We no longer have open retail hours to audition equipment. We do have some remaining gear to sell off. While we are preparing our building for the new owners … You can call to purchase remaining pieces and schedule a time to pick it up. Check out the list at our SALE button and scroll down further, also check out the RED…

Hi-Fi Mags The hi-fi mags of the 70s were written from the point of view of consumer advocacy. That’s long gone. I’m really sad about that. I still remember an early TAS where Harry Pearson was saying he had to go through a handful of ADC XLM cartridges, to find one where the cantilever didn’t collapse. He also pointed out that they…

Audio Emporium Is Closing December 30, 2025 With this year’s tariff insanity and subsequent market confusion, I put the building up for sale to see if there would be any interest. It sold right away. I opened Audio Emporium in 1977 and have always enjoyed doing demos as well as talking music and equipment with you. Many thanks go out to our…

With this year’s tariff insanity and subsequent market confusion, I put the building up for sale to see if there would be any interest. It sold right away. I opened Audio Emporium in 1977 and have always enjoyed doing demos as well as talking music and equipment with you. Many thanks go out to our thousands of customers who have chosen to…

Bryston / Axiom Speaker Promos At Pre Tariff Pricing We are running promos on Bryston and Axiom (Canadian) demo speakers that we purchased before the tariff pain was inflicted. Below are the MSRPs. Stop in or call for special demo pricing. Bryston/Axiom Speakers From Canada Bryston A2: $4k Per Pair (Walnut Expresso) Bryston Model T: $12k Per Pair (Black Oak) Bryston Middle…

I always tear open new issues of audio mags with enthusiasm. Let’s see what TAS writes about in October. I don’t mind that they have advertisements from companies who sell speakers, amps etc for zillions of dollars. Those ads are paid for by those companies. I don’t like when magazines waste time and space reviewing ridiculously unaffordable products. If there is one…

A Comparison Of Two Great Amplifiers A wonderful power amp needs to have: *A good sized toroidal transformer, or even better, TWO. These transformers can’t just be pulled out of a parts bin. They need to be made to a cleaner, quieter standard than generic. *A large value of filter capacitance for its power supply. These caps should be low loss ESR…

Castle Windsor Duke, $6000 Per Pair Including Stands {18.5h, 11.02w, 13.62d, 90dB, 8 ohms, Rosenut & Walnut} Price includes stands. Height is 44.09 on stands The new Castle Windsor Duke is an uber tough and sophisticated 8” 2-way, built in England- not China. I will link you to the nuts and bolts here. The rest of this discussion will be about the…

Herb Reichert of Stereophile has been an anti CD guy for 40 years. That has disappointed me because he should have known better. Often his writing on music and other gear is in line with my perceptions. Why has he been so OFF on CDs? I almost fell off my chair a few months ago when he said CDs have now come…

The entire tariff situation remains a confusing mess. DT threatens tariffs of a wide range of percentages – on varying countries per his whim. What’s real? What isn’t? What is posturing? What actually is assessed? How can an importer PLAN AND PRICE? Europe This missive is specifically about the situation with Europe. The tariff is 15% now. To be clear, the American…

Review on Bryston Trim T10 speaker: I was absolutely ‘BLOWN AWAY’ by so many things. The ability to hear each instrument and actually have the system place it in a rock solid non wavering place on the stage was absolutely incredible James.

Atohm Sirocco Speakers, New Models! We’ve been selling the French built Atohm GT Series speakers for a few years. All of our customers are impressed by the beauty of the finish and the power of sound from relatively small cabinets with a 7 year warranty. To be clear, Atohm builds its own drivers and cabinets in house in France. They don’t buy…

Behind the Scenes at BRYSTON. Even bass testing gets taken to new heights. Our design team uses a 90-foot outdoor tower to measure subwoofers. Since ultra-low frequencies have wavelengths too long for even our large factory anechoic chamber to capture accurately.
TAKING BASS TESTING TO NEW HEIGHTS By hoisting prototypes into the open air, we can measure bass response without reflections or interference. It’s a unique part of our research process that helps us understand exactly how those deep notes behave in the real world.

Atoll CD50 CD Player, $1650 Atoll’s magnificent CD50 is a Red Book CD player. It has been designed SPECIFICALLY to play CDs. It doesn’t play SACDs, Blu-rays, DVDs or BetaMax tapes. It was built specifically to play CDs and incorporates many choices that make it IDEAL for that task. I want to put CD50 on your radar because you’re probably hearing a…

Atoll IN200 Integrated Amp, $2900, 120×2 {Made in France, 3 year warranty} Atoll’s fabulous IN200 often hits the SWEET SPOT for our shoppers. Let’s take a look. First of all, IN200 is a Class AB, heavy hitting, REFINED integrated. It is rated at 120×2 but that doesn’t begin to tell the story about how great a piece it is. IN200 has a…

Atohm Sirocco 1.24 Speakers, $2400 Per Pair {13.6h, 7.09w, 10.25d, 88 dB, 6 ohms, 25-200w/ch, Walnut, Black, Light Oak, White} Atohm’s new Sirocco 1.24 is a marvelous, intimate TOOL- that will allow you to appreciate exquisite nuances within your recordings. Further, Athom’s aesthetic panache is a pleasure to add to your room. Not all of us care to blast our brains out…