Atoll IN300, $4000, 120×2, Built in France! Musical Fidelity Nuvista 600.2 $10,000, 160×2, Built in China (ugh!) A shopper called to ask which integrated amps we carry. I happily told him we absolutely love the Atoll line for sound quality, reliability and value. Oh, and by the way, they’re made in their own house in France, not a job house in China…

Atohm Sirocco 2.24 Speakers, $3800 Per Pair {39h, 8.66w, 10.25d, 88dB, 6 ohms, 25-250w/ch, Walnut, Black, Light Oak, White} Atohm’s new Sirocco line of speakers is blowing us away. How so? To cut to the chase, the definition and imaging of the Siroccos is just about as good as it gets- at any price. That’s right. The Siroccos, even at their modest…

Tariffs Every day we are asked about tariffs. Trump tariffs are being assigned with the percentages changing per his whim. In July he hit Canada with a 25% tariff. On August 1 he ramped it up to 35%. We sell Bryston and Axiom from Canada. The general public seems to think Canada pays the tariff charge. They don’t. Americans pay it. Bryston…

Isotek Mains Conditioners Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, pre 2010, every “power” company in the world knocked on our door. They all promised their gear would make a sonic improvement and protect our gear from storm related damage. While they did protect gear from power outages, they only hurt the sound quality. THAT was the case with Furman, Panamax, Monster etc….

RYSTON CUBED SERIES BRYSTON AMPLIFIERS ENJOY UNIVERSAL ACCLAIM FROM BOTH AUDIO PROFESSIONALS AND MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS UNLIKE ANY OTHER BRAND IN THE WORLD. AS A RESULT OF RELENTLESS PASSION FOR SUPERB PERFORMANCE AND UNPARALLELED BUILD QUALITY, BRYSTON ENGINEERS HAVE CONTINUED TO INNOVATE SINCE OUR GROUNDBREAKING PREMIER IN 1973. THE CUBED SERIES AMPLIFIERS CONTINUE THIS TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE HIGHLIGHTED BY LOWER DISTORTION, INCREASED BANDWIDTH AND REDUCED NOISE, PRESENTING LISTENERS WITH A CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOW INTO THEIR MOST CHERISHED RECORDINGS. BRYSTON CUBED SERIES AMPLIFIERS, FEATURING PATENT CIRCUITRY DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DR. SALOMIE, PH.D., MOVE THE LISTENER EVER CLOSER TO THE MUSIC WITH SUCH VISCERAL REALISM, THE EXPERIENCE IS MOST COMPARABLE TO LIVE PERFORMANCE.THIS IS THE BRYSTON CUBED SERIES.

The last TAS I discussed on our pages was full of overpriced madness. Let’s see if they’ve come down to earth this summer. *The letters section has sad sack audiophiles worried that TAS is written by AI instead of humans. Really boys? Don’t you have more important things to obsess about? While I often chide the magazines for writing too much about…

Let’s see what the boys are writing about this month. But first… Tariffs P3 addresses the topic of the tariffs and how they are affecting our biz. Kudos to Jim Austin who hits the nail right on the head. Tariffs have damaged our business. I’ll repeat, DAMAGED. We ordered Bryston from Canada regularly. They have been our friends and outstanding biz partners…

RIP Brian Wilson (1942-2025) Most of us grew up appreciating Brian’s musical creativity. Given his tortured personality it’s amazing that his musical genius could shine through. Fortunately for us… it did. I won’t list a pile of Beach Boys hits. If you love music, you know them. I DO want to point out that the most fascinating musical bio movie I’ve ever…

Atoll MS120 Streamer/DAC, $1600 We have been looking for a CUT ABOVE streamer with built in DAC for years. We’ve finally found something SPECIAL that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. It’s made by Atoll in France with a 3 year warranty, as opposed to something made in China, that has a one year with fingers crossed warranty. Before discussing the…

Castle is an iconic UK brand of speakers, founded 1973. Veteran Castle designer Karl-Heinz Fink (KHF) is at the helm and has created two new stunning stand mount models in its top Windsor Range, which is of course, built in the UK. These new Windsor models are British to the core, which I say with admiration. Castle speakers have a gorgeous finish…

Al visited from out of town recently. He looked around the store and saw a lot of Bryston speakers. He asked with a confused look, “With all the speakers on the market, why do you sell Bryston? I know they make great amps with a 20 year warranty. But why do you sell their speakers? I didn’t even know they made speakers.”…

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Rega P1 With Rega Carbon Cartridge, $595 (Black Or White) There’s a wide world of cheap, plastic Chinese turntables out there trying to grab your interest. If you’re jumping into record playing for the first time, or returning to the hobby, please don’t fall for a rumbling pile of bolts/plastic. Listening to records through this noisy hail storm will much diminish your…

Here’s a reminder for you, or a friend, that you can get a very impressive pair of N American built towers for only $1400 Per Pair. The Axiom M50s hit the spot for many aspiring audiophiles. Virtually all the competition in a tower of this price range comes from China. They use flimsy cabinets and drivers. Our point is, you can DO…

Atoll AM200, $2300, {120×2} There are literally thousands of power amps on the market. When you consider the law of diminishing returns, price vs performance, the Atoll AM200 is my favorite value. Some amps are built to look good on the spec sheet. Atoll amps are made to sound great. Their specs are excellent, but the performance goes far deeper than what…

Your surround sound receiver does many tasks. It’s a LOTTA things in one box. *It starts as a preamp with HDMI, digital and analog inputs *The preamp allows you to configure channel range and amplitude *There’s a built in computer to handle immense audio & Hi-res video switching *There’s a surround sound decoding system *There’s a video processing circuit *It processes HDR10,…