04.2020

04.2020

April 1, 2020 | No Comments

CV It’s unfathomable that when I was writing the March newsletter about Bryston speakers and Rega turntables, CV was barely on our radar. As I’m writing this newsletter in late March, CV is dominating our lives. We will have a Coronavirus statement at the top of our LATEST page. Keep up to speed with us there. It will be updated as needed. We have aggressive sales on demo merchandise to keep commerce going. We have a large inventory. We probably have a great deal on what you want. Most of our manufacturers are shipping to some degree. But with skeleton
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03.2020

03.2020

February 29, 2020 | No Comments

Bryston A2 Loudspeakers $3810 Per Pair (39.5h, 9.25w, 17d, 62 lbs!) Just in is the latest version of the mighty Bryston A2 speakers. For openers, A2 is made in Canada. Here’s a warning though, the warranty is only 20 years. A2 has been a DYNAMITE speaker since its inception not quite a decade ago. Using DUAL sets of tweets/mids/woofs, A2 is a FORCE to be dealt with. Most speakers use a single mid and tweet. While that’s adequate for most speakers, A2 goes above and beyond. By using dual tweets & mids, each element has half the work load. Power
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02.2020

02.2020

January 31, 2020 | No Comments

Hegel H-120 Integrated Amp ($3000, 75×2) (4h, 17.25w, 11.75d, 28 lbs of DYNAMITE!) Hegel’s new integrated will flat out BLOW YOU AWAY for its price point! H-120 is soooo stinkin’ good that I don’t know exactly how to describe it. But try, I will. First of all, I want to make clear that I think the new H-120 achieves a new plateau for its price point. To my ears, H-120 is the least expensive integrated that sends you sailing into the BIG TIME of esoteric audio electronics performance. H-120 will make almost any speaker sound significantly more detailed and refined.
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01.2020

01.2020

December 31, 2019 | No Comments

Solid Steel Audio Racks Solid Steel audio racks are solidly built in Italy. They have STEEL posts. They are conspicuously inexpensive for their SOLID heft and ability to resist acoustic feedback. Flimsy stands do NOT resist acoustic feedback. For that, your system sounds less precise and detailed than it could be. The S2 Series is black and utilitarian. The more massively built S3 series is available in black or walnut. S2-4 $400 Black 30.6h, 23w, 17d Vertical Spacing Between Shelves 8.25” Each Shelf .86” Thick Inner Shelf Width 19.7 S2-5 $500 Black 40.86 h, 23w, 17d Vertical Spacing Between Shelves
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12.2019

12.2019

November 30, 2019 | No Comments

Peachtree Integrated Amplifiers & Power Amp Peachtree is back in Da House! Peachtree has made significant upgrades in its products over the years that float my boat- so I’m back on board. First and foremost is, PT offers tons more power than anybody else for a given buck. There are precious few speakers that won’t benefit from more power! The products are in a small form factor. It’s easy to find a place for them and they don’t run hot. And get this, they’re made in North America now, not the Far East! The warranty is 3 years new, so
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11.2019

11.2019

November 2, 2019 | No Comments

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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