Select Components are chosen by the editors and awarded to exceptional components that have been reviewed in the pages of Ultra Audio. Those products that receive this recognition have the emblem on the right in the review and are summarized in this list below. "Product of the Year" awards are derived from this list.

(Products displayed in reverse-review-date order. Prices accurate at time of review.)


:: 2008 ::

Cary Audio Design CD 306 SACD Professional Version SACD/CD Player
Full Review by Dan Davis - 7/2008
Price: $8000 USD

Mirage OM Design OMD-15 Loudspeakers
Full Review by Roger Kanno - 6/2008
Price: $2500 USD per pair

Blue Circle Audio BC707 Phono Stage
Full Review by Jason Thorpe - 5/2008
Price: $2295 USD

PBN Audio Mini-Olympia Stereo Amplifier
Full Review by Garrett Hongo - 5/2008
Price: $8500 USD

PBN Audio Olympia-L Preamplifier
Full Review by Garrett Hongo - 5/2008
Price: $12,000 USD

JL Audio Gotham g213 Subwoofer
Full Review by Jeff Fritz - 4/2008
Price: $11,000 USD

Reference 3A Grand Veena Loudspeakers
Full Review by Albert Bellg - 3/2008
Price: $7995 USD per pair (with internal Bybee purifiers)


:: 2007 ::

Audio Research Reference CD 7 CD Player
Full Review by Jeff Fritz - 12/2007
Price: $8995 USD per pair

Paradigm Reference Signature S6 Loudspeakers
Full Review by Jeff Fritz - 11/2007
Price: $4500 USD per pair

Rockport Technologies Altair Loudspeakers
Full Review by Jeff Fritz - 11/2007
Price: $89,500 USD per pair
Ultra Audio Product of the Year 2007

Simaudio Moon Classic Series W5.3 Stereo Amplifier
Full Review by Dan Davis - 10/2007
Price: $5000 USD

Simaudio Moon Classic Series P5.3 Preamplifier
Full Review by Dan Davis - 10/2007
Price: $3800 USD

Rockport Technologies Mira Loudspeakers
Full Review by Jeff Fritz - 7/2007
Price: $13,500 USD per pair.

YG Acoustics Kipod Studio Loudspeakers
Full Review by Jeff Fritz - 5/2007
Price: $38,000 USD per pair.

Legenburg Iris Interconnects
Full Review by Albert Bellg - 5/2007
Price: $672 USD per 3’ pair with RCA connectors

Legenburg Iris Speaker Cables
Full Review by Albert Bellg - 5/2007
Price: $1660 USD per 8’ pair

Legenburg Iris Power Cords
Full Review by Albert Bellg - 5/2007
Price: $672 USD per 5’ cord

Wilson Audio Specialties WATT/Puppy 8 Loudspeakers
Full Review by Jeff Fritz - 3/2007
Price: $27,900 USD per pair

Bel Canto Design e.One Dac3 Digital-to-Analog Converter
Full Review by Mike Silverton - 2/2007
Price: $2495 USD

Vitus Audio SS-101 Integrated Amplifier
Full Review by Jeff Fritz - 1/2007
Price: $28,000 USD


:: 2006 ::

Reimyo CAT-777 Preamplifier
Full Review by Dan Davis - 12/2007
Price: $15,495 USD


Audio Acoustics Sapphire Ti-C SE Loudspeakers
Full Review by Jeff Fritz - 8/2006
Price: $81,000 USD per pair.


Silent Running Audio Craz 4 Reference isoRack plus Equipment Rack
Full Review by Frank Peraino - 8/2006
Price: $4000 USD and up depending on wood species and size.


Sound Fusion Luna SF-70 Loudspeakers
Full Review by Jeff Fritz - 7/2006
Price: $10,106 CDN per pair.


WLM Gran Viola Signature Loudspeakers and Duo 18 Subwoofer
Full Review by Jason Thorpe - 7/2006
Prices: Gran Viola Signature, $12,415 USD per pair; Duo 18 subwoofer, $7165; System Control V, $4750.


NuForce Reference 9 SE Mono Amplifiers
Full Review by Mike Silverton - 6/2006
Price: $4200 USD per pair


Crystal Cable Reference Speaker Cables
Full Review by Mike Silverton - 5/2006
Price: $4299 USD per 2m pair


Crystal Cable Reference Interconnects
Full Review by Mike Silverton - 5/2006
Price: $1950 USD per meter pair


Simaudio Moon Evolution Series W-8 Stereo Amplifier
Featured in TWBAS by Jeff Fritz - 4/2006
Price: $10,500 USD
Ultra Audio Product of the Year 2006


Simaudio Moon Evolution Series P-8 Preamplifier
Featured in TWBAS by Jeff Fritz - 4/2006
Price: $11,000 USD
Ultra Audio Product of the Year 2006


Simaudio Moon Evolution Series Andromeda CD Player
Featured in TWBAS by Jeff Fritz - 4/2006
Price: $11,500 USD
Ultra Audio Product of the Year 2006


:: 2005 ::

Aurum Acoustics Integris CDP CD Player
Full Review by Mike Silverton - 10/2005
Price: $10,800 USD


Qinpu A-8000 Mk II Integrated Amplifier
Full Review by Ken Choi - 9/2005
Price: $1695 USD


Reimyo DAP-777 Digital-to-Analog Converter
Full Review by Dan Davis - 7/2005
Price: $5195 USD


Wadia 861se CD Player
Full Review by Mike Silverton - 7/2005
Price: $9950 USD


AVTAC Pasiphae Transformer Attenuator
Full Review by Ross Mantle - 4/2005
Price: $6858 USD


Esoteric P-01 SACD Transport, D-01 Monaural DAC, G-0s Master Clock
Featured in TWBAS by Jeff Fritz - 4/2005
Price: $63,000 USD


Boulder Amplifiers 1060 Stereo Amplifier
Featured in TWBAS by Jeff Fritz - 1/2005
Price: $20,750 USD
Ultra Audio Product of the Year 2005


Boulder Amplifiers 1010 Preamplifier
Featured in TWBAS by Jeff Fritz - 1/2005
Price: $12,000 USD
Ultra Audio Product of the Year 2005


:: 2004 ::

Blue Circle Audio BC206 Stereo Amplifier
Featured in TWBAS by Jeff Fritz - 12/2004
Price: $10,295 USD


Audio Magic Clairvoyant 4D Interconnects and Speaker Cables
Full Review by Mike Silverton - 10/2004
Prices: Clairvoyant 4D interconnect, $2200 USD per 1m pair; Clairvoyant 4D speaker cable, $4500 USD per 8’ pair


Wilson Audio Specialties WATT/Puppy 7 Loudspeakers
Full Review by Mike Silverton - 8/2004
Price: $22,400 USD per pair


Bang & Olufsen Beolab 5 Loudspeakers
Full Review by Paul Messenger - 7/2004
Price: $16,000 USD per pair


Gryphon Audio Designs Antileon Signature Stereo Amplifier
Featured in TWBAS by Jeff Fritz - 6/2004
Price: $24,000 USD


Lamm Industries M1.2 Reference Mono Amplifiers
Featured in TWBAS by Jeff Fritz - 4/2004
Price: $19,590 USD per pair


Von Schweikert Audio VR-4 Gen III HSE Loudspeakers
Full Review by Dan Davis - 4/2004
Price: $5995 USD per pair


Magnepan MG3.6/R Loudspeakers
Full Review by Jules Coleman - 3/2004
Price: $4375 USD per pair


Wilson Audio Specialties Alexandria X-2 oudspeakers
Featured in TWBAS by Jeff Fritz - 2/2004
Price: $125,000 USD per pair
Ultra Audio Product of the Year 2004


Reimyo CDP-777 CD Player
Full Review by Dan Davis - 2/2004
Price: $17,000 USD


:: 2003 ::

Duevel Venus Loudspeakers
Full Review by Jules Coleman - 12/2003
Price: $3995 USD per pair


Focal-JMlab Alto Utopia Be Loudspeakers
Full Review by Paul Messenger - 10/2003
Price: $17,000 USD per pair


Song Audio SA-34 SB Stereo Integrated Amplifier
Full Review by Ross Mantle - 8/2003
Price: $1600 USD


Acapella Audio Arts High Violon Loudspeakers
Full Review by Ross Mantle - 6/2003
Price: $29,000 USD per pair
Ultra Audio Product of the Year 2003


JBL K2 S9800 Loudspeakers
Full Review by Paul Messenger - 5/2003
Price: $25,000 USD per pair


:: 2002 ::

Halcro dm58 Mono Amplifiers
Full Review by Jerry Kindela - 6/2002
Price: $24,990 USD per pair
Ultra Audio Product of the Year 2002

 

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