Welcome Audiolab! Audiolab’s new 6000 Series features a dynamite Integrated Amp, CD Transport & Streamer. The sonic performance matches the brand’s elegant build quality. Available in black or silver, the fit and finish of Audiolab would make you think it’s twice as expensive as it is! Visit the tab near the bottom of our home page for greater detail. Here’s your appetizer….

Should you run a subwoofer? Should you run two subwoofers? In the vast majority of the cases the answers are yes, and yes. Why?   It starts with the reality that you will be hard pressed to find a tower that delivers bass comparable to a great subwoofer. Notice the sneaky catch line there, great subwoofer. That means JL Audio. When you…

I like to read a bunch of audio mags. You always manage to learn something from them. Let’s check the lineup. First up this month… Phono Cartridge $9k Tested on tables for tens of thousands.Give me a MoFi StudioDeck table with Orto Bronze for $1640, thank you very much. Marantz Streaming Integrated Amp $1000 Nice features but at 60×2 this is another…

Klipsch Heresy IV Speakers, $3200 per pair (24.81h, 15.5w, 13.25d, 45 lbs, 99dB SPL) Heresy 4 is significantly improved in several areas. The tweeter now comes in at 4.5k. In H3, it crossed over at 5k, which is more traditional. H4 has a bit less bite, or brightness, than its predecessor. Hence H4 is more extended in the bass and smoother on…

Ortofon Blue MM Cartridge $189 Ortofon is a REAL MANUFACTURER, based in Denmark. Ortofon builds its own cartridges in its own house with Danish TENDER LOVING CARE. Cartridge manufacturing is tedious, precision work. Ortofon is the most reliable REAL MANUFACTURER of carts out there! Consistency and excellence are Ortofon hallmarks regardless of price. We can’t say that about other cartridge manufacturers. We’ve…

Ortofon MC Quintet Black S $1100 Ortofon First of all, Ortofon is a REAL MANUFACTURER, based in Denmark. Yup, Ortofon builds its own cartridges in its own house with Danish TENDER LOVING CARE. I’m not saying what comes out of Asia is no good. I AM saying NOBODY has Ortofon’s dedication to detail throughout its product line. Make no mistake, cartridge manufacturing…

Ortofon Bronze MM Cartridge $429 Ortofon First of all, Ortofon is a REAL MANUFACTURER, based in Denmark. Yup, Ortofon builds its own cartridges in its own house with Danish TENDER LOVING CARE. I’m not saying what comes out of Asia is no good. I AM saying NOBODY has Ortofon’s dedication to detail throughout its product line. Make no mistake, cartridge manufacturing is…

CV It’s unfathomable that when I was writing the March newsletter about Bryston speakers and Rega turntables, CV was barely on our radar. As I’m writing this newsletter in late March, CV is dominating our lives. We will have a Coronavirus statement at the top of our LATEST page. Keep up to speed with us there. It will be updated as needed….

Bryston A2 Loudspeakers $3810 Per Pair (39.5h, 9.25w, 17d, 62 lbs!) Just in is the latest version of the mighty Bryston A2 speakers. For openers, A2 is made in Canada. Here’s a warning though, the warranty is only 20 years. A2 has been a DYNAMITE speaker since its inception not quite a decade ago. Using DUAL sets of tweets/mids/woofs, A2 is a…

Hegel H-120 Integrated Amp ($3000, 75×2) (4h, 17.25w, 11.75d, 28 lbs of DYNAMITE!) Hegel’s new integrated will flat out BLOW YOU AWAY for its price point! H-120 is soooo stinkin’ good that I don’t know exactly how to describe it. But try, I will. First of all, I want to make clear that I think the new H-120 achieves a new plateau…

Iconic Marantz engineer-designer, Ken Ishiwata, has died at age 72. Ken was among the classiest of men. He always had a pleasant, friendly demeanor. I have to tell you that MOST designers would rather not mingle with sales people, the public or the press. Ken liked everybody. He dressed to the nines in Euro Japanese attire. He took his personal presentation, music…

JL Audio E-110 Subwoofers $1900ea = $3800 Per Pair 14.24h, 13.5w, 16.51d, 52 lbs, $1900 BLACK ASH)(10” Ginormous Cast Frame Subwoofer with 1200w amp) JL Audio is a strong proponent of running TWO subs, not one. Visit Audio Emporium to compare. When you hear the comparison, you’ll agree. If you can’t afford two, buy one now. We’ll have the other one for…

JL Audio D-110 Subwoofers $1100ea = $2200 Per Pair 13.4h, 12w, 15.86d, 39 lbs, Black Ash(10” Enormous Cast Frame Subwoofer with 750w amp) JL Audio, built in Florida (!), is a strong proponent of running TWO subs, not one. A pair gives you a more balanced, weightier sound in the room. JL is right. If you can swing it, run a PAIR!…

Solid Steel Audio Racks Solid Steel audio racks are solidly built in Italy. They have STEEL posts. They are conspicuously inexpensive for their SOLID heft and ability to resist acoustic feedback. Flimsy stands do NOT resist acoustic feedback. For that, your system sounds less precise and detailed than it could be. The S2 Series is black and utilitarian. The more massively built…

JL Audio of Florida says you HAVE to buy subwoofers in pairs. After you give great subs like the E-110s a listen, you’ll appreciate that… they’re right! One sub in your room, for music, can be “located.” As much as we talk that subs aren’t directional and you can’t tell where they are… if you have an elite system, you’ll want a…

Isotek’s Aquarius ($2k) has won hearts and ears of many of our customers. It will improve the sound of literally any system by filtering out the electrical haze coming out of your wall. Transients become more distinct. Vocals cut through the grill cloths of your speakers. Most noticeably, bass sludge disappears.It starts with a visit to Audio Emporium. We can show you…