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Streamers / Servers

You love music or you wouldn’t be here reading this. You need a STREAMER! Even a curmudgeon like me who owns tons of CDs and records, needs a streamer. The musical options today are practically limitless. The price, is simply too good to be true. Buy your streamer, sign up for a music service like Tidal, and for $10-20 per month, the…

Approach To Buying Speakers

First of all, you have to be honest with yourself. Or, if you’re shopping at Audio Emporium, please be honest with us. What do I mean by this? We know our products really well- speakers most specifically. Loudspeakers each have their own personality. I’d love to get you speakers that are best for YOU- which isn’t necessarily the one that’s the best…

Dave’s Faves – Isotek Elektra V5 Mains Conditioner

Isotek Elektra V5 Mains Conditioner $2000 (4.1h, 17.7w, 13.7d, Black or Silver) Isotek has taught us that Mains Conditioners absolutely, positively, need be an integral part of your system because they IMPROVE your sound! We’re at the point in the hi-fi world today, that if you DON’T have a great conditioner to start your chain of gear, you’re losing information that you…

01.2023

Isotek has proven that WITHOUT A DOUBT your music is veiled if you’re not using a top flight conditioner. And if you lose information by not having a great conditioner at the start of the equation, you can’t get it back later!

Last Kick At The Can!

Bryston A2 & A3 Speakers Bryston announced it was coming out with new models in the T series. The tower will be $5k per pair. That’s great. We look forward to it. Buttt, hey guys, why did you quit making two of our best sellers? The Bryston A2 and A3 have been GREAT value, high octane speakers for a decade. They sound…

Projectors

Not many of us need projectors any more. Whew! 3 Guns The evolution of projectors has been remarkable! The first projectors we had were in the 80s, 3 gun monsters that sold for $20k. They were a nightmare to set up and drifted out of alignment. But if you wanted a 100+ diagonal picture, it’s what you had to put up with….

Dave’s Faves – Bryston A3

Bryston A3 Speakers, $3290 Per Pair (37.5h, 9.25w, 15d, 53 lbs, 87 dB, 6 ohms, Walnut, Black, Boston Cherry) Bryston’s A3 is THE speaker that separates the men from the boys. Or, more specifically, A3 distinguishes muscle and upper crust quality manufacturing, from mediocrity and spotty reliability. A3 is priced right there with a zillion Chinese imports. It is built to a…

Teeny, Tiny & Serious!

Amphion Argon Zero $1560 Per Pair (4.5” Aluminum Bass Mid, 1” Titanium Tweeter) Amphion Helium 410 $1200 Per Pair (4.5” Pulp Fiber Bass Mid, 1” Titanium Tweeter) Both are 10.2h, 5.2w, 8.66d. They look identical. I heard you want a super serious speaker for your smaller room. It can’t be big, but that’s fine. You can’t play crazy loud in there anyway….

Great TV Sound!

If you want great TV sound, do not buy a sound bar. Your doorbell likely has better speakers with stronger magnets. Let’s do it right. You don’t even have to do surround sound. Stereo works magnificently. Start with Amphion speakers. They’re magnificently articulate without being the least bit harsh or grating. In short, Amphion pays attention to all the minute details of…

Highwomen “The Chain”

Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby perform their cover of Fleetwood Mac’s hit song live at the Howard Stern Show studio.

12.2022

We have two auspicious intros for you. Audio Emporium is carrying two of the hottest speaker introductions in the great wide world of hi-fi!

TAS 2023 Buyer’s Guide : Speakers

TAS 2023 Buyer’s Guide : Speakers Issue 332 I have always loved Buyer’s Guides. Whether Audio Magazine’s famous Bibles of the 70s or more current versions by TAS or Stereophile- I scour them cover to cover. Just as I memorize too many baseball stats (Henry Aaron is still king at 755 by the way)- I can’t get enough of great hi-fi gear….