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Retail Audiowood is a strange enterprise. I manufacture and sell unique, high-quality audio components and accessories, but oddly enough, my specialty is the design and construction of custom wood turntables; kinda like building bird houses for dodo birds! In actuality, increasing numbers of people are discovering or re-discovering the joys of vinyl and I want to do what I can to help. Most of my turntables are one-of-a-kind wooden creations that are meant to be touched, and to be fun to look at and use. I value both high-fidelity and high-design, so all Audiowood products are made to work at least as good as they look. In addition to turntables, Audiowood offers select handmade audio equipment and accessories and a few other interesting artifacts, including amplifiers with custom wooden enclosures, wooden iPhone docks, speakers, nixie tube clocks, and Magnepan speaker stands. Audiowood is also an authorized retailer for a select collection of audio equipment produced by other manufacturers. At present, I carry the following brands: Audioengine The emphasis is on high-performance equipment that re-creates the experience of live music. But I only stock gear that I would want to have in my home, so I also pay careful attention to aesthetics and to energy consumption and environmentally friendly production processes. The bottom-line is also very important, so every component has to offer great value. Over time I hope to find more equipment that meets my performance, aesthetic, economic, and eco-friendly standards, but for the moment the following great things are the best I can find or build. Joel Audiowood: Turntables: Arc de Triomphe
The Arc is the new Audiowood "standard" table. It features a laminated body with solid hardwood front and rear beams, armboards, and legs. Aside from the great Teres bearing and the Audiowood plant-based composite platter, perhaps the most unique feature of the Arc is its ability to be used as a single-tonearm table with the motor mounted to the left of the platter, or as a dual-tonearm table with an independent motor pod positioned behind the platter. Also, through the use of additional armboards, the Arc uniquely allows for almost instantaneous tonearm changes with the use of a single screw. The Arc is generally constructed of ebonized American hardwoods with contrasting solid-wood details, but it is available as a custom order with a variety of singular or contrasting wood designs. The Arc is designed for use with Origin Live motor/controller kits, and can be used with almost any 9" tonearm and even some longer arms through the use of custom armboards. The base price of the Arc is $2500, with a Rega tonearm.
------------------------------------------------ Audiowood: Turntables: Custom Turntables Almost anything is possible. Audiowood basic custom tables feature a quality Rega parts kit, and generally have an integral motor/drive system in a single plinth/base structure. These tables can be made to house your choice of tonearms, but are generally offered with Rega arms. Prices for basic custom tables start at around $1000.
Audiowood deluxe custom tables house the Teres bearing in your choice of plinth and match this bearing with the new Audiowood proprietary design platter. The upper platter is machined out of a solid plant-based composite, to which are fastened solid lead-free brass pods or wooden pods filled with a non-toxic shot and resin mixture. This platter design is striking in appearance and offers significant advantages in performance: high-mass, rotational stability, and precision machining. Generally speaking, these tables are designed with independent motor structures to reduce vibration. Origin Live motor kits or Teres Verus motors are available. Each table can be designed to house almost any tonearm, depending upon the wood used for the plinth, etc. Prices for deluxe custom tables start at around $2500.
------------------------------------------------ Audiowood: Power Amplifiers Through a collaboration with Red Dragon Audio, Audiowood is proud to offer modified class D ICE-powered power amps that can be built into almost any type of enclosure. These great sounding amps are also incredibly efficient, delivering over 80% of consumed power to your speakers. Prices start at around $2000 for a stereo pair of mono amps in a single enclosure. Almost any kind of single or double enclosures are possible.
------------------------------------------------ Audiowood: Tube Preamplifier In association with Decware, we are able to offer a remote-controlled version of their CSP2 preamplifier. Our version adds a remote Alps volume control to this quiet and full-bodied tube pre. In addition to 2 inputs and a headphone jack, it features adjustable gain to match it with almost any power amp. And, because it is a "plate" design, it can be mounted in almost any enclosure. Many custom options are available, with pricing starting at $1500.
------------------------------------------------ Audiowood: iPhone Nests Audiowood iPhone nests are available in several styles ranging in price from $60-125, and are available as custom designs, fitted in custom consoles, etc.
------------------------------------------------ Audiowood: Magnepan Speaker Stands Solid wood stands are available for all Maggie models. $250 or $350 per set, depending on model. Call for more details.
------------------------------------------------ Audiowood: Nixie Tube Clocks Custom Nixie Clocks are available in various styles, starting at $400.
------------------------------------------------ Audiowood: Full Range Speakers In collaboration with JordanUSA and Cable Research Labs, we are offering lovely speakers that use
the Jordan jx92s drivers, Cardas solid-copper binding posts, and CRL internal wiring. They are
available in a wide range of custom finishes. Great sounding, room-friendly speakers that can
be placed very close to walls without problems. Veneer over low-voc mdf, RoHS compliant drivers.
$1500-$2000 depending on finish, wood, posts, etc.
Audioengine Audioengine makes great sounding speakers and flexible wireless audio transmitters. Their bamboo speakers are ROHS compliant and are excellent values. Their W1 wireless unit allows for great flexibility when setting up home audio systems. Powered $449, Passive $249, Wireless Unit $99
Cable Research Lab CRL offers a complete line of high-end audiophile cables. Please call for details. Edensound Edensound makes a great range of machined footers and isolation bases out of plant-based composites and US-made lead-free brass. Please call for details. Glow Audio Glow makes some the most stylish, high-performance, reasonably-priced gear out there. Their Voice One speakers are an amazing value and are made of recycled wood scraps and have bamboo and hemp drivers: available in natural wood, rosewood, black, red, silver, and ivory. Their Sub One has bamboo side panels and is an award-winning over-achiever. The Amp One is a great, power-sipping integrated amp with an integral usb input/dac for plug-and-play with your computer music files. It also has an rca analog input. Available in black, red, silver, and ivory. Amp One $648, Sub One $348, Voice One $348, Complete System with amp, speakers and sub $1148.
------------------------------------------------ Glow Speaker Stands Coming soon, in collaboration with Glow.
High Resolution Technologies The Music Streamer 2+ is a great little external DAC with a nice price: $349. Jolida The entire Jolida line is available through Audiowood at normal retail prices. Jolida manufactures several low-power consumption amps and components. Please call for more information and to find out what we have on hand for audition. Origin Live Motor Kits and Tonearms Please call for more information on options and pricing.
Rega All Rega products are available for local customers or those without a nearby dealer. We hope to have an increasing number of Rega products available for audition over time, especially analog products. Teres Bearings and Verus Motor Kits Audiowood is proud to partner with Teres, offering their legendary bearing for custom turntables and the option of pairing it with their new Verus platter rim-drive system.
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