Category: Music Server

We have the new Focal Elear headphones on our floor and ready to demo! (and we can order the Utopia headphones  for you as well). We also have the IsoAcoustics Gaia I speaker isolation. Their stand mount products have already done amazing things for our stand mount speakers, these will be great for floor standers!

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We now have Naim Audio’s best selling separates in stock and ready to demo! The new Naim Audio NAC-N 272 Preamplifier/DAC, and the Naim Audio NAP 250 DR Amplifier, combined with the Naim Audio XP5 XS Power Supply. This is quite an amazing combo! The NAC-N 272 combines a high quality Preamplifier, along with a high quality UPnP-enabled streaming DAC, allowing you to stream up to 24/192 resolution from Naim servers, a NAS, or a home computer. There is both an iOS and Android Naim Audio app to control music selection, with built in Spotify and native support for TIDAL. The NAP 250 DR amplifier, is another modern Naim classic. Conservatively rated at 80W per channel into 8 ohms. We have added the XP5 XS power supply to further the performance of this winning combo! This is Naim Audio’s best selling separates combo! Read the reviews of the NAC-N 272 here, the NAP 250 DR here, and the XP5 XS here (pdf).

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If you’ve been following the news from CES this spring, you probably saw news that Naim Audio had developed a smaller/less expensive version of it’s much lauded Mu-so speaker music player, the Naim Audio Mu-So Qb. This perfect sized cube is actually larger in person than it looks in the photos, and it produces music equally as big. It’s amazing how much tech they’ve crammed into such a small unit with this level of musical quality. The same great volume knob and functionality as it’s bigger sibling, the Qb is sure to be a great solution for filling your room with music in an easy to move package. Check it out on our showroom now, where you can audition it with the full Mu-So, as well as similar products from BlueSound, Cambridge and Sonos. You can find out all of it’s specs here. And some early reviews here and here.

CES this year brought several great announcements, but no so amazing as the new Moon by Simaudio Neo ACE! This is a true quality all-in-one product, that can do nearly anything… just add speakers and a source (could even be just a smart phone). It will come with the usual amazing Simaudio house sound and quality Neo casework, and has the following specs: 50 watts of A/B power, 2 line level inputs, 5 digital inputs (including an asyncronous USB for DSD256 and 32-bit/384 decoding by the built in DAC), WiFi and Ethernet with inbuilt network streamer driven by MiND app, aptX compatible Bluetooth input, MM phono input (bring your turntable and vinyl to the party!), front panel 1/8″ input for portable players, 1/4″ headphone output on front, OLED display, and Home Theater bypass. ACE = A Complete Experience. For a very reasonable price, you get it all! Only speaker wire needed. This unit will join our other all-in-one offerings, from our Cambridge Minx Xi to the Devialet, etc. If you want great sound in a simple package, we have one in your price range. You can read the press release info here, here, and here. Otherwise… stay tuned! We’ll be posting when we get them in!

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In the quickly changing landscape of music source delivery, there’s a growing need to store all of these music files, as well as isolate them from sources like a computer. It’s amazing how much of a difference in sound quality it can make, just by removing the computer from the equation. One such solution is the Melco High Resolution Music Library line of network music servers. We have put the Melco Audio N1A into service here at Stereotypes Audio, to serve all of our various DACs, streamers, etc. It’s made quite an amazing difference on both the sound and ease of serving music to all of our devices. Let us help create the perfect solution for your music system, starting with a Melco Audio N1A. Here is a recent review in the latest Stereophile magazine. (Text only pdf) (more…)

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We have the new JL Audio Fathom 112 v2 in and ready to demo. We also have the limited edition “Queen” Rega turntable, as well as the brand new Bluesound Node 2 and the Bluesound Vault 2 (the other “2” Bluesound gear is coming soon). This also means we have great deals on the first gen Bluesound products. Get them while we still have them! And in the vintage camp, we have some well cared for used vintage Audio Research gear in silver. (ARC SP-10/SP-10PS combo with D-90 Amplifier). And we also just received another new pair of Dali Rubicon 6 floor standing speakers ready to demo. And for those interested in IsoTek, we have a couple products from Isotek, and can order any Isotek product.

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Have you heard, seen, or experienced the Devialet’s amazing Integrated Amp/Wireless DAC? It’s more like a near complete audio system, in one of the most gorgeous and compact casings you will ever see. The remote is beautiful and feels like you’re controlling the Universe with your hand. We’ve been smitten with this great product ever since we brought them in, and we think it’s time you gave it an audition. And to add further incentive to get in here, we even have a little deal on them right now. But you’ll have to come in to find out about the details.

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Pssst…. if you’ve been following our Facebook page, you’d know that Moon by Simaudio just released the latest of their MiND app, v1.1 only a couple of hours ago. You can download it now at the Apple App Store here.

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We’ve got some new products in for you this week at Stereotypes Audio of Portland! We’ve been breaking in the all new Moon Neo 280D DAC this week, and it’s sounding great! DSD256, 32/384, Neo case, bluetooth, full asynchronous USB, and optional MiND. It’s price/performance breakthrough for amazing sound. You’ve got to hear it to truly appreciate what they’ve done with this. In the same vein, JL Audio has created the new Dominion line of value home subwoofers in the 8″ and 10″ flavors in a more simple cabinet, but with still amazing sound. If you’ve been pining after a more affordable JL Audio sub, this one is it! (this is so new, they don’t even have it at their site yet!) And it’s great paired with smaller bookshelf speakers. We also have the Dali Menuet bookshelf speakers in, and they sound wonderful, all in a very compact size. If you check our Facebook page, you can see some additional images here, here and here.

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Whole house audio and wireless music has become a hot category these days, with lots of players emerging everyday. But one newer player has a well established pedigree to back it up: BlueSound. They are made up of designers, engineers and individuals from the music industry, hailing from such great audio companies as NAD and PSB, with their focus solely on audio quality, they’ve unleashed a full onslaught of high end wireless audio products to give you a complete solution. While other whole house systems do a great job of streaming music easily throughout the home, BlueSound adds better than CD quality, with resolutions up to 24/192! (the other players can’t do that. And BlueSound now does Tidal!). (more…)

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We’ve got a ton of quick news to tell you about (and we hope to fill in more later). One of the big announcements at CES 2015, was the new Moon by Simaudio Neo 280D DAC. We have several on order, and they should be here sometime in early March. It’s a full Neo case with 24/97, 24/192, 32/384, DSD up to 256, DXD, and even Bluetooth. We’re looking forward to hearing that one. We also have the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC) turntables, in both standard and Esprit SB options. Shunyata Research is once again blowing us away with their amazing power cables, with the introduction of the new Shunyata ZTron SIGMA series of power cords. You gotta here these and the impact they will make on your music! If you’re looking to bring high resolution music to your whole house in an easy to use system, we’ve got you covered with Bluesound, with amazing sound with up to 24/192 in a full host of file options, and it now is streaming Tidal! The high resolution music streaming service that’s set to change the streaming landscape. We also carry the line up of Devialet music systems, which both sound AND look amazing! (Featuring their SAM technology customized for your speakers). Everyone has been singing Devialet’s praises in the press, including the cover feature in the latest Absolute Sound for February, as well as even many of the other online publications, like this. We also still have a few more PSB headphones to be had on sale. And don’t forget our new line up of Rogue Audio gear!

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The new Naim Mu-so. A glorified speaker sound bar? Hardly. It’s an all-in-one killer new product that’s hard to fully appreciate without seeing and hearing. Yes, sure it’s a sound bar speaker that is wireless, but it’s also all Naim electronics, built into this one sleek unit. It’s a top notch wireless music system, that is reminiscent of their flagship statement system, but as a more affordable simple package. Six custom speaker drivers controlled by probably one of the most gorgeous volume controls we’ve ever touched (And you’ll probably be enticed as well to touch it). This is a product that is equal in both sight and sound! We’ll have more information here soon about it, but for now… you can read more about it at Naim Audio’s page here, or read a couple reviews here and here. We’ve got one on the floor to hear and see, but this thing is already becoming such a hot ticket item that demand is constraining initial supplies. Come in today and give it an audition!

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We have the Focal Dimension SoundBar in stock and available. You know that if Focal is going to do a sound bar, it’s going to be done right, and sound amazing! We also have the new Marantz NR-1605 AVR back in stock. It’s a slimline model with great WiFi connectivity. Come in today to check out the latest in great audio gear! Here’s a couple reviews of the Auralic Aries here and a product introduction video here.

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With our recent Focal and Devialet event this month, you’ve probably already guessed that we’re now a full Devialet Systems Dealer. We’re proud to be Portland’s Devialet dealer, and look forward to showing off their beautiful looking and sounding systems! Whether they’re powering a nice set of bookshelf speakers in our bamboo room, or our large Focal Scala’s upstairs, the Devialet audio system can handle whatever you throw at it with ease and grace. Read more about their gorgeous electronics here. Their remote alone is lust worthy enough, just wait until you see the main unit itself, and hear how it sounds! (more…)

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We’ve just gotten in the brand new Cambridge Audio Minx Xi. At first glance, this may just look like another network music streamer. But it’s so much more than that. Besides network music streaming, it also boasts a 40w per channel integrated amp, making this a very compact and sophisticated small system when combined with compact bookshelf speakers (like our PSB Imagine Minis). We’ve got a white one on our floor ready to audition. (more…)