Do power conditioners and regenerators improve sound quality in a high-end audio system? Yes—under the right circumstances. They can provide meaningful benefits when your home has unstable voltage, excessive electrical noise, brownouts, surges, or aging grid infrastructure. But what happens [...]
From the Audio Ultra music vault is the Classic Records pressing of Hendrix - Band of Gypsys. Listen to this remarkable soundbite of Machine Gun where Hendrix bends from G to A and delivers one of the longest sustained [...]
Change is beneficial, as it allows us to explore different combinations that help our clients better understand the products we represent. Additionally, we have the new Magico S5 loudspeaker on the floor and playing beautifully! Magico pairs extremely well [...]
John Norrid from Hi-Fidelity Records, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, pays a visit to Audio-Ultra, thanks to Michael the Greek. We had a great time listening to vinyl records on the Dohmann Turntable and the SAT Turntable. Lyra Atlas Lambda cartridges [...]
Join Gary Koh of Genesis Advanced Technologies, Michael the Greek, and me for a fun vinyl listening adventure! Gary, our resident vinyl junkie, shared some amazing album picks in music room one. The groove was extracted using the Lyra Atlas [...]
Danny Kaey traveled west to Seattle by wagon train to experience what the West Coast had to offer and have some fun - it was nothing short of a great time! The goal was to learn about the performance [...]
SAT titles the "tonearm" as a "pickup arm." This video will help you understand the design differences between each of the three SAT pickup arms. The influence of the pickup arm is extremely audible and very easy to demonstrate. [...]
Michael the Greek and I jammed to Billie Eilish and Tennessee Ernie Ford on Dohmann and SAT turntables, with Kuzma and SAT tonearms and Lyra cartridges. The Magico S3 speakers? They made us feel like Tennessee Ernie Ford was crooning [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrpfdW6xnfQ Magico S3 loudspeakers steal the show, letting us jam to Billy Joel and The Carpenters and pit Pink Floyd's original UK pressing against the 1982 Half-Speed Master. Usual suspects like CH Precision, SAT, Dohmann, Lyra, Audioquest, Turnbull, Furutech, and [...]
Michael Fremer was the guest host at Seattle’s Rainier Club, where we dropped the needle for a fun-filled evening. Michael presented a cross-country musical theme using artists’ origins, beginning in New York and ending in the Pacific Northwest. The [...]