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New from Ortofon, Lehmann, and Music Hall
Ortofon cartridges and Lehmann Audio phono preamps – Excellence made in Europe I won’t attempt to list and describe the full lineup of Ortofon cartridges, as I just counted 37 models on my list. I have had much success … Continue reading
Posted in bel canto design, Phono cartridges, Turntables
Tagged Bel Canto Design, carbon fiber arm, Goldring Eroica LX, Lehmann Audio, Lehmann Black Cube SE MkII, MMF 9.1, MMF-2.3, MMF-5.2, MMF-5.3, MMF-7.3, mmf-9.3, Music Hall Audio, Musical Design, Ortofon, Ortofon 2M, Ortofon Quintet, Ortofon Quintet Bronze, Pass Labs, Vincent Audio
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2015 Stereophile recommended components
I like Stereophile‘s idea of ranking components with grades. The latest ratings divide speakers into categories according to how much bass they produce and how deep it goes. This makes a lot of sense, but confuses me a bit. . The ten Class … Continue reading
Posted in Components, DAC, Phono cartridges, Preamplifier, Speakers, Tower speakers, Turntables
Tagged 2M Blue, ASC, Bel Canto Design, bel canto design ref 500m, DAC 2.7, DAC 3.7, GoldenEar, GoldenEar Technology, Grado, Ikura, Music for Pleasure, Musical Design, Ortofon, Sandy Gross, St. Louis, St. Louis stereo, Stereophile Recommended Components, The Sound Room, The Speaker and Stereo Store, Triton One, Triton Two, Tube Traps
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Vincent Audio, ASC, GoldenEar
Just a slice of life from my stereo store in my home in St. Louis MO. I’m no Music for Pleasure or Sound Room but I do a nice job for my clients. Buyer report on Vincent integrated amp I … Continue reading
Posted in Amplifier, bel canto design, Components, GoldenEar Technology, Hybrid amplifier, Hybrid integrated amplifier, Integrated amplifier, Speakers
Tagged bel canto c5i, Bel Canto Design, Hybrid amplifier, Integrated amps, Music for Pleasure, SP331, Spendor, St. Louis stereo, stereo store, The Sound Room, The Speaker and Stereo Store, Triton 7, Triton Five, Tube Trap, Vincent Audio, Vincent Audio SV237
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Quest for perfection (or something like)
“… but the highs are missing a little bit of sparkle.” That is an actual quote from an owner’s evaluation of Tung Sol 6550 tubes posted on Upscale Audio’s website. But not to worry, as the writer continues “However the … Continue reading
Posted in Amplifier, bel canto design, Components, Hybrid amplifier, Hybrid integrated amplifier, Integrated amplifier, Preamplifier, Speakers, Tower speakers, Vacuum tubes, Vincent Audio
Tagged 6550, bel canto, Bel Canto Design, bel canto design ref 500m, GoldenEar, GoldenEar Technology, Harman Kardon Citation II, Herron Audio, Hybrid amplifier, Integrated amps, Mullard, Musical Design, Triton One, Upscale Audio
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The GoldenEar Technology Triton Ones are here!
Compared to to other GoldenEar dealers I am having a very late start with the Triton Ones. After months of delays they arrived two days before the start of a ten day family vacation. That was good in one way … Continue reading
Posted in Amplifier, bel canto design, Components, Hybrid amplifier, Hybrid integrated amplifier, Integrated amplifier, Speakers, Tower speakers, Vincent Audio
Tagged Audio Control, Bel Canto Design, bel canto REF500M, GoldenEar, GoldenEar Technology, GoldenEar Triton One, Hybrid amplifier, Integrated amps, Sandy Gross, St. Louis, The Speaker and Stereo Store, Triton 1, Triton One, Vincent Audio, Vincent Audio 331MK, Vincent Audio SV237
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Vinyl – the original High Definition format
In several recent conversations with fellow audiophiles it has come up that we have a common desire to relive the glory of great past audio experiences. As I thought back to what these experiences had in common it occurred to … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, bel canto design, DAC, Music Hall 11.1, Phono cartridges, Record cleaning machine, Turntables, USB converter
Tagged Bel Canto Design, DAC, Grado Labs, Music Hall 11.1, Music Hall Audio, Ortofon, Record Doctor 2
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First Listen GoldenEar Technology Triton Seven
My demo GoldenEar Technology Triton Sevens arrived two weeks ago, two days before we left for a ten day trip. Since I had been told that the Sevens need 100 to 150 hours break in, their arrival before the trip was a stroke … Continue reading
First listen Vincent Audio SV 237
Though only broken in for two days, and at low volume, for me the SV 237 already fulfills the promise of its hybrid design – tube sound and solid state power. Even though my bel canto design ref 500m mono … Continue reading
The 100 square inch stereo
My wife wanted a nice stereo in the kitchen. She wanted FM radio, a CD player and access to the network for iTunes, Internet radio and Pandora. She also wanted to preserve all her cabinet space. I really wanted to … Continue reading
Welcome to my blog
I am Wylie Williams, owner of The Speaker and Stereo Store in St. Louis Missouri, which is kind of a misnomer because now it operates from my home. For 23 years it was a storefront but when I closed the storefront, intending to retire, people kept calling me and … Continue reading