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McIntosh MA-252 Integrated Amp

McIntosh MA-252 Integrated Amp $4000 (100×2) Mac’s brand new MA-252 has just landed! Using four tubes in the preamp section and a 100×2 solid state power amp section (sans autoformers), MA-252 provides a luscious retro look and sound. MA-252 is an all analog piece. It has MM phono, two RCA high level ins and a set of XLR ins. It has a…

02.2018

Now On Display And In Stock! Emotiva T-2 Speakers It has taken a while for the bigger tower in the Emo family to come out. But here it is, ready to rock your world for a grand per pair. Emotiva T-2 Towers, $1000 Per Pair (42 1/16h, 10 11/16w, 12 1/4d, 59 lbs ea) The T-2 tower is brand new. It’s been…

ZORBER PANELS

Diminish The Reverb In Your Listening Room $250/pair There is an acoustical problem in practically every listening room we encounter. REVERBSLAP ECHODRYWALL BOUNCE Call it whatever you like, but it’s there. Almost always. With a nice hi-fi system or home theater, the goal is to hear the speakers, not the REFLECTION of the speakers after bouncing off the walls. Reflections sound like…

A Theater Full of Bryston!

Impressive home theater system being installed by one of our premium dealers. This is the amazing equipment rack being constructed by Maverick Integration for a 30-seat DCI home theater in greater Boston. Featuring ten (count them) Bryston amplifiers and a very unique Barco Prometheus projector.

MoFi Turntable & Cart Get Some Love

MoFi’s UltraDeck Turntable $1800Belt drive, 10” Arm, Cardas Cable, HRS isolation feet With MasterTracker Phono Cart $700MM 3.0mV output, Microline stylus “Using a variety of test records, meters and alignment gauges, I verified the MasterTracker’s alignment, tracking ability, azimuth, anti-skating, VTA and rake angle was all good order straight from the factory.” “I could almost see the chanting monks hands waving in…

Black Velvet Cables are Awesome!!!

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 sound bright…

Bryston 14B: 5 Stars ☆☆☆☆☆

Bryston understands the importance of implementing exceptionally high-quality parts in life-saving medical equipment, and the company now applies that philosophy to creating cost-no-object audio components. Bryston products are hand made in the Canadian facility, with no outsourcing and no shortcuts. New products are not introduced annually to artificially improve the lineup and drive sales; rather, Bryston introduces new models when they contain real advancements–which is what Bryston promises with its new Cubed amplifier line, consisting of the 28B , 14B , 7B , 4B , 3B , and 2.5B .

Bryston 4B Cubed Wins Another Award!

Exceptional Value awards are presented to components whose sound quality is usually associated with products costing far more. The Bryston 4B3 stereo/mono amplifier has virtually faultless sound and with the added ability to drive just about any speaker with ease. The 4B3 may well be the best value today in a high-end, high-powered, solid-state amplifier.

01.2018

NAD C328 Integrated Amp $550 (50×2, 2 3/16h, 17 1/8w, 11 1/4d)     NAD has made a typical NAD move. They have brought out a new, high performance, sleek, integrated amp at less money than their prior offerings! NAD is the king of power and stability in integrateds. Rated at 50×2, C328 will comfortably hit peaks of 100×2. Further, NAD is…

Dave’s Faves – Kimber Kable 8 Pair

Kimber Kable 8 Pair Speaker Cable Two 10′ Runs with bananas or spades, $388. $14 per foot plus terminations Speaker cable matters. The more revealing your system is, the more it matters. If you have a garden variety receiver with garden variety speakers, zip cord is fine. That gear is like a dusty window that won’t let you see CLEARLY- what’s on…

Magnepan MG 30.7 Product of the Year 2017

Folks, if you’ve never heard a Magneplanar Tympani speaker you will be amazed at what Magneplanar is capable of – and in this case you will also be delighted by the improvements that Mark and Wendell and the Magneplanar design team have wrought. This is, quite simply, the most top-to-bottom coherent, highest-resolution, most astonishingly lifelike planar loudspeaker…

A Mac Stack, Go A Little Crazy!

Sometimes its fun to spoil yourself. Consider treating yourself to a great hi-fi experience that really hits the bell on the fun quotient. It sounds great. It looks cool. And while we won’t live forever, someone else is going to remember you when they have this awesome stack of McIntosh for about $24k! McIntosh XR-100 Speakers McIntosh MA-352 Integrated Amp McIntosh MCD-350…

Hegel H190

12.2017

Hegel H190 Integrated Amp, $4000 (150×2)   Hegel has just spiffed up its mid line integrated amp. H190 has the same power as its predecessor, but now has double the damping factor. Double the damping factor means more grip. H190 can get your speakers to start and stop faster. Double the damping factor means increased dynamic range, yielding the most noticeable improvement…

Blusound Node 2i

11.2017

Bluesound Node 2, $500: MQA and CD Streamer     If you have not bought a Node 2 from us yet, you need to stop by – or order one on the phone! 414-354-5082 Bluesound is part of the NAD family. They didn’t ask my opinion but, I would have said, call it NAD Node 2 so everyone will know it’s from…

Dave’s Faves – MoFi UltraDeck Plus

Mofi Ultradeck plus promo price $2000 MoFi UltraDeck Plus Turntable With MasterTracker Cartridge: $3000 If you have a top flight record collection you should consider MoFi’s new UltraDeck+M. 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….

MQA And Bluesound

Master Quality Authenticated. It is a method of getting music to you in STATE OF THE ART quality. We have it NOW! We have the Bluesound Node 2i ($500) which decodes MQA.This is your “machine.”You subscribe to Tidal for $20 per month. You’re good to go. What Is MQA? MQA is a delivery system for music. Music Origami.The music is streamed FOLDED…