About a year after I bought my first system, I changed out the speakers to Cerwin Vega R-24’s. These served me well through college as they had an ability to play pretty darn loud. Right after I graduated I got my first job selling HiFi at Sam Goody in Crabtree Valley Mall. I got the …
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Getting Back Into High Performance Audio
For the last 35 years, Audio Advice has carried some of the best audio gear on the planet. It has been a ton of fun helping clients put together high performance audio systems and hearing the stories of how high quality music has enriched their lives. It’s really fulfilling to also hear how having a …
Read MoreTaking Sonos To The Next Level
Sonos is far and away the best value in a music system on the planet. There is nothing else out there we know of that offers all the music in the world for such a great price! The Sonos interface for IOS or Android devices is second to none in ease of use. One …
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The Best of 2012
As 2012 comes to a close, I thought it would be fun to look back at some of our blog posts from earlier in the year. You can click on the links to read the full blog post. So here goes with the best of 2012 in no particular order: The first two go to …
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A Grand Slam!
At our recent Music Matters I had the pleasure of listening to the new Peachtree Grand Integrated amp at both of our locations. In Raleigh, we really put it to the test, driving a pair of the great Wilson Audio Sophia 3′s. This new amp is somewhat of a breakthrough. It accomplishes two things in …
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PSB Alpha B1 Speakers Revisited
PSB Speakers’ Alpha B1 has been out for a while. However, just because it’s been around the block, does not mean it should be forgotten while looking at the brand new products hitting our shelves! If you do your homework, you’ll find no other single speaker in the world has been the source of so …
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New PSB Computer Speaker System
At our recent Music Matters event, we were lucky enough to have Paul Barton, chief designer of PSB Speakers, present to showcase his latest achievement: the Alpha PS1 mini speaker. These are designed specifically for connecting up to a computer or small TV system. Paul has been working on these for over 3 years, and …
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You’re invited to join us for Music Matters 2012 Oct. 24th (Raleigh) and Oct. 25th (Charlotte)
An invitation from Leon Shaw, Founder and Chairman, Audio Advice Why you will want to attend Music Matters 2012 Music Matters is an annual highlight for Audio Advice, and this year will be no exception. Digital audio continue to grow by leaps and bounds, and you’ll get ears and eyes full at this year’s event. …
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Music Matters: Audio Research Reference DAC Digital Media Bridge, Transparent Audio
Audio Research will show off their new Reference DAC Digital Media Bridge, which is also the exact same tube preamp as the incredible REF5SE preamp. This is the most flexible DAC on the planet with the ability to play any music on your network and internet radio. It has USB inputs, a memory stick USB …
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Music Matters: New Ayre Acoustics AX-5 Integrated Amplifier
At Music Matters, Ayre Acoustics will have the area debut of their new AX-5 integrated amplifier. At this writing, the AX-5 is so new there is little information beyond it developing from the technology of their reference DX-5 A/V Engine. Michael Fremer of Stereophile, says about the DX-5: “All I’ll say is that, in addition …
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