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Product Highlight – Atoll PR200 Stereo Preamp
Atoll PR200 Stereo Preamp, $1600 Before diving into reading about the over performing PR200, please take a moment to read about Atoll’s perspicacious AM200 power amp Product Highlight. PR200 was its mate throughout our testing and is a perfect match. It’s our favorite affordable preamp because it does so much, so well. For many years the snooty audio mags have been complaining…
Product Highlight – Atoll AM200 Power Amp
Atoll AM200 Power Amp, $2300, 120×2 Atoll power amplifiers are simply remarkable. They mate big power with class busting warmth. Whether you’re a fan of Tchaikovsky or Led Zeppelin, there’s an Atoll power amp with your name on it. Despite being in the audio biz since the early 70s, I’ve never seen this stellar combination of talents at these price points. It’s…
Canadian Dealers Enjoying Bryston Speakers Too
Just a note to say that the new Bryston T10 series speakers are brilliant. We’ve so far received the Trim T10 and Middle T10 and they are an absolute joy. Driven by our 7B Cubed mono’s … the T10s image with precision, hit the bass notes with the vigor of an iron fist and are very poised on the top end. Also the fit and finish radiates excellence and high value. We’re having lots of fun with these beauties!
Atoll 80s
Atoll of France makes my favorite affordable integrated amps and CD players. They make them in France, not China, with a three year warranty! This entry is to highlight two price busting products from Atoll’s 80s menu. IN80 Integrated Amp, $1700 (80×2) IN80, like all Atoll amps, uses a dual mono power supply. To hit this price point IN80 runs a single…
Atoll 50s
Atoll of France makes my favorite affordable integrated amps and CD players. They make them in France, not China, with a three year warranty! This entry is to highlight what I think is the best integrated amp at anywhere near a grand, along with a GREAT companion silver disc player. IN50 Integrated Amp, $1200 (50×2) A thousand bucks in an integrated amp…
Product Highlight – Atoll MD100 CD Player
Atoll MD100 CD Player, $900 {3 1/4h, 12 5/8w, 8 1/8d, Black or Silver} I’m an unabashed proponent of the CD format. I’m happy to tell you that you can get a warm sounding player, a true cut above the masses, for under $1k. I like having a CD in my hand. The sound of CD is more tactile and intimate than…
Product Highlight – Magnepan MG .7
Magnepan MG .7, $2000 Per Pair {54.25h, 15.25w, 1.25d, 86dB SPL, 4 ohms} The most interesting man in the world may drink Dos Equis, but the most interesting speakers in the world come from White Bear Lake, Mn. Before getting specifically to the Maggie MG .7 speakers, permit me to lay some important ground work. Magneplanar Vs Quasi Technology Magnepan of Minnesota…