eric Clapton, Dillard & Clark, Rosa King and Earl's Closet.
Ken Kessler  |  Jan 06, 2023  |  Published: Apr 01, 2002  |  0 comments
hfnvintageHere's an amplifier that doesn't just look different, it's different through and through. Ken Kessler hears a potent powerhouse from Down Under

There are two piles of magazines, some 150cm tall, sitting in my lounge. They consist mainly of hi-fi titles that I can't read until they're 'out of date'. Why? Because I don't want to be influenced by the reviews, and I don't always know whether or not I'll be reviewing a component I've just seen slammed or praised. Thus it was that I tried to avoid whispers about the Halcro amplifiers from Australia. Even so, I kept hearing about these 'amazing amps' from all and sundry.

Ken Kessler  |  Dec 29, 2022  |  0 comments
This month we review: Joni Mitchell, Al Di Meola, John Mclaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Donald Fagen and The Young Rascals.
Ken Kessler  |  Dec 29, 2022  |  0 comments
This month, we review: The Beatles, Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones and Audiophile Masters Vols III/IV/V/VI.
Ken Kessler  |  Nov 29, 2022  |  0 comments
This month we review: Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, The Jazz Passengers and Richard Thompson.
Ken Kessler  |  Nov 29, 2022  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Steeleye Span, Clandestine Amigo, The Police and Mary Wilson.
Ken Kessler  |  Oct 31, 2022  |  0 comments
This month we review: Mose Allison, Ornette Coleman, Electric Light Orchestra and Madness.
Ken Kessler  |  Oct 31, 2022  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Judee Sill, Augustus, Eddie Piller Presents British Mod Sounds and A Summer Of Soul.

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