Entry-Level
- Pioneer SP BS-22 loudspeaker, $129
- Audioengine A2+ loudspeaker, $249
- Magnepan MMG planar loudspeaker, $599
- NAD D3020 solid-state integrated amplifier, $499
- NuForce MCP-18 solid-state preamplifier, $599
- Rega RP 1 record player, $445
- AudioQuest DragonFly DAC V1.2 USB DAC, $149
- Resonessence Labs Herus USB DAC, $350
- Grado SR60i headphones, $79
- Belkin Gold USB cable $15
Mid-Priced
- Eminent Technology LFT-8b ribbon/cone-hybrid loudspeaker, $2490
- Revel Performa3 F206 dynamic loudspeaker, $3500
- GoldenEar Triton 1 dynamic loudspeaker, $4999
- JL Audio e110 subwoofer, $1500
- Hegel H80 integrated amplifier, $1995
- Parasound Halo JC 2 solid-state preamplifier, $4000
- Parasound Halo JC 3+ phonostage, $2995
- AVA FET Valve 600R tube/FET hybrid amplifier, $3299
- Sony HAP-Z1ES DAC/music server, $1999
A Step Up
- Audience The One desktop mini-monitor, $995
- Magnepan Super MMG loudspeaker, $1199
- KEF LS50 loudspeaker, $1500
- REL T-5 subwoofer, $699
- Marantz SA8004 disc player, $999
- Rogue Audio Sphinx integrated amplifier, $1295
- Odyssey Audio Khartago stereo power amplifier, $895
- Rotel RDD-1580 DAC, $799
- Oppo BDP-105 Blu-ray universal disc player, $1199
- Rega RP6 record player, $1495
- PSB M4U 2 headphones, $399
- Nordost Purple Flair cable and interconnect, $596/$260
- Shunyata Venom3 power cord, $150; PS8 power conditioner, $695; and Defender noise isolation, $195
Upper-End
- Magnepan 20.7 loudspeaker, $13,850
- Avantgarde Acoustic Zero 1 Pro loudspeaker, $17,500
- Legacy Aeris loudspeaker $19,525
- Berkeley Alpha DAC Series 2, $4995
- Berkeley Audio Alpha DAC Reference Series, $16,000
- AMG Viella 12 record player, $16,500
- Ortofon Windfeld cartridge, $3899
- Audeze LCD-X headphones, $1695
By TAS Staff
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