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CD Player Shootout
Atoll CD80 Evo $1750 Vs Advanced Paris X-CD-9 $1400 I’m a great fan of playing CDs. It’s my favorite way to listen to music. Drop the disc in, hit play, and you’re listening to music. There’s no maintenance or wasted time. As a business owner for over 50 years, with a busy family, I value my TIME. You don’t get it back….
Atoll Vs Moon
Typically when I write one of these missives, “Atoll Vs …” it ends up being Atoll vs something built in China. China doesn’t compare in quality to the French Atoll. The comparison is never a “battle.” The summation is always, spend a modest amount more to get a much superior Atoll. This blurb is about Atoll vs a very formidable competitor, the…
Experience
There is still plenty to be said for experience. Loads of magazine and YouTube reviewers talk about products with which they have only a short run of experience. Even if they get a product for a couple of months, what do they know about it? Often… just a little. They don’t give you an ownership picture. Here’s a case in point. A…
“Relatively Affordable”
I chuckled today when I read a magazine review on some new separates that were dubbed “relatively affordable.” The preamp is an ARC LS-2. Price $8450 line stage, $10k with phono and DAC. The power amp is an ARC S-200, $13k The reviewer offers that most buyers will order the preamp loaded, hence $23k for preamp and amp. If you’re a pro…
Atoll Vs China
I heard you’re looking for an affordable integrated amp to drive your system. Please consider Atoll from France with magnificent sound, vs something built in China that has more features than you can shake a stick at, but doesn’t sound as good and isn’t nearly as reliable. In this corner: Atoll IN100 Integrated Amp, $2100 (100×2, THD .05%) Atoll’s IN100 produces a…
France Vs China
TAS issue 370 just reviewed two pairs of speakers a working man can aspire to afford. Since most of what the mags review these days is so expensive that it’s insanity, I give TAS credit for thinking of us peons out here. The reviews essentially say both speakers are good values for the money. Yet, there’s no comparison between them. They don’t…
Small Room Music System
OK, you have a good sized living room. You have a rootin’ tootin’ hi-fi or theater dressed to the nines. But can you actually USE it the way you want? Um… not really. Your wife doesn’t want to be assaulted by the “noise” as you do. She likes TV more than we do. And heaven knows that women like to be on…