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 29, 2023 by The Audio Emporium
NAD C389 Integrated Amp $1500: 130×2 (4h, 17 1/8w, 14 1/2d, 130 w/ch, 8 ohms) In the Feb 2023 newsletter I told you the C389 was imminent. Turns out, they made me a liar by about two months. You can refer to the Feb newsletter for the nuts and bolts. Finally, we have C389 in the flesh. It’s HERE and it is…
Category: Audio Emporium, Newsletters Tags: McIntosh, McIntosh MI-502, NAD, NAD C389, stereo integrated
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
Posted on July 30, 2022 by The Audio Emporium
Marantz CD-60 Single Play CD Player, $1000 Just in is Marantz’s new CD-60. It is the best $1K ish player on the market. Its sound is warm as opposed to cool. While we’re impressed when a big buck product pushes the state of the art, we’re even more impressed when an affordable product sets new standards for its price point. Have a…
Category: Newsletters Tags: GoldenEar, Marantz, Marantz CD-60, stereo integrated
Posted on March 31, 2022 by The Audio Emporium
NAD C399 Integrated Amp $2000 (180×2) (4 3/4h, 17 1/8w, 15 3/8d, 25 lbs) NAD’s new, dynamite (!) integrated amp has just landed. It features NAD’s cutting edge PowerDrive nCore amplifier technology. It eschews the world of traditional amplifier design which is replete with mismatched output transistors. C399 is more efficient and refined in performance. C399 is better in that it resolves…
Category: Newsletters Tags: NAD, NAD C399, stereo integrated, Wharfedale Elysian
Posted on February 26, 2022 by The Audio Emporium
Mytek Liberty 2 DAC $1495 Covid 19 has impacted every audio company the last couple of years. Nobody has been disrupted more than Mytek. They have been out of the popular Liberty DAC for well over a year -and Liberty 2 is here- at long last! Liberty 2 steps in as THE best choice as a great cut above DAC- that compares…
Category: Newsletters Tags: DAC, integrated amp, Liberty II, Mytek, NAD C700, Ortofon, Ortofon Bronze, stereo integrated
Posted on May 30, 2020 by The Audio Emporium
Hegel H-590 Integrated Amp $11,000 (301×2) (6.75h, 17w, 17.6d, 50 lbs) Good gravy, is this integrated a STAR or what?! Rated at 301×2 into 8 ohms, double into 4, and double that into 2, H-590 has a frighteningly fine & powerful amplifier section. 300/600/1200! You also get a state of the art DAC and preamp in the same box. It has Ethernet…
Category: Newsletters Tags: Double Lintons, Hegel, Hegel H590, integrated amp, Rega p2, Rega Turntable, stereo integrated, Wharfedale Linton
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