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Atoll CD Players Sound Great!
There are many ways to listen to music. CD is still my favorite format. They can sound GREAT and there’s no muss, no fuss. Your sound depends on how the master recording was made, and ultimately turned into a CD. Assuming the company used an original master and did the work with TLC, your CDs should sound FABULOUS. There’s no cleaning of…
French Connection #1
Speakers Atohm GT-1 $4500 Per Pair (Both Grill Options Included) Streaming Integrated Amp Atoll SDA-200, $4300 {120×2}
Dave’s Faves – Atoll CD200 CD Player
Atoll CD200 CD Player $2950 (3.75h, 17.32w, 12d, 16 lbs) Made in France With Three Year Warranty! I’m an unabashed fan of the CD format. It’s my favorite way to listen to music. I’m fine with vinyl in small doses, but it doesn’t serve the classical piano music I enjoy most. You can’t appreciate the intimate nuance of Chopin while driving through…
Dave’s Faves – Atoll Power Amps For Theater
Made In France With 3 Year Warranty AV500 $1900: 85×5 (3.75h, 17.32w, 11.45d, 27 lbs) Two 340VA transformers, 73,000 uF caps, MATCHED MOSFET output transistors AV100 $1700: 100×3 (3.75h, 17.32w. 11.45d, 25 lbs) Two 340 VA transformers, 57,280uf caps, MATCHED MOSFET output transistors Home Theater Amps I’m sorry to tell you that when companies rate their home theater receivers or amps, they…
Dave’s Faves – Atoll PR200
Atoll PR200 Stereo Preamp, $1600 Made in France! I can make a great case for the Atoll PR200 solid state preamp as being the least expensive, high quality preamp on the market. Let’s analyze. First of all, PR200 sounds clean and quiet. Its build quality is nothing short of exquisite. Have a look inside PR200 and you’ll see a work of art…
Dave’s Faves – Atoll Power Amps
Atoll Power Amps:Made In France With 3 Year Warranty AM100, $1600 (100×2) Two 340VA transformers, 32,248 uF caps, Four MATCHED MOSFET output transistors AM100 is a FABULOUS affordable power amp! Its sonic character is smooth without bite or grain. You could listen and infer it is a tube power amp due to its lack of harshness. The bass is full yet not…
Dave’s Faves – Atoll PR300
Atoll PR300 Stereo Preamp, $3100 Made in France! I read a lot of audio magazines. You learn a little here/there in most of them. A common question as you read, is- where are the good stereo preamps? I have always wondered why guys who write for Stereophile only seem to know about preamps that run $30-90k. Seriously?! Atoll has reset the bar…