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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…
Atohm Sirocco 2.24 SWD (Standing Wave Damper) Technology
Atohm has some very secret sauce in its Sirocco 2.24 high performance tower. Atohm has created SWD (Standing Wave Damper) technology. Its purpose is to eliminate extraneous cabinet ringing. By controlling cabinet resonance with a vice grip the 2.24 is perspicaciously taut in its mid & bass response which allows pianos, bass fiddles and drum kits to attain accurate, rather than bloated…
Axiom 44 Series
Since the Bryston / Axiom merger many years ago, Axiom has revised its speaker line to what they call the “Performance 44 Series.” The 44s reflect a new focus that deserves serious attention because the speakers are conspicuously PHENOMENAL for the prices they cover. The 44s have three towers in particular that will knock your socks off. I use this term because,…
Speaker Choices
With a couple thousand brands of speakers out there, how have we decided to carry the options we carry? We offer two main families of speakers. Atohm of France an Bryston/Axiom of Canada. Atohm Atohm is an audiophile speaker line from France (7 year warranty) with extremely high resolution. The cabinets are domestically friendly because they’re modest in size with a lovely…
Vinyl
New readers will notice we’re not selling turntables. We do have the best cartridges on the market, the family of Ortofons which are precision made in Denmark. I have a hate/love relationship with vinyl. The cover art is large and fun. But that doesn’t get rid of the hum, rumble, mistracking or the excessive clicks and pops. Even on the best of…
TAS April 2026
I mentioned in a recent blurb that the TAS recommended product listing issue made me feel so ill that I threw the issue in the trash. That… was a first for me. I’ve read the magazine since issue #1. To see recommended products that were 95% unattainable for a working man… I was just disgusted. What a waste of time… twas completely…