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More On CD Players
Herb Reichert of Stereophile has been an anti CD guy for 40 years. That has disappointed me because he should have known better. Often his writing on music and other gear is in line with my perceptions. Why has he been so OFF on CDs? I almost fell off my chair a few months ago when he said CDs have now come…
Tariff Talk 9-12-2025
The entire tariff situation remains a confusing mess. DT threatens tariffs of a wide range of percentages – on varying countries per his whim. What’s real? What isn’t? What is posturing? What actually is assessed? How can an importer PLAN AND PRICE? Europe This missive is specifically about the situation with Europe. The tariff is 15% now. To be clear, the American…
Bryston Trim T10 Rave
Review on Bryston Trim T10 speaker: I was absolutely ‘BLOWN AWAY’ by so many things. The ability to hear each instrument and actually have the system place it in a rock solid non wavering place on the stage was absolutely incredible James.
Bryston Sub Tower – Taking Bass Testing to New Heights
Behind the Scenes at BRYSTON. Even bass testing gets taken to new heights. Our design team uses a 90-foot outdoor tower to measure subwoofers. Since ultra-low frequencies have wavelengths too long for even our large factory anechoic chamber to capture accurately.
TAKING BASS TESTING TO NEW HEIGHTS By hoisting prototypes into the open air, we can measure bass response without reflections or interference. It’s a unique part of our research process that helps us understand exactly how those deep notes behave in the real world.
Product Highlight – Atoll CD50 CD Player
Atoll CD50 CD Player, $1650 Atoll’s magnificent CD50 is a Red Book CD player. It has been designed SPECIFICALLY to play CDs. It doesn’t play SACDs, Blu-rays, DVDs or BetaMax tapes. It was built specifically to play CDs and incorporates many choices that make it IDEAL for that task. I want to put CD50 on your radar because you’re probably hearing a…
Product Highlight – Atoll IN200 Integrated Amp
Atoll IN200 Integrated Amp, $2900, 120×2 {Made in France, 3 year warranty} Atoll’s fabulous IN200 often hits the SWEET SPOT for our shoppers. Let’s take a look. First of all, IN200 is a Class AB, heavy hitting, REFINED integrated. It is rated at 120×2 but that doesn’t begin to tell the story about how great a piece it is. IN200 has a…
Atoll Vs Musical Fidelity Nuvista Integrated Amp
Atoll IN300, $4000, 120×2, Built in France! Musical Fidelity Nuvista 600.2 $10,000, 160×2, Built in China (ugh!) A shopper called to ask which integrated amps we carry. I happily told him we absolutely love the Atoll line for sound quality, reliability and value. Oh, and by the way, they’re made in their own house in France, not a job house in China…