Introduction Some people say size matters, while others say good things come in small packages. Personally, I agree with the latter. A great example of this is an integrated amplifier from Pear Audio Blue, a small manufacturer out of Slovenia. Founded by Peter Mezek, the company was born when the late Tom Fletcher of Nottingham Analogue designed a turntable for Peter, who recently had sold his previous company, Well Tempered. In recent years the company started offering ampli

Last night I visited a local audiophile's home to listen to the new Soulution 520 preamp with a built-in phono stage. Full system consists of the following components: VPI Super Scoutmaster Reference with a ZYX cartridge Zesto Andros phono stage McIntosh MC601 monoblock amplifiers Soulution 520 preamp with a built-in phono stage Auralic Vega DAC and Aries streamer Kharma dB9-S speakers His regular preamp is VAC Renaissance MKIII, but it was not hooked up during my visit. The