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Kable Evolution With Kimber Kable

Rewind to the early 1970s. We had no audiophile cables. Let’s start this conversation with speaker cables. We ran 16AWG and that was THAT. I remember talking to Bill Johnson of ARC in my shop in 1977. He was of the opinion that 16AWG was better than 14AWG, because 14AWG sounded more muddled. Bigger Wire Robert Fulton was an early proponent of…

Bryston BP19 Has Another Fan

My Bryston BP-19 is home and all set up. This unit is replacing my BP-25 that I had purchased in 1998. She goes a long way. It has been a great preamp and to the next owner she will shine. Now to the BP-19. I have been listening to music and various genres for about 8 hours now. This new preamp has all what the BP-25 had but after that she offers a lot more. I did not lose any off the low end I loved with the old pre amp I have also gained that punch I love that was not quit there before…

A Warm Power Amp

Atoll MA100, $1600, 100×2 Lots of you reading this have old electronics. You’re leaving performance on the table with an old power amp in particular. Atoll makes my favorite amplifier values in our business. They’re made in their own house, in France, with a three year warranty. It would be wise to consider replacing your old brand X for a host of…

Speaker Landscape

There may be 500 speaker “companies” out there trying to do biz. How can you possibly navigate through the forest to find the right tree? We can help. By understanding how products are built, it’s not as complicated as it might seem on the surface- to find truly exceptional performance for your investment. Vendored Speakers For openers, I’m not interested in vendored…

Ours Vs Theirs

I like to see what my competitors are doing. Let’s check out which speakers the guys across town are pushing. Price Range, Roughly $4000 Per Pair Ours: Bryston A2s, $4000 Per Pair No, there’s no FAKE SALE PRICE. A2s are worth $4k. *Made in Canada, 20 year warranty *Two, 6.5” Pure Aluminum woofers *Two 5.25” Pure Aluminum midrange drivers *Two Titanium tweeters…

North America And Europe

Why would you buy high end speakers made in China?Why would you buy high end electronics made in China? I’m not saying they’re no good. I am saying we need to support gear that’s made in North America or Europe. Let’s support companies that make their own gear, in their own houses, with better warranties. By the way, the N American and…

The Flavor Of Atoll

You can read the intricacies of Atoll Electronique design to learn how they’re built differently and BETTER, than virtually everything else in their price ranges here. THIS discussion goes straight to the SOUND and how the construction pays off for you. The fact is, there are a lot of good speakers out there. We want the best N America and Europe have…