JULY 25TH 2010

Welcome to our Summer Speaker Deal!One of the problems with deciding to get a great speaker is wondering how great it will really be without equally esoteric cables in your system.  Making the same commitment to cables as you did your new speakers can be difficult (until you’ve heard it).  But for those of you who realize the two are inseparable, the excitement dwindles as you add the cost of better cables to your order.  Most of us will buy the best speakers we can afford which is a good thing.  However, without funds left, we handicap the speakers with our existing wire and end up with no better performance than a less expensive speaker would have offered.

Here is your chance to own possibly the best sounding speaker cables being offered anywhere and at any price for FREE, just by purchasing that pair of Decware speakers you’ve been dreaming about.  Simply place your order for a pair of speakers by October 4th and we’ll take care of the rest!

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Read more about it here: http://www.decware.com/newsite/ZDAC1.html

CSP2 preamp / headphone amplifier is enjoying great sales and has gotten an updated web page.more info 

Hi Steve:

I am featuring the Zen in our Budget Audiophile column this issue, but afterextended listening, it does indeed sound much better than it’s modest size and price tag would suggest. Keeping in line with your “weakest link” philosophy, while I did use it withsome like priced components, I did spend a lot of time with the Zen as thecornerstone of a 100k system, connected to my GamuT S-7’s and DCS Paganinistack. Bottom line, the amp was fantastic and as much time as I spend with some ofthe world’s best (and sometimes most expensive) gear, I came away highlyimpressed with it! This is a great little amplifier that we are awarding one of our Exceptional Valueawards for 2010.  I will make it a point to suggest this one to anyone that I know is looking for a small but mighty amplifier.

You can watch for this review in Tone Audio Magazine.

The Zen Open Baffle loudspeakers are now available.  Considered the most realistic sounding speakers we make!

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Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season filled with warm music and kind hearts!

The ZCD200 and ZCD200i with IPOD dock are this years new Zen CD Players!

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The Torii MK II amplifier has been upgraded to the Torii MK III.  It now has additional tube regulation and the CCE mod with additional internal layout improvements as well.  The powder coated top plate is now gloss white instead of textured black for a much cleaner look.  Despite the upgrades we are not raising the price of this flagship amplifier.   Although the web site has not yet been updated, the MK III is now shipping in place of the MK II.

October 2nd, 3rd and 4th (Friday through Sunday) Please come to our annual audiophile fest!  Hear everything we make first hand and meet the Decware Crew!

Details can be found here:

http://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?num=1247851315

The full, illustrated, story of the build.

I’m relatively new to this type of electronics building. I have made a Charlize T-Amp, and a modified SI – but these were simply a few low-voltage solder points and a case. SETs have dangerous internal high voltage, and the kit involves stuffing a circuit board with components and rather more scope for errors. The first power-on is not called the “Smoke Test” for nothing. However – nothing ventured, nothing gained. I can read a schematic (from a period in my teens), and own a soldering iron and a multimeter. I already (in the Charlize) have a very good amp, however SETs by all accounts offer a musical transparency and presence that no other amp type can (with limitations of course), and can set you back truly ridiculous sums of money. Decware’s kit falls into my price range, carries reasonable reviews, uses cheap and widely available tubes - time to satisfy my curiosity.

Read the rest of the story with pictures here