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Dave’s Faves – JL Audio E-110 Subwoofers

JL Audio E-110 Subwoofers $2200ea = $4400 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…

Dave’s Faves – JL Audio D-110 Subwoofers

JL Audio D-110 Subwoofers $1200ea = $2400 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!…

01.2020

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 E-110 Subwoofers Are GREAT!

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…

See How Isotek Aquarius Sounds!

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…

12.2019

Peachtree Integrated Amplifiers & Power Amp Peachtree is back in Da House! Peachtree has made significant upgrades in its products over the years that float my boat- so I’m back on board. First and foremost is, PT offers tons more power than anybody else for a given buck. There are precious few speakers that won’t benefit from more power! The products are…

Dave’s Faves – Kimber Kable Tonik Interconnects

Kimber Kable Tonik Interconnects .5m $96, 1m $108, 1.5m $120, 2m $132 While Kimber is known primarily for very high end cables like the new Carbon interconnects, don’t forget about the best value at the other end of the price scale, the affordable Kimber Tonik interconnects. Tonik begins life as a three wire, Varistrand, braided geometry, interlink cable. With high purity copper…

11.2019

Wharfedale Speakers Wharfedale is among the most venerable English speaker brands, founded in 1932. Wharfedale is known for making affordable speakers with uncommon technology. Wharfedale sweats the details to create a more refined mouse trap. Consider driver materials, cabinet construction and damping, unique porting techniques… We think they’re making the best inexpensive speakers out there now. For example, Wharfedale has unique venting…

Dave’s Faves – Magnepan MG-20.7

Magnepan MG-20.7 $22,000 Per Pair (79h, 29w,2d) In the great wide history of audiophile speakers, MG-20.7 earns a spot in the apotheosis of the hall of fame. No matter what your particular taste is in speakers, horns/stats/subs, it is impossible to not love the 20.7, even if it isn’t the one YOU buy. When the Magneplanar technology arrived in 1969, it was…

Dave’s Faves – Isotek Premier Power Cable

Isotek Premier Power Cable $295 1.5m = 58.5 Inches (not available in custom lengths) We have been beating the drum hard for Isotek since we learned about it in 2015. Never before had I heard power components that IMPROVED your sound quality. We knew we needed surge protectors to save us from brown outs & storm spikes. But until 2015 I wasn’t…

Klipsch Cornwall 4 $6000 Per Pair

Klipsch Cornwall 4 $6000 Per Pair (38h, 25.3w, 15.5d, 100lbs) If you’re thinking about updating your speakers to something wayyyy fun, you might want to check out the new Cornwall 4 speakers! Let me spell out what I mean by wayyyy fun. I mean, BIG fun. As in, you want music big and BOLD. Make room for the Cornwalls because music is…

MoFi UltraDeck+M

MoFi UltraDeck+M: Turntable With MasterTracker Cartridge: $2500 If you have a top flight record collection you should consider MoFi’s new UltraDeck+. MoFi tables and cartridges are designed by a team that includes Allen Perkins of Spiral Groove. The Spiral Groove SG 1.2 runs $36k and is considered as good as any turntable at any price. UltraDeck+ is exactly what you would expect,…

Kimber Carbon Speaker & Interconnect Cables

At Audio Emporium we’re all about the point of diminishing returns. State of the art is invariably UBER priced. We try to attain EDGE of the art performance for affordable money. We would like to get close to the best performance, at significantly less dinero. Kimber has hit the nail on the head with its new Carbon speaker and interconnect cables! Ray…

Dave’s Faves – Kimber Kable Carbon Speaker Cable

Carbon Speaker Cables Carbon 8: 1m $880pr, 2m $1320pr, 3m $1760pr, 4m $2200pr, 5m $2640pr Carbon 16: 1m $1640pr, 2m $2520pr, 3m $3400pr, 4m $4280pr, 5m $5160pr Carbon 18XL: 1m $2900pr, 2m $4000pr, 3m $5100pr, 4m $6200pr, 5m $7300pr Kimber recently introduced my favorite interconnect cable for the money, the Kimber Carbon.While more than entry level coin ($510 .5m) the Carbon performs…

Speaker Set Up

Audiophiles rage on this debate till all hours on the Internet. Let’s go! Room Treatment Yep. Number one, if you don’t treat your walls with some absorbing materials, the sound will bounce around like a gymnasium. I’m not intending to get into esoteric and expensive solutions here. Those certainly abound. I’m recommending you at least PAY ATTENTION to the problem and deal…

10.2019

McIntosh MA-352 Integrated Amp $6500 (200×2) 12.9h, 22.7w, 21.9d, 66 lbs Just out is this gorgeous hybrid integrated. With 200×2 of solid state power, MA-352 will drive any speaker out there. Yep, it has gorgeous blue meters too! With a four tube preamp design MA-352 is a full analog piece. It features two XLR inputs along with MM phono and 3 sets…