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 so good, and so reasonable in price, that you have to ask why nobody else is doing this. Ultimately, Atoll is SMART and efficient. They use a short menu of chassis sizes. Their base units use a generous
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12.2021
Isotek Syncro Active $2200 Isotek has created a sine wave rebalancer to rid your system of transformer hum and electronic backwash. Syncro Active is ideal for the customer who is also getting an Aquarius or Sigmas line conditioner. Dave’s Fave’s Syncro Peachtree Separates Peachtree’s range of electronics is made in North Carolina. How nice to have very well built and price competitive American gear! These models support balanced and single ended operation. While each product is strong on its own, the package pricing when adding preDAC is especially enticing! GaN400 Power Amp $3000 (400×2) (4.33h, 14.17w, 13.77d, 16 lbs, Mocha
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10.2021
NAD M33 Integrated Amp $5000 (200×2) NAD’s M33 is perhaps THE BEST BUY in a high end integrated amp for a pile of reasons. $5k is a steal for this magnificent integrated amp/streamer. That’s right, it has an on board MQA streamer! NAD’s M33 is among the first products in the world to use the innovative Eigentakt amplifier circuit design. In short, M33 is impedance invariant and will drive ANY speaker you like. Due to Eigentakt, M33 sounds the same from watt one to clipping. Almost every speaker on the market will sound better with more power than less power.
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11.2019
Wharfedale Speakers Wharfedale is among the most venerable English speaker brands, founded in 1932. Wharfedale is known for making affordable speakers with uncommon technology. Wharfedale sweats the details to create a more refined mouse trap. Consider driver materials, cabinet construction and damping, unique porting techniques… We think they’re making the best inexpensive speakers out there now. For example, Wharfedale has unique venting techniques compared to everyone else. The speakers have an internal down firing, flared escape path. The opening is slot loaded for greater control with virtually no sludge. By the way, placement is a breeze. W uses dense absorbing
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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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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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03.2018
McIntosh MA-252 Integrated Amp: $3500 (100×2) Tube Preamp Section, Solid State Power Amp Section. Mac has introduced this new retro looking, luscious sounding, integrated amp! It is a pure analog unit. It features two high level RCA inputs & one set of XLR inputs. It also supports MM phono. It even has a subwoofer out. It has a 1/4” headphone jack on the front. MA-252 has menu generated tone controls. It uses two 12AX7a and two 12AT7s preamp tubes. Again, the power amp section is solid state and does not use autoformers. MA-252 does come with remote control. The amp
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DR-1, DR-2, DR-3, Emotiva, MA-252, McIntosh, mono-block, stereo, and stereo integrated.
DR-1, DR-2, DR-3, Emotiva, MA-252, McIntosh, mono-block, stereo, and stereo integrated.
11.2017
Bluesound Node 2, $500: MQA and CD Streamer If you have not bought a Node 2 from us yet, you need to stop by – or order one on the phone! 414-354-5082 Bluesound is part of the NAD family. They didn’t ask my opinion but, I would have said, call it NAD Node 2 so everyone will know it’s from an established audiophile company. Since “nobody” has heard of Bluesound, one might be leery. I assure you, be leery NOT. Ah, these clever marketing people… they’re often too smart for their own good. Node 2 streams Tidal or
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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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06.2017
Emotiva Airmotiv Speakers! Emotiva has introduced a line of extremely affordable loudspeakers, using ribbon tweeters no less! These models do not have amplifiers on board, so don’t confuse them with the POWERED guys Emo has on its site for studio use. These models are designed for home use, surround or stereo. These speakers have very extended high frequency response as a result of using the ribbons. You’ll find they sound quite clear, even with modest electronics- which includes light weight surround receivers. T-1 Towers, $700 Per Pair 1” Ribbon Tweet, 5 ¼ Woven Fiber Mid, Two 6” Woven Fiber woofs
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