Bi-amping is running two amps into one loudspeaker. Does it make sense to consider this? Bryston speakers, among many, are set up to allow bi-amping. The top set of binding posts connects to the mid/tweets. The lower set goes to the woofs. There are jumpers connecting the top/bottom posts so you can run a stereo amp straight in and call it a…

Atoll IN50 Integrated Amp $1200 (50×2) (3.75h, 17.32w, 12d, 16 lbs) Made in France! Priced as Line Stage With Remote, 3 Year Warranty Optional Boards Available: Phono MM $130, DAC $300, DAC/Bluetooth $500 Atoll’s IN50 is by far my fave, inexpensive integrated amp on the market. It has surpassed various NAD and Marantz pieces by a significant margin. And yup, it’s made…

Rogue of Pennsylvania makes among the best preamp values on the market. The gorgeous sounding RP-1 is clean, quiet and OPEN sounding with no harsh edges. Many of our customers bought receivers or integrated amps to begin their hi-fi journey. It makes sense. Along the way they KNEW more power would make help, so they added a power amp. Many customers knew…

RIP Anita Pointer (1948-2022) I was going through my posts and realized, somehow, unforgivably, I missed recognizing the death of one of my favorite pop singers, the ever energetic and joyful Anita Pointer. She died on the last day of 2022. I thought I had mentioned her in the Jan 2023 newsletter, but now see, that I didn’t. It’s never too late…

Captivating tube-like sweetness and rhythmic musicality for fatigue free listening; revealing; excellent grip on big-scale recordings, lining the sound stage with spatial detail and textured layering. Holds itself well partnering modest and high-end front end equipment; ability to handle a wide range of cartridges across the price spectrum; plus the 20-year Bryston warranty.

The T-10s envelope the listener with imaging & clarity that leaves the listener wondering if they are in the room with the artist. From the nuance of the singers breath to the bass impact of the drums they effortlessly reproduce what is put to
them.

At least several times a week I get calls from customers that hate their TV service. It’s too expensive and the prices keep getting jacked up. “Should I switch to A,B or C?” Whether you have satellite or cable, its the same dilemma. One of my daughters has some streaming service and the sports action buffers, so it’s strobe like, even with…

Bryston BHA-1
Headphone Amplifier:
Editor’s Choice 2023

Which is the better choice to get the best sound for your money? The answer used to be separates for sure. Not any more. Integrated Amps An integrated amp has a preamp and power amp in one box. Sometimes it has a DAC and or phono preamp built in too. All of this is quite convenient and cost effective. But in general…

This classic 300 wpc Bryston amplifier is back in its “Cubed” edition–but if you think you already
know what a 4B sounds like you need to revisit this beloved Canadian brand. The Cubed line uses the vaunted Salomie circuit in every model, which features “a low-noise input buffer that’s super-linear…
this patented circuitry reduces RF and audio interference.” Astonishing build quality…

Magnepan MG 2.7i Speakers, $6350 Per Pair With Oval Bases (72h, 22w, 2d) Magnepan’s BRAND NEW, MG 2.7i has just landed! It is the company’s latest loudspeaker. It does so much, so right, that I can’t believe we have been living without it until December of 2023! MG 2.7i gives us STATE OF THE ART high frequency detail and shimmer due to…

Rogue Sphinx Magnum $2000 (100×2) My favorite integrated amp value just got better! An already classic integrated has been improved in crystalline detail and a more airy top end. Rogue has made the Sphinx v3 ($1700, 100×2 with Skeleton remote) for several years now. It’s a dynamite integrated amp, with MM/MC phono section, outstanding headphone amp and uses two 12AU7 tubes in…

New Bryston’s have arrived at Audio Emporium, just in tie for Christmas!

The fit and finish is fantastic on these speakers. They have crazy powerful and articulate room filling bass! (our room is 1000+ square
feet). Their midrange is rich and tonality correct with spot-on imaging
and they have non-fatiguing, ultra-clean, and precise highs. They are
the best off-axis performing speakers we have heard to this day. The power handling capabilities of these T-10s is astonishing to say the
least! We are sure that our distant neighbours could agree! LOL.

Larry visited recently with a McCormack DNA-125 power amp in tow. He wanted to hear it vs a new Hegel integrated amp, to see if the investment would be worth upgrading to. Let me start by saying, I think very highly of McCormack amps. They were built in the 1990s up to about 2000. DNA-125 sold for $1995 and had 125 w/ch….

Axiom M-2 Stand Mount Speakers, $650 Per Pair {11.5h, 7.52, 8.5d, 89 dB SPL, 8 ohms, 10-150 w/ch} One 5.5” Aluminum Woofer, One Titanium Tweeter Bryston contracted Axiom to build its speakers a decade ago. The project was an immediate success and the companies merged. The resulting company is simply called Bryston. Bryston is using the Axiom banner to bring speakers and…