Harry Pearson started The Absolute Sound Magazine in 1973. He became THE go to reviewer for audio gear for many years. HP virtually invented the language we use to describe the sound of audio gear. HP helped propel the improvement of audio gear with his criticism. In 2009 HP was speaking at an audio show and was asked where he thought the…

Mytek Liberty DAC With MQA! $995 Balanced And Single Ended Outputs! We’ve sold boatloads of Bluesound Node 2s. Node 2 allows you to procure the signal and stream CD and MQA sound. We told you there would be a better sounding MQA decoding DAC one day. We said you could improve your sound by adding said DAC to your Node 2. That…

The signal coming out of your wall looks like this. When we measure distortion with our Mains Noise Analyser, the typical number we read is 800.  The signal coming out of an Isotek Aquarius looks like this.The typical number we read from Aquarius is ZERO! Purpose The main reason you want an Isotek Mains Conditioner in your system is that it improves…

McIntosh MA-252 Integrated Amp: $3500 (100×2) Tube Preamp Section, Solid State Power Amp Section. Mac has introduced this new retro looking, luscious sounding, integrated amp! It is a pure analog unit. It features two high level RCA inputs & one set of XLR inputs. It also supports MM phono. It even has a subwoofer out. It has a 1/4” headphone jack on…

Tonal balance and timbre are exceptional. Imaging dead on. The bass? Tight, punchy and deep. They aren’t at all fussy about placement that I could tell. They play loud and effortlessly. In many recordings, I just smiled to myself at the ability they have of disappearing and letting me see the event in my head—wonderful. Drums, piano, upright bass, strings, horns, you name it, they were all spot on. Transient swings were powerful and dynamic. They beg you to keep upping the volume…

HiFi Exclusive – Bryston Pre and Power Amplifier 17BP3/4B3 – Canadian Power – Bryston amplifiers are living legends. They represent high end sound combined with famous stamina, embellished with a 20 year warranty.

Some nice accolades for five (5) Bryston products in this years Absolute Sound Magazine’s 2018 Editors’ Choice Awards!

Well, I have to tell you that I hooked up my 4B3 last night and expected to listen for a half hour or so. Not at all what happened! After playing the very first track on my Middle Ts which I’ve had for some time now. I was nothing short of mesmerized. To say that the amp transformed my system would be an understatement. EVERYTHING was so much better…

MoFi Super Heavyweight $200 For everyone who would like to squeeze a little more information off their vinyl, MoFi has just introduced its Super Heavyweight. Super Heavyweight is a puck, or “clamp” that sits atop your record. It is not threaded and will work on almost any turntable. Super Heavyweight is not entirely appropriately named. MoFi didn’t ask me before they named…

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…

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…

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…

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’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…

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 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 .