Jersey City · By appointment
Hear it the way it was recorded.
High-end music systems, home theaters and whole-home audio, designed and installed across the New York tri-state area. Five listening rooms in a restored 1880s Victorian, with over 50 brands ready to compare.
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Not a speaker shop
The music system in the living room, the theater downstairs, the speakers you cannot see and the wiring you will never think about. One team, from the first conversation to the final calibration.
Explore the four systems
01High-end music systemsTwo channels, done properly.From a first serious system to a reference rig, we match electronics, speakers and room so the music sounds like musicians in the room, not boxes on the floor. American and European brands, auditioned side by side in our rooms.Systems from $2,000 to $200,000
02Home theaterFrom media room to private cinema.Designed to the same science as the best screening rooms, then tuned by ear. Dave studied theater design under Russ Herschelman and built the home theater for Rev Run of RUN DMC on DIY Network.Media rooms to dedicated theaters
03Whole-home and lifestyleGreat sound in every room, no rack required.Streaming systems that are simple to live with and still sound serious: Naim Mu-so and Uniti, KEF, Bluesound, Dali, ELAC and NAD, designed to disappear into the decor.One room or the whole house
04Stealth and custom installationThe art of audio you never see.Seven-foot mirrors that hide televisions, floating cabinets, in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, custom acoustic paneling and adjustable mantel mounts. Custom fabrication, invisible wiring and a tidy finish, with paper down and shoes off.Fabrication, wiring and finish
The import division
Waterfall Audio
Carcès, France
Speakers you can see straight through. Hand-built glass cabinets from the south of France, finished in a tiny workshop and tuned to vanish visually and sonically.Carcès, France
Glass loudspeakers
Jern
Aars, Denmark
Cast iron. Poured, not pressed. Each Jern cabinet is cast in a Danish foundry from graphite-laced iron, so there is almost nothing to resonate and the music simply appears in the room.Aars, Denmark
US importer
Artcoustic
Denmark
Hang the speakers like paintings. Slim, high-output Danish speakers behind interchangeable printed screens: a photograph, a commissioned artwork or a plain color to match the wall.Denmark
Art that plays music
The reference collection
Flagships and icons from the brands we carry. Which are playing in the rooms changes through the year, so ask before you visit.
KEF
Blade One Meta
The single apparent source: twelfth-generation Uni-Q with Metamaterial Absorption, four force-cancelling bass drivers, handmade in Maidstone, England.
$34,999.98 per pair
MakerFocal
Grande Utopia EM Evo
Two metres tall and 265 kg: a four-way with an electromagnetic 40 cm woofer and a pure beryllium tweeter. Focal calls it one of the best loudspeakers in the world.
Price on application
MakerDALI
KORE
DALI’s own words: the best speaker they have ever created. Revealed at Munich High End 2022 and built in Denmark around two 11.5-inch SMC bass drivers and the EVO-K hybrid tweeter.
Price on application
MakerParadigm
Persona 9H
Flagship of the Persona series: beryllium tweeter and midrange, hybrid active bass with four 8.5-inch woofers and Anthem Room Correction built in. Crafted in Canada.
Price on application
MakerATC
EL50 Anniversary
The latest evolution of ATC’s legendary SCM50, fully active with discrete tri-amplification, in a new curved cabinet of European walnut, ebony and Nappa leather. First run of fifty pairs.
$99,999 per pair
MakerLegacy Audio
Valor
Nearly six feet tall and 300 lb a side, with 2,750 watts of internal power per speaker and a 64-bit processor correcting the room. Fifteen finishes.
$100,000 per pair
MakerAlta Audio
Adam
A three-way tower with Alta’s third-generation ribbon tweeter, an underhung wide-band midrange and extended transmission-line bass. New York built.
Price on application
MakerCabasse
La Sphère
A sphere that is a complete four-way coaxial system with eight monoblocks and 96 kHz DSP inside. The single point source, taken to its conclusion.
€120,000 per pair
Maker
Over 55 brands on demonstration
- KEF
- Focal
- Dali
- Naim
- Paradigm
- Hegel
- ATC
- NAD
- Rega
- Krell
- Bluesound
- Sony
55 Google reviews. Patient, knowledgeable, immaculate installs.
“Extremely knowledgeable and very focused on finding the right solution. He did a tremendous deal and came around on Sunday to ensure installation was completed to a very high standard.”
“The result looks like something you'd find in a high end decor catalog or a baller hotel suite. They laid down thick paper to protect flooring throughout the project, removed shoes while in our place and provided a high level of finish by touching up paint on walls as needed.”
“Since this his house, there's no time pressure and you can do a thorough review. As you will notice, the inventory is massive and there are some impressive speakers you may never be able to try elsewhere.”
“Dave didn't over sell anything but walked me through the options and helped me pick the ones that meet my needs.”
“One of the ten best I’ve ever heard. Thank you for being one of the few remaining fully equipped bricks and mortar hifi salons still standing.”
“He is fantastic with his after sales support, an area where most suppliers fall down all too easily.”
“I didn't feel I was in a showroom but in a friend's living room which added to the experience. Not once during this time period did Dave try to sell anything.”
“Dave took a huge amount of time to help me find the right one for me. I found the right amplifier, and I’ll be coming back!”
“Dave and his staff did a clean, fast, precise job, installing on-wall and in-ceiling speakers and fine-tuning the system for that breathtaking, "you are there" sound. Here's a standing ovation for Audio Intellect!”
By appointment, seven days
Hear it for yourself.
A private listening session in Jersey City, a home consultation, or a phone call with Dave. Evenings and weekends are no problem.