Just a note to say that the new Bryston T10 series speakers are brilliant. We’ve so far received the Trim T10 and Middle T10 and they are an absolute joy. Driven by our 7B Cubed mono’s … the T10s image with precision, hit the bass notes with the vigor of an iron fist and are very poised on the top end. Also the fit and finish radiates excellence and high value. We’re having lots of fun with these beauties!

Atoll of France makes my favorite affordable integrated amps and CD players. They make them in France, not China, with a three year warranty! This entry is to highlight two price busting products from Atoll’s 80s menu. IN80 Integrated Amp, $1700 (80×2) IN80, like all Atoll amps, uses a dual mono power supply. To hit this price point IN80 runs a single…

Atoll of France makes my favorite affordable integrated amps and CD players. They make them in France, not China, with a three year warranty! This entry is to highlight what I think is the best integrated amp at anywhere near a grand, along with a GREAT companion silver disc player. IN50 Integrated Amp, $1200 (50×2) A thousand bucks in an integrated amp…

Atoll MD100 CD Player, $900 {3 1/4h, 12 5/8w, 8 1/8d, Black or Silver} I’m an unabashed proponent of the CD format. I’m happy to tell you that you can get a warm sounding player, a true cut above the masses, for under $1k. I like having a CD in my hand. The sound of CD is more tactile and intimate than…

Magnepan MG .7, $2000 Per Pair {54.25h, 15.25w, 1.25d, 86dB SPL, 4 ohms} The most interesting man in the world may drink Dos Equis, but the most interesting speakers in the world come from White Bear Lake, Mn. Before getting specifically to the Maggie MG .7 speakers, permit me to lay some important ground work. Magneplanar Vs Quasi Technology Magnepan of Minnesota…

Two Pans Magnepan of Minnesota makes some of the most innovative speakers on the planet. They do so many things, so well, that if you’re a fan of singers and acoustic instruments, you owe it to yourself to give them a listen. You may find they bring you closer to the music you cherish. Magneplanar technology started in 1968. Skinny piano wires…

Atohm GT-2 Speakers, $7500 Per Pair {42.7h, 7.87w, 10.43d, 58 lbs, 90dB SPL, 6 ohms} Atohm of France makes GORGEOUS, smallish speakers that do what the Europeans do well, and yet surpass the Euros in what they DON’T typically do well. Since the 1970s there have been dozens and dozens of Euro speakers, designed for Euro spaces, that sound musical and inoffensive….

At Audio Emporium we have loads of great speakers. We cover all the bases from small to tall. We have have speakers of enormous power. Yet everyone doesn’t need those. This entry will be about smallish (not tiny) stand mount speakers. If you don’t need big and bombastic, consider one of these transducers to float your musical boat. I’ll start by saying…

Let’s start this great music system with $3k per box. For MY music system, I want to build around a fabulous source, and run into a commensurately incredible integrated amp. A resolving music system needs to pay attention to the BAR GRAPH. If your source is a 10, and your integrated amp is a 10, your speakers will be guaranteed to perform…

Atoll CD200 CD Player, $2950 Atoll’s magnificent CD200 is a Red Book CD player. It has been designed SPECIFICALLY to play CDs. It doesn’t play SACDs, Blu-rays, DVDs or BetaMax tapes. It was built specifically to play CDs and incorporates many choices that make it IDEAL for that task. I want to put CD200 on your radar because you’re probably reading a…

Atoll IN400 Integrated Amp, $7000 (180×2) {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. IN400 runs $7k in line stage configuration. Add $320 for the DA100 DAC board and $130 for the P50 MM…

Finally our New Bryston T10 Speakers arrived and really start to ‘sing’ now. They perform very well James with Bryston 7B3 cubed mono-block amplifiers.

When a customer is shopping for an integrated amp or power amp, the first two questions are always: 1) How much power? 2) Price? I don’t understand why the audio mags who review these products bury this information in the fine print more often than not. Over the past half century or more, sleazy companies have learned that they can get away…

Atoll IN100 Integrated Amp $2550 {100 w/ch, With DAC & MM Phono} Atoll DR100 CD Transport $1200 Most of the customers who visit us these days have read about Atoll, but haven’t heard it. We invite you to visit to be as impressed as we are! Atoll is a fabulous brand of affordable electronics, made in France with a 3 year warranty….

Bryston A1 Speakers, $5000 Per Pair {47.5h, 9.25w, 17d, 70 lbs, 88 dB SPL, 4 ohms} Black Ash, Walnut Expresso, Walnut or Boston Cherry Bryston’s A1 is a phenomenal and TOUGH loudspeaker at the very popular price point of $5k per pair. Why should you consider A1 vs a thousand other speakers at this price point? Made In Canada With 20 Year…

Audio Emporium Newsletter 11-1-24 Atoll Streaming Integrated Amplifiers Atoll makes two dynamite streaming integrated amps. First and foremost, these are fabulous sounding integrated amps! They just happen the have Atoll’s outstanding streaming app built it. The streaming app has proven to work quite well in our time with it. Of more importance is the magnificent integrated amp within which it is housed….