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Products

At Glenn Poor's, we are constantly trying new products in the high end audio and video market in order to find the what we feel are the best values. All the products that we have in our showrooms reflect our desire for high quality while maintaining a reasonable price/performance ratio.
The following are the manufacturers' products that we have on the floor for listening or viewing.
 
 
Electronics

  Balanced Audio Technology  
  B.A.T. debuted its revolutionary VK-5 line stage preamplifier in 1995 and has been making revolutionary products ever since. Some of these include the Unistage circuit design, the tube auto-bias, the 6H30 triode, massive power supplies, and no feedback topologies. The all-balanced B.A.T. electronics give the most accurate representation of the music possible, demonstrating the advantages of supporting a direct signal path with an unshakeable foundation. The unique approach to audio allows the listener to be completely immersed and forget where they are.
  Cambrige Audio  
  Cambridge Audio started in Cambridge, England in 1968, and are designed to stand the test of time, offer supreme ease of use and represent extraordinary value for money. Cambridge regularly releases new products that keep up with the changes in technology while maintaining the same value and quality.
  Esoteric  
  Esoteric has been delivering the finest audio components to the most discerning listeners for nearly 40 years. Esoteric technologies are the summation of fresh ideas and uncompromised goals. The design teams use a principle of technological fusion. The absolute best in mechanical, electronic, acoustic and visual design elements fused into superior audio products.
 
  Fanfare  
  Fanfare Electronics, Ltd. is a New York-based company that excels in the field of designing and building high quality tuners. Fanfare products are used in broadcast studios, and can bring the same quality to your home. The analog receivers are the purist of receiver designs and yield the best quality possible.
 
  Magnum Dynalab  
  Magnum Dynalab is one of the leading reference tuner companies, specializing in all-analog tuners. The reference tuner, the MD-108, is regarded as one of the best in the industry.
 
  Marsh Sound Design  
  Marsh has won many awards for their wonderful products, including the Golden Ear Award. The products range from dedicated two channel separates to a sophisticated 7.1 channel preamp processor. Richard Marsh combines the elegant controls on the outside of the equipment and the sophisticated advanced circuitry inside.
 
  NAD  
  NAD started in 1972 with great two channel products that were known for good performance, industrial design, and value. NAD has kept the same values, and the same look, but made a strong step into the home theater and multi-channel audio segment as well.  
  Rega  
  Rega started as a turntable company in 1973, and made the now famous Planet and (later) Planar 2. Rega continued with innovation making new tonearms, and eventually cartridges. In the newer electronics, Rega has kept the "analog sound" in their products. The Planet 2000 and Jupiter CD players are a prime example of the great analog sounding products. These CD players have no hint of digital harshness yet still recreate the most minute details.  
  YBA Design  
  YBA Design was conceived to offer the renowned musicality or "sonic signature" of YBA Electronics by Yves-Bernard Andre in a more affordable range of products. It benefits from the same design philosophy and attention to minute detail that are hallmarks of YBA  
  Speakers

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  Avantgarde Audio  
  Avantgarde is one of the most revolutionary speaker companies in audio history. These horn-loaded speakers sound nothing like the typical "closed-in" sounding horns. There are some of the most open, quickest, and live sounding speakers available. The Basshorns are another astounding advance made in the horn speaker area. Reproducing the fastest bass possible, the Trio and Basshorn combination give a performance that will convince the listener they are in the room with the artist.  
  Dynaudio  
  Built in Denmark, Dynaudio is one of the few companies that makes all of its own speaker parts. All the drivers, cabinets, crossovers, etc. are all made in their factory. Dynaudio is known for it's beautiful real-wood cabinets and incredible build quality. The drivers are built to handle huge powers and be able to have huge excursions which make for an incredibly dynamic experience and openness.  
  Focal.JMlab  
  Focal, like Dynaudio, manufactures all their own components for their speakers. Focal has a wide price range for their speakers with technologies that have trickled down from the top of the line speakers at $85,000/pr to the entry-level book shelf speakers at $395/pr. The beryllium tweeters in the Utopia Be and Electra 1000 series are unique to Focal and create and extremely accurate and delicate top end.  
  Harbeth Audio  
  This UK company started in 1977, and has been supplying monitor speakers for the BBC in addition to making speakers for the audiophile's home system. Harbeth monitors transcend the typical "box" speaker sound, offering a quick response and smooth treble that surpass what many expect from a box speaker.  
  Magnepan  
  Magnepan has been manufacturing innovative, world class stereo speakers for over 35 years. Magnepan also manufactures top quality surround sound speakers and home theater speaker systems. Magneplanar speakers have many of the benefits of a planar speaker without the extra power supplies and difficult load impedance for amplifiers.  
  Phase Technology  
  Phase Technology is the second oldest speaker company in the US, and one of the few companies in the world that makes all their own components. Phase Technology has excellent customer service and offers a 10 year warranty on all their speakers.  
  System Audio  
  Based in Denmark, System Audio is a music oriented company characterized by a very quick loudspeaker similar to that of a planar speaker. The cabinets are all narrow, modern designs with real wood veneers.  
  Wilson Audio  
  David Wilson started Wilson Audio's success in 1981 when he showed the WAMM at a store in Northern California. He immediately sold a pair, and began making more speakers from his home. Wilson then started to expand his offerings and made the WATT. Since then, Wilson has become one of the premier hi-fi companies in the world.  
  Video

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  Sim2 Seleco  
  Sim2 specializes in DLP projectors, and continuously maintains its place at the front of the technological curve; Sim2 has routinely been the first to implement the newest DLP chips from Texas Instruments. Sim2 projectors are characterized by detail in black level, color accuracy, and a superb film-like quality.  
  LG Electronics  
  LG is one of the largest manufacturers of flat panel televisions, and has been one of the best when integrating the latest technologies into their sets. LG makes all the major components (plasma glass, LCD panels, etc.) for their sets making them a great value as well as a great product.  
  NEC  
  NEC is another example of a company that makes everything in their televisions themselves, however NEC specializes in monitors (no built-in tuner). The scalers in the NEC sets are excellent and greatly reduce MPEG compression artifacts, motion artifacts and picture noise. NEC also makes sets for many other companies such as Faroujda, Sony, and Pioneer Elite.  
  Optoma  
  Optoma Technologies is a leader in the field of digital displays. As a company that designs and builds all their own products, Optoma has won many awards for their plasma and DLP displays.
 
  Analog

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  Pro-Ject  
  Pro-Ject turntables have certainly been a help to the revitalization of vinyl in the music industry. When starting the company, the goal of Heinz Lichtenegger was to make analog products that were reasonably priced but maintained a level of performance that audiophiles would enjoy.  
  Rega  
  Rega started as a turntable company in 1973, and made the now famous Planet and (later) Planar 2. Rega continued with innovation making new tonearms, and eventually cartridges. In the newer electronics, Rega has kept the "analog sound" in their products. The Planet 2000 and Jupiter CD players are a prime example of the great analog sounding products. These CD players have no hint of digital harshness yet still recreate the most minute details.  
 
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