I been watching the development of ModWright Instruments’ Daniel Wright since he started, many years ago, as a modifier of Sony and Oppo CD players. Dan is emerging as a manufacturer of some of the most refined-sounding and distinctive-looking tube amplifiers and pre-amplifiers on the high-end scene. As a reviewer, I’ve been waiting to see a ModWright product that just jumped out of the deck and said, “Herb! Review me.”

I just spotted it. It’s Dan’s latest creation, the beautiful Ambrose Ai325 Tube Integrated ($9995 intro price). The Ai325 uses pairs of 300B directly heated triodes in a class-AB push-pull mode to deliver up to 25Wpc. Based on a brief audition, powering Fern & Roby’s Raven speakers ($9500/pair), I decided I need to spend some more time with it.

Also in the system were ModWright’s PH 9.0 phono stage ($2900) and, of course, a Dan Wright-modified Pioneer UHD LX-500 CD player with the stock analog stage replaced by two transformers, with separate ModWright linear power supplies for both the digital and analog circuitry.

Fern & Roby’s Tredegar turntable with a Schroeder CB tonearm ($16,500) and a Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC ($1995) sat on a new F & R equipment rack ($6500). All cables were by Chris Sommovigo’s StereoLab/Black Cat cable company.

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