| Reviews

melto2 wins “Platinum Note” award by Hi-Fi Voice

"...The practical breadth of connectivity and various settings will satisfy even the demanding owner of really great turntables and portables, but absolutely everyone will appreciate the reproduction of vinyl records with an amazingly quiet background and carefully controlled, natural-sounding ...

June 17th, 2024|Reviews, Source|

melto2 reviewed by Watt Audio

"The sound quality of the LAB12 melto2 satisfied me in every way in an exceptional way. It provides a neutral and brilliantly clean performance with excellent detail and accurate delivery of the bass band. With its extremely dark sound ...

June 5th, 2024|Reviews, Source|

gordian reviewed by Audiophile Fr

"The Gordian model that is the subject of this test bench is a configurable noise filtering and power factor correction system that provides fine current filtering. It works through a sophisticated, adaptive network of passive components and an industrial-grade ...

January 30th, 2024|Power, Reviews|

integre4 MK2 Toroidal reviewed by Hxosplus

"Δεν χρειάστηκε πολύς χρόνος ούτε τυφλά τεστ προκειμένου να διαπιστώσουμε την ευεργετική επίδραση του νέου τροφοδοτικού στην συνολική ποιότητα του ήχου. Ο ανανεωμένος ενισχυτής έχει κερδίσει αρκετά σε διαχωρισμό καναλιών (κάτι που επιβεβαιώνεται και στο εργαστήριο) με αποτέλεσμα την ...

January 25th, 2024|Amplifying, Reviews|

dac1 reference reviewed by Rognlien

"The basic features of the reproduction from the LAB12 DAC1 Reference are airy, lively, dynamic, with the well-known naturalness in the midrange, which characterizes NOS DACs of the good, old variety..." "It provides a clearly ear-friendly and clear reproduction ...

January 3rd, 2024|Reviews, Source|

gordian reviewed by Stereo+

A great review for the LAB12 Gordian Power Conditoner. Stereo+ rewarded the Gordian with a 9.1/10 in rating. read the review

November 10th, 2023|Power, Reviews|

integre4 MK2 reviewed by Avmentor

"Ο integre4 ΜΚ2 είναι λαμπάτος και το δείχνει, όταν χρειάζεται, όπως πρέπει, χωρίς να σου φορτώνεται με κάποια παλιομοδίτικη μανιέρα περί λαμπάτου ήχου. ... καλοσχεδιασμένος και προσεγμένος από την άποψη της αισθητικής, με μοντέρνο και λειτουργικό user interface (και ...

September 16th, 2023|Amplifying, Reviews|

hpa reviewd by ON-mag

"Handcrafted in Greece, the Lab12 HPA is primarily a headphone amp which can also be used as a preamp and which is equipped with a USB DAC input. Its design is old-fashioned, not to say anachronistic, with tube stages ...

August 30th, 2023|Amplifying, Reviews|

dac1 reference reviewed by Parttime Audiophile

"The Lab12 DAC1 is a non-oversampling tube DAC. That last part is presumably important, because all my audio buddies keep telling me that I need a tube DAC and then I’ll submit to the joys of streaming forever". "I ...

July 31st, 2023|Reviews, Source|

integre4 MK2 reviewed by Hxosplus

"Aν αρχίσεις να ακούς μουσική με τον integre4 MK2 είναι πραγματικά αδύνατο να σταματήσεις..." "Ο integre4 MK2 είναι αδιαμφισβήτητα ένας από τους καλύτερους λαμπάτους ολοκληρωμένους ενισχυτές που έχουν περάσει από τα χέρια μας. Εκμεταλλεύεται στο έπακρο την KT170 και ...

April 15th, 2023|Amplifying, Reviews|

integre4 named ‘BEST VALUE for 2022’ by Parttime Audiophile

“...Here’s a rare component that competes handily for both the 2022 Best Value Award and the 2022 Product of the Year, in my opinion. Lab12 from Greece is such a special company to me–my first Editor’s Choice Award during ...

January 23rd, 2023|Amplifying, Reviews|

mighty and pre1 reviewed by Stereophile

[…] the Mighty found one way after another to mess with my head, sound better than I thought it should, and make me reconsider five decades of carefully cultivated engineering biases. […]The Mighty is an exciting-to-use, paradigm-shifting treat. […]The ...

January 12th, 2023|Amplifying, Reviews|

integre4 Mk2 reviewed by fairaudio

“...The Lab 12 Integre4 MK2 is a character enhancer - not a 100% linear model boy, but so skilfully and lovingly trained that it brings a whole load of fun and good humor to making music. With pressure, speed and ...

December 9th, 2022|Amplifying, Reviews|

integre4 Mk2 reviewed by HIFISTATEMENT

“I was impressed by how deep the Lab 12 integre4 Mk2 descended into the frequency cellar. The deep bass was raven black, powerful and yet precise, I had no idea that my speakers were capable of such a performance.. ...

July 18th, 2022|Amplifying, Reviews|

integre4 wins ‘REVIEWER’S CHOICE’ award by Part-Time Audiophile

“...If the word gets out, this Greek company should finally get the attention it deserves. This is empire-building stuff, right here… …My favorite components tend to be the ones that instantly make me feel at home by offering the ...

June 21st, 2022|Amplifying, Reviews|

melto1 reviewed by LowBeats

"...Great in elegance, inflexible in resolution. This is clearly a reference class phono stage...[...] In terms of sound, you are in seventh heaven. The owner can indulge in the intoxication and swim in a sea of ​​fine information…"- Andreas Gunther ...

June 15th, 2022|Reviews, Source|

melto1 wins ‘BEST BUY’ award by Mono & Stereo | BEST OF 2022

"...Melto1 was undoubtedly designed by music lovers for vinyl lovers and it offers the listener the possibility to enjoy the music very easily. It offers a high level of reproduction and sound with all the necessary settings at an ...

May 3rd, 2022|Reviews, Source|

integre4 reviewed by Audiophilia

"...integre4 was a first class tube integrated offering a lot of the benefits of quality, smooth solid state power but with tubes’ generosity of spirit. This was a potent combination on many genres of music. ...lovers of tube designs ...

March 29th, 2022|Amplifying, Reviews|

suara wins EDITOR’S CHOICE award by HiFi Pig

"..A powerful and detailed sound that folk who think valves are all soft and woolly need to hear Oodles of control in the bass and yet a deftness of touch that brings music alive.. It sounds fantastic, looks good ...

March 29th, 2022|Amplifying, Reviews|

melto1 reviewed by fairaudio

"...The Lab12 Melto1 offers exactly what many vinyl fans are looking for: it convinces with rich and differentiated harmonic textures and timbres, with suppleness and a skilful rhythmic flow that connects you directly with the music...." - Ralph Werner ...

March 10th, 2022|Reviews, Source|

gordian reviewed by StereoLife

"..Gordian is a device that I have not seen in my career yet. I have seen similar ones - bigger, heavier, more expensive and more mysterious, shrouded in a fog of mysticism, but I have not yet dealt with ...

November 24th, 2021|Power, Reviews|

dac1 reference reviewed by Stereo i Kolorowo – Underground

"...the Greek LAB12 DAC1 Reference is, in my opinion, a true reference digital-to-analog converter. He plays very passionately and vividly, expresses the colors beautifully and is perfectly selective. It is a thoroughly analog sound, warm, smooth and friendly. Plastic ...

September 28th, 2021|Reviews, Source|

dac1 reference reviewed by HiFi-IFAs

"....The LAB12 DAC1 reference knows how to present music from a single source. Its great strength is the homogeneity of what it sorts and places vividly on the loudspeaker stage. He reveals all the details and subtleties that are in the ...

August 3rd, 2021|Reviews, Source|

hpa reviewed by fairaudio

"..The tube-equipped headphone amplifier Lab12 hpa scores with a tonally balanced, minimally warmer reproduction, high resolution and a vivid stage representation. He is also very stable dynamically..." -Thomas Kopanz read the review ...

April 14th, 2021|Amplifying, Reviews|

pre1 and dac1 reference reviewed by Alpha-Audio

"Lab12 is an ‘up and coming’ company from Greece that has been quietly working on its portfolio since 2012 and in the meantime has been winning one award after another..." "The Lab12 pre1 is a class A tube pre-stage, ...

March 13th, 2021|Amplifying, Reviews, Source|

dac1 reference wins ‘Outstanding Product’ award by HiFi Pig

"..I genuinely cannot recommend this DAC highly enough and sincerely considered creating a new “Editors Choice” award for it – it is that good a sounding bit of kit!.." - Stuart Smith read the review ...

January 20th, 2021|Reviews, Source|

melto2 wins Editor’s Choice award by Part-Time Audiophile

"...—twenty years ago we were describing high-end audio components as being either musical or revealing, colored or analytical, warm or cool, neutral or not. With the finest gear, you don’t have to pick one over the other. You can ...

January 8th, 2021|Reviews, Source|

dac1 reference reviewed by hifi.nl

"..The Dac1 Reference presents the music as an organic whole. The entire frequency spectrum is displayed flawlessly, with the exceptionally good reproduction of the midrange and the realistic reproduction of human voices stand out. The sound is neutral with a ...

January 8th, 2021|Reviews, Source|

gordian reviewed by HiFi Pig

"...There’s not really a lot to say about the unit in all honesty other than this reduction in the overall “noise” on the line and the sense of you being able to hear more detail and more of what ...

January 8th, 2021|Power, Reviews|

gordian reviewed by LowBeats

"..A line filter like the LAB12 Gordian is very personable and trustworthy, because it shows what is going in and only filters as much as is necessary. It's great that it can cope with the power requirements of a full-blown ...

January 8th, 2021|Power, Reviews|

dac1 SE reviewed by HomeTheaterReview

"..Simply put, the Lab 12 DAC1 SE crushes the price-versus-performance ratio in a totally absurd fashion. It delivers beautiful timbres/tonality, powerful macro-dynamics, an overall analog liquidity, holographic imaging, and tremendous soundstage depth and dimensionality at a price that is ...

January 8th, 2021|Reviews, Source|

melto2 wins ‘BEST BUY’ award by Mono & Stereo

"..This is a product that instantly restores the faith in our beloved industry and into the people/brands that are doing the things in the right way. Melto2 is a 21st-century tube phono preamplifier that is no shy of features; ...

January 8th, 2021|Reviews, Source|

dac1 reference reviewed by HIFISTATEMENT NETMAGAZINE

"..With the Dac 1 Reference, Lab 12 has created an ingeniously coordinated D / A converter for a more than fair price. With it, music can be experienced soulfully, colorfully and authentically. If you are looking for a high quality D ...

January 7th, 2021|Reviews, Source|

gordian reviewed by 6moons

"..One can manually run through the filter adjustments and select the best by ear. Or, 'auto mode' lets the Gordian configure itself. Its industrial analyzer constantly monitors eight different parameters at 256 samples per AC cycle. That sends 2048 ...

January 7th, 2021|Power, Reviews|

melto2 – New reference phono for LowBeats

"..After two days of listening, I was actually in a frenzy. High-end can be so seductive and convincing. I reach for the superlative: This is the best phono preamp that has made a guest appearance in the LowBeats listenning ...

January 7th, 2021|Reviews, Source|

integre4 reviewed by Soundstage! Hi-Fi

"..All in all, the Lab12 Integre4 was a thoroughly excellent-sounding integrated amplifier. Its powerful, punchy, dynamic sound was a treat for the ears, and its fine timing did justice to all genres of music. . . .Throw in its ...

January 7th, 2021|Amplifying, Reviews|

melto2 reviewed by AVMENTOR.net

"..It is clear to me that, in the case of melto2, we are dealing with a well-balanced design, one which ideally blends the advantages of high quality, tube-based, circuit, with good connectivity and great attention to the details. These, ...

January 7th, 2021|Reviews, Source|

melto2 wins Hifi Pig’s ”Outstanding Product” award

"...Sonically this is the easiest to get on with phonostage I’ve heard in our system. It is quiet to the point of silent in operation, allowing me to really get into a recording’s detail, but at the same time ...

January 7th, 2021|Reviews, Source|

gordian reviewed by Mono & Stereo

"..Products like Gordian needs to be cherished and recognized. This renders positive light on our industry and the needed progressive young minds..." - Matej Isak read the review

January 4th, 2021|Power, Reviews|
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