Perhaps once in a decade an amplifier comes along that achieves an entirely new level of musical realism, one that forces the reviewer to redefine the state of the art in reproduced sound. Such a basic monophonic amplifier, and from an unexpected source, is the Hurricane from Antique Sound Labs of China (Hong Kong). It is capable of producing 200 watts, and they are the sort of tube watts that suggest an even higher power. Given its performance, I wouldn't have been surprised to see a pair of these monoblocks to carry a price tag of $20,000, or more. At $4,400 the pair, it is beyond the valley of a bargain- a virtual steal.