Bryston Meets Axiom In 2010 James Tanner (Bryston CEO) designed a loudspeaker for Bryston to use as a tool to evaluate its electronics. James wasn’t happy with commercially available speakers by the big names due to limited bass, dynamic range and sound stage. So he created his own! Bryston hired a friendly Canadian company down the road a piece, Axiom, to build these Gibraltar-ish prototypes to his specifications. James and the engineers at Bryston were thrilled with the results of The Model T (for Tanner). The Model T was put into duty in house at Bryston. There was a massive
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05.2021
Bryston BR-20 Preamp/DAC $6000 Bryston announced in the spring of 2020 that it would be coming out with a new, state of the art Preamp/DAC. Well… that was when C19 was ramping up and, to make a long story short, it has taken over a year, instead of a couple months, to deliver on the promise. But it’s been worth the wait! BR-20 is a stunningly immediate and transparent sounding preamp- that just happens to have a state of the art DAC on board too! The Bryston BDA-3 DAC sells alone for $3800. It has been revered throughout the audio
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04.2017
Marantz Reference Series PM-10 Integrated Amp $8000 (200×2) Brand new is Marantz’s stunning, big boy integrated amp. I’ve always been a fan of Marantz’s Ref Series, made in its top factory in Japan. PM-10 just arrived and has pounded the high striker weight all the way to the top! Packed with TNT, PM-10 can wake up the hungriest of our loudspeakers and deliver bass in spades. PM-10 pushes REAL SPEAKERS like GoldenEars, Maggies and Brystons as well as more expensive separates. Up to now, Marantz Ref amps have been about half this power. It’s a pleasure to finally hear the
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01.2017
Quad Electrostatic Speakers ESL-2812, $12,000 per pair Quad electrostatic speakers are legendary for state of the art performance in many facets of sound reproduction. Certainly when it comes to imaging, detail and delivering a convincingly real presentation of vocal & acoustic music, Quads are as good as you get. Stop in to hear the latest- the 2812s! Quad Artera Electronics Artera Play $2200: Preamp/DAC/CD Player The Artera Play is a Preamp/DAC/CD Player. Run it XLR into the companion Artera Stereo power amp and you’ve got what you need to drive the
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