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Speakers For About $4k Per Pair
I’d have to say that $4k per pair is probably our most active price point for cut above speakers. We have great candidates at $1k per pair, $2k per pair and $3k per pair. I’m not nay saying any of those lower price points. But what we are finding these days is that many customers who have had more than entry level…
TAS Goes To Munich 2024 Hi-Fi Show
The Munich Hi-Fi Show is considered the biggest and best on the planet. The Absolute Sound visits so we don’t have to make the trip. Let’s see what they have found for us. That’s why they attend, right? Don’t they want to point us in the right direction? Speakers The first pair they discuss are Martens for $190k. Wow. What a start….
Atoll CD Transports
Please take a moment to read through my Silver Discs entry. The topic discusses how a reviewer thinks CDs used to suck, but now they’re finally REALLY GOOD. He says it took 40 years to get good. Nope. He missed the boat. He was lost at sea for 40 years. He was evaluating the medium with poorly built, lousy sounding players. Would…
Audio Video Two Channel
Suppose… you are a music guy first, and a TV or movie lover second. You want your system to serve music well FIRST. But you also need to run cable or satellite through your system. You only want to run two channels. You don’t really care about the tricks of surround sound. What’s the best way to approach this? Atoll IN50 Signature…
This Or That
I heard you’re willing to spend just over a grand to get a new integrated amp to run your nice speakers. What’s your smartest choice to make them sound their best? Here are two integrateds that run about the same money. Each has chosen a different target. In This Corner… We have the incredible Atoll IN50 Signature ($1200) built in France with…
Atoll Separates
A good percentage of our customers own separate preamps and amps that have been purchased in the last half century. I always have a soft spot in my heart for separates because they allow you to accomplish two things. The first advantage of running separates is that you can get a more gutsy, ferocious power amp – by not including a preamp…
Gary Loves His New Bryston Trim Speakers
Received the new Bryston Trim T10 speakers recently. Made a few small changes in my listening room and holy crap do these Bryston Trim T10 speakers ever sound amazing! All the things I love it in a speaker packed into one. After we listen for a couple of minutes, Maureen looked back at me and said … ‘OK now I would sell the kids for a pair of these’.