Ken Kessler

Ken Kessler  |  Jun 20, 2023  |  Published: Nov 01, 2000  |  0 comments
hfnvintageKen Kessler brings you an exclusive subjective review of a legend reborn: the Quad ll-forty mono power amplifiers and QC-twentyfour preamp

Goodness me! Two Quad scoops in one season! OK, so it's not like waking up with Kim Basinger, but I am fully aware of the privilege. When I kicked off the Quad 989 loudspeaker review [HFN Jul '00]

Ken Kessler  |  May 30, 2023  |  0 comments
This month we review: Vince Guaraldi Trio, Elvis Presley, Steely Dan and Whitesnake.
Ken Kessler  |  May 30, 2023  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Quincy Jones, The International Submarine Band, Ted Nugent and Tierro Band With Bridget Law.
Ken Kessler  |  Apr 30, 2023  |  0 comments
This month we review: The Kinks, Leonard Cohen, The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet and Potato Chip.
Ken Kessler  |  Apr 30, 2023  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Crosby, Stills & Nash, Tommy Crona Jazz Trio, The Friends Of Distinction and Scabaret.
Ken Kessler  |  Mar 31, 2023  |  0 comments
This month we review: The Beatles, Gypsy, Marillion and Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood.
Ken Kessler  |  Mar 31, 2023  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Jan Gunnar Hoff, Azteca, Thom Lafond and Madness And Charlie Higson.
Ken Kessler  |  Feb 27, 2023  |  0 comments
This month we review: The Eagles, Kenny Dorham, Daryl Hall & John Oates and The Harlots Of 42nd St..
Ken Kessler  |  Feb 27, 2023  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Kris Kristofferson, The 8th Wonders Of The World, Bonnie & Taylor Sims and The Young Rascals.
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.

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