Posts by The Audio Emporium

09.2022

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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08.2022

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 look. GoldenEar Towers There are a lot of “good” speakers on the market. In general your money buys you an array of cones and domes purchased from some vendor and screwed into a box. They come in all
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07.2022

McIntosh Availability McIntosh has been back ordered like crazy in the teeth of Covid 19. Any new McIntosh order will run six months or more. Audio Emporium is a stocking dealer. That means, we order ahead. We don’t just order per sale. We have a fair amount of McIntosh IN STOCK right now, that we ordered more than six months ago. Hence, it’s here, NOW, and available to buy. Why wait six months? We are typically long on popular integrated amps- among the best values in audio land. We likely will have other models on hand. Give us a call!
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06.2022

Klipsch Cornwall 4 Speakers, $6600 Per Pair (Cherry, Black or Walnut) (38H, 25.3W, 15.5D, 96 lbs, 8 ohms, 105dB SPL) Klipsch’s famous Cornwall speaker has been updated and is now dubbed Cornwall 4. The new Cornwall has an improved Mylar midrange driver to go with its Titanium tweeter and 15” Pulp Fiber woofer. The cabinet size/shape has been improved, as have the horn dispersion flares. The crossover has been upgraded with improved parts and connections. Cornwall has been back ordered for months during C19, but now it’s back in da house! Cornwall is built first and foremost to give you
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05.2022

KLH Three $1800 Per Pair Price Includes Stands The 3s themselves are 19h, 12.25w, 10.5d, 30 lbs, 6 ohms, 88dB SPL. They are 28.25h on their stands. The 3s have an 8” Cast Frame Pulp Fiber Woofer & 1” Aluminum Dome Tweet. They sound solid and open. The success of VINTAGE speaker designs is alive and well. I like the formula. Take a speaker from the 60s that was iconic, like the KLH 5 or Klipsch Heritage models, and build it to LOOK the same, but have modern components within. KLH has done this as effectively as anyone. Part of
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04.2022

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 instrumental character without the ragged edges that come with traditional technology. Mismatched transistors create artifacts that aren’t part of what should be there. We hear them as harsh and unpleasant. C399 is not only smooth, it’s conspicuously MUSCULAR.
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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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02.2022

NAD M23 Power Amp $3500 (200 w/ch or 700w mono) (5 1/4h, 17 1/8w, 15 5/8d, 22 lbs) NAD has just hit the bullseye on its new Masters Series power amp! It is priced quite reasonably and competes with any amp on the planet. It’s due to ship any day. How do I know how it sounds already? M23 is the power amp section of the M33 Eigentakt integrated that has been turning heads since the day it came to market in 2020! You can buy a single M23 to run with the preamp of your choice. You can buy
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01.2022

Amphion Helium 520 Towers $3200 Per Pair White or Black ($3500 in Walnut) (42 1/4h, 6 1/4w, 8 1/2d, 90 dB SPL, 35 lbs) Amphion has introduced a remarkably clean, stylish, super skinny tower. It is barely over 6” wide! Helium 520 is first and foremost, a delightful open/airy sounding speaker. It creates a broad and deep soundstage. While its bass isn’t as robust as Amphion’s Argon 7LS ($6K per pair), you’ll be amazed at how large the soundstage is from this slender profile. We have plenty of customers that want major league clarity with a spacious image, yet don’t
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12.2021

Isotek Syncro Active $2200 Isotek has created a sine wave rebalancer to rid your system of transformer hum and electronic backwash. Syncro Active is ideal for the customer who is also getting an Aquarius or Sigmas line conditioner. Dave’s Fave’s Syncro Peachtree Separates Peachtree’s range of electronics is made in North Carolina. How nice to have very well built and price competitive American gear! These models support balanced and single ended operation. While each product is strong on its own, the package pricing when adding preDAC is especially enticing! GaN400 Power Amp $3000 (400×2) (4.33h, 14.17w, 13.77d, 16 lbs, Mocha
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