A Further Step Towards Emotion

Made in France in the Focal workshop, this brand-new line comprises five models – Vestia N°1, Vestia N°2, Vestia N°3, Vestia N°4, Vestia Center – for immersive high-quality listening experiences.

The Focal Sound

Made in France in our own workshops, these loudspeakers deliver the Focal purity of sound, made even finer thanks to a host of sound details, encompassing bass and a vastly improved treble reproduction.

Focal Technologies

The Vestia loudspeakers are equipped with Slatefiber cone speaker drivers and the ‘M’-shaped inverted dome TAM tweeter – both exclusive Focal innovations. The products feature tilted stands to enable a soundstage that is focused on the listener, for even deeper immersion.

Design and Finish

For this line, inspired by Vesta and Hestia – goddesses of the hearth and the home – the aesthetic combines a sleek design with understated and refined finishes. The front panels of the loudspeakers have a black or white leather effect, combined with a Black High Gloss, Dark Wood or Light Wood finish on the side panels.

The Vestia line includes:

• Vestia Center: the 2-way central model, which enhances the dialogue in your films.
• Vestia N°1: the superbly compact bookshelf model.
• Vestia N°2: the leading 3-way floorstanding model for uncompromising sound quality.
• Vestia N°3: the 3-way floorstanding model for balanced and vibrant listening experiences.
• Vestia N°4: the 3-way floorstanding model with two 8 1/4” (21cm) woofers, for deep bass with impact.

For more information visit the Focal website.

NAD Electronics Celebrates 50 Years of Truth in Power Iconic hi-fi audio brand commemorates its founding in 1972 with a limited edition product – the NAD C 3050 LE!

NAD Electronics, the highly regarded manufacturer of high-value, high-performance audio components, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1972. The brand will mark the milestone with a series of virtual and in-person events, as well as the launch of a vintage-inspired limited edition integrated amplifier, starting in October 2022 and rounding off around the Munich Hi-Fi Show in May 2023.

Introducing the NAD C 3050 LE.  A Classic Reinvented.

Each NAD C 3050 LE unit will uniquely numbered from 1 through 1972 and will come with a certificate of authenticity. These very special and very limited amplifiers will be available at select NAD Electronics retailers around the world starting mid-November, 2022. Suggested retail price: $1972.00.

For more information visit the NAD website.

Get 40% OFF the full line of Focal Chora speakers!

Focal has designed the Chora range to make high-fidelity accessible to as many people as possible. These loudspeakers bring Focal technology to all music lovers who crave a quality sound and appreciate sleek, on-trend design. They are guaranteed to find the best product in this price category.

Chora 806

The Chora 806 loudspeaker showcases meticulous manufacturing and design. You'll be transported by the delightful, dynamic musical quality emitted by its 61/2” (16.5cm) bass/midrange speaker driver, equipped with the exclusive Focal Slatefiber cone. Alongside the TNF Aluminium/Magnesium tweeter with its silky treble, the “slate” colour of the speaker driver makes it an attractive yet high-performance solution. 

$998/pair Sale $598/pair

Chora 816

The Chora 816 model is a 2.5-way bass-reflex floorstanding loudspeaker. Its woofer and midrange/bass speaker driver, both equipped with the Slatefiber cone, work in perfect harmony for a voluptuous sound reproduction and a perfect bass impact. The sound finds its full dimension in your listening room, with a dynamic midrange and remarkable power handling. 

$1,798/pair Sale $998/pair

Chora 826

The Chora 826 bass-reflex loudspeaker is the embodiment of an accessible high-fidelity solution for a complete listening pleasure. Equipped with the exclusive Slatefiber cone developed and manufactured at the Focal site in France, the speaker drivers deliver balanced and precise midranges and perfectly articulated bass; leaving you to enjoy a big, full and generous sound. 

$2,398/pair Sale $1,398/pair

Chora 826-D

Chora 826-D is a loudspeaker equipped with a specific speaker driver that reproduces Dolby Atmos® effects: for ultra-realistic 3D soundtracks and total immersion in the films you watch. Positioned on the top of the loudspeaker, this full-range speaker driver directs the sound towards the ceiling to reflect it back to the listener. Combining French manufacturing and design, this product also incorporates exclusive Focal technologies, particularly the Slatefiber cone of the midrange and bass speaker drivers or the Aluminum/Magnesium TNF tweeter for greater treble clarity.

$2,998/pair Sale $1,798/pair

Chora Center

Made in France in Focal's workshops, the Chora Center speaker is equipped with an Aluminium/Magnesium tweeter and two Midrange/Bass speaker drivers featuring the Slatefiber cone. Thanks to these exclusive Focal technologies, it reproduces dialogues, voices and all other “front” film sound effects with an exceptional clarity and level of detail! 

$789/each Sale $449/each

Chora Surround

Chora Surround is a compact loudspeaker that adds side and rear channels to your Home Cinema system for an even more immersive experience. The sound comes from all sides, accentuating the realism of scenes and heightening your sensations. 

$998/pair Sale $598/pair

Sub 600 P

Designed by Focal engineers for both Hi-Fi listening and Home Cinema use, the Sub 600P subwoofer completes your audio installation by providing a deep, impactful and controlled bass. Combined with your Home Cinema system, its power offers an even more sensational and realistic immersion.

$1,399/each Sale $839/each

For more information on the Focal Chora line visit the Focal website.

The iconic Utopia headphones, revamped!

First released in 2016, Utopia has received numerous international awards. These open-back headphones from Focal are among the best in the world! This year, the Focal Utopia 2022 headphones become available with a new design as well as improvements to the sound for the very best listening experiences. With unrivaled sophistication and sound purity, Utopia embodies the design and high-fidelity in perfect harmony.

Experience sensational listening quality at home with Utopia, the exceptional headphones made in France by Focal, and the fruit of over 40 years of sound innovation.

The listening experience is enhanced by a sleek design and exceptional materials. Combining comfort and sophistication, Utopia is made from genuine leather, aluminum, forged recycled carbon, ‘honeycomb’-design grilles and Black Chrome-colored rings – an array of details lending these French headphones a unique look and sound.

Focal Utopia 2022: $4,999.00

Focal Utopia 2020: Regular Price $4,495. Sale Price $3,995

For more information visit the Focal website.

The Future of Wireless HiFi

Celebrating 60 years of acoustic innovation, LS60 Wireless is KEF's vision of high-fidelity sound for the future. An all-in-one speaker system that allows you to stream from any source and connect to any home audio devices with audiophile-grade power. The iconic slim design is the work of Michael Young and KEF product design team.

High-Fidelity sound

LS60 Wireless aims to bring high-fidelity sound to more people in their homes. With the combination of KEF's key technologies, LS60 Wireless delivers high-fidelity sound up to 24bit/384kHz.

See how it looks in your home

Not sure which colour to choose? Try the KEF Augmented Reality function to check out how the LS60 Wireless speakers will look in your home.

Stream anything

LS60 Wireless has you covered with out-of-the-box wireless compatibility with Wi-Fi, Apple AirPlay 2, Google Chromecast and Bluetooth. Using the KEF Connect app you can stream Amazon Music, Qobuz, and Deezer or tune in to internet radio and podcasts. You can use native apps to stream directly from Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and QPlay, Roon Ready (Expected Fall 2022). LS60 Wireless also supports the streaming of PCM files up to 24bit/384kHz, as well as MQA decoding and DSD.

Available in Royal Blue, Mineral White, and Titanium Grey.

For more information on the KEF LS60 Wireless Speakers visit the KEF website.

Open-back headphones for the home

Experience excellence.

The gold standard in Focal open-back headphones, Focal Clear Mg headphones deliver outstanding sound performance and sophisticated, design-led features. Made in France, these top of the range headphones incorporate exclusive Focal technologies, the result of cutting-edge research in acoustics and Focal savoir-faire. The speaker drivers are composed of a unique magnesium cone, a material that enables sharp, precise, impactful playback that results in stunningly real sound.

The elegant finish of Focal Clear Mg is also unique with a Chestnut and Mixed-Metals design combined with the ultimate comfort of a leather headband and microfibre earpads. Supplied with two cables and a carrying case, they have everything you could need to enjoy incredible sound in a quiet environment.

Focal Clear Mg - $1,490.00

For more information on the Focal Clear Mg headphones visit the Focal website.

We are proud to be Connecticut's exclusive dealer for Musical Fidelity audio components

Musical Fidelity has become one of the best-known brands in the Hi-Fi industry. Designing and manufacturing Hi-Fi electronics for over thirty years with a passion for wonderful music and the challenge of world-class engineering. The Audio Store will carry an impressive line of integrated amplifiers, cd players, and phono preamps.

Integrated Amplifiers

M6si 

A destination product - The Musical Fidelity M6si offers such excellent performance, facilities and power that unless you are seeking the most exotic high-end sound quality you would never need another amplifier. Musical Fidelity believe it’s that good. Internally, the Musical Fidelity M6si is configured as 2 independent monobloc power amps with a separate pre amp. It is, in fact, a pre amp with 2 monobloc power amps that just happen to share the same casework. The Musical Fidelity M6si has 220wpc. It has very low distortion, outstanding noise ratio and extremely flat frequency response. Its inputs are phono (MM/MC), 4 line level, 1 balanced XLR and 1 USB ‘B’ up to 24bit 96kHz asynchronous. The Musical Fidelity M6si's combination of high power, high current and extraordinary stability means that it can drive any loudspeaker with ease.

Musical Fidelity M6si - $2,790

M5si

The Musical Fidelity M5si is a real high end amplifier. At 150wpc, with high current delivery, it will drive virtually any loudspeaker easily. Internally the Musical Fidelity M5si is configured as two independent monoblocs with a separate preamp, but all mounted on one pcb. Its technical performance is about equal to the M6si. The Musical Fidelity M5si has very low distortion, outstanding noise ratio and an extremely flat frequency response. Inputs; phono (mm), 4 line, and USB ’B’ up to 24bit 96kHz.

Musical Fidelity M5si - $1,999

M3si

The Musical Fidelity M3si integrated amplifier produces high quality sound, has an extensive range of useful inputs and offers high reliability, compact size and a fair price. With its strong 85 watts per channel, the M3si will drive a huge variety of appropriate loudspeakers. It has inputs for phono (MM), 4 line inputs and USB-B.

The M3si’s sound is effortless, clear and sweet. It projects wide and deep images and has plenty of power to deliver excellent dynamic range.

Musical Fidelity M3si - $1,490

M2si

The M2si integrated amplifier takes our peerless premium-amp experience and applies it to a more affordable price point. It boasts trickle-down technology from our mighty and legendary Titan flagship, plus other high-end touches such as solid metal controls. The M2si delivers 72 watts per channel into 8 ohms. This means the M2si will drive a wide range of speakers, even power-hungry models.

Further flexibility is provided by the M2si's excellent connectivity, which includes six line-level inputs and switchable home theater throughput. It features a Class A preamp stage with its own, independent power supply, coupled with a discrete pair of power amps. In effect, this means the M2si offers the performance benefits of a pre/power configuration with the compact convenience of a one-box design.

Its performance is rock-solid, it's sonically well-rounded and it's comfortable with a wide array of speakers. And it's all served up in an elegant, no-nonsense package.

Musical Fidelity M2si - $999

For more information please visit the Musical Fidelity website.

CD Players

M6scd

The Musical Fidelity M6scd is a superb performer. It uses a 32 bit DAC with 192 kHz up-sampling and delivers outstanding technical and musical performance. It also has a range of digital inputs: 2 x coax, 2 x optical and asynchronous USB. This makes it particularly useful for set top boxes and/or TV sound improvement.

The Musical Fidelity M6scd is a top notch CD player and digital hub in one beautifully engineered box.

Musical Fidelity M6scd - $2,690

M3scd

In addition to CD the Musical Fidelity M3scd has 3 digital inputs: coax, optical and asynchronous USB. This makes it particularly useful for set top boxes and/or TV sound improvement. The technical performance is excellent; it has very low distortion, extremely low jitter, excellent signal-to-noise ratio, extremely flat frequency response, exemplary linearity and excellent channel separation.

Musical Fidelity M3scd - $1,490

M2scd

Like the matching M2si integrated amplifier, the M2scd is designed as serious hi-fi available at a modest price. From the fine fit and finish of its metal casework to the unique technology sitting inside, the M2scd exceeds expectations. The M2scd builds on our years of engineering expertise, uniquely featuring both a mains choke filter and a high-tech digitalstream noise filter. Such innovations enable the player to deliver technical performance; it boasts low distortion and a virtually flat frequency response, plus minimal noise and jitter.

The M2scd's DAC design also draws from its high-end siblings, using cutting-edge technology to ensure excellent data recovery from your discs. Simply put, that means you'll hear more from your music.

Musical Fidelity M2scd - $990

For more information visit the Musical Fidelity website.

Headphone Amplifiers

Years of experience in making high quality headphone amps have been distilled into the design of the Musical Fidelity MX-HPA. As a result, this fully-balanced headphone amp offers an awe-inspiring listening experience. The Musical Fidelity LX2-HPA gives a sensual monitor level listening experience. Completely uncolored sound delivered with virtually limitless dynamic range from a black velvet background, and perfectly placed spatial imagery.

• Musical Fidelity MX-HPA - $699
• Musical Fidelity LX2-HPA - $349

For more information visit the Musical Fidelity website.

Phono Preamps

M6x Vinyl

The Musical Fidelity M6x Vinyl is a very high performance, highly accurate phono MM/MC cartridge amplifier in a beautifully designed and executed casework. Musical Fidelity set out to make a phono stage without any practical limits. It’s designed in such a way to ensure you cannot overload the input stage or encounter any practical limitations in the output driving capacity during regular use, whether running single-ended or balanced.

It has three inputs, and each can be individually set for either MM/ MC and loading. Each input also then remembers its own settings. It offers state-of-the art technical and sonic performance at a very competitive price and is the epitome of the true spirit of high-end audio.

Musical Fidelity M6x Vinyl - $1,990

For more information visit the Musical Fidelity website.

Sumiko and Pro-Ject USA are proud to announce the new Debut PRO Turntable from Pro-Ject Audio Systems.

The original Pro-Ject 1 and its successor, the Debut series, revolutionized the music listening experience while reinvigorating a passion for analog playback – a turning point for the industry. Pro-Ject continues to satisfy music lovers and vinyl enthusiasts with continued innovation in performance and value that bring the joy of stereo hi-fi to life in your own home.

The Pro-Ject Debut PRO extends the tradition of the Debut collection with a new striking design, featuring a satin black and brushed-nickel color scheme that emphasizes the strengths of the technologies within the turntable.

Tracking performance is enhanced by an all-new 8.6” tonearm that features a one-piece carbon fiber wrapped aluminum arm tube for excellent rigidity and reduction of harmful resonances.

Pro-ject Debut Pro - $999

For more information visit the Pro-Ject website.

Flagship Classic Series integrated amplifier

Featuring Masters Series grade HybridDigital nCore amplification, ESS Sabre DAC and MDC2 Modular Design Construction Architecture

NAD Electronics, the highly regarded manufacturer of high-performance audio/video components, takes value and performance to a whole new level. The C 399 Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier is the clearest expression yet of NAD’s commitment to sonic excellence and lasting value. Employing NAD’s HybridDigital nCore™ amplification, which until now has been available only on Masters Series amplifiers, the C 399 is the new flagship integrated amplifier in NAD’s Classic Series. The C 399’s digital section is built around a 32-bit/384kHz ESS Sabre DAC, the same chip used in NAD’s acclaimed M10 and M33 Masters Series amplifiers. Retail availability is expected in time for the holiday season.

The C 399 is also the first amplifier to incorporate the latest generation of NAD’s Modular Design Construction (MDC) technology: MDC2. MDC2 lets users add optional modules that provide functions such as BluOS Hi-Res multi-room music streaming, Dirac Live room correction, and more.

Key Features of the NAD C 399:

• Hybrid Digital nCore Amplifier
• Continuous Power: 180 Watts per channel into 8/4 ohms
• Instantaneous Power: 250 Watts per channel
• Vanishingly low harmonic and intermodulation distortion
• Dual MDC2 Slots for expanded functionality
• Optional MDC2 BluOS-D module adds BluOS multi-room streaming and Dirac Live room correction
• Jitter-free 32-bit/384kHz ESS Sabre DAC
• Ultra-low-noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filtering circuitry
• Two optical, two coaxial digital inputs

The NAD C 399 is now available for $1,999.

For more information on the NAD C 399 Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier visit the NAD website.

Grado Reference Series Headphones

Our love for building with wood started in 1994 with our first wooden headphone. The unique soundscape of wood, when paired with our new X Drivers, brings the signature Grado sound to new heights.

Grado RS1x

Tri-Wood Oasis

Leading the way for our 4th gen X Drivers, the redesigned Grado RS1x combines maple, hemp, and cocobolo wood into a vivacious and elegant headphone.

• Transducer Type: Dynamic
• Operating Principle: Open Air
• Frequency Response: 12 - 30,000 hz
• SPL 1mW: 99.8 dB
• Nominal Impedance: 38 ohms
• Driver Matched dB: .05 dB

A New Harmony.

The Grado RS1x is the first headphone to be built with the larger 50mm X Drivers. Specifically tuned for the tri-wood RS1x, this new speaker design features a more powerful magnetic circuit, a voice coil with decreased effective mass, and a reconfigured diaphragm. Reengineering these components for our 50mm drivers improve efficiency, reduces distortion, and preserves the harmonic integrity of your music.

Grado RS1x - $750

For more information on the Grado RS1X headphones visit the Grado RS1x page.

RS2x

A Tale of Two Timbers

A nimble yet unwavering headphone, the redesigned Grado RS2x explores new territory for the Reference Series by marrying maple with hemp wood.

• Transducer Type: Dynamic
• Operating Principle: Open Air
• Frequency Response: 14 - 28,000 hz
• SPL 1mW: 99.8 dB
• Nominal Impedance: 38 ohms
• Driver Matched dB: .05 dB

Maple, Meet Hemp

A family favorite, the Grado RS2x has been completely redesigned to bring out the full potential of its maple and hemp wood. The housing’s sleeve and ring are made from maple, while a hemp core keeps everything together. We build with wood for its warm and embracing tonal abilities, and the Grado RS2x is an exceptional evolution to the RS2 line.

Grado RS2x - $550

For more information on the Grado RS2X headphones visit the Grado RS2x page.