When you think of music, and your favorite musicians, who rises to the top of your list? Matchbox 20, Pink Floyd, a fine symphony orchestra, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lady Gaga, Miles Davis, Garth Brooks… or one of my favorites, the Dixie Dregs? As much as we all focus on the stereo and home th...
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At Gramophone, we love a consumer event, and we’ve just finished one! Spring Showcase 2024 is now in the books, so let’s update you on all the happenings. Nearly a hundred Gramophone consumers stopped by to enjoy good food, music, and conversation, and to chat with some of our top m...
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Wireless loudspeakers are a category that, not long ago, was scoffed at by most serious music listeners. Wireless signals themselves were limited in bandwidth and dynamic range. In plain words, the streaming signals did not sound very good. So not only on modestly priced stereo gear, but e...
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What happens when vintage, or retro-classic styling, meets modern loudspeaker development techniques and cutting-edge sound? McIntosh has resoundingly answered that question with a product that pays homage to their very first speaker, introduced back in 1970, the ML1 (as in McIntosh Loudsp...
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What do we want from our music system? That question seems pretty fundamental, right? The answer is something like this: we seek to reproduce our favorite music as accurately as possible, within our budget. A music system that costs $999 retail won’t be able to reproduce the thundering drum so...
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At Gramophone, we’re excited to welcome one of the audio world’s most iconic speaker brands. Visit us to audition KEF from England, on display now in all three Gramophone Showrooms, with select products also available by mid-July online @ SKY by Gramophone. Who is KEF? A venerable Bri...
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We’re glad to bring you the news on some product introductions that our Gramophone team is excited about. Welcome to the April New Product Update - let’s get started! McIntosh MHT 300 The next generation of Home Theater Home Theater Receiver: This latest addition to ...
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It is with tremendous excitement that we share the good news - the all-new Gramophone Experience Center is nearly here! Opening in May, it will feature the finest high-fidelity systems we’ve ever had the pleasure of displaying. With this exciting grand opening right around the corner, let&rsqu...
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Sonos since its inception has been an innovator in home audio. In fact, to innovate is precisely why they came to be. With famous products like the Sonos Play: One and Play: Five they became the household name for smart speakers that could be seamlessly controlled by a smartphone or tablet. To this ...
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The Bowers & Wilkins 700 S3 series is defined as “precision sound for sophisticated listening” and we couldn’t agree more! In the spirit of diving into each of the speakers from the series, we decided to create a blog post entirely dedicated to them, so you c...
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