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Dave’s Faves – Axiom M100 Speakers
Axiom M100 Speakers, $3000 Per Pair (47.5h, 9.25w, 17d, 81 lbs, 92dB, 4 ohms, Walnut, Black, Boston Cherry) Bryston contracted Axiom to build its design brief of the Model T speaker in 2009. The success of that project built a fruitful relationship between the two companies and they merged. The resulting company is simply called Bryston. Bryston decided to honor Axiom’s contribution…
Dave’s Faves – MS120 Streamer/DAC
Atoll MS120 Streamer/DAC, $1600 (3.7h, 12.6w, 8.27d) Atoll’s new MS120 Streamer/DAC is my favorite streaming device. It’s a Swiss army knife as well. Finally we have a GREAT Streamer/DAC that is enough better than a Bluesound that I’m happy to recommend it. I’ve enjoyed Bluesound Nodes as streamers. They work well with few hiccups. They work especially well when you run digital…
Dave’s Faves – Isotek Elektra V5 Mains Conditioner
Isotek Elektra V5 Mains Conditioner $2000 (4.1h, 17.7w, 13.7d, Black or Silver) Isotek has taught us that Mains Conditioners absolutely, positively, need be an integral part of your system because they IMPROVE your sound! We can measure it with our meter. More importantly, we can hear the improvement through even a mid level audio system. We’re at the point in the hi-fi…
Dave’s Faves – Atoll CD50 CD Player
Atoll CD50 CD Player $1650 (3.75h, 17.32w, 12d, 14 lbs) Made in France With Three Year Warranty! As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of CDs and CD players. As a classical piano fan first and foremost, I don’t care to listen through mechanical noise and PRETEND is isn’t there. IT IS. Further, the speed and wow/flutter variations on LPs with…
Dave’s Faves – Bryston BP19 Analog Preamp
Bryston BP19 Analog Preamp $5195 (4.5h, 17w, 13.5d) Bryston’s new BP19 is a state of the art, full analog preamp. The $5195 price point is in line stage configuration. It’s $6195 with MM. It’s $6945 with MM/MC. You cannot buy BP19 with a DAC on board. BP19 is a fabulous preamp by any sonic assessment. But what makes BP19 the best for…
Dave’s Faves – Marantz AV7706 Preamp/Processor
Marantz AV-7706 Preamp Processor $3200 Building a preamp processor that WORKS PROPERLY and SOUNDS GREAT is a daunting task. Over the years I’ve dealt with many companies trying to hit the nail on the head of performance and operation. It’s a technological tour de force to make a high end pre-pro. It’s a computer as much as an audio piece. Precious few…
Black Velvet Interconnects
Why Black Velvet? There’s a great wide world of interconnect cables out there. Why do we need one more? We need one more because nobody is doing quite what is being done with the Black Velvet! There are zillions of high end interconnects. But the truth is, after you strip away all of the pseudo science, the vast majority of these cables…