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The new Rega Planar 1 PLUS (P1 PLUS) allows those wanting to get into vinyl quickly by including a built in phono stage. Just add an integrated amplifier or receiver and listen! The built in phono stage is based on the award winning Fono Mini, and is ready to plug into in line level input (basically, whatever you would connect your CD player, DVD, or any other analog source). It comes with the hand made RB110 tonearm and a factory fitted Rega Carbon cartridge. With set-up is less than a minute, you will be enjoying your favorite family vinyl of Tom Jones or ABBA in no time at all! Come in today for an audition. It’s time to add the ability to play vinyl to your audio system!

The new Moon by Simaudio 390 Streaming DAC/Preamplifier is now in and ready to audition! The 390 builds on the already amazing 380D DAC, combining the functionality of the 350P pre-amp and the 380D DAC with their latest MiND2 network streaming capabilities. It includes a network MiND2 streamer, DAC, Preamp, headphone amp. and a MM/MC phono stage. The DAC uses the latest ESS DAC Pro DAC, capable of decoding DSD up to DSD256 and PCM 32/384, as well as MQA. It’s Roon ready, and can do Tidal Masters, Qobuz Sublime+, Deezer Hi-Fi and also has aptX Bluetooth.

One of our favorite reps from Shunyata Research, Richard Rogers will be on the adventure reality show “Castaways” on ABC starting this Tuesday evening August 7th! Check it out and find out how he does! He’s had to keep everyone in the dark on the outcome, so we’re all looking forward to seeing how he does!

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Stereotypes Audio of Portland, Oregon is now a proud dealer for ATC loudspeakers (Acoustic Transducer Company). Proudly designed and made in England, these British speakers are world renowned for being used in some of the world’s finest studios. Used by some of the top music and movie engineers in recording (used by ABKCO, Third Man, DTS, Paramount, Sony, East West, etc.) these ATC speakers will soon be a favorite of yours once you have the opportunity for an audition. Contact us to find out our current stock.

We have the new Kanto Syd speaker, a wider one speaker solution for filling your room with great music. Just like the Kanto Yumi speakers we have carried, Syd also is powered and has the same great features: Bluetooth, phono and RCA analog input, optical input, mini-jack input, and comes with a remote control. Just add a source and you’re ready to go! (even just a smart phone) Probably one of the easiest solutions to getting going with vinyl if you have dusted off that old turntable in the garage. Just plug it into the Syd speaker, and you’re ready to wax poetic about the ‘old days’ of vinyl (or the thousands of great new stuff coming out every week!)

We have the new highly customizable and affordable Pangea Vulcan audio racks/stands. They’re so new… even their website doesn’t have them listed. Many options with turntable stands, add-on shelves, etc. Come in to find out more!

We now carry the new Rogue Audio RP-7 preamplifier, which is connected to the great Rogue Audio Stereo 100 all tube amp. The RP-7 adds balanced connections and other upgraded parts to their great RP-5 Preamplifier, sans the phono stage, but keeping a wonderful headphone amplifier. This combo really sounds amazing. We also carry the Rogue Audio Ares Magnum all tube phono preamplifier to our collection of great phono stages. If you want to hear just how great all tube modern gear can sound at very realistic prices, you owe it to yourself to check out our line up of Rogue Audio products! Here’s a review of the RP-7 and a review of the Ares Magnum.

Portland’s Stereotypes Audio now carries the Audio Physic line of speakers, we currently have the Tempo Plus Speakers permanently on our floor, and the new Avanti speakers are in and ready to demo as well! We also had a pair of Avantera IIIs in for demo that we’re quite lovely. Review here.

Along with Record Doctor V and Spin Clean, we now carry the Okki Nokki record cleaning machine. We have one on our floor to check out! Check out this review here.

We have the brand new update to the well regarded Mytek Brooklyn DAC. The “Plus” is here now and it’s ready to demo, along with their brand new compact and affordable Mytek Liberty DAC. The new Liberty packs a lot into it’s tiny package, we’re looking forward to putting this DAC through it’s paces! The new Brooklyn Plus DAC does DSD256 and 32/384k, as well as MQA streaming. And… has a phono stage and headphone amp. The Liberty is a DAC/Headphone amp combo, with a lot packed into it’s compact package. We look forward to giving you an audition of these great new products!

If you’re looking for one of the best places to shop for headphones, earbuds, and headphone accessories in Portland, Oregon, look no further than Stereotypes Audio. We carry a huge selection of headphones, and now carry B&O headphones, as well as the new Focal Clear headphones, and the brand new PSB M4U 8 Headphones. We carry Beyerdynamic, Focal, PSB, Oppo, B&O, Grado, and Radius.  We also carry several portable DAC/headphone amplifiers like the Chord Mojo, Oppo HA-2, Cambridge Dac Magic XS, as well as home headphone amplifiers from Oppo, Simaudio, Marantz, etc.

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We now carry the highly regarded line of Hana Phono Cartridges (Excel Sound Corporation of Japan). We currently have several in stock and ready to purchase. Come in to check out our selection. You can read reviews of their cartridges here, here and here.

Sound & Vision magazine has a great review of the Naim Audio Mu-so Qb wireless music system. A truly gorgeous looking and sounding cube speaker that has a built-in DAC, music streamer, and integrated amplifier. Naim has packed a lot of amazing technology into this compact and beautiful package. It’s also a S&V Top Pick of the Year. Sound & Vision’s verdict:  “The Mu-so Qb is pricey, but it’s impeccably built, offers a number of wired and wireless playback options, and is one of the best-sounding compact wireless speaker systems I’ve heard.” You can also change the color of the speaker grills to fit your tastes. And that wonderful volume knob…. read the full review here.

Stereophile Magazine has done a review in the latest issue of the Naim Uniti Nova, calling it “The Everything an Audiophile Needs In One Box.” Here’s one of the quotes: “The Uniti Nova is basically an amplifier plus a turbocharged computer that offers, in a single oblong metal box, almost everything audio that one could desire. And oh, what a beautiful box it is. The Uniti Nova’s case of brushed and CNC-machined aluminum… …a sleek-to-the-touch, illuminated volume dial on top panel that practically spins off rays of light; …”   Read more of the review here or pick up the latest copy of Stereophile at a retailer near you. Then come visit us at our Portland, Oregon store for an audition.

Can we some up the new Focal Scala Utopia EVO speakers with just one word? Yes. AMAZING. We were so smitten with the last Scala Utopia’s that it would seem a daunting task to top them, but they have. They sound truly amazing right out of the box, and the new finish we have for our demos is stunning. You truly have to see them to appreciate the work that Focal has put into these. There are also a lot of simple details that are different from the previous generation that enhance the overall look and feel. New features include: cables made in France, denser acoustic materials inside the subwoofer, double terminal boards and separate crossovers. Be sure to stop in some time soon and check out these beauties from Focal, leave enough time to give them a real listen!