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In our LATEST section near the top, I have an entry titled “A New Direction.” Here… is an example of what I’m referring to in that article. Samsung bought Harman in 2017 and now owns the rights to its plethora of brand names. There is a new series of integrated amps, a CD player, a network player and turntable just out, branded…

French Connection #2

French Connection #2: $12,700 Atoll kicks this system off with its magnificent IN300 Integrated amp. At $4000 it includes a built in DAC and competes with any integrated at any price. It’s made in France with a 3 year warranty. Let’s add Atoll’s phenomenal DR100 CD Transport for only $1200, also made in France with 3 year warranty. While we’re fine with…

Bryston BP19 Accolades

The results are mind blowing! With just a few hours on it the BR 19 is easily the best analog preamp I have ever heard under $15,000.00 and is better than some at $20,000. While the BP 26/MPS 2 combination has always impressed with its “doing nothing to the signal” approach the new BP-19 is simply better in all aspects…

Atoll CD Players Sound Great!

There are many ways to listen to music. CD is still my favorite format. They can sound GREAT and there’s no muss, no fuss. Your sound depends on how the master recording was made, and ultimately turned into a CD. Assuming the company used an original master and did the work with TLC, your CDs should sound FABULOUS. There’s no cleaning of…

Steve’s New Brystons

These speakers are just awesome! The benefit of better sound wave distribution is obvious. In particular, the bass is really impressive at high and low volumes. The peaks and dip in different parts of the room are less noticeable. And in a bass-heavy passage, the mids and highs are clear and stand out from the rest in a superb way…

French Connection #1

Speakers Atohm GT-1 $4500 Per Pair (Both Grill Options Included) Streaming Integrated Amp Atoll SDA-200, $4300 {120×2}

Great Bryston Speaker Array

Currently I’m sitting with the musician who wrote this song. He is now listening on A complete Bryston setup. He is a tube guitar amp nerd. But he loves that the sound of Bryston as it is accurate to what the musician intended…