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	The Acoustic Zen Adagio speakers are superb sonically and competitive with many far more expensive speakers. At only $4,300/pr for the Adagio and $3500/p for the new Junior, they are quite special. Read the 6moons.com review as well as the Stereophile review and then call me to discuss these amazing speakers. The new Adagio loudspeaker uses a pair of 6.5-inch mid/woofers in a specialized ceramic/textile/ceramic sandwich design for maximum stiffness while minimizing cone breakup, flexing and resonance. An underhung voice coil motor (short coil, long gap) guarantees excellent linearity and a powerful reduction of both harmonic and TIM distortion. Both mid/woofers are loaded into a front-exiting transmission line. A limited production modified 1.62-inch circular ribbon tweeter has high power handling characteristics along with a linear impedance and phase response. The 0.01mm heat resistant Kapton membrane is almost weightless, providing an immediate and precise response to any transients in the original music signal. Nominal impedance is 6 ohm, sSensitivity is 89dB/W/m, overall frequency response is 30Hz to 30kHz (±3dB). Acoustic Zen cables are also available. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Hi-performance, fully integrated plasma TV speakers from Cary Christie, co-founder and principal designer of Infinity for 25 years. Masterpiece LCR $2200/pr Portrait LCR $1500/pr Sketch LCR $900/pr Grills for all above $300/pr. to match your TV cosmetics Portrait stands $500/pr LRS Surrounds $1000/pr LRS In Wall surrounds $700/pr For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Exact Power and PS Audio pioneered the concept but only Audiophile ASP with integral backup battery power has taken it to its ultimate conclusion - the best power regeneration/voltage stabilization solution extant. "Auditioner beware: after hearing this level of performance improvement, there is no way I can live without PurePower in my system. The Audiophile APS PurePower 1050 provides improved sound, a picture improvement that has to be seen to be believed, and unparalleled safety for your pricey display and electronics. The PurePower 1050's sonic and video improvements eclipse the impressive feats I remember vividly while evaluating the Exact Power EP15A. Enthusiastically endorsed." Bryan Southard, AudiovideoRevolution.com, Feb 2005 "I found the 1050 to be a very effective product that is very easy to install and use. Given the fact that it is a solid, well made product and has such flexibility for installation, it becomes that much more attractive. Once in place, it is very easy to forget that it is in the system at all. Remove it and you will realize just what clean power means to your system. I am not aware of any other power line regenerator that has all of the capabilities of the APS 1050. Considering price, performance, technology and style, the Audiophile APS PurePower 1050 Power Conditioner receives my highest recommendation." Henry Wilkenson, Audiophila, March 2005 PurePower 2000 - [$2,995] - Call for our low price. New 20-amp power regenerator with battery backup. The largest regenerator made today - 1400 watts continuous and up to 4200 watt short term peaks for superb amplifier dynamics PurePower 1050 - [$2,495] - Call for our low price PurePower 700 - [$1,795] - Call for our low price PowerPak - [$795] - Call for our low price PowerPak Plus - [$895] - Call for our low price For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	After 3 years of listening at various shows, evaluations in my reference system and reading many reviews, I have now added Audio Space to our product mix. I have been looking for a line to sell as a step up over Jolida for the last few years. The Audio Space products fill this bill nicely. They offer a significant step up from the Jolida line at realistic prices and performance that rivals products that sell for much more. Their Reference products are state of the art. Audio Space has established a 20-year reputation in Asia for building some of the finest sounding tube electronics. Their Reference 2 preamp was the first Chinese product to get Editors Choice from Harry Pearson at the Absolute Sound. The integrated amps, preamp and power amp offer unique circuit designs and high end sonics at prices lower than their sound quality would suggest. Hot models are: Galaxy 34 32wpc remote EL-34 based integrated w/16 watts triode - $1690 Galaxy 88 4 wpc remote KT-88 based integrated w/24 watts triode - $1990 Galaxy 300 21wpc remote 300B based integrated amp - $2690 Reference 3.1 (KT-88) PP Integrated amp,40wpc/22 Triode MM phono - $3390 Reference 3.1 (300B) Class A Triode PP Int. amp 21wpc MM phono - $3990 Mini Galaxy 12wpc EL-84 integrated with USB DAC/Headphone amp - $790 3i Push Pull dual mono 40wpc Integrated amp w/22wpc in Triode - $1390 Line 2 Quality tube preamp- Superb value Blue Moon Award - $2390 Pre 2 Remote preamp with MM/MC automatic phono stage - $2690 Reference 2 30B balanced preamp, Absolute Sound, Product of the Year - $9900 CD Player 24/192K with HDCD, balanced/SE & tube/SS outputs - $1100 Reference 3 (845/805) Statement mono amps with 845 or 805 tubes - $8000/pr 6M-300Bpp 300B 21w p/p monos - review (review of 6M-KT88 version) - $3290/pr Nova 88 65wpc KT 88 based mono amps with 33 watts triode - $3490/pr Other models available. Call to discuss these fine products. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	We first heard about this IC-based integrated wonder through a 6moons review which garnered an award from its Editor, to be followed by another award for the matching preamp and monoblocks as reviewed by Paul Candy. At CES 2004, we performed our own due diligence in the Audio Zone room and fell in love with what we heard. Built to tweaked-to-the-max standards, with extremely short signal paths and incredible speed and dynamics, this Canadian line represents minimalism at its best. AMP-1 -[$2,395] AMP-2 -[$2,495/pr] PRE-A1 active preamp with remote control - [$1695] DAC-1 16/44.1 non-upsampling DAC sounds excellent - [$1295] AMP-D1 100wpc stereo amplifier for only $1695 AMP-D2 200-watt mono amplifiers sound wonderful $2495/pr For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Following on the heels of Accuphase, CinePro, Equi=Tech, Furman, Monster Cable, Richard Gray Power Company, Shunyata and Sound Application, BPT manufactures high-performance balanced power AC line conditioners, albeit for a fraction of the cost of competing units. Balanced power has long since been recognized in professional recording studios as well as medical and military application for its superior rejection of common mode noise. Now regular consumer can benefit from this same superior technology at home. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. For pricing, call us. For owner feedback, click here. For pricing, call us. BP-1 Ultra [$799] BP-2 Ultra [$1,099] BP-2.5 Ultra [$1,399] BP-3.5 Signature [$2,499] - 20-amp, 10-outlet flagship model with NBT/LoNo Plitron technology transformers and every tweak known to man as part of the package - call for our special price - click here for fabulous review that bestowed a "Best We've Heard Yet" Blue Moon Award on the 3.5 Signature BPT-3.5 Signature Plus[ $2,999] - call for our special price BPT-10, BPT- 10 Signature and BPT-10 Signature Plus BPT PPC CPC [$349] CPC w/Bybee & hi-current filter [$699] CPC Deluxe w. 300-watt balanced transformer [$500] BPT Custom Power Cords [starting at $89/ea.] Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Bel Canto Design: State of the art audio products made in America! CD-2 CD player w/Philips CDM Pro transport, ultra clock & remote volume control $2,995 S-300, 150wpc balanced dual monaural stereo amplifier $1,600 - now $1,395 (read excellent review) Reference 1000, 500wpc balanced mono amplifier $2,100/ea. - now $1,995/ea. (read excellent review) PRe3 superb small version of PRe2 with less features - $1,695 S-300i 150wpc integrated version of PRe3 + S-300 - $1,995 e.One DAC-3 - new state-of-the-at 24/192 DAC with built-in preamp - $2,495 Phono 3 new MM/MC phono stage with 40/60dB of gain - $1,495 S-300i 150wpc integrated version of PRe3 + S-300 - $1,995 S-300iP 150wpc integrated amp with phono stage $2495 S-300iD 150wpc integrated amp with a PCM DAC $2495 Bel Canto stock products are only sold in areas without local dealers. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Creek makes quality hi-value audiophile solid-state components. Mike Creek has been refining his circuit designs in England for many years. All Creek products have received excellent reviews and offer good value for money. Destiny Integrated - 100wpc remote controlled integrated amplifier. Superb reviews - $2495 Destiny CD player with 24-bit 192kHz upsampling and 3 power supplies - $2495 Destiny power amplifier - 100wpc high-current amp - $2295 Destiny phono board, moving magnet or moving coil $495 Classic 5350SE 90wpc integrated amplifier - class A rated Stereophile -$1695 Classic CD player with Crystal CS4396 24/192K DAC - $1695 Evolution 85wpc integrated amp - $995 Evolution CD player with 1738 Burr Brown DAC $995 Creek OBH series is also available. Email or call for current info and pricing. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Denon: The biggest name in AV receivers and Universal players! AVP-A1HDCI State of the Art Preamp/HT Processor $6999 POA-A1HDCI Denon's best multichannel amp 150 watts x 10ch $6999 DVD-3800BDCI Reference Blu-Ray/DVD/CD player $1999 AVR-4308ci 7 x 140 watts A/V Receiver w/HDMI V1.3 $2499 AVR-3808ci 7 x 130 watts A/V Receiver w/HDMI V1.3 $1599 AVR-2808ci 7 x 110 watts A/V Receiver w/HDMI V1.3 $1199 AVR 2308ci 7 x 100 watts A/V Receiver w/HDMI V1.3 $849 AVR-1908 7 x 100 watts A/V Receiver w/HDMI V1.3 $599 AVR-1708 7 x 75 watts A/V Receiver w/HDMI V1.3 $499 AVR-1508 7 x 75 watts A/V Receiver w/HDMI V1.3 $349 DVD-5910ci State of the Art Universal CD/SACD/Video player $3799 DVD-3930ci Excellent 1080P upscaling Universal player $1499 DVD-2930ci High value 1080P upscaling Universal player $849 DVD-1940ci Denon's entry Universal player is a great value $349 DP-500M Quartz Locked Direct Drive Servo turntable $699 DL-103R Exceptional Low output moving coil cartridge $379 Possibly the best value cartridge made at only $229 Call to discuss any other models not posted as well as my current pricing. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Dodd Audio: State of the art tube amps and preamps. The Dodd battery-powered preamp is setting the new standard in affordable state of the art preamp sonics. At only $3,300, it is an amazing bargain. Think about it. No need to mess with power conditioning and expensive power cords. The Dodd preamp runs off perfect ultra-quiet DC direct from the internal rechargable batteries. Only the battery charger is plugged into your AC. Using 4 batteries to power the preamp you get approximately 12-14 hours on a single charge. The result? Dead quiet backgrounds allow amazing microdynamic performance and amazingly detailed liquid tube sonics with an ultra large soundstage and superb frequency extremes. Many are saying that this is the best preamp made under $10k. On sale at only $2490. Features are as follows: Continuous battery operation Input Impedance 100K ohms (quieter and more universal) Output Impedance: Less than 200 ohms Gain 16 dB 4 inputs 2 outputs Home Theater bypass High quality Cardas RCAs (Vampire copper on the CD input, and 1 output) Vampire Continuous Cast Copper internal wiring Very simple circuit design, with only one capacitor in the signal path Sonicaps bypassed with Platinum Sonicaps for the output section Uses 2 6DJ8 tubes or any variant of this tube (6922) Volume Control is the motorized Alps Black Beauty Remote volume Battery life expectancy 3-5 years. Cost of Battery replacement: $19.95 x 4 direct from Dodd. Other models are: 120-watt mono tube amps at $5200/pair 50-watt mono tube amps at $3600/pair Balanced Power conditioner at $2499 All products are built to order. Call me to discuss these amazing products. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
The new CS3 The new CS2.3 The new CS1.3 CS-2 reviewer comments: "I think of how little the Emerald Physics CS2s cost for what they do. This is the world of DSP as it should be. By comparison, the little boxes that people are sometimes paying the Emerald Physics' price for-or even many times that price-seem like toys, unable to offer the power and scale, the dynamics, the top to bottom transparency and the sheer quantity of musical information that the Emerald Physics speakers produce, always with a feeling of complete ease and without demanding much amplifier power. After this, I would find it really hard to go back to little boxes, no matter how good the little box might be nominally. So will you, I think, if you have a vivid memory of concert sound. No speaker is perfect, and perhaps with price-no-object drivers and so on, designer Clayton Shaw could produce even more remarkable sound, albeit at a higher price. But the Emerald Physics CS2 comes remarkably close to putting at your ears the literal sound of the recordings you play on it, via the all-important minimized interaction with your listening room. Good by any standard, at its cost it is quite amazing. A wonderful achievement in speaker design." "The speakers do very well on intimate music. But it is in large-scaled music-or in smaller-scaled music played in large spaces-that they really distinguish themselves from almost all others." "The results are startling. My wife Paige, who is not an audiophile but has listened to a lot of speakers (how could she avoid it?), commented upon her first listen: "Oh, so that is what this stereo imaging stuff is about." And indeed the stereo imaging behavior of the Emerald Physics is surprisingly precise-with the blurring arising from room sound largely removed, this is strictly X marks the spot precision." "This is the real soundstage, not some artifact generated by reflections off the walls of your listening room. The speakers sound as if they were in no room at all, nearly, and the original acoustics are nearly all you hear. The large radiating area in the lower frequencies and the dynamically unfettered upper-frequency driver made the whole sound effortless." The above quotes are from the December 2008 The Absolute Sound review written by Robert E Green (REG) "It's extremely difficult to divide up a budget of $6500 (or less-way less) between a single pair of speakers and even a stereo amplifier and find another package that'll combine to outstrip this system under review in most of the criteria that I find important; full extension at the frequency extremes, transparency and immediacy, and dynamic articulation. In fact, I can't think of anything that comes close. So yes, if full-frequency extension, transparency, real-world dynamics and, most of all, truth are what you are looking for in a speaker system, then yeah, you owe it to yourself to hear these giant killers. All you need to know is that the CS2 sounds great, it plays loudly, it's more dynamic than any speaker I know of around its class and it's got the full frequency extension to keep you happy for years and years. In the end it may be easier to address the type of listener for whom the CS2 may not be the Holly Grail. This listener will probably be looking for aesthetic beauty, likely in a small artfully finished box. He won't care much about full frequency extension and he's not impressed by powerfully extended bass, no matter how well executed-he knows that such considerations are for those lacking in real class and taste. He thinks he's above all that. He's also looking for something with a laid-back presentation because he's not impressed by the realistic dynamics found in live music. He may also be looking for a sweetening through the upper midrange and treble that certainly isn't here. I won't argue with him here because this is one of those areas where I don't find that there's an absolute reference in live music—two different seats in the audience will usually provide two very different realities here. But I will warn him that sometimes laid-back speakers can lack the spark and the excitement that the CS2s routinely convey. They're often not as engaging. In short, this guy's looking for a speaker that tailors music to meet his idea of sonic reality; he's not all that interested in hearing exactly what's recorded on his discs." The above quotes are from the Positive Feedback review by John Potis. "Normally, I allow review speakers to break in for at least 100 hours before I do any sort of serious listening. But from the instant the first disc started playing I couldn't help but to pay attention. The CS2s create a presentation that is eerily familiar to The Carver Amazings in that the starting point of the sound comes from such a wide space. It brought a whole new definition and reference to the phrase , wall of sound. "As he talked about his wish for a large, vaulted television/music room in a log cabin home my thoughts quickly turned to the speaker I'd most want in that space. After three months with the CS2, I knew that they would be my first choice without question. With their ability to create the highly desired wall of sound, and the capability of taking difficult sound spaces out of play (large window-filled walls, etc.) at a price that belies their sonic capabilities it was an easy choice. The Emerald Physics CS2 may just be the next game changer in the digital music wave." "To my amazement the CS2s do just what Clayton intended and Walter promoted. The speakers do indeed make a very difficult sound reproducing room sound very good. No, it's not a replacement for my living room, but much better than I thought possible." Above from the Affordable Audio review.	Emerald Physics: CS-2 customer comments : 1) Well, so far, they have lived up to my dream of having something "different". The dynamics can be frightening...literally. I can't tell you how many times I've had 'em cranked up and I was startled upright by a drum wack or the like. These are as close to live music in this regard as I have heard. I hear an almost total lack of compression. The only equals are $100,000+ horn speakers like the Acapella's, etc that take up entire rooms.Truthfully, I didn't have a lot of hope with these for classical music playback which, for me, wasn't a big deal because while I do sometimes listen to classical, it's not my main interest. Boy, was I wrong. Pro 15-inch drivers, compression tweeter, and classical music. Who would have guessed- these are amazing on well-recorded classical. I am dumbfounded. The bottom line is that these things can sound spooky-real on good recordings. Speaking of recordings- there is no question which ones are good and which ones aren't. While the so-so ones are easy to listen to through the CS2's because they (the CS2's) sound so natural, good recordings simply jump to new levels. I have a feeling Clayton will be busy for years to come. I can't wait to read what the Absolute Sound has to say about them. Jason 2) Son of a Beeeeaaaach!!!!! Stone cold out of the box (Everything) this system BLOWS away anything I have ever heard!! I can't believe it!!!!!!! Happy ass camper, Bob 3) The Bel Canto sounds glorious on the CS-2's....I was able to borrow a few pairs of Kimber Balanced cables to get running...It all sounds excellent even brand new! The Threshold and Quads are S-O-L-D ! Now to pay off some of the bizillion credit cards i used!! ;-) Playing with position and dcx to taste, but they set up very easily and sound excellent with minimal fuss. You are correct about the sound of these surpassing the Quads, and in just about every regard! No BS!! -Ken 4) ) I went to Dan Comeau's house today & auditioned his CS2's. Even with mis-matched amps (Ps Audio Trio on bottoms & Mcintosh tube on tops) they sounded fuin' AWESOME!! I played my K2HD 100khz & 24-bit resolution cd & he played a drum track from a xrcd24 and I was sold!! 5) Further to my initial impressions of the Emerald CS2 as "QUAD ESLs on steroids." The Emerald CS2s are transparent. As I walk about the listening room it is difficult to locate them as part of the soundstage more like they define a very large window on the performers. The articulation of the LF drivers combined with the acoustic output easily reproduces the subtlety and strength of double basses, pipe organs and, not to be that modest, my recordings of a concert Steinway 9' grand. 6) I'm at 250 hours now. The soundstage stretches from wall to wall with every well-recorded song I play. The midrange is oh so perfect. Not sure how to describe it, but all the musicality is in this range. Each note is rich and powerful. The highs and lows of the speakers have wowed me, but the midrange has left me gasping . . . its left me laughing like a school girl at how good the sound is and at times it's just left me wondering if things could possibly get any better. The lows have become even tighter and more powerful. Listening to Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin is just amazing. The drum solo is like walking through a bomb field in terms of dynamics. The bass sounds so natural and well out of the box . . . it's amazing. 7) I've been trying to describe my CS-2s to friends and other audiophools, and usually end up at a loss for words. Now I can just guide them to JP's review. My only gripe with the review is his reference to "at their price" and the like. Last week I was in El Paso, TX, on business and had the opportunity to listen to the top-of-the-line speakers from B&W and TAD. I spent about three hours with them, and when I got home and gave a listen to the CS-2s with the same music, volume, etc, I was very, very happy with my purchase. To my ears, the CS-2s are cleaner, more dynamic, and just as resolving as either of the well regarded, high priced speakers. I believe the TADs were + $50K and the B&Ws were +/- $24K. By the way, I preferred the TADs over the B&Ws. 8) Wally, So I spent a couple of hours at my local dealer's today,just for fun. Rainy day in Connecticut. He's a good guy, and I've spent some serious change there the last 10 yrs or so. He knows, that I now 'know'. If you know what I mean. He just became a Magico dealer. I listened to these fed by a ~$40k Krell kit (Diana Krall CD that I also happen to have at home): $25k msrp for speakers*. I drove home, about a 3 minute drive, and fired up the same music on the CS2s. You already know the verdict. Love these speakers. 9) I've had my CS2s for a couple of months and have been runningthem 24/7 - at low levels overnight of course. Just want to say ... I've spent a lot of money ( a lot ) on audio gear over the last 10+ years, but not for the benefit I've enjoyed with the CS2s, not even close. 10) ) I really enjoy the new CS-2 system. I turned the system on this evening. I couldn't believe what I was hearing in the sound stage. It was almost magical.... The sound is substantially better than my Kef 207s in almost every aspect. I find myself enjoying more of my discs and listening longer. I'm really looking forward to the change over the next 300 hours of break in. This system is amazing. To think I contacted you initially for a new player. I'm glad you introduced me to the EP and W4S combo. I'm looking forward to improving my system with more of your recommendations. 11) It's probably nothing new to you. Totally amazing. Sounded better than my old gear ($15,000.00 speakers / $6,000.00 amp) instantly. After a few hours it's already settling in & singing with stock power cords and not plugged into my dedicated power so much improvement is still to come. Any one who wants / asks you to have a listen you have them call me or whatever arrangements. I'd be glad to show them the giant killers. I was not expecting too much as the system I heard at Bill's was a little better setup and positioned etc, and broken in also, but hey. No kidding these are great.* 12) WOW!!! I feel like my "former" system, with its Talon Ravens, may have stretched me into the outer reaches of the Milky Way and I just got teleported to Andromeda (read: another altogether other galaxy). SCOTTY! WE NEED MORE DI-LITHIUM CRYSTALS!!! I am struck by the openness and clarity of the sound. It's like the entire wall is a speaker. The Ravens, in comparison, feel like the sound was coming from tiny points. I heard stuff I never heard before. And to think they are only going to get better. Man alive, they sound superb. 13) I have been an audio lover for 30 years, and in that time I have enjoyed some pretty excellent gear, but this is the first time I have ever felt compelled to sit down and write a testimonial. As you know, I am referring to the Emerald Physics CS2s. Since 1980 I have owned exclusively planar speakers, including Beveridge 2SW-2, Magnepan 1.6, and Magnepan 3.6. I've listened to many high end conventional speakers in people's homes and audio showrooms, but I kept coming back to the openness and transparency of the panels. But even as much as I loved the sound of my most recent system, I felt there was still a dimension missing, and I couldn't quite put my finger on it. The audiophile's curse. Then I read about these emerald Physics DSP-controlled open baffle directional speakers. Based on the descriptions, it seemed to me that what people were describing was what I was missing. For 6 months I tried to stop thinking about them, because I didn't really want to change out my system, but I finally gave in and called you. You were so candid and generous with your time, so I took the leap and ordered a pair of CS2s, hoping they would actually be that missing link, but knowing that, worst case, I could return them and take a not too horrible loss. I have now been listening to the CS2s for two weeks. I am driving my wife, who is also an audio lover, a little crazy at times because I can't pull myself away from them. Just one more song-and then just one more song-etc., into the wee hours. (Don't get me wrong - she loves them almost as much as I do!) These speakers are REMARKABLE. I have never heard such a NATURAL, THREE DIMENSIONAL presentation of recorded music. No matter how many words I could add to the description, that is what I keep coming back to. Yes they offer exquisitely fine detail with no hardness or edge. Yes they deliver 20hz bass with no boominess or puffiness. Yes the midrange is full and vast. And yes, they can play surprisingly loud without losing any sense of dynamics or control - and, interestingly, without causing fatigue. But really, it comes down to just sounding more like real music than anything else I have heard. And in that I find pure joy. So Walter, thank you -- and thanks to Clayton -- for bringing this new realm of enjoyment into my life. 14) Walter, the more I listen to these speakers, the more I'm impressed. If I could sum it up in a sentence or two I would say; they have the best qualities of Magnepan's and Klipsch with a good subwoofer to boot. They are dynamic like Klipsch but pure and refined like a Magnepan with a ribbon tweeter. I can't believe how dynamic these things are. You can listen to them really loud without fatigue. 15) I am thoroughly enjoying the speakers. They have around 30 hours on them and they get better all the time. This leaves me wondering how good they can be. I am thrilled with the bass. Also, the soundstage is addictive. I toed the speakers in a bit more and the stage stretches the width of my room. Absolutely remarkable! The science behind all this excitement: 1) *Eliminating the Room: Emerald Physics has developed a method to control a speaker's dispersion pattern in order to minimize room interactions and thereby eliminate most of the room's sonic signature. Our patent-pending BDC (Broadband Directivity Control) technology is a turning point in the history of loudspeaker design. Until now, speaker/room interaction has been one of the major problems in home audio systems. Conventional speakers have wide dispersion and an omni directional pattern in the bass range, sending large amounts of sound energy toward the room boundaries, which are reflected back into the listening space with a time delay. These are known as early reflections, which color the sound of the original signal. The omni-directional bass pattern also excites room resonances in all three axis which tends to cause the boomy, ill-defined bass commonly experienced in many systems. The solution is to create a speaker with a more narrow dispersion pattern as well as a more consistent dispersion angle across the frequency spectrum. Listening to mainly the loudspeaker's direct field eliminates most of your room's sound, creating a consistent and natural playback performance even in difficult rooms. 2) Eliminating the Box:* Emerald Physics uses a boxless design approach called open-baffle dipole in order to achieve several important improvements over conventional loudspeakers: Eliminates box sound – preserves the pitch and harmonic beauty of instruments. Eliminates deep bass limits – Flat response to 20Hz (CS2.3) with 2.75 inch thick baffle. Eliminates impedance swings – Maintains same impedance curve as raw woofer. Eliminates large expense of box enclosure – typically the most expensive component in the speaker. 3) *Eliminates the peaks & troughs in frequency response: Most loudspeaker systems are rated at plus or minus 3dB. This equates to a 6dB range at any give area in the frequency response as measured in an anechoic chamber. Once placed in a listening room, it is not uncommon to see 20dB variations. The CS2.3 & CS3 exhibit an extremely accurate response of plus or minus ½ dB from 100 Hz to 20,000 Hz. This high level of accuracy is achieved through the use of the included signal processor, which provides equalization via our custom software. Multiple preset files allow configurations to be chosen for specific room placement locations for optimum performance in most any room. 4) Eliminating Intermodulation & EMF Distortion Products:* When a speaker system uses just one channel of amplification to drive multiple speaker devices, additional distortion is produced in the audio reproduction chain. Some of this distortion is due to the amplifier trying to produce a wide bandwidth of information and some of the distortion is a by-product of the electro-motive force (EMF) produced by the speaker cone which is sent back to the amplifier. The CS2.3 uses bi-amplification to substantially reduce both the EMF distortion and the IM distortion produced in most systems. The use of a digital electronic crossover in the bi-amping path, allows the speaker driver and amplifier dedicated to that driver to only amplify the frequencies needed for that driver. By having one amplifier responsible for the low frequencies and one amplifier responsible for the high frequencies, the amplifier for the tweeters does not reproduce low frequencies and the low frequency amplifier does not try and reproduce high frequencies. This makes both the tweeter and woofer amplifiers cleaner and more efficient in reproducing music. 5) *Eliminating Dynamic Compression:* In a perfect world, a speaker would be able to play as loud as required with totally accurate tracking of the musical information as it gets louder. Unfortunately, in the quest for low frequency performance, many speaker designs sacrifice dynamics and efficiency for low bass response. This lack of efficiency creates a sound field that does not always reproduce each bit of musical information correctly. It is one of the reasons that many speaker systems sound out of balance when they play loud or the speaker is required to reproduce a large musical peak. By using several techniques including very efficient professional speaker components, multiple 15" woofers (CS2.3) (CS3 uses a single 12"), coaxial midrange/ compression tweeters and bi-amping, efficiency is maximized. This not only makes the speaker system efficient, it also maximizes the use of power from the amplifiers by requiring each amplification channel to only amplify those signals needed by the speaker driver it is connected to. 6) *Eliminating the Need for Expensive Electronics & Cables: Both the CS3* & CS2.3 are very accurate reproducers of sound. Many speakers, due to their designs, require the need for very expensive electronics to achieve satisfactory performance. Conventional designs have problems with the impedance of the drivers due to mechanical and electrical resonances and the passive crossovers used. As mentioned earlier, passive crossovers are power-robbing components. The CS2.3 maximizes power transfer. With bi-amping in the CS2.3 and the 48 B slope of the digital crossover, the listener utilizes all of the power available from the amplifier in a 100dB efficient design. (The CS3 is a single amp speaker and is still 95dB efficient). The high frequencies are not harsh or strident and therefore, the need for a softer sounding tube amplifier is not required for the tweeters. The need for expensive cables that filter out high frequency information is also not required. The need for 200 pound amplifiers with huge power transformers is not necessary since the CS2.3 & CS3 are both very efficient and do not require the large amounts of power that expensive amplifiers offer into low impedances. In fact, you may find that you will spend hundreds of dollars per channel rather than thousands of dollars per channel to drive the CS2.3. "If I was shopping within this price class I can't think of any speakers that I could audition along side of the CS2s that would outshine them when it comes to immediacy, clarity, articulation and full frequency response." "So yes, if full-frequency extension, transparency, real-world dynamics and, most of all, truth are what you are looking for in a speaker system, then yeah, you owe it to yourself to hear these giant killers." - review "My thoughts quickly turned to the speaker I'd most want in that space. After three months with the CS2, I knew that they would be my first choice without question. With their ability to create the highly desired 'wall of sound', and the capability of taking difficult sound spaces out of play (large window-filled walls, etc.) at a price that belies their sonic capabilities it was an easy choice." - review [see page 19] The new Emerald Physics CS3 is a digitally controlled open baffle point source loudspeaker designed for smaller room. It can be run with one amplifier and placed as close as 2 feet from the rear wall. The CS-3 continues the revolution in high performance loudspeakers started by the original CS-2. The CS-3 is a completely optimized, digitally equalized, open baffle 12-inch two way design with a point source 12-inch coaxial driver that runs from 32Hz-22Khz. It generates a realistic sonic picture, while operating mostly independent of the room's acoustics. The CS-3 was designed for listeners in rooms under 2000 cubic feet who want a smaller room solution than the new CS-2.3. The CS3 can also be run with a single amp versus the need to biamp the larger and more powerful CS-2.3. It can be placed as close as 2 feet from the rear wall so it can work in very small rooms and very close to side walls. Reviews and user comments on the CS-2 were superb. Now the bar is raised with improved sonics as well as much upgraded cosmetics. In the right room the CS-3 will outperform the older CS-2 with its better midrange coherency and superb imaging. The CS-3 is like a mini monitor with high efficiency (95dB) and bass extension to 32Hz. The average audiophile can now listen to a small, full range, open baffle speaker system that they never thought possible at even close to this price. In addition, the new cosmetics are a major upgrade from the original CS-2. CS-3s are $2995 a pair in Black. The optional wood finish is $450 a pair and available in Cherry, Maple and Mahogany. They are only sold Internet Direct and come with a 30 day in home trial. We also offer discounts for full system purchases if you need amps and associated components as well as speakers. CS3 Specifications: System Type: Passive 2-way Dynamic Dipole - DSP equalized Frequency Range: 32Hz–22kHz -3dB (In room with equalization) Frequency Linearity: +/- 0.50 dB from 100Hz-20kHz Impedance: 8 Ohms nominal Max Power input: 150W RMS, 300W program Sensitivity: 95dB 1.83V @ 1M @ 1kHz Drivers: High Freq: 1 inch exit compression driver Low Freq: 12 inch paper cone coaxial Crossover: 3rd order acoustic Butterworth filter at 900Hz Frequency Contour: Digital equalization - Behringer DCX2496 Standard Finishes: Black Optional Finishes: Mahogany, Cherry and Maple Veneers Dimensions: 41"H x 16"W x 8"D Weight: Net: 40 lbs each Shipping: 100 lbs (Pair in single shipping carton) The Revolution continues. I am very happy to introduce the new Emerald Physics CS-2.3 digitally controlled open baffle loudspeaker. The CS-2.3 continues the revolution in high performance loudspeakers started by the original CS-2. Reviews and user comments on the CS-2 were superb. Now the bar is raised with improved sonics as well as much upgraded cosmetics. The average audiophile can now listen to a speaker system that they never thought possible at even close to this price. I heard the original CS-1 prototypes at the Rocky Mountain Hifi Show and they were the best sounding speakers there bar none. At $8,000 a pair they were 1/10th the price of other highly regarded speakers. The new CS-2.3 is half of that price and a better speaker. It easily outperforms the discontinued CS-2 in all sonic areas. It offers more coherent midrange, better imaging, improved bass extension and even more dynamics than the CS-2. Cosmetics are also dramatically upgraded. The CS-2.3 is a completely optimized, digitally bi-amplified, open baffle loudspeaker system that generates a hugely realistic sonic picture, while operating mostly independent of the room's acoustics. The power of the above synergy is evident in the final product. A speaker system that is untouched at anywhere near its price. The finished product is a 2.5 inch deep, 48 inch high speaker that is 18.5 inches wide. It is flat from 20Hz-22Khz +/-1.5 db. From 100Hz to 20Khz it is flat plus or minus 1/2 of a dB! Oh, by the way, it is 100dB efficient. It portrays an open out-of-the-box sound that you have to hear to believe. Once you listen to open baffle "boxless" bass, you may never want to listen to a box speaker again. The new Aperture Bass Propagation loading technology used gets us over 4dBmore bass output than the CS-2. The coincident point source midrange tweeter is a major upgrade over the CS-2. The new speaker is a 3-way biamped design with crossovers at 100Hz, from subs to midrange and 900Hz from mid to tweeter. In addition, the new cosmetics are a major upgrade from the original CS-2. CS-2.3s are $4795 a pair in Black. The optional wood finish is $600 a pair and available in Cherry, Maple and Mahogany. They are only sold Internet Direct and come with a 30 day in home trial. We also offer discounts for full system purchases if you need amps and associated components as well as speakers. We will ship worldwide into countries without a local distributor. CS2.3 Specifications: System Type: Active 3-way Dynamic Dipole w/DSP crossover Frequency Range: 20Hz–22kHz +.5/-1.5dB (In room w/ eq) Frequency Linearity: +/- 0.5 dB from 100Hz-20kHz Impedance: 4 ohms bass/8 Ohms mid-tweeter Max Power input: 1000W Bass, 150W Mid-tweeter Sensitivity: 100dB 1.83V @1M @ 1kHz Drivers: High Freq: 1 inch exit compression driver Midrange: 12" paper cone driver Low Freq: Two x 15 inch paper cone woofers Crossover: 3rd order acoustic Butterworth filter at 900Hz Frequency Contour: Digital equalization - Behringer DCX2496 Standard Finish: Black Optional Finishes: Mahogany, Cherry and Maple Veneers Dimensions: 48”H x 18.5W x 3”D, 8" at bass Weight: Net: 70 lbs each Shipping: 190 lbs a Pair in two shipping cartons The Emerald Physics CS1.3 was designed to establish a modern reference standard for music playback and home cinema. Emerald Physics has effectively broken through most of the barriers inherent in conventional loudspeaker design. The CS1.3 represents the next generation of thinking for speaker design in the 21st century. The CS-1.3 is a larger and far more sophisticated version of the CS2.3 that has been our biggest seller. The CS2.3 replaced the CS2 that received all the spectacular reviews. The CS1.3 is a major step up over the CS2.3 and is an all-out attempt to make a speaker that will compare to anything made at any reasonable price. The CS1.3 is a boxless, open-baffle dipole speaker whose sole purpose is to be a perfect monitor of the incoming signal. Not only is the CS1.3 superbly accurate in its response, it delivers this accuracy to the listener intact by minimizing room interaction through its patent-pending directivity control technology. High performance state-of-the-art transducer components are used throughout, providing commanding authority and speed across the music spectrum. High-efficiency and ultra-wide dynamic range eliminates signal compression allowing a view into the original event. The CS1.3's open-baffle, dipole bass system is powered by two 18-inch extremely long-throw woofers per speaker which generate powerful yet articulate reproduction of music's lower registers while greatly reducing the room interaction common to box speakers. These woofers are not only larger than the CS-2.3 drivers but they have an xmax (excursion) that is 2.5 times that of the woofer in the CS-2.3. This is like having 8 x CS-2.3 woofers per speaker. A state of the art European custom coaxial midrange-tweeter handles all frequencies over 90Hz. This makes the CS-1.3 a biamplified 3-way design. The new CS1.3 constrained-layer baffle is much heavier duty than the CS2.3. This new CS1.3 speaker weighs 160 pounds each whereas the CS2.3 is 70 pounds each. Frequency linearity is unprecedented at +/- 0.5dB from 50Hz-22kHz. A beautifully clear and natural picture of the recorded music event is made possible by the integration of many forward thinking solutions into one precision instrument. These solutions are: Controlled Directivity: Eliminates most room interaction. Provides outstanding soundstage reproduction. Open-Baffle Bass: Unmasks the bass range to uncover the real instrument with real pitch accuracy. Eliminates most room mode excitation. DSP Signal Processing: The brains of the system controls frequency and phase linearity, crossovers and driver time-alignment functions. Multiple preset files for installation flexibility. High Efficiency Transducers: The CS1.3's 98 dB sensitivity provides effortless, low distortion reproduction of music's dynamic scale. The CS-1 is 98dB sensitivity and has frequency response of 15Hz-22Khz. From 50Hz thru 20Khz it is +/- 1/2dB. The modified crossover has 5 different files for placement from 3-7 feet from the rear wall to help optimize the bass performance in most rooms. Dynamics are extraordinary and imaging is wall to wall and as deep as it gets. Tonal balance is exceptionally accurate and the CS-1.3 sounds like live music. I know of no speaker at anywhere close in price that is even in the same league. It was designed to compete with speakers that sell for three or four times. The CS1.3 is easy to drive and can sound great with even reasonably priced electronics. The CS1.3 sells for $14,990/pr with the included digital crossover in black, cherry or mahogany wood finish. We expect that many CS1.3s will sell with the new Spatial Computer system. This audiophile computer-based solution includes full phase and frequency room correction as well as software-based digital crossovers, a mastering quality EQ, all system DACs (8 channels) and preamplifier. Just hook it up to two amplifiers and the CS1.3 speakers for state of the art performance. CS1.3 specs can be seen here: Return to Brand Nav Bar. For review, click here.
	Epos - from Roy Hall of Music Hall, champion of real-world budgets, comes the Epos line of speakers, providing some of the best values on the market. ELS-8 - Excellent monitor with very good reviews - $490/pr M5i - Larger monitor with great reviews, new upgraded version - $999/pr M12.2i - Exceptional small monitor speakers, the new upgraded model - $1199/pr M16i - New 3-way column speaker with plinth - $1999/pr M22i - The best Epos speaker, new and improved - $2499/pr M-sub Subwoofer in Lt Cherry or Black $1299 M8i New upgraded M-series center channel $849 For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Gallo Acoustics is the famous manufacturer of the tiny spheres and the much accoladed Reference 3 now in 3.1 version which has probably won more awards from more different publications than any other affordable speaker in memory. The Reference 3.1 is no longer made but the new Strada system with stands and TR-3 powered subwoofer offers even better performance for the same $3295 total price. The new Reference 3.5 replaces the Reference 3.1 and offers far better performance at its $5,800./pr price. We carry their whole lineup. Reference SA 240-watt amp with crossover to biamp the 3.1 speakers $990/ea. Reference 5LS State-of-the-art 7 foot tall column, Gallo's best - price TBD Reference 3.5, new reference speaker system that replaces the 3.1 at $5795/pr Reference A/V Center, perfect center channel for the Reference 3.1 $1320/ea Reference A/V sides, matching side speakers for the reference 3.1 $1320/ea Strada, the new affordable reference speaker - use in stereo or multi-channel systems - $999/ea. TR-3 subwoofer, 250 watts, 10" subwoofer, 22Hz-180Hz, $984/ea. in black or platinum TR-1 subwoofer, 100 watt, 10" subwoofer 26Hz-180Hz, $476.50/ea A'diva Ti, ball speakers with Titanium driver, $302.50/ea. A'diva, ball speaker with 3" driver $264/ea. Micro, full range ball speakers from $181.50/ea. depending on color Call on all other Gallo speakers. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Gini Systems: The basic monitor speaker is a direct copy of the famous British LS3/5A broadcast monitor that sells today for $1500/pr. At only $590/pr, they are a superb value. They come in a real wood cabinet and sound great for under $600. The B+ Bass/Stand addition can be added at anytime for $630/pr. It is what makes the system really special. The system becomes a real full range speaker package that goes to the mid 30Hz bass range. This package is superb at this price. Imagine a quality monitor system with stands and woofers for under $1200. We know of nothing that will touch it for the price. Call us to discuss this superb speaker value. Gini Systems LS-3/5A monitors $590/pr B+ Bass Stands for the LS3.5A $630/pr (both the speaker and B+ bass stands now come with black grills to update the cosmetics to a more contemporar look Stereomojo just gave the speaker their Maximum Mojo award. They summed up with: "What exactly do you get with the Gini system? The Gini monitors offer 97-98% of what the current BBC (or BBC styled) selections do in the mid-band and top end, and at a THIRD or less of their asking price. Here is the kicker. Add the B+ Bass Stands into the mix, and you get 100% of what those posh monitors DO NOT offer - bass. Not just bass, but presence and weight to the music, an entirely different listening experience. If I could sum up how well the Gini LS3/5a did I would have to say outstanding. If there are any sins of this little monitor, they are of omission, rather than commission. What they do, they do VERY well. Recommended for small rooms." Because of their outstanding performance at a low pricepoint, the GINI LS5/3a with the B+ Bass Cabinets have earned our highest Stereomojo Maximum Mojo Award. Read the full review here. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Graham Slee Projects is a specialist manufacturer of phono preamp stages and headphone amplifiers under the brand name GSP Audio. Their range of products is the result of a life long enthusiasm for vinyl from a designer who made his first phono preamp back in 1975. You can buy a bland-sounding phono preamp elsewhere for a few dollars, or spend a couple of thousand on one that'll "take your head off". Every phono preamp in the GSP range sounds good. The $999 Era Gold MKV preamp [$1,999 with Elevator EXP] is the star performer. It pulls more music out of the groove than you ever thought possible. For under $1,000, the Era Gold is an amazing value and now also a Stereophile Class A-rated giant killer. For low output moving coil fans, there is the Elevator range of step-up amplifiers. The EXP is specifically designed for use with the Era Gold bringing you the best MC combo on the market for under $1700. Two more models cater for owners of valve (tube) phono sections and preamps with built-in MM phono stages. The Amp 2SE phone section just became available for under $400.00 and is another great value. Every Graham Slee product requires a "burn-in" period and is designed to be constantly powered-on. "The Era Gold + Elevator EXP is the best phono combination for MC's I've ever heard - period" [Geoff Husband, TNT-Audio, July 2002] "...the one the others have to beat" [Hi-Fi Plus, July/Aug 2003] "...Graham Slee's miraculous Era Gold MkV phono preamp" [Michael Fremer, Stereophile, Jan 2004] "... its sound has wings"[5-Star Test Winner, What Hi-Fi?, Feb 2004] For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. For pricing, call us. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	With final assembly performed in the US and critical parts like transformers sourced from Germany, tube manufacturer Jolida has garnered an enviable reputation for high-performance products at real-world prices. We sell both stock and modified units. For details about our proprietary warrantied performance upgrades, see our Modification page. For owner feedback, click here. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. For stock pricing, call us. For mod pricing, refer directly to the second (higher) figure. JD-302RC [$1,075] remote version of 302B with pre/tape outs JD-502RC [$1,250] remote version of 502B with pre/tape outs JD-1701A [$575] - 50-watt 12AX7 hybrid integrated amplifier JD-1501RC [$825/$1,475] - 100-watt remote-controlled 12AX7 hybrid integrated amplifier JD-202A [$825/$1,099] - 40-watt EL-34 tube integrated JD-301 [$390] - 30-watt half-chassis 12AX7 hybrid integrated perfect for desk-top systems JD-302B [$1,025/$1,460] - 50-watt EL-34 tube integrated JD-50 [$250] - remote-controlled passive preamp JD-502B [$1,200/$1,660] - 60-watt 6550 tube integrated JD-1000RC [$2,395] - 100wpc remote controlled EL-34 based tube integrated amp in a beautiful new cosmetic (call to discuss our modified units with our mini modification starting at the same $2395) JD-300B [$2,300/$3,290] - 8-watt 300B SET integrated amplifier JD-100A [$950/$1,350] - 24/96 reference tube CD player JD-401 [$499] - remote-controlled AM/FM 4-tube tuner JD-707 [$1,200/1,590] New 40wpc integrated amp with SET sonics and high power JD-9A [$450] - tubed phono stageJD-9A [$450] - tubed phono stage JD-1501A [$725] - 100 wpc hybrid integrated Musical Envoy preamp [$1,500] - excellent remote controlled tube preamp with phono section Add $50 for optional bypass volume control on the 302B/502B integrated amplifiers. This takes the balance control out of the circuit to let our state-of-the-art TDK attenuator shine without compromise. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	LSA makes very good amplifiers and speakers. All products have been modified by John Tucker of Exemplar fame. Their Signature and Statement products have been highly modified and reworked by John to compete with price no object products. Reviews have all been exceptional. Call me to discuss our great deals on all LSA products. LSA Standard Tube/Hybrid 150wpc Remote controlled integrated amplifier $5000 LSA Signature Modified Tube/Hybrid 150wpc remote integrated amplifier $8000 LSA Statement State of the Art Tube/Hybrid 150wpc remote integrated amplifier $11,000 LSA-1 Monitor speakers Excellent monitor speaker $1000/pr LSA-1 Signature Upgraded modified by John Tucker Monitor speakers $1750/pr LSA-1 Statement Monitor speakers with ribbon tweeters and modified Xover $2500/pr LSA-2 Tower speakers-Excellent Rosewood tower loudspeakers $2500/pr LSA-2 Signature-Modified version of the LSA-2 by John Tucker $4500/pr LSA-2 Statement-Fully modified LSA-2 with ribbon tweeters $8000/pr LCR Theater Monitor Center Ch theater speaker 750/ea. LCR Signature Theater Monitor Center ch speaker $1350/ea. LCR Statement Theater Monitor center channel speaker $1950/ea. For more info, visit their website. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Marantz Reference is a superb line of components that offer stellar sonics. They all come with a 3-year factory warranty. Reference line components featured: SA-11S2 New CD/SACD player , the updated version of the Class A S1 $3699 - $3499 SA-7S1 state-of-the-art CD/SACD player with superb reviews - $6999 - $6499 SA-15S1 high-quality CD/SACD player - $2099 - $1999 PM-15S1 80wpc dual-mono integrated amp $2099- $1999 PM-11S1 deluxe 100wpc reference integrated amp - $4399 - $3999 SC-7S2 reference preamplifier, competes w/the best $7999 - call for our deal MA-9S2 state-of-the-art 300-watt mono amp, awesome performer - $8000/ea - $7499 TT-15S1 belt-drive table w/$800.00 Clearaudio Virtuoso cartridge -$1699 - $1599 High-quality components from the standard line: SA-8003 high value CD-SACD player $ 999/$799 CD-4003 easily the best inexpensive CD player we sell $349/$299 PM-8003 high-current 70wpc integrated amplifier- $999/$799 PM-5003 High current integrated amplifier $449/$399 All other models available - call to discuss Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Mark & Daniel speakers have been shaking up the monitor speaker world for the last few years. These speakers offer big speaker sonics in small boxes with exceptional bass response. Imaging & sound staging are superb as is the stellar midrange performance. All Mark & Daniel speakers use 4 unique technologies to deliver exceptional sound. These are: 1) DREAMS, Directly Responding Emitter by Air Motion Structure, an air motion transformer tweeter with pleated ribbon diaphragm which can cover the critical frequencies ranging from 500Hz to 35,000Hz. These exceptional drivers single-handedly reproduce the critical voice range without any crossover-induced interference and further, they are also capable of creating wide sonic dispersion patterns and high sound pressure levels without distortion. 2) SX woofers- By using powerful Neodymium Iron Boron (NdFeB) magnets, Mark & Daniel is able to create an enormously long and even magnetic field around the relatively shorter voice-coil while incorporating a long-throw suspension system, resulting in a very high excursion guaranteeing linear and undistorted operation of the piston under much higher sound pressure level (SPL) output. 3) All Mark & Daniel speakers feature an exceptionally low electronic crossover frequency, due to their redesigned Air Motion Transformer. The result: the electronic crossover is now completely removed from the frequency range of most vocals and instruments, providing the listener with clear, undistorted reproduction in this critically important area of human hearing. 4) Monolithiv marble cabinets- Rather than using traditional wood laminates and veneers, which can vibrate and add sonic coloration of their own, Mark & Daniel Monolith Marble cabinets are completely inert, providing a dense, vibration-free foundation for the amazing Mark & Daniel drivers. Reviews have been superb with comments like the Sapphire Positive Feedback review: "These speakers have tons of Grade-A meat on their bones and they throw up a very solid presentation with excellent focus and dimensionality. Tonal colors are realistically saturated, which is to say that these are tonally and harmonically dense. But what really sets the Mark & Daniel Sapphires apart from the rest of the pack is the purity of their midrange; its complete lack of grit and grain..." 6moons said the following about the Mini: "Once fed with a signal of both proper quality and quantity, you'll be very hard-pressed to hear a discordant utterance. The Minis are exceptionally open sounding. Focused, smooth and utterly coherent, they perform on a plateau much higher than one normally assumes of such an inexpensive -- and petite -- speaker." Models include: Mini - Mini Monitor with 4" woofer & Dreams tweeter - $1260/pr Mini+ - The Mini with Kapton tweeter - $1400/pr Ruby - 5.5" woofer and Dreams tweeter - $1800/pr Topaz - Higher efficiency 5.5" 2-way for smaller amps - $1950/pr Sapphire - 5.5" w/ larger cabinet and better Xover & woofer - $2300/pr Maximus Monitor+ - 6.5" woofer with Kapton AMT and a larger cabinet - their best monitor - $3300/pr Other larger modes also available. Call to discuss. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Dan Wright of Modwright has been building very high quality, high value products now for 8 years. The SWL9.0SE preamp was a superb first product that received many superb reviews. It brought true high end performance to a price point not touched before. This model has now been discontinued and will be repalce by late spring. The statement LS-36.5 at $4995.00 and with 36.5 power supply at $8995 are superb preamps that set the standard for tube preamps in their respective price ranges. Two power amplifiers, the KWA-150 and now the KWA-100 are both superb and are receiving amazing reviews. In the Janaury 2010 Absolute Sound review Diok Olsher says: "My stance to date can be summarized as follows: No rain, no rainbow; no tubes, no tube magic. In view of the KWA 150, I’m willing to modify my position somewhat. It doesn’t quite fool me into mistaking it for a tube amp. But I can’t believe that I’m listening to a bipolar solid-state amp with suave mids and imaging magic. It’s hard for me to curb my enthusiasm in the presence of a sonic miracle. To my ears, the KWA 150 represents a smashing success, combining the musicality of tubes with the punch, power delivery, and bass reach of transistors. Factor in the performance and looks of this amp relative to its asking price and the result is a fantastic value. Kudos to ModWright for delivering the sonic goodies, while avoiding sticker shock. Buyer beware: Once auditioned, this amp is hard to walk away from." Read the entire review. The 6moons review on the KWA-150 included the following summary: "Dan Wright's first-ever amplifier strikes me as a very fine achievement. With the matching DM 36.5, it really does have the makings of a best-of-both world where tone and grip, finesse and power, textures and transients coexist and noise, drive and power tube issues don't factor in at all. Should the competition be worried? I should think so!" [Srajan Ebaen, 6moons.com]. Read the entire review. SWP-9.0 phono preamp with tube rectified power supply - $3495 The new LS-36.5 fully balanced linestage with 6H30s, valve-rectified power supply and remote phase inversion - $4,995 ($8995 with LS-36.5 outboard power supply) The new KWA 150 provides 150 watts into 8 ohms and can run in mono at 450 watts for systems needing really big power. Sonics were superb at the RMAF show. This new Modwright amp was beautiful and offered exceptional sound-staging and holographic imaging along with transparent midrange, tight clean bass and extended, detailed highs that were as sweet as any solid state amp we have heard. $5995 - call to discuss our special intro pricing. KWA-100 - New smaller 100 watt version of the critically acclaimed KWA-150 power amp. This new smaller fully balanced power amplifier is amazing, just like the larger KWA-150. It delivered midrange almost like tubes with solid state bass control and detail. Call me to discuss. $3,250. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Perusing Stereophile, you could be forgiven for thinking that British maker Musical Fidelity seems poised to grab the title for most heavily awarded brand ever. Regardless of what head honcho Anthony Michaelson submits for review, it seems predestined to soon appear in "Recommended Components". While the conspiracy theorists are having a field day, consumers worldwide benefit. From overengineered construction to features, from hyper performance to price, it's easy to see why. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. M6i 200 watts per channel remote integrated amp with balanced input $2,995 M6CD/DAC 24bit/192K remote CD player with 3 input DAC inc USB input $2,495 M6Pre Fully balanced class A remote preamplifier with phono stage $2,399 M6PRX Balanced 260wpc dual mono power amp w/40 amps current & choke PS $3,499 V-DAC High quality DAC with coax, optical & USB input $299 V-CAN Inexpensive hi quality headphone amplifier $199 V-LPS Hi quality moving/moving magnet phono stage $1490 Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Legendary for his Epos speakers and turntables, audio gentleman Roy Hall has also built a devout following for his Music Hall brand. It offer no-fuss high-performance CD players and turntables to cover all the bases. Music Hall also is the US importer for Shanling, another brand producing giant-killing product we carry. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. For pricing, call us For owner feedback on the modified CD-25, click here. We offer two modification packages for the CD-2 that's reflected in the two prices past the stock player's. See our Modification page for more details and reviews. CD-25.2 [$600) - CD player with 24.192 DAC A25.2 50wpc remote integrated amp with excellent reviews - $599 T-25.2 high-quality remote quartz-locked 80-preset digital tuner - $399 Trio receiver/CD, all in one, remote controlled 50wpc receiver/CD player - $1199 Maven 100wpc stereo receiver with 24/96 upsampling DAC [$1495 special price] MMF-5.1 [$875] - turntable MMF-5.1SE [$1099] - upgraded version of the MMF-5 MMF-7.1 w/o cartridge but carbon fiber arm [$1299] - turntable MMF-7.1 with cartridge [$1499] - as above but with $450 hi-output MC cartridge (call for special pricing on this excellent turntable) MMF-9.1 with cartridge [$2199] - turntable with carbon fiber arm and $500 MC cartridge Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Original CD-2008MK-II HDCD/CD Player - this machine uses a modified Philips VAM12 laser pickup and CD7-II digital servo system for accurate laser pickup and fast track access; Burr-Brown's PCM-1792 for 24/192 D/A conversion; Burr-Brown's PCM-1732 for 24/96 D/A conversion as HDCD decoder; and two Burr-Brown OPA604 and four OPA2134. Also: two kinds of linear digital filters, which can be selected by using remote control, providing three different kind of sound effects; two sets of special designed heavy duty torroid power transformers with sealed metal enclosures provide the power for digital and analog circuit separately; separated power circuit for clock input makes the clock circuit more stable and improves the linear distortion caused by the error of clock source; six voltage regulator circuits for very stable and clean power through out different circuit blocks. Hi-quality designed D/A circuit for ultra low noise level. Original unique GOS digital processing technology. Heavy duty aluminum alloy case, adjustable feet and remote control. One set of balanced XLR output, one set of single ended RCA output, one digital coax output, one optical S/PDIF output. Output level: < 1.99V Frequency response: 5Hz~20kHz Distortion and noise: 0.002%(-60dB) S/N ratio: 102dB Dynamic range: 110dB/102dB(HDCD) Digital output characteristics: S/PDIF Power supplier: 220/120VAC±5%, 50/60Hz Dimensions (W,H,D): 16.9X4.3X12.6(IN) Weight: 23.1lb Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Peachtree Audio is a new company founded by Signal Path, the ex US importer of Musical Fidelity. Peachtree is dedicated to offering hi-value/hi-performance audio at prices that are more affordable than their hi-end competition: Hi-end performance at mainstream prices. The Peachtree Audio Nova is a world-class 80wpc integrated amplifier with enough digital (5) and analog inputs (3) and outputs (2) to satisfy all the new digital devices plus handle a few of the old dogs like turntables (w/external phono preamp), tuners etc. It performs much like a high-end integrated amplifier because that’s what it is. The Class A tube based preamp is coupled with an A/B amplifier in the final stage to achieve a very analog sounding product. The Nova has a USB input for your computer in addition to 2 coax, and 2 optical inputs for other digital sources like Squeezebox, Apple TV, Wadia iTransport, Airport, Sonos, and XM or Sirius tuners. It also has 3 analog inputs for docking stations, CD players, tape decks or phono preamps. If you want to add a subwoofer or outboard amplifier, there's a pre-out. The preamp section employs a 6922 tube with a Class A output stage. It offers both a variable preamp and fixed line output. There is also a very fine headphone amp included. Whether it's digital or analog. the Nova will make it sound great. Maybe the most unique Nova feature is the onboard ESS 9006 Sabre DAC. It’s a 24/192 upsampling D/A converter, which transforms just about any digital source to the performance of a high-end CD player. The ESS Sabre DAC’s patented jitter reduction circuit reclocks the digital signal to almost 0 jitter before passing it through a high-resolution 24/192 upsampling processor that’s also capable of 122dB S/N ratio. This is unheard of in any D/A converter until now and out-specs anything from any other DAC on the market. But the DAC chip is only part of the story because the surrounding electronics are extremely important. We employ 11 regulated power supplies for the DAC and transformer-couple each digital input stage so noise associated with ground problems and switching power supplies is eliminated. The USB connection is very unique. It is galvanically isolated from the computer connection. This is very important because significant noise generated by the computer’s switching power supply travels down the USB ground and manifests itself as a major source of jitter. We eliminate it before the DAC sees it.. The bottom line is, we know of no D/A converter on the market at any price that will better the Nova ESS D/A converter in bench tests and to our ears. To match the performance of the D/A alone would be much more expensive than the price of the entire Nova. These are lofty claims, but can be backed up by the technical specifications and listening tests. The gauntlet has been dropped… Use the Nova as a D/A converter in your current system. If you’re thinking about adding a high-end D/A converter to your current system between $3,500-$10,000, you would serve yourself well to audition the Nova first. The Nova features a fixed line out so it can be used as a “remote switchable D/A converter” that can be added to any local or whole-house audio system to handle and improve any digital source. It’s also a great way to add a PC or Mac Mini to your existing system. The Nova is also an excellent preamp/DAC/headphone amp when used with a separate high power amplifier. It offers amazing performance for the price. Available in Black Lacquer, Rosewood or Cherry cabinets - $1199 The Peachtree Audio Decco2 and iDecco are very high-value 40 watts per channel hybrid integrated amps that are smaller versions of the Peachtree Nova, Stereophile's Budget Component of the Year. They include the same state of the art DAC as the Nova along with the same tube/solid state preamp. They have 3 digital inputs (USB, coax and optical) as well as 2 analog inputs on the Decco2. The iDecco has one analog input as well as a true digital direct iPod dock that sends the digital signals from your iPod right to the internal DAC of the iDecco. Both units feature: A Tube/solid state preamplifier w/2 analog inputs (one on the Decco2) and preamp/subwoofer output iPod charging dock with True Digital Direct output from your iPod right to the DAC on the iDecco Digital to Analog converter with USB, coax & optical inputs (Same superb Sabre DAC as the Nova) 40wpc channel power hi current amplifier Excellent headphone amplifier The Decco2 & iDecco are excellent all-in-one products that will drive any reasonably efficient speaker. These are real Hi End components sold at a great price. Just add an inexpensive CD or DVD player and speakers for a complete system. The Decco2 also has a slot in the back for a Sonos ZP-80 to make a wireless digital music system with music stored on your computer. Its digital to analog converter is designed to sonically improve digital sources. iTunes or Windows Media, Squeezebox, Apple TV and Airport, Sonos, XM or Sirius tuners have never sounded better than through the Peachtree Sabre DAC that has over 450 parts and 11 dedicated power supplies. Go USB out from your computer and add speakers for the ultimate home office system. Use either as a Preamp/DAC/Headphone amp into a separate power amp in a high end system. With the Jolida JD-1501P 100wpc hybrid power amp, you can run almost any speakers for under $1400. Just add speakers for a wonderful reasonably priced full hi end system. With a new pair of $1900.00 Quad 22L2s, the entire package is only $2780.00 and an exceptional value. If you're a headphone lover, the Decco2 & iDecco have a superb headphone amp that mutes the speakers when headphones are plugged in. If you want to add a subwoofer or outboard amplifier, the Decco features a variable preamp output. Whether it’s digital or analog, the Decco2 & iDecco make it sound great! For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Pro-Ject turntables: High value turntables starting at under $500. The new Perspective is superb at under $1300. The top of the line RM-10 just received a killer review in Stereophile. It is the $2500 table to beat. Other models available are: Expression III - Best under $600 table, carbon fiber arm, acryllic platter & cartridge $599 Xperience - Superb cosmetics and performance with a great arm at under $1k - $999 RM-5 - Wonderful round open design table $649 RM-5SE Superb value table with $300 Blue Point #2 cartridge $899 RM-9.1 - Round design with conical carbon fiber arm $1599 Perspex, Turntable w/ clear acrylic plinth, sub-chassis system made of Corian® suspended by three height adjustable opposing magnet fields. Also a bonded MDF platter with vinyl mat, a threaded record clamp, adj cone feet. A new 9" tonearm, the 9cc Evolution, incorporates a conical carbon fiber arm $1999 RM-10.1 - Flagship $2599 Tube Box SE - Tube phono stage for MM and MC (60dB) cartridges $599 Tube Box II, tube MC/MM phono stage with excellent sonics - $399 Phono Box SE -Solid State phono stage for most MM and MC (55dB) cartridges $299 For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	PS Audio achieved fame with their PowerPlant AC regenerators but has since also made a name for its high-performance amplifiers, preamps, integrateds and comphrehensive cable lineup. PS Plasma Power cord $69 Soloist In wall power conditioner $199 Duet 4 outlet, 2 zone, conditioner w/surge & spike suppressor $295 Quintet 10 outlet, 5 zone conditioner w/surge & spike suppressor $495 Quintessence Deluxe full size 10 outlet, 5 zone conditioner w/surge $1195 Power Plant Premier 1500 watt Regenerator, State of the art conditioning $2195 Digital Link III 24 bit/192K D to A converter with USB input $995 GCPH Moving Magnet/Moving Coil phono stage $995 Trio A-100 Digital Power Amplifier 100wpc/200wpc into 4 ohms $995 Trio C-100 100wpc Integrated amplifier A-100 & P-200 on one chassis $1595 PerfectWave AC-12 Power cable-PCOCC 8ga power cords from $699 PerfectWave AC-10 Power cable-PCOCC 10ga power cords from $499 PerfectWave AC-5 Power cable-OFC 10ga power cords from $199 PerfectWave AC-3 Power cable-OFC 12ga power cords from $99 For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar
	Quad Electroacoustics is one of the oldest audio firms extant and the maker of the famed Quad ESL electrostat, by many considered to be the finest speaker ever made. Quad also makes phenomenal electronics and more conventional speakers. Classic Quad electronics like the early tube amplifiers demand top prices in collector's circles while the Quad "tilt" tone controls are still considered the best ever made. The current crop of products proudly stands on this legacy while incorporating the modern features and styling today's connoisseur demands. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. For pricing, call us. CD-S 24/96 upsampling junior version of the 99 CDP [$999] 99 preamplifier - quality preamp with phono section and excellent tone controls [$1,099] Lite System - complete 6-speaker system with 4 sats, center and 300-watt sub [$2,199] - Call for our special deal Lite Subwoofer - beautiful 300-watt remote sub w/10" woofer and 4 lacquer finish options [$1,099] L-Center - matching center channel for L-Series speakers [$599] 99 CD-P [$1,499]] 909 Power amp [$1,499] QC-24 tube preamp [$1,099/$1,490] 11L2 [$799/pr] 12L2 [$1,199/pr] 21L2 [$1,499/pr] 22L2 [$1,899/pr] 11L Active Biamplified powered 11L speakers [$1099/pr] 12L Active Biamplified powered 12L speakers [$1399/pr.] Quad II Classic mono power amplifiers [$3,098/pr.] Call for special pricing Quad II-40 40 watt/ch mono tube power amplifiers [$4,398/pr.] QC-24P tube MC/MM phono stage designed by Tim DeParavicini [$2,199] Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Raysonic Audio from Canada has introduced a stunning CD player after previously being known for valve integrateds. Balanced outputs, with 4 x 6922s externally accessible, this top loader at under $1,850 is a killer. By request, we can also get you into their integrated amplifiers. Read the review of the Raysonic CD-128 to appreciate our excitement. SE-30A 18wpc Class A SET integrated amp - $2395 SP-100 40wpc EL-34 based remote controlled integrated amp SP-120 50wpc KT88 remote controlled integrated amp CD-168, 24/192 upsampling top loading CDP with remote volume control - $2549 CD-228 two-box model, fully balanced with 192k upsampling, the best Raysonic player yet - $4,195 C-200 Hi-Def vacuum tube preamplifier 3 sets inputs, 2 outputs - $2895 M-100 100-watt tube mono amplifiers with 8 x 5581/EL-34 tubes - $7995/pair Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Shanling Audio is rapidly developing into one of the premiere audio manufacturers. Shanling is imported into the US by Roy Hall of Music Hall. Build quality is absolutely phenomenal. For those interested in ultimate performance that competes with anything regardless of price, Underwood HiFi offers elaborate modifications that bring the performance up to the level of the unique aesthetics. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. For more information on the mods and reviews, visit our Modification page. For owner feedback, click on SP-80, T-100 or T-200. For pricing on stock units, call us. The pricing below reflects retail/Level-1 Mode/Level1+ Mod A-3000 200wpc integrated amp w/tube input stage. Awesome value at $1695 CD-3000 -tube CD player with dual BB DAC' and OPA-627 opamps, superb at $1595 SCD-T200 $2,695/3,490/4,490] - tubed reference SACD player with separate tube-power headphone output STP-80 beautiful 35wpc remote controlled integrated amp [$1750] CD-T1500 tube CD player w/Philips Pro mechanism, S/E & balanced $3495 CD-T1000SE - upgraded T100 with 24/192 upsampling and tube/ss outputs $1995 MC-30 Music Center with S/E tube output, CDP, tuner and I-pod dock $995 CD-3000A Personal CD player $495 PH-3000 Special Edition headphone amplifier $495 Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	The Wadia 170 iTransport is the iPod accessory audiophiles have asked for. The Wadia iTransport outputs the true digital data files from your iPod to a DAC. It is perfect for quality audiophile systems. Absolute Sound Product of the Year and Runner Up in the Stereophile Product of the Year awards. The new $379 170 iTransport from Wadia Digital turns your iPod into an audiophile music server! The iTransport is the world's first iPod dock to retrieve a direct digital signal from an iPod. As a result, the audio signal remains pure and unadulterated, providing better than CD-quality resolution from full-resolution file formats such as .WAV and Apple Lossless (.m4a). Every true music lover owes it to themselves, their music collection and their system to check this out! "The Wadia iTransport is the coolest product I've encountered in some time. If you own an iPod and a high-end system, the iTransport is essential!" - Robert Harley, The Absolute Sound, November 2008 "The iTransport let me hear every detail as readily as did playing [a disc] on the [$6200] Simaudio SuperNova. If there was a difference between the original CD and the digital output of the iTransport, I never heard it!" - Wes Phillips, Stereophile, Class-A Rating, October 2008 "This is a brilliant product! One that finally lets the iPod be all that it can and should be. It took the imagination and know-how of a firm like Wadia to pull this concept off. The real genius of the iTransport is that it lets you pull digital audio straight off the iPod and route them to a superior-sounding outboard DAC. You'll have an audio player that not only rivals (but in some cases handily outperforms) multi-thousand-dollar music servers and CD players!" - Chris Martens, Playback Magazine, August 2008 Call to discuss the iTransport/DAC packages that we have available. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Wireworld Cable - Excellent deals on cables from this quality company. Call to discuss. All models are available. For more information, visit the manufacturer's site. Return to Brand Nav Bar.
	Wyred 4 Sound manufactures amps at Cullen Circuits in California and sells them Internet direct to the end user. I am their only dealer. Because there are no dealer markups, these amps offer tremendous value and sell for a fraction of the price of other brands who use the exact same B&O ICE amplifiers. Compare them to amps from Rowland, Red Dragon, Genesis, Arnie Nudell's Infinity, PS Audio, Bel Canto and many more. Cullen Circuits has been manufacturing products for many other high end audio brands since 1990. They make products for companies such as PS Audio, Ampzilla, BGW and CAT. There are mono, stereo and multichannel amps available, all at great prices! 500 watt mono amps are $1199 each 250 watt mono amps are $899 each 125 watts per channel stereo amp is $995 250 watts per channel stereo amp is $1495 500 watts per channel stereo amp is $1995 The new MC multichannel platform offers the ultimate flexibility. With anywhere from 1 to 7 channels and power levels of 125, 250,and 500W (8 ohms), this amplifier adapts to your stereo. Because of the modular design, future upgrades are done with ease should you not need all 7 channels at the present time. Each channel is driven with an independent direct coupled, balanced dual FET input buffer. Components of the highest quality are being used from the power supply caps to the critical resistors. Wima audio-grade, Nichicon Muse caps and Dale Rn55d copper leads non-magnetic resistors are standard. With the selection of the high-pass filter on the front right and left channels, you can easily bi-amp your speakers without the use of any external crossover. Should you not want the crossover on, you can turn it off with the push of a button. With balanced or unbalanced inputs, you can easily select the input with another push button on the rear. Dual 15A IECs, internally connected with 10AWG wire, gives you the option to supply massive power to the amplifier and also allows the use of after-market power cables. Up to 7 sets of gold-plated binding posts are connected with pure silver paralleled with 99.9% OFC copper to deliver the music which we have all come to love. Like all Wyred 4 Sound amps, the MC amplifiers have little to no heat, excellent imaging, extremely low noise, tight clean extended bass and throw a big 3=D soundstage. Distortion is exceptionally low. Check the prices below. They are about half that of the competition or even less. With an infinite number of possible amp combinations almost anything is possible from 5 or 7 channel home theater to biamping or even tri-amping your speakers. Mono amp pricing 125 x 3 $1,995 \| 250 x 3 $2,295 \| 500 x 3 $2,895 125 x 4 $2,295 \| 250 x 4 $2,695 \| 500 x 4 $3,495 125 x 5 $2,595 \| 250 x 5 $2,995 \| 500 x 5 $3,895 125 x 7 $2,995 \| 250 x 7 $3,595 \| 500 x 7 $4,995 125 x 2 / 250 x 2 $2,495 \| 125 x 2 / 500 x 2 $2,895 \| 250 x 2 / 500 x 2 $2,995 250 x 3 / 125 x 2 $2,795 \| 500 x 3 / 125 x 2 $3,395 \| 500 x 3 / 250 x 2 $3,595 250 x 3 / 125 x 4 $3,395 \|500 x 3 / 125 x 4 $3,995 \|500 x 3 / 250 x 4 $4,295 I am glad to introduce the new *Wyred4Sound STP* remote controlled passive/active preamplifier. The STP brings the same amazing performance for the dollar as the Wyred 4 Sound power amps that have received such great reviews. I have been waiting for a year for this preamp. It was worth the wait. It is sold direct to the end user with no dealer profit margins. If we used dealers, this would be a $4000-$5000 preamplifier. Call me at 770-667-5633 to discuss. Feel free to listen to any solid state preamp and compare sonics as well as features to our STP. I think you will be amazed by its value. The STP is a fully balanced passive design that has an active gain stage that is only used when the volume control is advanced far enough to need it. It has over 164,000uf of power smoothing capacitance. This is far more than most power amplifiers. It is available in both black and silver finishes. Most of the time you are listening to a fully balanced passive preamp run thru a custom designed fully discrete volume control using Dale resistors. The volume control is controlled from the front panel or remote control by an optical rotary encoder. If you're looking for the ultimate in transparency, in an unbelievably accurate pre-amp with superb dynamics and exceptional imaging then the STP may be for you. The feature set is amazing. 1) The preamp is fully balanced from input to output. 2) It has 2 sets of XLR balanced outputs as well as 2 sets of RCA single ended outputs. 3) There are 3 sets of single ended RCA inputs and 2 sets of balanced XLR inputs. 4) It has 12v triggers to activate the Home Theater pass thru that is customizable for any input. 5) There is a balance control. 6) There is an absolute phase control. 7) There is a customizable multichannel pass thru. 8) Made in Paso Robles, California. 9) Three year factory warranty. 10) Available in 120 volt US or 230 volt European versions. 11)vailable in black or Silver finish The STP is the giant killer preamp like the Wyred 4 Sound amps that have received review comments like: "the Wyred 4 Sound is a ground breaking accomplishment that'll bring a new level of power and sophistication to a budget conscious listening audience that could only dream of such performance before." See the entire review here. Also, "The high-end is dead! Long live the high-end! A paradigm shift is upon us now. In the Wyred 4 Sound ST-1000 stereo amplifier, we have a maturing technology that absolutely changes the performance-to-price expectation for solid-state amplifiers in the $2,000 to $10,000 price range." See the entire review here*. The STP preamp full feature set is as follows: Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) * Optical rotary encoder (volume knob) * Fully functional remote control * 12V DC Trigger input (to automatically activate HT Bypass mode) * 2- 12V DC Trigger outputs * Home Theater bypass (customizable for any input, also DC Trigger input selected) * Balance control * Absolute phase control (0°/180°) * Input offset (adjustable per input) * Efficient (no heat) * Triple-ripple reduction circuit contains 164,560uF of capacitance * Extremely low noise floor (<5uV) * Maximum output 10V * Fully balanced input to output * Buffered passive/active design * Automatically switched in Line Stage (when more volume is needed) * Discrete volume control using dale RN55d resistors * Unbalanced to Balanced conversion with RCA inputs * Idle power consumption 20w * Rugged construction * ½” Machined and Anodized front panels * 60kΩ input impedance * 3 sets of gold plated unbalanced (RCA) inputs * 2 sets of gold plated unbalanced (RCA) outputs * 2 sets of Neutrik Balanced (XLR) inputs * 2 sets of Neutrik Balanced (XLR) outputs * Factory Selectable mains 115/230VAC * Compact size (17”W x 4”H x 13”D) * 20 lbs. * Covered by a 3-year warranty The STP preamp is $1795 + frt. A Special Edition version with even more upgraded caps and resistors is available for only $1995 + frt. Combining the STP and proven ICEpower stereo amp modules, the new Wyred 4 Sound integrateds are true giant killers. The STi-500 is $1995 and offers 250wpc into 8 ohms, the STi-1000 is $2495 and boosts output power to 570wpc (1,100wpc into 4 ohms). ST stereo power amplifiers from Wyred 4 Sound. ST stereo amps are full dual-mono designs in 125, 250 and 500wpc versions. They all double in power into 4 ohms loads and are stable into 2 ohms. The only parts shared by the two channels are the box and power cord. In the 1st review of the ST-1000 Jerry in 10Audio.com says: "Wyred 4 Sound ST-1000 stereo amplifier, we have a maturing technology that absolutely changes the performance-to-price expectation for solid-state amplifiers in the $2,000 to $10,000 price range. Read the entire review here. In the August 2008 Ultimate AV review David Vaughn sums up his MC amp review with: "In my time with this amp, I have been in audio heaven. When I review a product, I usually look forward to placing my own equipment back in my rack, but that wasn't the case here. After I reinstalled my Anthem, I instantly missed the Wyred 4 Sound, and I immediately put it on my short list of upgrades—it's that good." Read the entire review here. John Potis in Positive Feedback reviewed the smaller ST-500 and summed up with: "...in some ways the Wyred 4 Sound is a ground breaking accomplishment that'll bring a new level of power and sophistication to a budget conscious listening audience that could only dream of such performance before." Read the entire review here. All ST series stereo amps are dual mono designs. The only common parts are the chassis itself and the power cord. The ST-1000 uses the same ICE based amp power modules as the Jeff Rowland $6700 mono amps, the $6000 Red Dragons and $4000 PS Audio'. The ST-500 and ST-250 use the same amps as those from Bel Canto, PS Audio and Jeff Rowland. These amps sell for multiples of the cost of the Wyred 4 Sound models thru dealers. Wyred 4 Sound takes these same B&O ICE amp modules and then modifies them to sound even better. Modifications include extensive use of Dale resistors and Muse audiophile grade capacitors as well as other upgraded parts. The Stereo ST series also feature a custom buffered dual FET input stage designed by Bascom King. This very high quality input stage has an input impedance of 61k to work with both solid state and tube preamps. You will find all specifications listed below, but it is worth noting that these amps have a distortion level below 0.02% and a damping factor of 2000 for tremendous woofer control. Sonics are exceptional with superb low level resolution, exceptional transparency and tremendous bass detail and extension. All Wyred 4 Sound ST amps are Made in the USA and come with a 3-year factory warranty. ST Series Features and specs: - 500W, 250W or 125W into 8 ohms (conservatively), double into 4 ohms - 16.5"w x 4.25"h x 14.25"d - Two ohm stable operation - Balanced and unbalanced input - Gold plated RCA inputs - Custom buffered input stage w/61K ohm input impedance - Custom designed insulated binding posts - Dual mono design i.e.two mono amps in one box - Separate power supply for each channel for no crosstalk - Extremely low noise - Enhanced powerful bass - Warm and inviting - Very good low level resolution & detail - Huge soundstage - Excellent imaging - Very low distortion - Powered by ICE POWER®. - 83 % total efficiency @ full output - CCIF Intermodulation distortion = 0.002%, 19kHz/20kHz - Damping factor = 2000, 100Hz, 8 ohm- Factory Selectable mains 115/230VAC - Stand-by power consumption 4.1W - Thermal protection - Over current protection - DC output protection - Sound optimized soft clip - Rugged construction - Laser etched 3/8" milled and anodized aluminum front panel - Custom insulated 5 way binding posts - Gold plated unbalanced (RCA) inputs - Neutrik Balanced (XLR) inputs - Covered by a 3-year warranty ST Series prices ST-1000 $1995 ST-500 $1495 ST-250 $995 The new Wyred 4 Sound Mini MC fully balanced 220 watts/ch multichannel power amps are now shipping. We can also supply these in 220/240 volt versions for international sales. The Mini MC is available in 3, 5 and 7 channel versions. The amp has balanced outputs with a robust 220 watts per channel into 8 ohms and 360 into 4 ohms with 430 watt peaks. The amplifier is a true multi-mono design, each channel completely independent from input to output. The only thing they share is the power cord and chassis. There are separate inputs for balanced or unbalanced connections that are easily selected by a switch on the rear of the unit. The input stage was designed for optimum Sonics maintaining fully differential operation from inputs to output. It also optimizes the input impedance for all sources so tube or solid state preamps can be used with this amp. The amplifier includes a trigger input and output, rear panel on off switch and a dimable blue power indicator. The Mini MC is based on one of the newest Ice power modules the ASX-125. The efficiency exceeds 90% in both amplifier and power supply sections, which secures cool operation and enhances product reliability. Combined with the low idle consumption, which is 5 to 10 times lower than in comparable Class AB amplifier assemblies, the ASX2 solutions are a responsible choice when caring for the environment. Each amplifier channel has its own power supply to allow 220 watts in any configuration. All models produce 220 watts, at 8 ohms, into all channels simultaneously, and 360 watts into a 4 ohm load. There are 3, 5 or 7 mono amps in one chassis. The amps have the standard Wyred 4 Sound 3-year factory warranty and are made in their California factory. They are only sold Internet Direct and have no dealers to keep the cost down. Feel free to compare these amps to others selling for two to 3 times their price. Mini MC prices 3-ch version is $1795 5-channel version is $1995 7- channel version is $2395 Return to Brand Nav Bar. For more information, visit the manufacturer's website. Then call me to discuss which amp would be best in your system.
	The Xindak *XA-6950* [$1495] is a 100wpc integrated amp that runs the first 30 watts in Class A. A performance modification is now available. Main features are: -100wpc @8ohms 160 @4ohms -High bias current in class A for the 6 pairs of high current output transistors up to 30 watts. -Preamp circuit adopted from highly regarded Xindak XA8200 -Separate power supply for each channel, individual power regulators for the preamp and power amp sections -Comprehensive thermal management system -Centralized control and monitoring system by microprocessor -Balanced and unbalanced inputs -Highest quality components used throughout -Motorized ALPS potentiometer volume controlled by Xindak's proprietary Analogy Potentiometer Digital Indirect Control for minimizing signal path -Elegant two-tone front panel design with VFD status display -Full function remote control -shipping weight 58 lbs The *Muse 1.0* CD player [$1449] is a beautiful 24/192 upsampling tube/transistor machine. A performance modification design is in progress. Main features are: -24Bit/192KHz upsampling -Analog Devises 1852 Delta-Sigma DAC with 24Bit/192Hkz resolution capability -70Va toroidal transformer, with high flux and less magnetic leakage, matching with specially designed steel shield cover, to reduce electromagnetic interference -6922 tube output stage -Solid State output stage -Two RCA, one SS & 1 tubed and one set of balanced outputs -Optical & coaxial digital outputs -Xindak designed precise clocking system Return to Brand Nav Bar. For more information, visit the manufacturer's website. Then call me to discuss pricing.