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eAR 1001-REF is an expert in creating a sophisticated audio atmosphere

June 2006 an early pre-release of the new eAR 1001-REF, model 2007, mono-block power amplifier with Acoustic Reality optimized ICEpower was shipped to the audiophile Hong Kong magazine Audiotechnique. August/September 2006 the review was published to the readers in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

In Chinese: CLICK HERE to read the full review of the eAR 1001-REF published in the Audiotechnique magazine in jpg format (size of magazine scan: 600kB).

In English: CLICK HERE to download a translation of the eAR 1001-REF review in pdf format (32kB).

Note: The reviewer received the manual to the previous made eAR 1001 with old specifications, so he could not know he received eAR 1001-REF with other specifications than standard ICEpower. Therefore: Please refer to the specifications you can see in the new user manual: Click here to download a pdf file of the new 2007 user manual (350kByte).



Review of the ICEpower® you find inside the previous made eAR 1001

Scandinavia's leading audio magazine 'High Fidelity' has tested the ICEpower® ASP-series you find inside the previous made eAR® 1001 amplifier from Acoustic Reality.
Today, you will find optimized ICEpower inside the new eAR 1001-REF, the new eAR 502-REF and the new eAR 202-REF for an even better sound quality, that is immediately audible when the power is turned on.

In particular the ICEpower® 1000ASP module, up against some of the worlds best and most extreme hi-fi amplifiers on the market, with outstanding results in ICEpower’s favour. Below are some of the conclusions from the test:

“The sound quality from ICEpower’s ASP series belongs in the extreme high-end class, in our opinion. The sound from the biggest, the 1000ASP, took us by surprise in particular, not least because amplifiers of over 1000 W with ultra-detailed high-end sound are still a great rarity.”
“The 1000ASP is so super-detailed, super-controlled, super-dynamic and ultra-transparent that we have only experienced the like with a couple of the most extreme amplifier designs on the market...”


Read the full review of the ICEpower® ASP-series from High Fidelity magazine:
(in English) CLICK HERE to read more.
(in Danish) KLIK HER for at læse mere.



Danish Hifi4all user reviews

eAR 202 user review: CLICK HERE to read the review in Danish.

eAR 1001 user review: CLICK HERE to read the review in Danish.



Spanish mini review: eAR 202 vs. NAD S 300

eAR 202 mini review: CLICK HERE to read the mini review in Spanish.


Review of ICEpower® you find inside the previous made eAR 1001

Scandinavia's leading audio magazine 'High Fidelity' has tested the ICEpower® ASP-series you find inside the previous made eAR® 1001 amplifier from Acoustic Reality.
Today, yo will find an optimized version inside new eAR 1001-REF and the new eAR 502-REF, both with an even better sound quality, that is audible immediately after the power is turned on.

In particular the ICEpower® 1000ASP module, up against some of the worlds best and most extreme hi-fi amplifiers on the market, with outstanding results in ICEpower’s favour. Below are some of the conclusions from the test:

“The sound quality from ICEpower’s ASP series belongs in the extreme high-end class, in our opinion. The sound from the biggest, the 1000ASP, took us by surprise in particular, not least because amplifiers of over 1000 W with ultra-detailed high-end sound are still a great rarity.”
“The 1000ASP is so super-detailed, super-controlled, super-dynamic and ultra-transparent that we have only experienced the like with a couple of the most extreme amplifier designs on the market...”


Read the full review of the ICEpower® ASP-series from High Fidelity magazine:
(in English) CLICK HERE to read more.
(in Danish) KLIK HER for at læse mere.


1-0 to the eAR

Scandinavia's leading audio magazine 'High Fidelity' has tested the first version of the eAR Two power amplifier from Acoustic Reality.

In the article they give a detailed description of the test period (six months long) and the article speaks for itself:

Unforgettable sound
You will not forget the sound - especially not once you have heard it. It is so exquisite that it is impossible to forget! Primarily, it is so different compared to the normal sound that it is hard to return to most analogue amplifiers afterwards. And this is without regard to the price level.

Pure as spring water
The sound is simply pure and clear, thus, it is like drinking pure spring water on a hot summer's day. With eAR Two you are totally convinced that you are listening to the truth and nothing but the truth of the source material.

The sense of live music
Every time the result was convincing. Extremely detailed, almost explosively dynamic and very natural volume realisation. Actually, we have never before experienced hifi with so much 'sense of live music' as with the eAR Two amplifiers.

Conclusion
With this amplifier, we can only judge 1-0 in the match against the traditional technology. No other type of amplifier will be able to perform this kind of power, dynamic, sense of 'hole through', and, at the same time producing a distortion free sound picture. Whether you like the totally 'naked' and clear way of playing is, of course, a matter of opinion. But it is a fact that both the technical specifications and the listening results are no less than fabulous and a great contrast to the price of the amplifier.


CLICK HERE to download a pdf file of the eAR Two review, Danish/Norwegian language.

CLICK HERE to download a pdf file of the eAR Two review, English language.




Publisher's Choise!
Most Wanted Components Award - 2004

The discontinued model eAR One Plus mono-block power amplifier from Acoustic Reality
received the prestigious two awards:

1) Publisher's Choice!
2) Stereo Times Most Wanted Components Award - 2004
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eAR Pre Two is a winner

Outstanding review of the eAR preamplifier with built-in gizmo king Q-controller module from the online audiophile magazine www.6moons.com:

Acoustic Reality to the rescue. Their Danish preamp acts more like a tube pre in this regard. It sticks the music into the gym for a quick workout and has it exit moderately pumped and flushed. Still, swapping between normal and Q outputs (remember to invert phase at the speakers in Q-mode), quickly made clear that this adjustable feature was no mere marketing gimmick or designer fluff.
This is a serious piece that gives you certain tubular benefits without the usual heat, price or upkeep. The state of Denmark scores a big one with this good li'l 'un on the value/performance charts!
Well done, eAR!




eAR Enigma Plus let you see deeply into the musical fabric

This is what the www.6moons.com wrote.
eAR Enigma Plus is the smallest power amplifier of the eAR series; with less than half the power than for example the eAR 501.