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Latest
Update: Aug. 8, 2008
OVER TEN YEARS of the finest value, service, and advice...
Wow,
time flies! As a small business, Value Audio has survived now
for more than ten years! We've weathered storms including post
9/11 blues and the enormous crash of the tech stock market.
We're still here, and appreciate your support. We love to share
our time and expertise with people. Your support when you purchase
from us shows your appreciation, and that you value having us
here for you. And our prices are very competitive!
WEBSITE UPDATED
It
can be quite time consuming to keep a website as extensive as
ours up-to-date, but we've been working on it a lot lately.
We've switched to a non-framed format to improve search engine
results. Products have been updated to new linueups by Epos
and Music Hall, as well some others here and there. Many dead
links - caused by sites we link to having moved pages - have
been fixed. For instance, all our Review Links for Acoustic
Zen products have been repaired and updated. Now you have plenty
of reviews to read about these outstanding cables and speakers
- all right at your fingertips.
While
the What's Hot page tends to fall behind at times, revisions
to it are now in progress...
DH LABS is now using Continuous Crystal Copper in all their
silver content cables.
Using
extremely high purity copper, continuous cast so as to virtually
eliminate crystal barriers that impede electron flow, bring
you a new, richer and smoother sound with greater openness and
micro-detail.
HOT POWER GEAR from PS Audio!
PS
Audio has made some incredible progress the last few months.
They've always been known for value, innovation, build quality,
and PERFORMANCE in power delivery products, but never as good
as this!
PS AUDIO's Duet and Quintet...
When
it came to power line cleaning & system protection against
electric spikes, surges, etc. at a value price, you just couldn't
beat PS Audio's High Current Ultimate Outlet or UPC200.
Now,
the new Duet & Quintet models offer all the benefits of
the famous high-current Ultimate Outlet (Stereophile Budget
Product of the Year when it came out, retailing for $399 each),
and the UPC200 (essentially two High Current Ultimate Outlets
in one case). Now, they've really outdone themselves!
The
new Duet offers in essence the practical benefits of the UPC200's
dual zones of high-current Ultimate Outlet power cells for about
$100 less than the UPC200 sold for, PLUS it offers even higher
performance!
The
new Quintet offers the practical benefits of FIVE High Current
Ultimate Outlets, or 2 1/2 UPC200s, for only about $100 more
than a single UPC200!
That
includes up to 40db of noise reduction, and new high-tech protection
against not only surges & spikes, but now undervoltages
as well. Read more under Power Supplies
> Power Conditioning.
PS Audio's AWESOME Power Plant Premier...
Then
there's the new Power
Plant Premier. It's the latest version of their famous Power
Plant regenerators. Another Stereophile Product of the Year
award winner was it's grandfather, the PS Audio P300 Power Plant.
The amazing thing is that new technology has lowered the cost
of performance significantly. Just a few months ago, their top-of-the-line
P1000 Power Plant retailed for $3500, and put out 1000 watts
of super-clean regenerated power. Now the Power
Plant Premier puts out 1500 watts, and retails for just
$2200 - an incredible value!
What HASN'T been HOT at Value Audio?
What
hasn't been hot is we took ages to update the What's Hot page.
What IS hot is that our products continue to win top acclaim
and awards, including Epos, Arcam, Creek, Acoustic Zen, and
more!
We
are WILD about our new xTreme Quicksilver contact enhancer -
one of the absolute best low-cost upgrades you can do to your
for your system. Results can sound like you spend another $1000
or more on your system, yet costs just $79. Look for it under
Accessories.
PS
AUDIO's Duet, Quintet, and Power Plant Premier present amazing
values in power conditioning and state-of-art system protection.
Look under Power Supplies.
High-end
customers will appreciate the incredibly rich sound of reference
calibre cables by Acoustic Zen.
And DH Labs continues to offer cables
that our some of our favorites, yet remain incredibly affordable.
They offer excellent materials construction not normally found
at their price: Silver/Oxygen Free Copper wire with Teflon dielectrics.
At home in many systems, from affordable audiophile systems
through high-end.
High-end
customers should also look at the outstanding Stillpoints
Isolation Products. Particularly great under CD Players.
Epos
Loudspeakers are HOT! Amazingly clear, open sound. Amazingly
affordable. A series of new top awards have been given to this
terrific lineup by Michael Creek. For home theater and surround
buffs, they've come out with matching center channels for their
Mi & ELS series speakers, plus a new, very musical and articulate
Mi series subwoofer. Now you can have Epos sound as part of
an A/V system, and with no compromise to your 2-channel or surround
music listening.
STILLPOINTS Isolation Cones are
AMAZING!
We
are now a dealer for STILLPOINTS Isolation Devices. Sceptical
at first, these just blew us away, and are one of the most cost
effective upgrades you can make. They slaughter Aurios. Find
out more under Accessories -
Vibration Isolators.
ACOUSTIC
ZEN Cables starred in many rooms at CES.
When it was most important to impress the public, numerous makers
of high-end speakers and electronics chose Acoustic Zen cables
to bring forth the best sound from their equipment at the Consumer
Electronics Show in Las Vegas Read more on Acoustic
Zen.
HOT REFERENCE CABLES by ACOUSTIC ZEN!
Value Audio is carrying speaker
cables, interconnects, power cords, digital cables, and video
cables by Acoustic Zen.
With
all seriousness, these are some of the finest cables in the
world. You can now affordably reach the very state of the art
at a fraction of what is normally charged for reference quality
cables. Find out why reviewers and industry big wigs are swapping
out the likes of $3,200 Nordost SPM speaker cables with $600
Acoustic Zens!
Designed
by audio legend Robert Lee, pioneer in continuous crystal cable
design, and former chief designer at Harmonic Techologies-now
offering his latest & greatest reference designs in interconnects,
speaker cables, power cords, and digital cables. We proudly
carry the entire line and maintain a close relationship with
the company and Mr. Lee.
Acoustic Zen Cables are making waves with audiophiles,
reviewers, and major manufacturing teams, who use them as their
reference cable. Acoustic Zen cables are the match of many cables
costing thousands of dollars, and present extraordinary value
of improvement in high-end sound systems.
Look
under Cables for more info on
the Acoustic Zen line.
ACOUSTIC ZEN'S
affordable cables:
Rounding
out their value priced line-up coming from this high-end reference
caliber cable company, Acoustic Zen has introduced new 'Zero
Crystal Copper' speaker cables and power cords, bringing Robert
Lee's renown cable engineering expertise within the reach of
most any audiophile's budget. Check out their new Epoch
Speaker Cables starting at just $258 per 8' pair, and the
El Nino Power Cord at just $179 for a 6' cord. Beautiful,
clear, smoooth.
These
complement their previously released Wow!
Interconnects, which have been a huge hit for those seeking
exceptionally rich, vibrant, and smooth sound in the just over
$200 price range.
UPGRADE YOUR WALL OUTLET!!
All
your system power goes through it. Make a big improvement in
your music and/or home theater system by removing that crummy
$2 wall outlet and installing ACME AUDIO's industrial grade,
silver plated, and CRYOGENICALLY TREATED duplex walk outlet.
Just $39.95 for a vast system improvement. Check out this consumer's
comments and call to place your order. More info is on our
Accessories page.
Featured
Items:
Analog Buffs:
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Monolithic Sound PS-2 Phono Stage
& HC-1b Power Supply Combo
Achieves Stereophile Magazine's sought after Class B$$$ rating
in Sept. 2000 recommend components list!
What
an achievement for a $399 phono stage and $259 Power Supply
Combo! Outside of the megabuck, cost no object Stereophile Class
A category, Class B recommended components set the standard
for terrific affordable sound, and the $$$ rating is added on
for extraordinary performance for the price. Recent accolades
in Stereophile, Absolute Sound, and Secrets of Home Theater
and Hi Fidelity are dishing out the praise on this Phono Stage
Combo. The PS•1 Phono Stage, with very flexible settings
for resistive load, capacitance, gain and subsonic filter, stands
tall on its own. The HC•1
Power Supply supercharges
this amazing MM/MC phono stage.
Monolithic Sound teams master designers Dusty Vawter, formerly
of Audio Alchemy; and Greg Schug, who helped make Monolithic
Sound a major behind the scenes design and manufacturing outfit
for high-end companies such as Genesis, PS Audio, and Vandersteen.
Their goal was to come forward under the Monolithic Sound name,
and produce a line of audio products which would offer superb
sound quality, solid construction and the best reliability in
the business.
Read
a review on Monolithic's PS•1 & HC•1
and the PA•1 Passive / Active Preamp described below at
Secrets
of Home Theater and High Fidelity
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Cables-
A $ensible $olution:
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DH Labs Q-10 Speaker Cable
Achieves true high-end sound at an affordable price.
What's
with the maddening prices of high-end cables these days? We
know that great cables can make a world of difference (if you
don't know, you deserve to try a set of DH Labs Silver Sonics!).
Few of them really really reach the goal of being worth the
price, vs. putting money into upgrading other components in
your system. What's behind all this? Costly, over complicated
designs of little sonic benefit, and huge advertising and promotional
budgets are often the culprit.
Darren
Hovsepian, owner and designer at DH Labs took another approach.
Solid foundations in proven design principles that need not
be complicated. Terrific materials where they make a real difference,
including a high content of pure silver for clarity, detail,
and high end extension; Teflon dielectrics for low capacitance
and speed, and special windings for magnetic field cancellation.
All combine in an uncomplicated design.
Now,
with excellent cables in their hands, combine a low budget marketing
approach that relies on word of mouth through audiophile circles,
a conscientious dealer network, and internet message boards;
plus outstanding reviews from the more underground audio press.
Pass the savings on to the customer, and you have tremendous
cables at fabulous prices!
DH
Labs Silver Sonic Q-10 Speaker Cable is an evolutionary design
from
their critically acclaimed Silver Sonic
T-14 Speaker Cable. Great Silver Sonic
wire, the choice of such well regarded speaker manufactures
like Meadowlark for internal wiring, is at the core of this
design.
Q-10
offers fabulously clear full range sound with excellent extension
at both frequency extremes from its combined 12 and 14 gauge
internally bi-wireable cable, as well as outstanding midrange.
It is also configurable as non bi-wired 10 gauge cable.
Value
Audio expertly custom builds Q-10 to mate most effectively with
your speakers and amplifier. Several choices of termination
options are available; and through free consultation, we'll
set you up with the perfect pair. Also greatly increasing in
popular for home Audio/Video surround systems. Prices start
at just $185 for a 6' pair.
Review
on DH Labs Q-10 Speaker Cable and Air Matrix Interconnects in
Soundstage! Click
Here.
DH Labs Air Matrix Interconnect
A new age in dielectric materials, for incredible
openness and transparency.
Following
the success of their high silver content,
critically acclaimed Silver Sonic BL-1
Interconnect, a radically new dielectric
(insulation) material has now been incorporated in the design
of the new Air Matrix Interconnect. Comprised of a cell-like
matrix of 60% air and 40% Teflon, it brings an openness and
transparency that's startling for the price. Unlike attempts
by other manufactures to place air around their wire by suspending
it between solid materials, the Air Matrix Dielectric surrounds
the wire uniformly, so that dielectric and skin effect stays
stable throughout the length of cable, rather than varying as
signal passes between contacting from air to solid materials
during transmission, as in these other "air" designs.
Air
Matrix is affordable and exotic. Prices start at just $159 for
1/2 meter pairs. Choice of RCAs or XLR balanced configuration
at no extra charge. Perfectly at home in systems in the five
figure range. Comfortable in any four figure system.
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