15.5h, 8.5w, 8.25d, 12 lbs, 87dB, 4 ohms To get more background on Bryston speakers please take a minute to read “Bryston Speakers”. The background story and speaker technology is described there. This entry is specific to the Mini A. The warranty on all Bryston speakers is 20 years! Mini A: 3-Way Design Bryston’s Mini A is a special mini as it…

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Speakers $9995 Per Pair Luscious Walnut, Piano Black, Piano White (46.8h, 15.8w, 17d, 100 lbs ea, 92 dB SPL) Wharfedale is about to ship its stunningly gorgeous flagship speaker- Elysian 4. Elysian means blissful. It’s gotta be great- right?! E-4 is a beautiful BATTLESHIP that provides an enormously lifelike size & quality image. Built like a musical instrument instead…

C-19 has been brutal on many of our manufacturers. Supply has been sparse on a lot of inventory, most notably Bryston speakers. You know, the speakers that have a 20 year warranty and sound GREAT! We’ve just gotten our first shipment of Brystons since March. This first batch includes some of our best sellers. Mini A. A3. And A2. Just to remind…

As you plan your music system, which product is the FIRST IN LINE? Yep, the Mains Conditioner. If you do NOT have a major league mains conditioner at the head of your system, you’re leaving dynamics and definition on the table. Even if you have $100k worth of great gear… without a great mains conditioner, you’ve already lost the battle for resolution….

JL Audio E-112 Subwoofer: $2500 Piano Black, $2300 Black Ash When You’re Done Putzing Around! I’ve written effusively about JL Audio subwoofers on several sections of our site. I won’t take the time to rehash JL from square one here. What I will do is make an effort to be sure the MIGHTY JL Audio E-112 is not lost in the shuffle….

Wharfedale Diamond 11.4 Promo $1000 Per Pair, Black Regular Price $1200 Per Pair (39.4h, 8.84w, 12.8d, 54 lbs ea, 91 dB SPL) Wharfedale has just shipped its fanny kicking, affordable tower. With promo price of $1000 per pair, Diamond 11.4 offers more than just thunder. For openers, D 11.4 is a legit 3-way. There are sneaky guys out there who shove three…

Ortofon Quintet Blue Moving Coil Cartridge $569 I heard you’re looking for an upgrade in a phono cartridge. Your phono preamp has MC as an option, so your choices are wide and far. Low output moving coil carts, when done correctly, can indeed provide dynamics/detail superior to Mms. Done correctly isn’t a given- but with Ortofon, it is. If you can swing…

Byston A3 $3290 Per Pair {37.5h, 9.25w, 15d, 53 lbs, 87 SPL, 6 ohms} Walnut, Black Ash, Boston Cherry Bryston’s A3 is the FIRST great tower speaker. I say FIRST, because anything less than it, just doesn’t have the testosterone, smoothness or reliability of Bryston. Bryston’s warranty is 20 years! Bryston A3 is designed and built in Bryston’s own factory in Canada….

Why You Need A JL Audio E-110 Subwoofer $1650 black ash, $1850 gloss black {1200W Amplifier, 14.24h, 13.5w, 16.51d, 53 lbs} Massively built 10”, DOUBLE SPIDER woofer in sealed cabinet config! My heading starts “Why you need…” That’s because… JL Audio’s E-110 subwoofer provides DEEPER, STRONGER & TIGHTER bass than you can get from any pair of towers. You simply cannot get…

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Hegel H-590 Integrated Amp $11,000 (301×2) (6.75h, 17w, 17.6d, 50 lbs) Good gravy, is this integrated a STAR or what?! Rated at 301×2 into 8 ohms, double into 4, and double that into 2, H-590 has a frighteningly fine & powerful amplifier section. 300/600/1200! You also get a state of the art DAC and preamp in the same box. It has Ethernet…

Marantz MM-7055 Power Amp $1500 5×140 Power Amp (7 3/16h, 17 3/8w, 15/18d, 36lbs) Marantz’s MM-7055 is a beautiful sounding 5 channel amplifier! Marantz looked at the topic of home theater and decided not to cut corners. 7055 is a full blown, class AB design with linear power supply and bipolar transistors. Think Black Velvet- a black background with smooth overtones. Most…

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 UltraDeck table with MasterTracker Cart for $2000, thank you very much. The MoFi combo will challenge virtually anything out there at its reasonable…

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…