Bryston Expands Axiom Speaker Range We’re happy to offer a wider range of outstanding, affordable, Canadian, NOT CHINESE, loudspeakers. Yep, these are made in Canada with a five year warranty. Last month we informed you of the new Axiom tower, M50. This month there are more new models to lust for. Please ignore the flimsy Chinese imports and support these muscular and…

Bryston BP19 Analog Preamp $5195 (4.5h, 17w, 13.5d) Bryston’s new BP19 is a state of the art, full analog preamp. The $5195 price point is in line stage configuration. It’s $6195 with MM. It’s $6945 with MM/MC. You cannot buy BP19 with a DAC on board. BP19 is a fabulous preamp by any sonic assessment. But what makes BP19 the best for…

Last year was a very fun, exciting year at Audio Emporium! After thinking about making a major change in our business model, we were able to pull it off in early 2024. We booted all the Chinese products out the door, spare one. We still need an inexpensive streamer and nothing competes with the Bluesound Node. Atoll of France In electronics, Atoll…

Marantz AV-7706 Preamp Processor $3200 Building a preamp processor that WORKS PROPERLY and SOUNDS GREAT is a daunting task. Over the years I’ve dealt with many companies trying to hit the nail on the head of performance and operation. It’s a technological tour de force to make a high end pre-pro. It’s a computer as much as an audio piece. Precious few…

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…

Axiom M-50, $1400 Per Pair {35.5h, 9.25w, 13d, 39 lbs, 94 dB SPL, 8 ohms, 10-200 w/ch} Two 6.5” Aluminum Woofers, One Titanium Tweeter Bryston contracted Axiom to build its speakers a decade ago. The project was a tremendous success and the companies merged. The resulting company is simply called Bryston. Bryston is using the Axiom banner to bring speakers to market…

Axiom M5HP Earns Nice Review

New Axioms have arrived!

Atoll PR300 Stereo Preamp, $2500 A recurring topic in deep dive audio forums is, where are the great preamps? We’ve got an easy answer for you- RIGHT HERE! Atoll is a fabulous French company that actually builds its own gear, in its own house, in France, with a 3 year warranty. Price points on Atoll are absurdly reasonable. That’s because Atoll spends…

Axiom M5, $1000 Per Pair {19h, 9.3w 10.5d, 91 dB SPL, 8 ohms, 26 lbs, 10-300w/ch) Bryston and Axiom, Canadian manufacturing friends, merged years ago due to their joint speaker venture. It’s been a home run! Bryston has offered its $5k per pair Mini T stand mount speakers. It’s a 45 pound 8” 3-way, hardly “mini” despite the name. Due to the…

I’ve never heard a pair of speakers as large as Bryston’s new Model T10s in my listening room, and the experience was revelatory. They were so powerful, well controlled, and evenly balanced that I can imagine them as an endgame purchase for many people.”

Bryston T10 speaker review

I don’t use the term STATE OF THE ART much. There are many companies that are trying to shoot the moon as they hunt for elephants. With them in the mix, companies that make great gear that people can actually afford… might not qualify for the elitist term SOTA. Atoll appeals to audiophiles who want to get a dollar’s worth of performance…

Atohm GT-1 Stand Mount Speakers, $4500 per, pair (13h, 7.87w, 10.43d, 27 lbs, 89dB SPL, 6 ohms) 6” 2-way in Gloss Walnut, Gloss Piano Black, Gloss Piano White Made in France: 7 year warranty! Atohm speakers are indeed, actually MADE in France. Designer Thierry Comte has created a line of speakers that check some very special boxes. Let’s start here with GT-1,…

I heard this system at Jensen Audio In Singapore with T10 Speakers and Bryston amplification. The Bryston speakers are indeed INCREDIBLE !!! This is the only system I have heard so far that sounds complete, accurate, and life-like… like being at the event where the song was recorded. It has the most lifelike realistic bass I ever heard.

Two grand per pair is a popular price point for speakers. My favorite speakers in that range are the Axiom M60 towers. They’re built like a tank in Canada. In early 2024 I decided to boot out all of our Chinese speakers, along with almost all of our Chinese electronics. There are a few low price points in electronics where we have…