Category: USB

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Don’t forget to check us out for some of your last minute audio holiday gifts. We have the all in one Yamaha mini system in right now, and Naim has put their amazing and well reviewed all in one Naim Mu-so on sale for $ off until January 4th! If you been thinking about the Mu-so, the time is now! We also have TONS of TURNTABLES at every price range! Clear Audio, Rega, Pro-Ject, etc. and one with USB for those wanting to digitize their collection. And from Focal Loudspeakers, we have their Chorus 705, 714, and 716 all on sale!

Be sure to check out our holiday hours for open/closed times this week.

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The latest issue of The Absolute Sound showing casing the Product of the Year 2015, has products carried by Portland’s Stereotypes Audio well represented. For AC Power Cord of the Year, our Shunyata Sigma power cord (in analog or digital, HC) got top nods. The Kimber Select cable line received top “Interconnects & Cables of the year” with the KS 6068 speaker wire, KS 1036 RCA interconnects and KS 1136 balanced interconnects. In the Portable DAC of the year, the Chord Hugo takes top nods. This is a great battery powered DAC for on the road, or even at home with DSD 128 and up to 384kHz PCM. And for those that want ‘more bass’, the JL Audio Gotham and CR-1 Crossover take “Cost No Object” sub of the year. While were not currently running the Gotham with the CR-1, we have tried it with our new JL Audio Fathom v2 and it sounds fantastic! And our new Harbeth SuperHL5plus Loudspeaker took “Upper-End Stand-Mount Loudspeaker” of the year. Thinking of going vinyl? Our Rega RP-10 took their top honors for “Mid-Priced Turntable of the Year”, but we have turntables at nearly every price point… especially at the entry level range. And always in the ‘overachiever’ category is the Rogue line up of products, our Rogue Audio RP-5 took “Affordable Preamplifier of the Year” award for best tubed line stage. As always, there were several top products that we carry feeling ‘robbed’ for not garnering their own top honors, but we couldn’t be greedy and take all of the awards home. Come check out these top products and take home a great present to put under your favorite music fans tree this year! (more…)

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Brand new to our Harbeth line up of loudspeakers, we have the new Harbeth Super HL5 Plus speakers, which are sounding rather amazing! You have to here them to really appreciate them. One reviewer called them “A sonic ‘Tardis’ that fills the room space completely…” While were not sure what Doctor Who has to do with loudspeakers, the sound is amazing enough that we can go with that analogy. Come audition these amazingly accurate and natural stand mounting monitors.  (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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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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New Products in: Moon by Simaudio Neo 380D DSD Dac is in! New Micromega MyAmp, and Cambridge Audio Aero2 Speakers (review here). The new Micromega MyAmp is so tiny, you won’t even believe it until you see it in person yourself! And the new Neo 380D DSD Dac from Simaudio takes an amazing product and makes even better! The new Cambridge Audio Aero 2 speakers are sounding great as well. More info on these will be posted soon!

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Chord Electronics new Hugo…. is it a DAC? (in the same vein as their QuteHD Chordette) is it a portable headphone amp? Is it a pre-amp? Yes. And it’s called Hugo. As per usual, Chord has built a cute and well machined unique and small device. Complete with it’s glowing colored lights and an array of connections. But… you could care less about glowing colored lights of course. How does it sound? Well, both the headphone/portable world and HiFi community are taking notice at this little device that could. It will do any and all files up to 24/384kHz and DSD/DXD as a DAC, complete with line-level, single-ended outputs, two USB sockets, optical TOSLINK, Coax, three headphone outputs, and even Bluetooth. (more…)

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Ok, a bit of quick news to start out the weekend. More in detail later. We have the brand new Chord Hugo portable DAC and headphone amplifier in, you can read more about it here. We’ve been getting a lot of interest in the new Shunyata Research Alpha series we have in now. We also have the brand new ‘DC’ version of the Project Debut Carbon (DC) turntable in, as well as the new Spender D1 bookshelf speakers with that great new tweeter (from the floor stander model we have been enjoying, the Spendor D7). And have you hearts of PSB’s PS1 powered Alpha speakers? They make for a great desktop computer set up or compact system. We also have had in the Cambridge Audio DAC Magic XS portable USB DAC for awhile, but… forgot to mention it! And if that wasn’t enough, we’re also have Grado headphones and Focal Spirit One headphones! (come in to find out more). And wait…. there’s ‘one more thing’… The new Rega Elex-R Integrated Amplifier, a blend of the Brio-R with the Elicit-R.

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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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Ever struggle with trying to get one of those bulky AV receivers to fit into your cabinet or even just fit in with your lifestyle? Marantz has you covered, with their slim line NR AV receivers, and we’re ready to show them off to you! We’ve got the Marantz NR1603 AV Receiver on our showroom floor ready to demo, and we carry their full line of Slim Line AV receivers. 50 W per channel, built-in Airplay and DLNA, built-in streaming apps for music, Ethernet Jack, analog video upconversion, powered 2nd zone, USB input, iOS app, and all for a reasonable price. Come audition one today! Review here for the 1603 and a review here for the 1403.

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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…)

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(UPDATE: The ProAc D30R Speakers, Focal 1028 Be’s and Naim DAC-1 are all broken in and sound beautiful. Audition them today!) We’ve just gotten in the brand brand new ProAc D30R floor stander speakers, and these things are beauties. We’re still breaking them in, so you may have to wait until Sept 1 to hear them, but these things are going to be AMAZING! We also just got in a new pair of Focal 1028Be floor standing speakers that are equally gorgeous. (and yes, still breaking those in as well. Patience grasshopper. Patience). If you heard there larger 1038 Be sibling speakers we had in earlier this year, you know just how special this speaker line is. We also have a slew of other great new products, including several new pieces from Naim, like the new SuperNait. We also have the previously mentioned DAC V1. If you’re just kicking around home this weekend/week wondering what to do, get in here and listen to some great music! Speaking of Focal, we have there wonderful and affordable new Chorus 700 line in, that have really beautiful new finishes that you have to see to truly appreciate. We also are hearing we should have some really great new wireless solutions coming that will make it easy to add wireless audio to nearly anything. (and don’t forget our Kanto Yumi and AudioPro wireless speakers we have)