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Bryston BR20 $6800 – My Favorite Preamp!
My favorite preamp on the planet came out about Christmas 2020, during the height of Covid 19. Many audiophiles missed it because they we’re worrying about… other things. BR20 is as good a preamp as money can buy! BR20 is actually a preamp/DAC. So much the better to kill two birds with one stone. Brian Russell Bryston preamps have always had the…
James Tanner, Bryston CEO
On Loudspeakers… “In 2010 I began a personal quest to develop the ultimate loudspeaker- a model that would reproduce the full dynamic capability of music while remaining tonally neutral, crystal clear, and capable of capturing the subtle nuances of any recording. After collaborating with highly respected loudspeaker engineers for two years, the Model T was born. Initially it was a personal R&D…
Stereophile September 2022 Issue
Let’s see what the boys are talking about this month. I’ll warn you, it’s mostly absurd. Clearly, these writers don’t think their readers work for a living. They think you’re all sitting home doing nothing but counting your fortune. Kef Blade 2 Speakers They run $28k per pair. What do you get for your 28k? You get a stylish cabinet. Perhaps its…
Twenty Year Club
There are a lot of speaker companies out there! I’ve compiled a list of most. I’ve put all of them in gold that offer a 20 year warranty. Acora Alta Amphion Apertura ATC Audience Audio Note Audio Physic Audiovector Avantgarde Borreson Bose B&W Bryston Buchardt Burmester Cabasse Canton Castle Crystal Dali Definitive Devore Dutch & Dutch Dynaudio Eikon Elac Emotiva Estelon Falcon…
Review Hits & Misses
We look to audio mags for reviews on gear we can’t audition for ourselves. Sometimes the writers do a good job to help us understand what a product sounds like. Sometimes they can’t hit the broad side of a barn. Here are some examples. Hits GoldenEar BRX Speakers “As if etched into its DNA, it possesses the timbrel and harmonic complexities of…
TAS Goes To Axpona: Issue 328
I love hearing and reading about new audio products. I’m like you, a kid in a candy store who gets excited about what this or that technology might bring to make our music sound more like the real McCoy in our living rooms. It seems like yesterday (well, it was 1973) that I was reading that better cables (Fulton) improved our sound….
Sparse & Compelling
While music comes in all forms, I especially appreciate sparse and compelling works. I want the musical message without the syrup, thank you very much. There are plenty of examples of this. Let’s open up the iPad and get to work! Classical Piano The grandest of all instruments can be orchestral or introspective. Haydn If the world is driving you nuts and…