LKV Essentials
LKV Essentials
- We believe engineering, critical listening, and rigorous electronic testing go together in the design and manufacture of audio components that deliver good sound.
- We design, audition, test and manufacture our products here in North Conway in the heart of New Hampshire’s White Mountains. We source parts made in the U.S. whenever feasible.
- We listen to and test every unit before it leaves here; we won’t ship a unit until it sounds right and meets or exceeds our published specs. Each product comes to you with a report detailing the performance of your particular amp or preamp on a battery of demanding tests.
- To reduce the price of our products, we sell only factory direct through this site. We give you a 30 day trial period to listen to our product and return it for a full refund if you don’t like what you hear.
News and Developments
New products, Upcoming events, Design breakthroughs and major developments at LKV.
26 Apr 2016
Stereophile Review: Michael Fremer says the LKV Veros One phono preamplifier is a "Class A performer" from which "utterly natural" music emerged. Read more.
26 Apr 2016
LKV Research will be demonstrating its Veros One phono stages and preamplifiers in Room 321 at Capital Audiofest July 8-10, 2016. Please join us at the Hilton Hotel at Twinbrook Metro, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
7 July 2015
LKV Research will be demonstrating its Veros One phono stage and its Line One preamplifier in Room 321 at Capital Audiofest on August 28-30, 2015. Full Press Release.
2 Jan 2015
LKV Research announces upgrades to the Phono 2-SB. Full Press Release.
Jan 2015
Enjoy the Music honors the Line One as one of the 20 best of 2014. Full Press Release.
31 Dec 2014
Positive Feedback honors the Veros One as one the best that they’ve reviewed during the course of the year. Full Press Release.
Nov/Dec 2014
Pete Davey of Positive Feedback reviews the Veros One, and concludes, "So, there you have it. The LKV Veros One is now the holy grail of phonostages, in my opinion, and I implore you to try one if you haven't already, there is definitely something you are missing from your system if you haven't." Full Press Release.
Oct 2014
Tom Lyle of Enjoy the Music reviews the Line One, saying that "the Line One sounds more like music than a piece of audio equipment. There is no higher praise." Full Press Release.
