Jim White, Founder and Chief Designer of Californian high-end electronics brand Aesthetix, is not your average hi-fi designer. He is bold, brilliant and refreshingly original, and an extremely worthy inductee into The Absolute Sound’s High-End Audio Hall of Fame.  Continue reading Aesthetix’ Jim White is inducted into The Absolute Sound High-End Audio Hall of Fame →

Californian Aesthetix’ valve / tube zero-feedback electronics – “designed to impress you and built to outlast you” – feature in a number of hi-fi reviewers’ reference systems, as well as in The Absolute Sound’s latest annual Editors’ Choice Awards, focusing on higher-end hi-fi crafted for superb performance in larger systems and dedicated listening rooms. Continue reading Californian Aesthetix’ superb electronics earn four Editors’ Choice Awards 2025 from The Absolute Sound →

Gracing the cover of US audio magazine The Absolute Sound’s January issue are Californian electronics specialists Aesthetix’ new Pallene and Dione hybrid preamp and power amp duo. Reviewer Wayne Garcia takes a deep dive into this price / performance barrier-breaking pair, and lines up a conversation with designer Jim White.

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Scroll down through these news stories and you’ll see that Californian valve / tube electronics experts Aesthetix are regular winners in The Absolute Sound’s annual Awards. While the Awards have changed their format this year, Aesthetix’ multiple wins remain a constant, with six components in the November issue’s focus on hi-fi designed for the typical home listening / living room.  Continue reading Six Aesthetix products are top ‘home listening’ choices in The Absolute Sound’s new Editors’ Choice Awards 2025 →

Californian Aesthetix’ valve / tube zero-feedback electronics are “designed to impress you and built to outlast you.” In 2024, seven of their superbly-crafted hi-fi components feature in the Editors’ Choice selections (again!).  Continue reading Aesthetix’ high-performance electronics win another 7 Editors’ Choice Awards from The Absolute Sound →

The November issue of US audiophile magazine The Absolute Sound features the review team’s annual Buyer’s Guide, which somehow wouldn’t seem complete without an abundance of entries for Californian valve / tube experts Aesthetix.

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A lot has happened since the Aesthetix Mimas integrated amplifier won its first Golden Ear Award in 2019, along with a Product of the Year Award, from US audio magazine The Absolute Sound. Many excellent new hi-fi components have come to market and yet, the Mimas remains steadfastly among the best – as evidenced by another Golden Ear Award in 2023.

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Californian valve / tube electronics experts Aesthetix are no strangers to The Absolute Sound’s annual awards. In 2023, seven of their superbly-crafted hi-fi components feature in the Editors’ Choice selections (again!). Continue reading 7 Editors’ Choice Awards 2023 from The Absolute Sound for Aesthetix high-performance electronics →

“I’ve been singing the praises of the Aesthetix Mimas ever since its debut a few years ago,” writes The Absolute Sound’s Neil Gader. “Twice awarded a Golden Ear by me, it is one of the top integrated amps on the market today and remains absurdly good value, to boot.” Now, the Aesthetix team has added a modular dual-input MM/MC phono board and DAC card.  Continue reading “One of the high-end’s top integrated amps”: The Absolute Sound reviews the Aesthetix Mimas with new integrated DAC board →

Among “the gear that [TAS] editors and writers have selected as most worthy of consideration” in 2022 are seven products from Californian electronics ‘artisans’ Aesthetix. From to pre- to power amplifiers, from phonostages to integrated amps, and from DAC/CDs to accessories, there isn’t a product category in the Aesthetix portfolio that doesn’t receive an Award.

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