Posted on July 29, 2023 by The Audio Emporium
Tubes! Rogue Sphinx V3 Integrated Amp $1700 With Remote (5h, 17w, 15.5d, 25 lbs, 100×2 into 8 ohms. 200X2 into 4 ohms) One of my favorite integrated amps on the planet is the tube driven Rogue Sphinx V3 (Version 3). When Rogue went from V2 to V3, it incorporated some important changes that made it a much better performer. Rogue insists that…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: integrated amp, Rogue Audio, Rogue Cronus Magnum III, Rogue Sphinx, Tubes
Posted on July 1, 2023 by The Audio Emporium
Bryston A1: $4990 Per Pair {47.5h, 9.25w, 17d, 71 lbs, 88 dB SPL, 4 ohms} They’re baaaaack! My fave sub $5k speakers are at long last back in the house. Covid 19 put Bryston behind the 8 ball as much as any company out there. After three long years of being at least 6 months behind on product delivery, Bryston is catching…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: Bryston A1, Bryston Speakers, Bryston Tiny A, Rogue Monoblock Amp, Rogue RP-7
Posted on May 30, 2023 by The Audio Emporium
Magnepan MG 1.7i, $3000 Per Pair Shock of all shocks, Magnepan is catching up with providing us inventory! We actually have MG 1.7i in stock (black cloth/dark cherry wood) for the first time in… 3 years. C19 hit Magnepan as hard as any company. It was almost immediate in March of 2020, that Magnepan’s back orders became extreme. Orders of MG 1.7i,…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: audio streamer, BlueSound, IsoTek, Magnepan, magnepan 1.7i, NAD, nad c3050, Node, node x, polaris
Posted on April 29, 2023 by The Audio Emporium
NAD C389 Integrated Amp $1500: 130×2 (4h, 17 1/8w, 14 1/2d, 130 w/ch, 8 ohms) In the Feb 2023 newsletter I told you the C389 was imminent. Turns out, they made me a liar by about two months. You can refer to the Feb newsletter for the nuts and bolts. Finally, we have C389 in the flesh. It’s HERE and it is…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: McIntosh, McIntosh MI-502, NAD, NAD C389, stereo integrated
Posted on March 31, 2023 by The Audio Emporium
Bryston A Series Speakers Three of my favorite speakers in all of hi-fi are BACK! After being discontinued- temporarily. With so many resources spread thin during Covid 19, Bryston announced they were going to discontinue its A Series of speakers. They were having a tough enough time making those AND its higher end range, the T Series, and its amps, and its…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: Bryston, Bryston A2, Bryston A3, Bryston Mini A
Posted on March 1, 2023 by The Audio Emporium
Rogue Pharaoh Mk2 Integrated Amp $4000 (250×2) Rogue is finally shipping the Mk2 version of its high powered integrated amp, featuring a tube preamp section. P2 has quieter background than its predecessor. It is now compatible with virtually all speakers, whether high SPL or not. P2 uses a pair of 12AU7 tubes in its line stage. P2 has MM and MC phono!…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: Klipsch Reference Premier, Klipsch Speakers, Rogue Audio, Rogue Pharaoh II
Posted on January 31, 2023 by The Audio Emporium
Amphion has introduced a like minded, less expensive brother to its highly touted Argon 1 ($1900pr). We now have Amphion definition and musicality for not a lot over a grand. Helium 510: $1400 Per Pair (Black or White) $1500 Per Pair Walnut (12.44h, 6.3w, 10.43d, 13 lbs, 86 dB, 8 ohms) Helium 510 is the same size as Argon 1. It runs…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: Amphion, Helium 510, integrated amp, NAD, NAD C389, stereo integrated
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