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09.2018

Just In! McIntosh MAC-7200 Stereo Receiver $7000 (200×2) Mac’s new stereo receiver is a welcome addition to their line up. In addition to FULL BORE Mac power performance, MAC-7200 has a fine preamp, DAC and AM-FM tuner on board! Many of our customers have a high end stereo system in the living room and want to hear the Packers’ announcers while watching…

08.2018

Magnepan MMGi $650 Per Pair (48h, 14 1/2w, 1 1/4d) Magnepan has improved its entry speaker to MMGi. Maggie has always had an entry speaker that is designed to hook you. It is sheer entrapment! They make this model at an absurdly low price so you’ll take a chance on trying Magnepan. We’re happy to warn you that once you get a…

07.2018

Klipsch LaScalla II Now In! $8000 Per Pair (35 1/2h, 23 3/4w, 24 1/2d, 175 lbs) Now that LaScalla II has arrived, we have all four models of the current Klipsch Heritage line on display. K has modernized four absolutely iconic speakers from yesteryear! Current Models: Heresy III $2000 Per Pair Forte III $3600 Per Pair Cornwall III $4400 Per Pair LaScalla…

06.2018

Klipsch Heritage Series Speakers We all know about Klipsch and its iconic line of horn speakers. K has redesigned its entire line of Heritage speakers and most of the new models are here. There are four models in the Heritage Series. Each is a new design with modern components, housed in classic, vintage looking cabinets. Klipsch still makes its top dogs, the…

05.2018

Air Tight AL05 Bonsai Speakers $2500 Per Pair: (10 3/4h, 6 3/4w, 8 3/4d) Bonsai is designed for the SERIOUS near field listener. That is, you have a den or small room where you want the utmost in quality, but don’t need ferocious SPLs. Bonsai is designed to be the ULTIMATE speaker for precise articulation and imaging. When you want to squeeze…

LIBERTY DAC

04.2018

Mytek Liberty DAC With MQA! $995 Balanced And Single Ended Outputs! We’ve sold boatloads of Bluesound Node 2s. Node 2 allows you to procure the signal and stream CD and MQA sound. We told you there would be a better sounding MQA decoding DAC one day. We said you could improve your sound by adding said DAC to your Node 2. That…

03.2018

McIntosh MA-252 Integrated Amp: $3500 (100×2) Tube Preamp Section, Solid State Power Amp Section. Mac has introduced this new retro looking, luscious sounding, integrated amp! It is a pure analog unit. It features two high level RCA inputs & one set of XLR inputs. It also supports MM phono. It even has a subwoofer out. It has a 1/4” headphone jack on…

Bryston A2 Speaker Buyer Thanks James

Tonal balance and timbre are exceptional. Imaging dead on. The bass? Tight, punchy and deep. They aren’t at all fussy about placement that I could tell. They play loud and effortlessly. In many recordings, I just smiled to myself at the ability they have of disappearing and letting me see the event in my head—wonderful. Drums, piano, upright bass, strings, horns, you name it, they were all spot on. Transient swings were powerful and dynamic. They beg you to keep upping the volume…

Germans Love Bryston Too!

HiFi Exclusive – Bryston Pre and Power Amplifier 17BP3/4B3 – Canadian Power – Bryston amplifiers are living legends. They represent high end sound combined with famous stamina, embellished with a 20 year warranty.

Steve Loves Bryston 4B Cubed!

Well, I have to tell you that I hooked up my 4B3 last night and expected to listen for a half hour or so. Not at all what happened! After playing the very first track on my Middle Ts which I’ve had for some time now. I was nothing short of mesmerized. To say that the amp transformed my system would be an understatement. EVERYTHING was so much better…

MoFi Super Heavyweight

MoFi Super Heavyweight $200 For everyone who would like to squeeze a little more information off their vinyl, MoFi has just introduced its Super Heavyweight. Super Heavyweight is a puck, or “clamp” that sits atop your record. It is not threaded and will work on almost any turntable. Super Heavyweight is not entirely appropriately named. MoFi didn’t ask me before they named…

02.2018

Now On Display And In Stock! Emotiva T-2 Speakers It has taken a while for the bigger tower in the Emo family to come out. But here it is, ready to rock your world for a grand per pair. Emotiva T-2 Towers, $1000 Per Pair (42 1/16h, 10 11/16w, 12 1/4d, 59 lbs ea) The T-2 tower is brand new. It’s been…

A Theater Full of Bryston!

Impressive home theater system being installed by one of our premium dealers. This is the amazing equipment rack being constructed by Maverick Integration for a 30-seat DCI home theater in greater Boston. Featuring ten (count them) Bryston amplifiers and a very unique Barco Prometheus projector.

MoFi Turntable & Cart Get Some Love

MoFi’s UltraDeck Turntable $1800Belt drive, 10” Arm, Cardas Cable, HRS isolation feet With MasterTracker Phono Cart $700MM 3.0mV output, Microline stylus “Using a variety of test records, meters and alignment gauges, I verified the MasterTracker’s alignment, tracking ability, azimuth, anti-skating, VTA and rake angle was all good order straight from the factory.” “I could almost see the chanting monks hands waving in…

Black Velvet Cables are Awesome!!!

Why Black Velvet? There’s a great wide world of interconnect cables out there. Why do we need one more? We need one more because nobody is doing quite what is being done with the Black Velvet! There are zillions of high end interconnects. But the truth is, after you strip away all of the pseudo science, the vast majority of these cables sound bright…