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$2k Speaker Landscape
If you start shopping for speakers at this price point, you’ll probably Google, “Best Speakers for $2k.” What comes up? In alphabetical order the most common brands are: B&W, Dali, Fluance, GoldenEar, JBL, Kef, Martin Logan, Monitor Audio, Wharfedale. What do all of these have in common? They’re all made in China and have big advertising budgets. Most of these are made…
New Bryston MM/MC $3190
Bryston BP3, Phono Preamp
New Axiom Tower Speakers
Back in 2009 James Tanner, Bryston’s CEO, had designed a speaker he dubbed The Model T, for Tanner. James needed a speaker capable of full range, big time power and better dynamics than other financially attainable towers at the time. James’ goal was to have some Model Ts built for Bryston’s R&D facilities to help them better design electronics. James reached out…
Axiom Vs Kef
Axiom M60, $2000 per pair: 37.5h, 9.25w, 15d, 92 dB, 8 ohms KEF Q11 Meta, $2200 per pair: 44h, 12.5w, 15d, 89 dB, 4 ohms Let’s compare two speaker candidates that are asking for your vote at about $2k per pair. Where Are They Manufactured? Axiom is owned by Bryston. Bryston & Axiom drivers and speakers are made in their own house…
QC
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…
Dave’s Faves – Atoll IN400 Integrated Amp
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. IN400 runs $7k in line stage configuration. Add $320 for the DA100 DAC board and $130 for the P50 MM…