Start your new system with this tremendous bang for the buck package. Each product is outstanding in its own right and you save a few pennies in this package. Speakers Speakers have more to do with your system’s sound than any other product. We recognize that every part of the system is important, but speakers provide the window to your musical world….

Atoll IN100, $2100, 100×2, Built in France, 3 year warranty Musical Fidelity A1, $1779, 25×2, Built in China, 2 year warranty A customer just stopped in shopping for an integrated amp. He has been reading about a Musical Fidelity he said is getting good press. The mags thinks it’s good because it’s class A. The customer wondered if we have anything as…

New Bryston Speakers are here! Can you guess which models…?

I want to point out a fabulous pairing of audio components- right there with peanut butter and jelly. This $6500 combo is an impeccable duo to get the most out of your speakers! A wonderful sounding music system needs a high performing amplifier at its heart. You want to drive your speakers with the equivalent of high water pressure to maintain taut…

I always love getting new hi-fi mags. Can’t wait to open them. Let’s see what’s up. *On the cover is a Goldmund power amp. I go to read about it on p102 and see it’s $89k. Now I don’t need to read about it. It’s fine with me if companies make expensive gear. They can spend all they want advertising it. It’s…

The Bryston BP-19 is a rock solid, audiophile preamp without a “house sound” imparted on your music which is major plus for many audiophiles.

Quality Control. Everyone talks about it. Few companies pay real attention to it. Very few employ it to the Nth degree. Let’s take a look at how Bryston and Axiom are setting the bar high for speaker QC. Construction Advantages Bryston of Canada goes well beyond what its competitors do to assure that you’ll end up with highly resolving and durable speakers…

As Covid was subsiding in 2022, it struck me that there was PRECIOUS LITTLE affordable audio gear that WAS NOT manufactured in China, or Malaysia. I didn’t, and DON’T like, that hundreds of brands of audio gear that you might suspect are N American or Euro built, AREN’T. In fact, these brand names, with the help of the audio press who turns…

Isotek Elektra V5 Mains Conditioner $2000 (4.1h, 17.7w, 13.7d, Black or Silver) Isotek has taught us that Mains Conditioners absolutely, positively, need be an integral part of your system because they IMPROVE your sound! We can measure it with our meter. More importantly, we can hear the improvement through even a mid level audio system. We’re at the point in the hi-fi…

Atoll CD50 CD Player $1650 (3.75h, 17.32w, 12d, 14 lbs) Made in France With Three Year Warranty! As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of CDs and CD players. As a classical piano fan first and foremost, I refuse to listen through LP noise and speed inconsistencies. You don’t notice wow and flutter much on classic rock. With piano music, snap/crackle/pop…

Atoll IN400 Integrated Amp, $7000 (160×2) {5.11h, 17.32w, 14.17d, 43 lbs} Atoll’s IN400 is a true contender for state of the art integrated amp. I say that without reservation. IN400 is right there with the best of the best, regardless of price. You can buy amps from Switzerland pushing $50k that won’t have the weight and warmth of IN400. Did you know…

The typical audio fest is something like Axpona in Chicago. You visit a monster hotel with a hundred plus rooms of music blasting all at once. Because they’re hotel rooms, nothing sounds especially GOOD. Everything sounds LOUD. There’s almost nothing affordable in the building. Virtually every room features speakers (cables too?) that nobody can afford. A system running a quarter mil is…

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Axiom M50 Speakers, $1400 Per Pair {35.5h, 9.25w, 13d, 39 lbs, 94 dB SPL, 8 ohms, 10-200 w/ch} Two 6.5” Pure Aluminum Woofers, One 1” Titanium Tweeter Bryston contracted Axiom, a friendly Canadian company down the road a piece, to make its speakers under contract over a decade ago. The project was a home run and the companies merged. The resulting company…

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…