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Focal has been putting out some really amazing headphones, so it’s no surprise that they have now focused on the wireless noise canceling segment. Focal Bathys are everything you would expect from Focal. With their Focal made-in-France speakers, their 30 hours’ battery life, fine materials and array of features, like Bluetooth® and Active Noise Cancellation technologies, it offer total freedom of movement and an immersive listening experience with zero disturbance from background noise. ‘Silent’, ‘Soft’ or ‘Transparency’. They feature a USB-DAC mode into the headphones with resolutions of up to 24 bits/192 kHz. Forget about those big corporate cans, these are what you want! Read the reviews here, here and here. Focal also recently lowered the price. Call us for more info or stop by to audition.

We have the new line up of affordable/value speakers from Focal. The Focal Theva line and the Vestia line. These are looking beautiful and sounding wonderful. Focal really makes great speakers at nearly every price point! We have a few options in both lines in floor standers and stand mount. Contact us for more information!

We have the new Shunyata Research Gemini 4 port in and ready to audition. The GEMINI Model-4 is a unique product that is actually two devices in a single chassis. It includes both a high performance power conditioner and an advanced ground noise reduction hub. The GEMINI Model-4 is the perfect solution for simpler high-end systems, headphone systems and for network closets. Headphones are particularly sensitive to power line noise and ground plane noise. The GEMINI Model-4 has a small footprint, it is a high current device capable of powering 200+ watt amplifiers.

The Rega 50th anniversary Planar 3 turntable. A great value. Bundle includes the Exact cartridge upgrade along with the outboard power supply. Separately would cost well over $2k on their own. Bundle deal now through end of the year.

To celebrate Bluesound’s 10 years, they have released the Bluesound Node X. The NODE X offers a new take on their iconic NODE, with a silver finish, premium ESS Sabre DAC, and dedicated THX headphone amplifier. As before, it runs with the BluOS Controller app, available for iOS, Android, Mac, and PC, where you can explore near unlimited collections of music, from hundreds of internet radio stations to dozens of streaming services and your own digital music library. But now with significant upgrades over the standard Node. Read about it here, here, here, and here.

We have the new Rogue Audio DragoN Monoblocks upstairs, and they are sounding simply sweet and powerful! We’ve had them powering all of our speakers in our upstairs listening room, and they are a real treat! So much grip and control, all with that Rogue natural sound. These mono blocks follow the success of the DragoN Stereo Amp Rogue and make a defining statement with their award winning tube/Class D hybrid amplifiers. This amplifier blends brute power with musicality, finesse, and accuracy. If you have already heard of the reputation of the stereo DragoN amp, these are even more killer. Capable of 325w per channel into 8Ohms and 525 into 4Ohms. These can drive anything. Come audition the pair today!

We now have the Moon by Simaudio 250i v2 Integrated Amplifier in stock and ready to audition. It carries a suite of digital inputs, including a 384kHz/DSD256-capable USB-B, it has 6 line-level inputs including a front-mounted 1/8” mini-jack for personal media players. There is also a headphone output on 1/4” jack located on the front panel. A thoroughly conventional Class AB design, the 250i has a large toroidal transformer and its bipolar output stage is conservatively rated at 2x50W/8ohm. This unit keeps things simple with no DAC or streamer inside, but does come with a built-in MM phono stage. Check out the reviews here, here and here.

We have the new New Shunyata Research Typhon T2. The two-outlet Typhon T2 is a one-of-a-kind product with three dynamic and unique functions. When the Typhon T2 is connected as a stand-alone two-outlet reference power distributor it will super-charge the performance of even the world’s most demanding amplifiers. The Typhon T2 also comes equipped to receive an optional Performance or Reference level umbilical, allowing it to be connected in-line to any Shunyata power-distributor as a performance force-multiplier of the first order. Lastly, simple, reference-level two or three-component systems won’t find a better solution for performance than the Typhon T2. Typhon T2 is guaranteed to elevate the performance of amplifiers or entire systems beyond any and all expectation.

We have a new pair of ProAc Response D30RS loudspeakers and are breaking them in. We also have a great line up of other ProAc loudspeakers right now, including the D20R, DT8, D2R, DB3, and Tab10s. Come audition a pair of ProAcs in Portland, Oregon today! Reviews here and here.

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Stereotypes Audio of Portland, Oregon is proud to offer up Naim Audio’s latest classic line of products. The Naim Classic range 200 series. We have the NSC 222 streaming pre-amplifier and the NAP 250 power amplifier in stock and ready to audition. (There is also a NPX 300 power supply as part of the range that can be ordered). Naim Audio chose to launch this line up to help celebrate their 50 years in the industry, and has poured everything they have learned in the last 50 years into these great classic product. You can read several of the industry announcements touting these great products here and here.

We have the new Bluesound PowerNode Edge. Affordable powered streaming with BluOS. 40watts per channel with all of the Bluesound rich features for $649.

We have the new Shunyata Altaira Ground System that is currently gracing the latest cover of The Absolute Sound (Jan 2023), and we’d love to discuss it with you. Shunyata Research has put together a system roadmap that you can peruse, or come in discuss this new groundbreaking system with our team. This amazing system just won the TAS 2022 Product of the Year award. Contact us for more information.

We have the new Rogue Audio Cronos Magnum III Integrated Amplifier in and ready to demo upstairs right now, and we’re already enjoying this great compact tube based piece. It features 100 watts per channel of tube power, using 4 KT120 output tubes, and 2 12AX7 and 3 12AU7 input tubes, with a 2W tube based headphone amplifier, a phono amplifier, and 4 RCA inputs, along with a variable output (sub, etc.). This has already garnered The Absolute Sound Editor’s Choice Award (featured in this month’s current TAS magazine)

The new Rogue Audio Pharaoh II Integrated Amplifier is now on display, ready to audition and sounding amazing! It features a tube hybrid design, providing 250 watts per channel into 8ohms and 400 WPC into 4ohms, with a pure tube mu-follower preamplifier. Also features a phono stage, a pair of balanced XLR inputs and a tube driven 1/4″ headphone jack. Hand built in the USA.