Posted on September 11, 2024 by The Audio Emporium
Hi-Fi+ is a fun English audio mag to read. They cover Euro gear much more closely than we do so there are many “cottage industry” companies to follow. In the Dec 2021 issue they handed out some awards. Let’s go! Disc Players They like the Gryphon Ethos for a mere $41k. They like the Accuphase for $14k. They’re both beautiful, and I’m…
Category: The Latest Tags: DAC Input, Disc Players, floor standing speakers, integrated amp, Music Server, Phono PreAmp, Power Amp, PreAmp, Stand Mount Speakers, Streamer, subwoofer, Turntables
Posted on July 2, 2024 by The Audio Emporium
We received our first batch of Atoll (made in France with 3 year warranty) gear in April. I focused on the entry level integrated amps right away. Wow! They are CLASS BUSTING! Atoll handily surpasses its like price, Chinese competitors. The brawn… weight and horse power they bring to the party at unusually fair pricing is absolutely unique in our industry. I’m…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: Atoll Electronique, Atoll IN300, integrated amp
Posted on May 1, 2024 by The Audio Emporium
Atoll Electronique Just in, straight from France, is Atoll Electronique. Yes, Atoll is made in France, not China, and comes with a THREE year warranty. Atoll was founded in 1997 by brothers Stephane and Emmanuel Dubreuil. You’ll see that Atoll is barely more money than the Chinese imports- yet the performance is astonishingly more dynamic, rich and smooth sounding. The line is…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: Atoll Electronique, integrated amp, stereo, stereo integrated, Streaming, Streaming Amp
Posted on April 2, 2024 by The Audio Emporium
Rogue Sphinx Magnum $2000 (100×2) My favorite integrated amp value just got better! An already classic integrated has been improved in crystalline detail and a more airy top end. Rogue has made the Sphinx v3 ($1700, 100×2 with Skeleton remote) for several years now. It’s a dynamite integrated amp, with MM/MC phono section, outstanding headphone amp and uses two 12AU7 tubes in…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: Axiom Loud Speakers, integrated amp, Rogue Sphinx Magnum
Posted on November 30, 2023 by The Audio Emporium
McIntosh MA8950 Integrated Amp: 200×2 McIntosh won’t let dealers post pricing on their higher end gear. That’s their rule and we have to comply. How many players are in the field on a baseball team? Mac is still made in Binghamton, NY, with luscious blue meters. It’s the coolest looking and most reliable gear in our business. Have you heard… we don’t…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: Grado Labs, integrated amp, McIntosh, Rogue Audio
Posted on July 29, 2023 by The Audio Emporium
Tubes! Rogue Sphinx V3 Integrated Amp $1700 With Remote (5h, 17w, 15.5d, 25 lbs, 100×2 into 8 ohms. 200X2 into 4 ohms) One of my favorite integrated amps on the planet is the tube driven Rogue Sphinx V3 (Version 3). When Rogue went from V2 to V3, it incorporated some important changes that made it a much better performer. Rogue insists that…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: integrated amp, Rogue Audio, Rogue Cronus Magnum III, Rogue Sphinx, Tubes
Posted on January 31, 2023 by The Audio Emporium
Amphion has introduced a like minded, less expensive brother to its highly touted Argon 1 ($1900pr). We now have Amphion definition and musicality for not a lot over a grand. Helium 510: $1400 Per Pair (Black or White) $1500 Per Pair Walnut (12.44h, 6.3w, 10.43d, 13 lbs, 86 dB, 8 ohms) Helium 510 is the same size as Argon 1. It runs…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: Amphion, Helium 510, integrated amp, NAD, NAD C389, stereo integrated
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