Bryston BP-19 Stereo Preamp, $5195 ($6195 with MM, $6945 with MM & MC) Bryston has been talking about a new analog preamp for well over a year. Bryston is never fast, but when they ultimately deliver the goods, we’re never disappointed. BP-19 measures up as another superstar Bryston product- with a 20 year warranty. BP-19 is just now shipping to the USA….
We received our first batch of Atoll (made in France with 3 year warranty) gear in April. I focused on the entry level integrated amps right away. Wow! They are CLASS BUSTING! Atoll handily surpasses its like price, Chinese competitors. The brawn… weight and horse power they bring to the party at unusually fair pricing is absolutely unique in our industry. I’m…
Atohm Speakers From France We started dealing with Atoll Electronique of France a few months back and have been BLOWN AWAY by how good the line is for such reasonable money! The same American importer, Emilios Mandalios, told me I HAD to audition an amazing line of French speakers- Atohm. I definitely wasn’t shopping for speakers, but Emilios earned his credibility with…
Atoll Electronique Just in, straight from France, is Atoll Electronique. Yes, Atoll is made in France, not China, and comes with a THREE year warranty. Atoll was founded in 1997 by brothers Stephane and Emmanuel Dubreuil. You’ll see that Atoll is barely more money than the Chinese imports- yet the performance is astonishingly more dynamic, rich and smooth sounding. The line is…
Rogue of Pennsylvania makes among the best preamp values on the market. The gorgeous sounding RP-1 is clean, quiet and OPEN sounding with no harsh edges. Many of our customers bought receivers or integrated amps to begin their hi-fi journey. It makes sense. Along the way they KNEW more power would make help, so they added a power amp. Many customers knew…
Rogue Sphinx Magnum $2000 (100×2) My favorite integrated amp value just got better! An already classic integrated has been improved in crystalline detail and a more airy top end. Rogue has made the Sphinx v3 ($1700, 100×2 with Skeleton remote) for several years now. It’s a dynamite integrated amp, with MM/MC phono section, outstanding headphone amp and uses two 12AU7 tubes in…
