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Best Bang For Your Buck Integrated Amp
Atoll IN200, $2900 (120×2) Which integrated amp is the best buy of them all? *It has to be built well so that it’s reliable. That means it can’t be built in China. *It needs to sound warm/full/smooth- not thin/harsh. *It has to be able to drive modest to fabulous speakers well so you don’t outgrow it quickly. *It needs to be flexible…
Planning Your Hi-Fi System
Let’s start this discussion from square one. You own NO audio gear but you’re excited to build a system. Where do you start? The first step is to search within your own cavernous brain to understand what will please YOU. Let’s work on that. For me, music is all about singers and acoustic instruments. Since I’m a classical piano hound, the piano…
Product Highlight – Atoll PR300 Stereo Preamp
Atoll PR300 Stereo Preamp, $2500 A recurring topic in deep dive audio forums is, where are the great preamps? We’ve got an easy answer for you- RIGHT HERE! Atoll is a fabulous French company that actually builds its own gear, in its own house, in France, with a 3 year warranty. Price points on Atoll are absurdly reasonable. That’s because Atoll spends…
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…
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…