L’oiseau chanteur venu de Suède (The songbird from Sweden) | Moonriver Audio 404 on-mag.fr review by Pierre Stemmelin
”You can tell that this Moonriver 404 was created by a team of audiophiles who truly love what they do and music. Its creators certainly spent many hours listening to it to refine the design of their device and carefully select its components. The result is evident. This Hi-Fi amplifier delivers a sound that is at once very elegant, harmonious, and powerful. The reproduction is articulate, well-paced, and balanced. In addition to its delightfully vintage look, which stands out from the usual standards of hi-fi, this Moonriver 404 stereo amplifier benefits from a very serious and high-end manufacturing process. Purely analog, it is built to last and can be upgraded with the addition of a phono card and a DAC. Its 2 x 50 watts into 8 Ω are expertly orchestrated, giving beautiful authority to the bass, a rich and open midrange, and a stereo image of rare airiness. ”.