Posted on December 28, 2017 by The Audio Emporium
NAD C328 Integrated Amp $550 (50×2, 2 3/16h, 17 1/8w, 11 1/4d) NAD has made a typical NAD move. They have brought out a new, high performance, sleek, integrated amp at less money than their prior offerings! NAD is the king of power and stability in integrateds. Rated at 50×2, C328 will comfortably hit peaks of 100×2. Further, NAD is…
Category: Newsletters Tags: airmotiv, emotiva speakers, NAD, NAD C328
Posted on December 1, 2017 by The Audio Emporium
Hegel H190 Integrated Amp, $4000 (150×2) Hegel has just spiffed up its mid line integrated amp. H190 has the same power as its predecessor, but now has double the damping factor. Double the damping factor means more grip. H190 can get your speakers to start and stop faster. Double the damping factor means increased dynamic range, yielding the most noticeable improvement…
Category: Newsletters Tags: GoldenEar, H-190, Hegel, Hegel H90, in-wall speakers, integrated amp, stereo integrated
Posted on November 2, 2017 by The Audio Emporium
Bluesound Node 2, $500: MQA and CD Streamer If you have not bought a Node 2 from us yet, you need to stop by – or order one on the phone! 414-354-5082 Bluesound is part of the NAD family. They didn’t ask my opinion but, I would have said, call it NAD Node 2 so everyone will know it’s from…
Posted on September 30, 2017 by The Audio Emporium
We Welcome Hegel’s New H90 Integrated Amp $2000 (60×2) 3 1/8h, 16 7.8w, 12 1/4d, 27 lbs Hegel Audio of Oslo, Norway, brought out its H80 integrated amp ($2k) in 2013. H80 has been a defacto price class leader since its inception. Here we are four years later and H80 has been superseded by the new H90. We’re happy that H90…
Category: Newsletters Tags: audiophile, Hegel H90, Hi-res DAC, Rogue RP-1, stereo integrated, Tube Preamp
Posted on September 1, 2017 by The Audio Emporium
New Entry On Our Site: ABC’s It’s up near the top, called ABC’s. It is a short list of my recommendations on how to assemble a dynamite system. It approaches the task from the beginning, with the Milwaukee credo of getting a dollar’s worth of performance for each dollar spent. Print it out. Highlight. Visit to discuss/audition! Mobile Fidelity UltraDeck+ $2000 MoFi…
Category: Newsletters Tags: audiophile, Marantz, MoFi Electronics, stereo, Surround Receiver StudioDeck, turntable, UltraDeck
Posted on January 27, 2016 by The Audio Emporium
Neil Gader: “Former TAD helmer Andrew Jones, now with Elac, not only wowed audiences at Newport with the impossibly cheap ($229pr) compact Debut B5, but returned to RMAF with its big brother, the F5- a powerhouse 3-way floorstander at a ludicrously paltry $559pr… even jaded audio critics could be seen shaking their heads in disbelief.” “The Elac F5 go beyond just being…
Category: Newsletters Tags: ELAC, ELAC review, elac speakers
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