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GoldenEar continues to win some of the most coveted awards in the industry (again this year)!

This year, The Absolute Sound awarded the Aon 3, Triton Seven, Triton Five, Triton Two+, the Triton One.R, Triton Reference, SuperSubX and SuperSubXXL Editor's Choice Awards for 2021!

We are proud to be downtown Chicago's ONLY GoldenEar Dealer!  Come on in and audition these amazing and affordable speakers.

Check out the McIntosh MHA200  Two-Channel Vacuum Tube Headphone Amplifier

Introducing the new NODE and POWERNODE, re-engineered with an even better quad-core processor, all-new DAC design and beautiful touch screen controls. Take the next step in HiFi streaming at bluesound.com/wireless-components.

Model 30: Master-Tuned Integrated Amplifier with Musical Premium Phono EQ - $2599

The Founder 120H:  $4,249.99 US MSRP ea

5-driver, 3 way hybrid floostanding with active bass, ported enclosure

The Founder 80F: $1,849.99 US MSRP ea 

4-driver, 2.5 way floorstanding, ported enclosure

See Models from the 600 Series Anniversary Edition and the 700S2 Series and more!

Look at the other awards the M33 had won this year:

TOP Pick from Sound & Vision Magazine

Stereophile 2020 Recommended Components

Hi Fi News Outstanding Product

SoundStage! Network Reviewers Choice

EISA Award Best Product

A few years ago, there were only a few serious contenders for compact, high-performance speakers. Today, that list has broadened, and the GoldenEar BRX Bookshelf Reference is at the top of our list - sonically and aesthetically!... Jeff Dorgay - Tone Magazine

The (BRX) incorporates a 6” cast-basket bass/midrange driver, basically the same driver used in the Triton Reference. The tweeter is the Reference High-Gauss High-Velocity Folded Ribbon. The two drivers are perfectly blended with a unique “balanced crossover”. A pair of inertially balanced 6.5” planar infrasonic radiators are located on either side of the cabinet for tight, quick, powerful bass response. The beautifully styled cabinet is luxuriously finished in hand-rubbed piano black lacquer. The BRX delivers superior reference level performance for both two channel as well as home theater systems of the highest quality, with extraordinary three-dimensional imaging and high-resolution clarity.

Wait! But first how about a tour of Saturday Audio Exchange!

(from 2017, but hey you get the idea!

These factory tours are informative and fun.

Here are a few that we especially like:)

New:

JL Audio Factory Tour: Part 1

JL Audio Factory Tour: Part 2

JL Audio Factory Tour: Part 3

 Building the Klipsch La Scala AL5

Mytek Brookyn Bridge

Pro-Ject (One) (Two)

Grado headphones and cartidges (pt 1) and (pt 2)

SAE is now carrying 3 of the best stand alone digital brands on all of Hi-Fi.

Here are a few of our favorites:

Chord    Lumin    MYTEK

And NAD/Bluesound has at least 30 options and with ROON, we have literally like 100 play back choices to choose from!

Also, we carry products from: Mcintosh, Anthem, Marantz, Denon, AudioQuest, Sonos, B&W, KEF, Klipsch, Martin Logan, Pro-ject, & SONY that can integrate with your favorite streaming choices.

Lots of products on display and a zillion years of hi fi experience. And then of course there is Trixie!

Come on in.

Saturday Audio Exchange Tour