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EMP $395 VT-40.2 Tube Hybrid Amplifier & CS100 Bookshelf Speakers

The EMP $595 integrated amp and bookshelf speaker combo has been making waves around home auido world.  The amp is aimed at making MP3s and Streaming music for your desktop sound as good as possible.

Now EMP has lowered the price and is offering a perfect unit for the audiophile college student or someone on a bit more of a budget.  EMP is offering the same Vt-40.2 integrated amp, with tube and cool blue back lights, and now the new CS100 bookshelf speaker.  This will make a perfect gift for a gen-x’er who is showing interest in hi-fi or for your office.

From EMP -

Offered exclusively through EMP Tek by RB Hassing, president of EMP Tek. The CS100 Compact speakers are the perfect answer for “space challenged” rooms. These speakers may be compact in size, but there is nothing compact about their sound. Using a 4-inch aluminum fiberglass matrix woofer and a 1-inch nano-silk dome tweeter, the CS100 provides crystal clear sound for music or home theater. These speakers have been paired with our integrated tube hybrid amplifier for an excellent small compact stereo system. An iPod or MP3 player can be plugged into the amplifier for hours of musical enjoyment. The low distortion characteristics of the speaker combined with the absence of odd order harmonic distortion in the tube amplifier produce a sweet, pure and extremely accurate sound.

This system is even better enhanced by adding the E10s Subwoofer, sold separately.

System consists of:
• (1) Pair of CS100 Bookshelf Speakers
• (1) One VT-40.2 Tube Hybrid Amplifier

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source: Daren B. Egan


Sumiko Primare l21 User Review

Sumiko Primare l21
4 Reviews
0 Quick Ratings
3.75 of 5

MSRP: $ 1500.00

Description:

  • Dual-Mono Design
  • JFET input - bi-polar output
  • 2 x 75 W into 8 Ohm , 2 x 125 W into 4 Ohm
  • Frequency Response: 10 Hz - 100 kHz, -3 dB
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 100 dB
  • Output impedance: <0,05
  • Weight: 13,5 kg
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    Reviewed by:philoformigx (Casual Listener)
    Review Date
    July 11, 2009
    Overall Rating
    4 of 5
    Value Rating
    5 of 5
    Used product for
    More than 1 year

    I remember a period in ‘07 when i was wandering around the hifi stores looking for a pair of speakers for my unison research unico. I finally made my decision but suddenly everything changed when I saw this beauty on the shelf. The astounding design caught my eye… and after a while it was the smooth and relaxed sound that caught my ears. I stayed 2 hours in the store just to listen, and the next day i decided to sell the unico and buy the l21. Of course I had to start again my ’speaker-odyssey’…!

    The small Primare is a bargain. I know there are classy amps out there, especially if someone has thousands of $ to spend. I also know a couple of danish brands that offer -with less than 2000$- better (’meaty’ in my opinion) bass. Good desicion for those who want to get a tree and lose the rest of the forest…
    Primare’s bass is dynamic, ebullient and more than enough for me. Even with prog rock loads like tool and osi or electronic and techno music, l21 does a great job.

    Mids are sweet, highs are smooth, and the overall is a well-balanced and delicate sound with good soundstage. You can listen to your favourite (or any other kind of) music for many hours. You ‘ll never get tired and your ears will never bleed. Contrariwise!

    I suggest to use this amp with a good pair of bookshelf speakers in a room up to 20 square meters. l21 has enough power to drive floorstanders but I’ve changed 3 pairs of speakers and audition with many more. I believe that the combo with bookshelf speakers is much better.

    What I don’t like… 1. The cheap remote. It doesn’t match with the elegant looks of this amp (I can’t imagine those who pay the double for the 30.2 and get this plastic thing for remote). Also had problems using it (sometimes by pressing volume + or - and the amp shuts down…or changes the line! ?inexplicable…).
    2. It takes almost an hour to warm up (30 minutes from the -less ecologic- standby mode).
    3. Primare distributors (I won’t name the countries…)

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    Denon’s new DCD-510AE CD player and PMA-510AE integrated amp

    Denon UK has release well price duo with state of the hi-fi technology. The DCD-510AE CD player will sell for £249.99 and handles MP3, WMA, CDs and has a 24-bit/192kHz upsampling DAC designed to keep out unwanted noise.

    The PMA-510AE has been designed to maintain hi-fi performance while keeping cost low.

    Read for more details at enjoythemusic.com

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