Bob Carver Crimson 275 Power Amp: $2750 (75×2, 7h, 14w, 9.5d, 19 lbs) The new Bob Carver Crimson 275 tube power amp is now here! It is made in the state of Washington. It has a five year warranty which includes the tubes themselves! Who else warranties tubes for more than a few months? Crimson 275 sounds almost exactly how you would expect it to. It sounds tubey, warm and has many layers. It’s quite enveloping. Do you want to appreciate the nuances of a human voice? A guitar? A piano? That’s what Crimson 275 is designed to communicate. The
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03.2019
NAD C275BEE Power Amp $1300 (150×2, 6h, 17 1/8w, 15d, 33 lbs) This fantastic power amp has been back ordered for months. With the array of great gear NAD makes, this CLASSIC SERIES two channel, class AB power amp sometimes gets lost in the shuffle. They have spent their resources making other “more hip” products and have just caught up on C275BEE. If you’re after a battleship of a power amp at an affordable price, think CLASSIC NAD. Further, C275BEE can be bridged and delivers 330w per chassis, monoblock. This AB amp harkens back to a day where power amps
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02.2019
New! Klipsch LaScala III $10,000 Per Pair
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01.2019
NAD C658 Preamp/Streamer/DAC $1500 Due by Jan 7 is NAD’s new Swiss Army Knife which I predict will REDEFINE the preamp product category. It does so much, so well, that we just have to shake our heads at how lucky we are to be audio addicts in 2019! Here we go- hold on tight! It’s a stereo preamp with cutting edge DACInputs include MM phono, two sets analog RCA inputs, two OPT inputs, two Coax inputs.Ouputs include XLR out (YES!!), analog RCA out, and sub RCA out. It’s also A STREAMER!That’s right. C658 basically has a Bluesound Node 2i
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12.2018
Brand New! GoldenEar Triton Reference 1.R $6000 Per Pair, (54h, 8w, 16 5/8d, 92dB SPL) We are very excited to share that GoldenEar has just introduced a second speaker to its Reference Series. Triton Reference 1.R has just arrived! T 1.R is the same size as the classic Triton 1. But T 1.R has the improved components of its bigger brother, GoldenEar’s Triton Reference Flagship ($9000 Per Pair). T 1.R brings the technology and luxurious cosmetics of the T-Ref to a lower price strata. With superior tweeter, midrange elements, subwoofers, power amp and cabinet construction, Triton Ref 1.R shares the
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11.2018
Klipsch Pro-200A Power Amp $750 (80×2 or 200 mono; 5.5h, 5.69w, 12.75d) Klipsch is now shipping Pro-200A. The Pro-200A is a solid power amp to run with any speakers, but please consider Klipsch speakers as they’re designed to work together. Pro-200A is an AB amp with discrete, high current output transistors. The heat sinks are extensive, not flimsy. Pro-200A has an overload protection circuit in case you party a bit too much. It has a thick, muscular sound in the bass. We’ve already paired it with Forte 3 and clearly they like each other. Pro-200A leans warmer than brighter. What’s
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10.2018
Now On Display! Klipschorn AK-6, $15,000 Per Pair Take a look! Marantz Reference Series Marantz Reference Series products have always been among the finest products you can buy. They have been designed by Marantz’s renowned engineer, Ken Ishiwata. Ken has just created a new integrated amp and SACD/CD player dubbed KI RUBY series to mark his 40th anniversary with Marantz. Ken is all about making great sound with a zero noise floor. The Marantz Ref gear sounds great with any speakers, but is a conspicuously strong choice with high efficiency speakers (like Klipsch) that are quite revealing. High efficiency speakers
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09.2018
Just In! McIntosh MAC-7200 Stereo Receiver $7000 (200×2) Mac’s new stereo receiver is a welcome addition to their line up. In addition to FULL BORE Mac power performance, MAC-7200 has a fine preamp, DAC and AM-FM tuner on board! Many of our customers have a high end stereo system in the living room and want to hear the Packers’ announcers while watching the game on TV. While streaming radio is fine, you don’t get the sporting events unless you sign up and pay specifically for sporting packages. Further, you’ll find the FM section sounds better than you would have expected.
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08.2018
Magnepan MMGi $650 Per Pair (48h, 14 1/2w, 1 1/4d) Magnepan has improved its entry speaker to MMGi. Maggie has always had an entry speaker that is designed to hook you. It is sheer entrapment! They make this model at an absurdly low price so you’ll take a chance on trying Magnepan. We’re happy to warn you that once you get a taste, you’ll want more and more! The devious plot is, buy these boys for $650 per pair, and it won’t be long before you’ll want one of the bigger models, a bigger dose, as it were. MMGi set
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07.2018
Klipsch LaScalla II Now In! $8000 Per Pair (35 1/2h, 23 3/4w, 24 1/2d, 175 lbs) Now that LaScalla II has arrived, we have all four models of the current Klipsch Heritage line on display. K has modernized four absolutely iconic speakers from yesteryear! Current Models: Heresy III $2000 Per Pair Forte III $3600 Per Pair Cornwall III $4400 Per Pair LaScalla II $8000 Per Pair Klipschorn The famous top of the line Klipschorn is being revised and we’ll carry the new model in the fall or whenever it comes out. The new K-horn will be a different animal
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