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Dave’s Faves – Castle Windsor Duke
Castle Windsor Duke, $6000 Per Pair Including Stands {18.5h, 11.02w, 13.62d, 90dB, 8 ohms, Rosenut & Walnut} Price includes stands. Height is 44.09 on stands The new Castle Windsor Duke is an uber tough and sophisticated 8” 2-way, built in England- not China. I will link you to the nuts and bolts here. The rest of this discussion will be about the…
Stereophile July 2025
Let’s see what the boys are writing about this month. But first… Tariffs P3 addresses the topic of the tariffs and how they are affecting our biz. Kudos to Jim Austin who hits the nail right on the head. Tariffs have damaged our business. I’ll repeat, DAMAGED. We ordered Bryston from Canada regularly. They have been our friends and outstanding biz partners…
$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…