The Mola Mola Kaluga is a very good alternative where a lot of power and control is needed (speakers with a lumpy impedance curve, for example) or where a serious control listening must be accomplished (mixing and control rooms, though they will rather use Grimm Audio active speakers that use the very same NuCore in-built amps). For audiophile listening the Kaluga has both assets and drawbacks that are dictated by our previous experience. It is up to the listener and its ability to abandon listening stereotype in favour of the new – and different - experience.