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06.2023

May 30, 2023 | by | No Comments

Magnepan MG 1.7i, $3000 Per Pair Shock of all shocks, Magnepan is catching up with providing us inventory! We actually have MG 1.7i in stock (black cloth/dark cherry wood) for the first time in… 3 years. C19 hit Magnepan as hard as any company. It was almost immediate in March of 2020, that Magnepan’s back orders became extreme. Orders of MG 1.7i, one of the best speaker values in the hi-fi hobby, ran 6 months or more. We always had orders in cue. We would get one pair here, then maybe a pair or two there. Still, we ran way
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Tags: audio streamer, BlueSound, IsoTek, Magnepan, magnepan 1.7i, NAD, nad c3050, Node, node x, and polaris.

05.2023

April 29, 2023 | by | No Comments

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 even BETTER than I dared hope. I’m happy to report that C389 has a significantly bigger kick than its smaller brothers and IS an integrated that can drive some major league speakers. It is, in fact, the least
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Tags: McIntosh, McIntosh MI-502, NAD, NAD C389, and stereo integrated.

04.2023

March 31, 2023 | by | No Comments

Bryston A Series Speakers Three of my favorite speakers in all of hi-fi are BACK! After being discontinued- temporarily. With so many resources spread thin during Covid 19, Bryston announced they were going to discontinue its A Series of speakers. They were having a tough enough time making those AND its higher end range, the T Series, and its amps, and its preamps, and its DACs… the list goes on. That… was going to be a travesty, as the Bryston As are attractively priced and outperform the Chinese imports they compete with price wise. After much whining, complaining and begging
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Tags: Bryston, Bryston A2, Bryston A3, and Bryston Mini A.

03.2023

March 1, 2023 | by | No Comments

Rogue Pharaoh Mk2 Integrated Amp $4000 (250×2) Rogue is finally shipping the Mk2 version of its high powered integrated amp, featuring a tube preamp section. P2 has quieter background than its predecessor. It is now compatible with virtually all speakers, whether high SPL or not. P2 uses a pair of 12AU7 tubes in its line stage. P2 has MM and MC phono! P2 has one set XLR inputs and 3 sets RCA inputs. P2 has variable line outs- to drive a sub or additional amp. P2 has fixed pre outs and a HT bypass loop. P2 has a nicely weighted
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Tags: Klipsch Reference Premier, Klipsch Speakers, Rogue Audio, and Rogue Pharaoh II.

02.2023

January 31, 2023 | by | No Comments

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 less money because it uses a pulp fiber bass mid driver while Argon 1 uses a linear-piston aluminum driver. While Helium 510 can’t achieve the stunning clarity that Argon 1 does, it IS competitive and charts new territory
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Tags: Amphion, Helium 510, integrated amp, NAD, NAD C389, and stereo integrated.

11.2022

November 1, 2022 | by | No Comments

McIntosh MA-352 Integrated Amp Back In Stock! This 200×2 integrated comes with tubes in the preamp section and still features luscious Mac power meters. This is a full analog beast that will play as beautifully as anything you can buy. If you order one from anyone you’ll wait six months plus for it. We just got a couple in stock. Why wait? Mac doesn’t permit dealers to post pricing. I’ll just tell ya this amp will put you in 7th heaven. GoldenEar ForceField 30 & 40 Subwoofers GoldenEar has just introduced a couple of new subs to replace its stalwarts,
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Tags: ForceField 30, ForceField 40, GoldenEar, integrated amp, MA-352, and McIntosh.

10.2022

September 30, 2022 | by | No Comments

YG Acoustics Cairn Speakers, $8500 Per Pair (14.6h, 7.6w. 10.3d, 28 lbs, 8 ohms, 86dB) Stands $1500 Per Pair (23.5 h) YG Acoustics of Colorado is known for its price no object speakers. They’re great, but not attainable for most of us. When YG announced in 2020 that it would be bringing out its Peaks Series for less than half the price, I signed on enthusiastically. Cairn is the first model in the house. It isn’t built like a normal speaker. It isn’t an MDF cabinet with drivers sourced from a vendor. Cairn uses YG’s 6” BilletCore bass/mid driver and
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Tags: Cairn, Kimber Kable, and YG Acoustics.

09.2022

September 2, 2022 | by | No Comments

Magnepan MG 3.7i Back On Dem! $8K Per Pair Magnepan was hit as hard as any of our vendors by Covid 19. Starting in early 2020, any order placed for pans would run six months or more. Six months was just a starting point. Magnepan couldn’t predict accurately for us, so we couldn’t predict accurately for you. Availability was so limited on some models, like 3.7i in particular, that any we could get were sold before they arrived. We literally couldn’t put them on display. All that came in were committed. MG .7 was out of production for over a
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Tags: integrated amp, IsoTek, Isotek Aquarius V5, Magnepan speakers, McIntosh, and MG 3.7i.