McIntosh MA-252 Integrated Amp: $3500 (100×2)

Tube Preamp Section, Solid State Power Amp Section.
Mac has introduced this new retro looking, luscious sounding, integrated amp! It is a pure analog unit. It features two high level RCA inputs & one set of XLR inputs. It also supports MM phono. It even has a subwoofer out. It has a 1/4” headphone jack on the front.
MA-252 has menu generated tone controls. It uses two 12AX7a and two 12AT7s preamp tubes. Again, the power amp section is solid state and does not use autoformers. MA-252 does come with remote control. The amp section includes Sentry Monitor and Power Guard- renowned McIntosh protection networks.
As you would expect from Mac, MA-252 is a heavy puncher and will be great fun to manhandle whatever loudspeakers you own!

Mobile Fidelity Super Heavyweight $200

Improve the sound of your vinyl !
MoFi has just started shipping its Super Heavyweight damping puck. I have to tell you from the outset, it is misnamed. It isn’t THAT heavy. It weighs 367.4 (0.8 lbs) grams. Its magic is only partially due to its weight. It isn’t a round brick tossed on your table. There’s far more to it than that. It will NOT damage your bearings!
As you know, a record is comprised of BAZILLIONS of tiny vibrations cut into a laminate disc.
We want to hear only THOSE vibrations. Vibrations from elsewhere take away from the detail of the music. These superfluous vibrations come from the groove noise itself, motor and bearing noise- ANY vibration other than what is in the groove itself- takes away from the detail of the music.
Super Heavyweight is a “puck” designed by MoFi with help from HRS. You can put it on almost
any turntable/record, to ABSORB extraneous vibrations. It is not threaded. The improvement it makes in detail and tightness is downright uncanny. The music remaining after the blithering resonance is eliminated is- strikingly more clear.
Super Heavyweight has a machined billet aluminum shell. Proprietary polymer designed by HRS is within the puck. It weighs 367.4 grams and is compatible with almost any turntable. Super Heavyweight works by DRAINING vibration away.
We don’t expect you to take our word for it- though you can. We will happily demonstrate the before and after for you. Your vinyl is about to sound better!

Emotiva DR-2 Power Amp: $1600 (550×2 @8ohms, 800×2 @ 4 ohms, 8h, 17w, 19d, 43lbs)

Brand new and now on display is Emo’s best stereo amp ever! DR-2 delivers sledge hammer like power with vice grip control. If you have a power amp that doesn’t say Bryston on the front panel, you would be wise to consider Emo’s new DR-2!
DR-2 runs Emo’s new Differential Reference Amplifier Modules. Differential amps are different from non differential amps in that there are essentially four mono amps on one chassis.

> One amp runs right plus.
> One amp runs right minus.
> One amp runs left plus.
> One amp runs left minus.

 

 

Think of your speakers moving in and out. With DR-2 you have a dedicated amp to each of the four motions. You have a legit push/pull of all four quadrants of travel. With that comes better grip/control, faster starts & stops, and bigger dynamic range & punch.
Differential design puts all Emo DR amps in the big leagues with vaunted names like Bryston.
These are built in Nashville with a 5 year warranty!
Non differential amps have a right and left amp, switching between pushing and pulling. You lose a bit of time in the switching and yep, you can hear the loss of detail and control.
The biggest problem with DR-2 is that Emo can’t make enough to keep up with the demand!

Emotiva DR-1 MonoBlock Power Amps: $1200

(650w mono @8, 1000w mono @4, 8h, 17w, 19d, 36lbs)

So ya want even more than DR-2? How about a PAIR of DR-1s?!

 

 

 

 

 

Emotiva DR-3 Three Channel Power Amp: $2000

(450w x3 @8, 600×3 @4, 8h, 17w, 19d, 50lbs)

Perhaps you want three channels for home theater?!

 

 

 

 

Sailor Or Composer? Both!

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) became one of the great Russian composers in history. He wrote the fabulous Scheherazade, among other popular works.
However his first love was the ocean! He spent 22 years in the navy, only half of them were involved with music.
He became a mentoring music teacher as well. He specialized in orchestration. Students included Prokofiev and Stravinsky. Not half bad for a sailor.

Now On Display And In Stock! Emotiva T-2 Speakers

It has taken a while for the bigger tower in the Emo family to come out. But here it is, ready to rock your world for a grand per pair.

Emotiva T-2 Towers, $1000 Per Pair (42 1/16h, 10 11/16w, 12 1/4d, 59 lbs ea)

The T-2 tower is brand new. It’s been in the works a while and has finally landed. T-2 is the unabashed bigger brother to the already successful, moderately sized T-1 tower. Sneaking the term “bash” in here is appropriate as T-2 CAN BRING IT. To offer the sophistication of a ribbon tweeter on
top, while having significant impact down low, is a sweet combo.

T-2 shares the same Ribbon Tweeter and Midrange 5 1/4” Woven Fiber Cone driver as T-1. But T-2 is a bigger, stronger enclosure featuring two 8” Woven Fiber woofers instead of two 6s. The extra bang for your buck yields more octane and yep, more fun. If your budget tops out at $1k, you like to let ‘er rip on occasion and are not adverse to a good sized tower, bring on the new T-2.

T-2 is built in a brick outhouse of a cabinet. The one inch HDF front baffle on which the drivers are mounted is machined from a solid slab. The sides and rear are 3/4”. The front face is finished with several layers of black lacquer to resist finger prints and scratches. The sides and rear save money with black laminate. The cabinet has substantial internal bracing. The crossover is comprised of air core caps, precision resistors and film caps. This is the good stuff you expect in speakers twice the price on up.

T-2 is designed to be efficient, 91dB, dynamic and extremely powerful. The foot print is big, but if you want huge sound, SO WHAT?!

 

Emotiva XPA-DR-2 Power Amp $1600, 550×2 (8h, 17w, 19d, 43lbs)

Some of the best sounding amps on the planet can make that claim largely because of the immense horse power they deliver. Virtually every speaker out there sounds better with more power, assuming the quality is apples to apples on the competing amps. This holds true for speakers made these days. And… you’ll be amazed- it makes an even larger improvement on iconic speakers of yesteryear! Consider DR-2 to run old B&Ws, Kefs and numerous other HUNGRY HIPPOS! You’ll be surprised how much the old timers have left in the tank.
Bryston comes to mind as an example of more power is always an advantage, because the QUALITY is never compromised. Within the Bryston family of amps, the more power you have, the better your sound- PERIOD.
Emotiva has just introduced its best stereo power amp ever! It is a Ferrari of a stereo power amp called the DR-2. While Emo’s XPA2G3 ($1000, 300×2) is going to be plenty of amp for most of our customers, the DR-2 will be better and the price isn’t ridiculously more. DR-2 will deliver 550×2 into 8 ohms and 800×2 into 4 ohms. We have lots of great 4 ohm speakers (Bryston, Magnepan, Emotiva) that can benefit from this great amp.
DR-2 is, of course, a BALANCED amp which has RCAs inputs as well. It is made in the USA with a five year warranty. Its sound is fast, dynamic and solid. You can’t get too much of a good thing!
DR-2 will unlock real treasures from big time towers.

 

Emotiva Offers Two Other DR Amps!

DR-1 $1200, 650×1 @ 8 ohms (mono!), 1000w @ 4 ohms
DR-3 $2000: 450×3 @ 8 ohms, 600×3 @ 4 ohms

 

 

How About Some Blues? ZZ Ward

Try on some ZZ Ward for size. ZZ’s given name is Zsuzsanna. I think she’s made the right career move to go by ZZ. She’s got two mucho fun albums I’ve almost worn out in my car.
You’ve likely heard her music and don’t even know who she is. Enjoy the ride!