Red Wine Audio's Renaissance Edition

With his Renaissance Edition components, Red Wine Audio’s Vinnie Rossi says he aimed to fuse traditional and modern design elements. The battery-powered Signature 16 integrated amplifier ($1995) has a beautiful real wood chassis and a chrome top plate held in place with simple thumbscrews for easy access to the tubes inside. The amp is rated to deliver 16Wpc into 8 ohms.

Partnered here with the Renaissance Edition Bellina Pro battery-powered DAC ($2495), which offers a choice of 16/44.1 or 24/192 playback, and driving a pair of Harbeth Monitor 30.1 loudspeakers, the Signature 16 helped create a clean, non-fatiguing sound.

Red Wine Audio’s Renaissance Edition components are available now in a choice of cherry, walnut, or maple finish. In addition, Rossi says almost all internal circuit boards have been redesigned for improved sound, while all tubed components offer the choice of 6922 and 12AX7 tubes. The Signature 16 integrated is now also available with the same single-ended headphone stage found in Red Wine’s Renaissance Edition headphone amps.

Source : stereophile[dot]com