NAD C328 Integrated Amp $550 (50×2, 2 3/16h, 17 1/8w, 11 1/4d)

 

 

NAD has made a typical NAD move. They have brought out a new, high performance, sleek, integrated amp at less money than their prior offerings!
NAD is the king of power and stability in integrateds. Rated at 50×2, C328 will comfortably hit peaks of 100×2. Further, NAD is happy to address low impedance’s. You can buy the speakers you love the sound of without fear of low impedance’s toasting the amp. You cannot say that about the OTHER GUYS.
Probably the most reviewed 100×2 integrated is the $900 Yamaguchi. It says right on the unit that if you want to use it in the high current mode (for best sound!) your speakers need to be 6-8 ohms for one pair, or 12 ohms or higher for two pairs. Tell me what speakers are 12 ohms.
If you run in the low current mode (lesser water pressure = worse sound) you can run speakers that are as low as 4 ohms for one pair, but if you run two pairs they have to be 8 ohms.
Your speaker choices are severely limited if you want your amp to be stable = happy.
With NAD, you run the speakers you like the sound of, whether 4 ohms, 6/8/16- WHATEVER.
With the other guys you are tremendously limited in your speaker choices AND you challenge the reliability of the amp when you drive them hard PERIOD.
If you go to our home page you can scroll down to the button that says NAD integrated amps 2018. You’ll see the nuts and bolts and features described there.

Emotiva Tower Speakers WITH RIBBONS!

Emotiva is making its move on the speaker market starting with the affordable price territory.
Featured here are Emo’s two tower offerings. Please note that both models feature Emo’s ribbon tweeter, a very low mass drive element with lightning fast response. Emo is making the world of dome tweeters sound mundane and… darn near obsolete!

T-1 Towers, $700 Per Pair (37 5/8h, 8 3/8w, 11 5/8d, 40 lbs ea)

We’ve gushed about T-1 before. It’s a mid sized tower that can hit pretty hard, with an extremely resolving top end. It is hard to NOT call T-1 the best speaker in its price class because it features the ribbon tweeter, along with a 5 1/4” Woven Fiber Midrange and Two 6” Woven Fiber Woofers. It’s Kevlar without paying for the Dupont Kevlar brand name. For a lot of people, this is as big as you would need to go. But for people who can’t get enough of a good thing and want more…

T-2 Towers, $1000 Per Pair (42 1/16h, 10 11/16w, 12 1/4d, 57 lbs ea)

The T-2 tower is brand new. Emo made the T-1 first because it will be the better seller, as it does so well in a reasonable size. But do we always want to be reasonable? Sometimes it’s OK to be bigger and bolder. That’s what T-2 is all about!
T-2 shares the same Ribbon Tweeter and Midrange 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 you like to let ‘er rip on occasion and are not adverse to a good sized tower, bring on the new T-2.

Centers/Surrounds

As you might have guessed, Emo has matching centers and surrounds for the above towers.
You can mix/match as your space allows.

C-1 $250 ea (8 3/8h, 20 1/2w, 8 1/4d, 18lbs)

Ribbon Tweeter
One 3” Woven Fiber Midrange Driver
Two 5 1/4” Woven Fiber Woofers

 
 
 
 
 

C-2 $370 ea (8 5/8h, 31 15/16w, 10 1/2d, 36lbs)

Ribbon Tweeter
Two 3” Woven Fiber Midrange Drivers
Two 6” Woven Fiber Woofers

 
 
 

E-1 Surround Speakers $270 Per Pair (13h, 6 1/4w, 4”d, 6lbs)

Shelf or Wall Mount with Keyhole Slots
Ribbon Tweeter
One 4” Woven Fiber Mid/Bass Driver

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

E-2 Surround Speakers $460 Per Pair (10 3/16h, 15 1/16w, 5 9/16d, 11 lbs)

Shelf or Wall Mount with Keyhole Slots
Two Ribbon Tweeters
One 5 1/4” Woven Fiber Mid/Bass Driver
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Maroon 5: Five Minutes of Musical Fun!

The boys crash weddings. How great is this?!

Hegel H190 Integrated Amp, $4000 (150×2)

 

Hegel has just spiffed up its mid line integrated amp. H190 has the same power as its predecessor, but now has double the damping factor. Double the damping factor means more grip.
H190 can get your speakers to start and stop faster. Double the damping factor means increased dynamic range, yielding the most noticeable improvement in H190.
Hegel has improved its patented Sound Engine Technology. Now it’s called Sound Engine 2 (SE2). SE2 is similar to current dumping. With no global feedback you get a cleaner, more immediate sound. SE2 helps create high current so you get more of everything we audiophiles love about a great hi-fi. H190 will drive the most hungry speakers out there nicely. Running H190 with Maggies or GoldenEars provides a particular synergy. These speakers have ribbon tweeters so the smoothness of Hegel is easily revealed.
H190 has a nice array of ins/outs and now even has a headphone jack- which its predecessor did not. One set XLR analog, ins, two RCA analog ins, one Coax, three OPTs, USB-B and Network. Outs include one set variable and one set fixed.
H190 has Airplay and a Network input as well. Hegel combines audiophile performance with modern convenience operation!

Emotiva B-1 Loudspeakers $300 Per Pair (10 3/4h, 7 1/8w, 8 1/4d)

You don’t have much money to spend for this project. But you want great detail. You don’t need a lot of thunder. In fact, given the application, you might not ever play it loud. Perhaps you’re talking about a Den or Master Bedroom. You want quality but don’t need a lot of quantity. What’s a good option?
How about the Emo B-1? At only three bills per pair you get a 5 1/4” woven fiber mid/woofer
and a RIBBON TWEETER! The clarity is excellent- even at low volume. The bass is surprisingly full
when the speaker is placed on a shelf.
While it doesn’t have the impact of the GoldenEar Aon 3 or Quad S-1, at only $300
it does have a delightfully transparent ribbon tweeter and provides excellent air and space at modest volumes.

GoldenEar Built In Speakers

GoldenEar offers a wide line of built in, “architectural” speakers. They make speakers for background & higher level performance. Most have GE’s highly respected ribbon tweeter which delivers the same smooth sound as their cabinet speakers.

GE has just introduced a new entry model, Invisa 600, $400 per pair. The 600 uses a 6” poly mid/woof and 1” Titanium domed tweeter. While not as refined as their ribbons, Invisa 600 offers a tremendous value in a price range where the alternative is flimsy “builder speakers.” We welcome GoldenEar’s inexpensive built-in option for customers who are building or remodeling and want good sound on for a low price.

 

Bohemian Rhapsody: 1975

Everyone knows Queen had a monster hit with Bohemian Rhapsody. Did you know it was written by an astrophysicist who went on the be the chancellor of John Moore’s University?
Yep, Brian May was also Queen’s lead guitar player. Talk about a man of many talents!