Solid Steel Audio Racks Solid Steel audio racks are solidly built in Italy. They have STEEL posts. They are conspicuously inexpensive for their SOLID heft and ability to resist acoustic feedback. Flimsy stands do NOT resist acoustic feedback. For that, your system sounds less precise and detailed than it could be. The S2 Series is black and utilitarian. The more massively built S3 series is available in black or walnut. S2-4 $400 Black 30.6h, 23w, 17d Vertical Spacing Between Shelves 8.25” Each Shelf .86” Thick Inner Shelf Width 19.7 S2-5 $500 Black 40.86 h, 23w, 17d Vertical Spacing Between Shelves
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03.2019
NAD C275BEE Power Amp $1300 (150×2, 6h, 17 1/8w, 15d, 33 lbs) This fantastic power amp has been back ordered for months. With the array of great gear NAD makes, this CLASSIC SERIES two channel, class AB power amp sometimes gets lost in the shuffle. They have spent their resources making other “more hip” products and have just caught up on C275BEE. If you’re after a battleship of a power amp at an affordable price, think CLASSIC NAD. Further, C275BEE can be bridged and delivers 330w per chassis, monoblock. This AB amp harkens back to a day where power amps
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07.2018
Klipsch LaScalla II Now In! $8000 Per Pair (35 1/2h, 23 3/4w, 24 1/2d, 175 lbs) Now that LaScalla II has arrived, we have all four models of the current Klipsch Heritage line on display. K has modernized four absolutely iconic speakers from yesteryear! Current Models: Heresy III $2000 Per Pair Forte III $3600 Per Pair Cornwall III $4400 Per Pair LaScalla II $8000 Per Pair Klipschorn The famous top of the line Klipschorn is being revised and we’ll carry the new model in the fall or whenever it comes out. The new K-horn will be a different animal
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06.2018
Klipsch Heritage Series Speakers We all know about Klipsch and its iconic line of horn speakers. K has redesigned its entire line of Heritage speakers and most of the new models are here. There are four models in the Heritage Series. Each is a new design with modern components, housed in classic, vintage looking cabinets. Klipsch still makes its top dogs, the Heritage Line, in Hope Arkansas. These are full figured speakers that deliver powerful bass, awesome dynamic range, and can be driven by ANY amp out there. Their cosmetics are VINTAGE GORGEOUS! Klipsch Heritage is about dynamic range and
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10.2017
We Welcome Hegel’s New H90 Integrated Amp $2000 (60×2) 3 1/8h, 16 7.8w, 12 1/4d, 27 lbs Hegel Audio of Oslo, Norway, brought out its H80 integrated amp ($2k) in 2013. H80 has been a defacto price class leader since its inception. Here we are four years later and H80 has been superseded by the new H90. We’re happy that H90 is the same price as H80. It has an improved version of Hegel’s patented Sound Engine technology, dubbed Sound Engine 2. With SE2 comes superior damping factor whose spec is 2000. Most amps have a damping factor of
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09.2017
New Entry On Our Site: ABC’s It’s up near the top, called ABC’s. It is a short list of my recommendations on how to assemble a dynamite system. It approaches the task from the beginning, with the Milwaukee credo of getting a dollar’s worth of performance for each dollar spent. Print it out. Highlight. Visit to discuss/audition! Mobile Fidelity UltraDeck+ $2000 MoFi introduced its StudioDeck+ ($1150) a couple months ago. I’m glad they did the roll out in summer when business is slower- because the StudioDeck+ has been on back order since day one. Mofi has been busy trying to
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08.2017
GoldenEar Triton Reference Speakers In Stock! $8500 Per Pair GoldenEar has begun shipping its new Triton Reference speakers. GoldenEar has made great value speakers since its inception. The T-Ref is no exception despite its up market price tag. T-Ref is larger than its brethren, of course. This allows the use of two new 6” mid-woofs used in a D’Appolito config. Centered between them is a spiffed up new ribbon tweeter. The speaker is rounded out with three, 6×10” powered subs. The amp is 1800w with DSP control. T-Ref is tuned with four, 9 1/2×10 ½ side firing Quadratic Radiators, two
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04.2017
Marantz Reference Series PM-10 Integrated Amp $8000 (200×2) Brand new is Marantz’s stunning, big boy integrated amp. I’ve always been a fan of Marantz’s Ref Series, made in its top factory in Japan. PM-10 just arrived and has pounded the high striker weight all the way to the top! Packed with TNT, PM-10 can wake up the hungriest of our loudspeakers and deliver bass in spades. PM-10 pushes REAL SPEAKERS like GoldenEars, Maggies and Brystons as well as more expensive separates. Up to now, Marantz Ref amps have been about half this power. It’s a pleasure to finally hear the
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12.2016
Now In! GoldenEar SuperSub X $1250 (1400w amp with DSP, 12 3/4h, 14w, 13 1/4d, 31lbs) We’ve been anticipating this bad boy for almost a year! That’s because about a year ago, the GoldenEar SuperSub XXL ($2k) arrived and raised the bar for subwoofer performance! XXL was the first sub to have Dual Plane technology, left/right AND top/bottom. With built in 1600w power amp and DSP. XXL was most appropriately dubbed “King Kong in a tuxedo!” GoldenEar has received a patent for this design! XXL produces more thunderous power while staying on the tracks better than any sub we’ve ever
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