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Bryston: Accuracy Over Preference

Bryston: Accuracy Over Preference

Great Speakers For $2090!

What’s a great full range speaker system for $2090? They’re made in N America, not China. They’re made in their own house, not by a job house half way around the world. They’re made with drivers made by themselves, they’re not buying drivers from a vendor. The speakers I’m describing are Bryston Tiny A stand mount speakers, augmented by a JL Audio…

A Great Beethoven Double Album!

Evgeni Kissin, Piano Beethoven wrote prolifically for the piano. His sonatas are multi-movement works that are simply unsurpassed. They’re the true red meat of piano music. Here’s a chance to hear one of the best pianists in the world, playing in some of the best recording halls in the world – on pianos that have been scrupulously prepared for the recording. This…

Speakers: The Big Picture

In an earlier post I guesstimated there must be 500 or more speaker makers out there. As I’ve done more research, I’m going to double that guesstimate! “Companies” range from a one man band in a basement or industrial park space to very sophisticated industrial operations. With a thousand or so entities to consider, how do you pick the one that’s right…

Compare Contrast

Bryston A1s vs Kef Reference 5 Meta Kef brags on its site, “The flagship model that all other high performance loudspeakers compare themselves against.” OK. Let’s compare. Kef Reference 5 Meta $22k Per Pair Built in UK, 5 year warranty 55.2h, 12.7w, 18.4d, 133 lbs, 4 ohms 1” Aluminum tweet, 5” Aluminum mid, Four 6.5” Aluminum woofs 40-35k +/- 3dB, SPL 88d…

Stereophile August 2023 Issue

Stereophile is the ugliest audio mag out there. But I still enjoy reading it for CONTENT. There are things to learn every month if you fight through the fine print. By ugly I mean, it always has tiny pictures and even tinier captions. I don’t need glasses to read. But with Stereophile, it’s GETTING CLOSE! Sometimes it’s hard to even be sure…

Bryston Active Impresses!

Bryston Active Impresses!