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….

Bryston Trim T10 Speakers, $10,000 Per Pair {60h, 10w, 16d, 83 lbs, 91 dB SPL, 4 ohms} In Each Tower: Two 6.5” Pure Aluminum woofers Two 6.25” Pure Aluminum midranges Two 1” Titanium tweeters Bryston’s Trim T10 towers go about their business with a more creative design brief than 99.9% of what our industry offers. Let’s take a look at the MO…

Bryston Mini A Speakers, $1665 Per Pair {15.5h, 8.5w, 8.25d, 87dB SPL, 4 ohms} 6.5” Pure Aluminum woofer, 3.5” Pure Aluminum Midrange, 1” Titanium tweeter Bryston’s Mini A stand mount speaker is a Swiss Army knife. It does so much, so well, that it can fit into a myriad of system applications. For openers, Mini A is a legit 3-way, built in…

Axiom M60 Speakers, $2000 Per Pair {37.5h, 9.25w, 15d, 48 lbs, 92 dB SPL, 8 ohms, 10-250 w/ch} Two 6.5” Pure Aluminum Woofers, One 5.25” Pure Aluminum Midrange, 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…

The “Loudness War” refers to the increasing trend in music production to prioritize loudness over dynamic range, often at the expense of sound quality. ‘Dynamic Range’ is the difference between the quietest and loudest parts of a track. Compressing this range allows producers to make music sound louder, but it often results in a loss of depth, clarity, and emotional impact.

Mobile Fidelity UltraDeck Turntable $1500 Looking at the headline above, you might think you’ve caught Dave with yet another typo. Well this time… I assure you it is NOT a typo. Mo-Fi’s outstanding UltraDeck runs $2500. We’ve sold many dozen at that price point and our customers luv em. They’re running an insane promo price of $1500 right now. It’s time to…

Axiom M3 Speakers, $770 Per Pair {13.5h, 8.5w, 8.25d, 90dB SPL, 8 ohms, 10-200w/ch} One 6.5” Pure Aluminum Bass/Mid, One 1” Titanium Tweeter Made In Canada: Five Year Warranty Let me start by bragging up that Axiom’s M3 is built in Canada with a five year warranty. Virtually every other speaker you’ll see in this price strata is built by some job…

The Klipsch Heritage line of speakers, does what it does, better than any other brand in hi-fi. The K’s produce big dynamics and sound pressure levels. It’s literally a blast to sell these iconic American speakers, built in Arkansas with a ten year warranty. Heresy 4, $3200pr Forte 4, $5000pr Cornwall 4, $6600pr LaScala AL5, $13,200pr Klipschorn AK5, $16,500pr The K Heritage…

This might have been one of the best-sounding setups at the show! Definitely in the top 3 for me. Here we have the Bryston Middle T10 loudspeakers, and they definitely filled the room. The sound was spacious, with excellent separation, and the detail across the whole frequency range was phenomenal…

Rewind to the early 1970s. We had no audiophile cables. Let’s start this conversation with speaker cables. We ran 16AWG and that was THAT. I remember talking to Bill Johnson of ARC in my shop in 1977. He was of the opinion that 16AWG was better than 14AWG, because 14AWG sounded more muddled. Bigger Wire Robert Fulton was an early proponent of…

My Bryston BP-19 is home and all set up. This unit is replacing my BP-25 that I had purchased in 1998. She goes a long way. It has been a great preamp and to the next owner she will shine. Now to the BP-19. I have been listening to music and various genres for about 8 hours now. This new preamp has all what the BP-25 had but after that she offers a lot more. I did not lose any off the low end I loved with the old pre amp I have also gained that punch I love that was not quit there before…

Atoll MA100, $1600, 100×2 Lots of you reading this have old electronics. You’re leaving performance on the table with an old power amp in particular. Atoll makes my favorite amplifier values in our business. They’re made in their own house, in France, with a three year warranty. It would be wise to consider replacing your old brand X for a host of…

There may be 500 speaker “companies” out there trying to do biz. How can you possibly navigate through the forest to find the right tree? We can help. By understanding how products are built, it’s not as complicated as it might seem on the surface- to find truly exceptional performance for your investment. Vendored Speakers For openers, I’m not interested in vendored…

I like to see what my competitors are doing. Let’s check out which speakers the guys across town are pushing. Price Range, Roughly $4000 Per Pair Ours: Bryston A2s, $4000 Per Pair No, there’s no FAKE SALE PRICE. A2s are worth $4k. *Made in Canada, 20 year warranty *Two, 6.5” Pure Aluminum woofers *Two 5.25” Pure Aluminum midrange drivers *Two Titanium tweeters…

Why would you buy high end speakers made in China?Why would you buy high end electronics made in China? I’m not saying they’re no good. I am saying we need to support gear that’s made in North America or Europe. Let’s support companies that make their own gear, in their own houses, with better warranties. By the way, the N American and…

You can read the intricacies of Atoll Electronique design to learn how they’re built differently and BETTER, than virtually everything else in their price ranges here. THIS discussion goes straight to the SOUND and how the construction pays off for you. The fact is, there are a lot of good speakers out there. We want the best N America and Europe have…