07.2021

07.2021

June 30, 2021 | No Comments

KLH Model 5 $2000 Per Pair: Price Includes Risers Walnut or Mahogany Finishes (34.25h on riser, 13.73w, 13d, 52 lbs, 6 ohms, 90.5 dB) A new KLH-5 has just been introduced to the market. What is different about KLH-5 vs a zillion other speakers? First of all, it uses a SEALED cabinet- there’s no port. This helps tighten the bass. It doesn’t have the FAT sound most speakers have. If you prefer bass definition to thud, consider Model 5. A sealed speaker has “air spring” within the cabinet. The drivers have to be solid to behave properly under this pressure
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06.2021

06.2021

June 2, 2021 | No Comments

Bryston Middle T: $6870 Per Pair (39.4h, 10.4w, 16.3d, 81 lbs, 88 dB SPL, 20 Year Warranty!) Who would be a candidate to buy the Bryston Middle T speakers? How about… someone who wants large and powerful sound without adding subs? How about … someone who wants reference level size and scale but doesn’t have room for a monster tower? There are middle linebackers, and then there are Nitschke and Butkus who broke the mold. Middle T falls into that category! Middle T is a great sounding speaker regardless of size. The bullet point not to miss here is that
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05.2021

05.2021

May 1, 2021 | No Comments

Bryston BR-20 Preamp/DAC $6000 Bryston announced in the spring of 2020 that it would be coming out with a new, state of the art Preamp/DAC. Well… that was when C19 was ramping up and, to make a long story short, it has taken over a year, instead of a couple months, to deliver on the promise. But it’s been worth the wait! BR-20 is a stunningly immediate and transparent sounding preamp- that just happens to have a state of the art DAC on board too! The Bryston BDA-3 DAC sells alone for $3800. It has been revered throughout the audio
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03.2021

03.2021

March 3, 2021 | Comments Off on 03.2021

Falcon Ram 20 $2700 Per Pair (17h, 9w, 10.47d) Falcon Acoustics of England makes speakers that pretty well hit the stereotype of what we expect from English speakers. There’s nothin’ wrong with that! In England, people generally don’t have large rooms. I have visited vendors there and it’s amazing how over a thousand people can live in an apartment building the size of the Titanic. We Americans are spoiled by the space and privacy we have. The Brits want speakers with rich sound from a small profile. They need to sound full without playing loud. Falcon, founded in 1972, hits
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