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Here's a summary of the brands we offer.
New items can arrive at any time, so stay in touch.
A match made in heaven. More than 30 years ago, Linn was founded with the same clear purpose as Gifted Listener Audio: to reproduce, through superior sound, the thrills and emotion of a live performance.
Today, Linn is recognized as the world-leader in pitch-accurate sound reproduction, and Linn entertainment systems can be found throughout the world in royal residences, luxury homes, performance automobiles and the world's finest superyachts.
Just like Gifted Listener Audio, Linn and its range of products have grown because this commitment to quality and accurate performance has remained constant. Gifted Listener Audio is among a handful of the most successful and fully equipped Linn retailers because of our ability to demonstrate, install, and service the complete range of products.
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Linn DS
Transform your hi-fi into a system for the future with Linn DS. This new generation of music player outperforms any CD player, yes, any. Plus, for the first time, hear recording studio quality in your home and enjoy breakthrough convenience that lets you instantly manage all of your music your way... you'll never go back!
We have all the Linn DS players on dem and eager to play them for you. With your music, of course.
One listen to a 24/192 Studio Master and you'll understand what all the talk is about.
We have installed dozens and dozens of DS players and are ready to show you everything you need to get started at home.
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Linn Sondek LP12
For 40 years running, the Sondek LP12 is the record player by which all others are judged.
Engineered from the ground up to be Something, not just a collection of cool ideas. The Linn Sondek has been
perfected over the years in design and manufacturing precision to extract even more information from your
precious LPs than you ever thought possible.
We have the various models on active dem at all times, along with all the latest upgrades for current owners. We look forward to letting you hear the difference for yourself. Remember, if it doesn't sound better, it isn't better.
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New to us this year, the beautiful Italian Sonus faber line.
We're always looking for new speakers. It's not often we find one we like. But after about 15 minutes of hearing the new Liuto, we knew we were on to something.
They say Liuto inherits and yet redefines the characteristics of the legendary Cremona series, starting with the famous shape of the cabinet. A rare combination of high-level technical solutions, graceful design and use of innovative materials is also a testament to Sonus Faber manufacturing skills. Its characteristics ensure powerful sound, rich in undertones and capable of arousing real emotion without losing coherence and tonal balance.
Yes, all that. And exceptional openness and neutraiity. This one you really should find time to hear!
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Since we discovered the now legendary Ayre V3 power amp in 1994, we have been keeping Washington area music lovers happy by employing Ayre components to make beautiful music in their homes. Ayre designs and builds superior quality, award winning audio and video equipment in their factory in Boulder Colorado. Fully American made, as the best often is, but Ayre is recognized worldwide as a leader in the industry.
Visit us today to see and hear how the full line of Ayre audio and video components sets new standards in innovation, design and performance, especially the new QB9 DAC. Handbuilt in Boulder, Colorado the new QB9 is true to the Ayre lineage of reliability, upgradeability and innate musicality. Its purity and ease will lend new life to your entire music collection. Bring in your laptop for a demonstration using your music and see why it is being declared Product Of The Year by prestigious publications.
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Here's something special that we find very appealing in this age of hyped and overbuilt, overpackaged products. Magnepan has been manufacturing innovative, world-class speakers since 1969. Truly unique and patented products, these are made by hand, still, by frugal Minnesotans who won't waste your money on frills.
And now, something totally new. The MG1.7.
The 1.7 is a departure from Magnepan's 40-year history, not only because of new more modern styling with wrap-around aluminum trim, but in the use of quasi-ribbon technology down into the lower midrange and bass. This provides a new level of coherence and articulation. The MG1.7 utilizes a new quasi ribbon super tweeter, now with a wider "sweet spot," bringing it one step closer to the delicacy and detail of Magnepan's true ribbon designs found in the MG3.6r and MG20.1.
We have them on active dem every day. Hope you can arrange some free time for a listen.
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| Firmly established as a first tier supplier of components for the home enthusiast. Today, more than three decades after the company's inception, Mark Levinson continues to expand the horizons of audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts with components and systems that define accuracy, reliability, and enjoyment.
Mark Levinson. Since 1972. The same name. The same enduring standards. The same extraordinary level of satisfaction.
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Rotel electronics have been a favorite of Gifted Listeners for nearly two decades now. Their DVD and CD players, preamplifiers, surround sound processors, power amplifiers, receivers come from a 40 year old organization dedicated to the design and manufacture of the finest in affordable, high performance home theater and high fidelity components. Rotel uses the word 'manufacture' advisedly. They make everything from core components to complete products themselves. In their own factories. Under their own control. Does this matter? Yes, if you want your music to sound the same five or ten years from now. Some 'affordable' electronics sound good out of the box (sometimes), but are in the repair shop a year or two later. This is why Rotel is here and the others have gone.
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Rega is a company that enjoys being different. Handcrafted in England, everything they make is geared toward fulfilling their stated mission, "to make high quality products that faithfully reproduce music and sell at sensible prices." We think you will be pleasantly surprised when you hear how enjoyable even the simplest, lowest-priced Rega components are.
Recently, Rega proudly announced new speaker lineup. Most folks think of Rega and they think record players, like the famous P3 or P5 tables, or CD players, like the Apollo and Saturn. Great products all, but this new speaker lineup is worth taking the time to hear: compact, simply designed, musical. Everything needed for good sound and nothing that doesn't lend itself to it.
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Few companies can satisfy the demands of the pro market, where sheer power and ultra-reliability are paramount, as well as the demands of music lovers like us, who insist on transparency and tonal correctness. In fact, we don't know of anyone who has done this except Bryston. And they've been doing exactly that for 40 years.
If you have a large CD collection and have been itching for a player upgrade, you really should come by and hear our BCD-1 CD player. Yes, Bryston waited 25 years to make a player of their own, but when you listen, you'll see that they learned from all the others and went one better.
If you're like the rest of us in wanting to get away from spinning little discs to hear the music we love, then maybe a listen to the versatile and good sounding Bryston BDA1 is in order.
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Like us, VTL believes that a passion for music is passion for life. Music expresses our being, in all of its individuality. Music creates our sense of "place."
The essence of VTL is the marriage of music and technology, expressed in elegant design, attention to detail, value, and reliability. Their goal is to make the experience of music come alive for you. Our ears tell us that they have succeeded. |
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Come hear the long-awaited CS3.7, a 3-way floor standing speaker that utilizes all newly developed drivers. A very high output 1-inch tweeter is coincidently mounted in the center of a 5-inch midrange that incorporates a new ribbed diaphragm geometry. "The new midrange driver diaphragm technology allows unprecedented purity and sweetness of midrange reproduction," says designer, Jim Thiel. "The entire sonic spectrum is completely uncolored by any resonances, ringing, or energy storage from either the midrange or tweeter diaphragms."
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From the compact T2 to the remarkably articulate Britannia series, REL designs share the same philosophy, and the highest standards of construction. If you are contemplating adding a sub-bass system to your music or video system, the answer is REL and Gifted Listener Audio can help you select the right one for you and your speakers. |
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For more than half a century, the name Marantz has been identified with the best in home entertainment. Founded by Saul Marantz in the 50s, the name was synonymous with premium home entertainment. Driven by his passion for music, he, like us, was never satisfied with most of the "hi fi" equipment of his day. Today, in the midst of burgeoning and often confusing technology, Marantz components still lead the way.
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