Archives for Ortofon

03.2022

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 to some of the most expensive on the market. In addition to sounding better on CD and hi-res streaming content, Liberty 2 supports full MQA decoding. If you like Tidal (I do!) you’re gonna love Liberty 2. Liberty
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05.2017

GoldenEar Towers, Sans Built in Subs GoldenEar has made its name with wonderful sounding towers that have built in, powered subwoofers. They start at $2500 per pair and go up. They’re terrific speakers at good prices. A lot of visitors are surprised that GoldenEar also makes two towers that do NOT have powered subs on board. They make sense for the customer that wants GE sophistication- without the powerful bottom end. Maybe you’re in a condo. Maybe you have a nice outboard sub already. These two towers have the same attributes as their bigger brothers- with less shock and awe
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11.2016

New NAD Classic Series Integrated Amps! NAD has offered spartan integrated amps over the years, where phono sections and DACs were optional and upcharges. The new series includes streaming capability, 24/192 DACs, MM phono sections and Bluetooth. The sound quality is liquid smooth- very tube like flavor, with solid state construction. Also included in the new series is NAD’s new Red Book CD player- NAD’s all out assault on CD playing for $700. NAD C388 $1600 (150×2 @ 8 ohms, 350×2 @ 4 ohms) C388 runs 150×2 of NAD’s new Hybrid Digital technology. It’s NAD’s spin on classic amplifier design
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