Old Forge Audio is pleased to represent Wattson Audio, a Swiss manufacturer with 20 years experience in the musical reproduction field.
They view their two Emerson network streamers, Digital & Analog, (w/o and with a built-in Cirrus DAC, respectively), as straight wires—no alterations or conversions are made to the incoming signal. The DIGITAL’s outputs (SPdif or AES/EBU) feed the DAC of your choice. The Analog version outputs stereo, unbalanced analog signal to your amplification.
The MADISON streamer/DAC/headphone amp adds headphone output as well as DSP to adjust bass response. It’s LEED
After 15 years doing audio shows and marketing for Audio Note, UK, I took a year off, intending to establish a recording studio dedicated to making natural, minimally processed recordings of acoustic instruments playing jazz, folk, blues, bluegrass and classical music.
Somewhere along the way I borrowed a pair of Auditorium 755 speakers and a Shindo pre-amp and power amp from Jonathan Halpern of Tone Imports. Quick as you can say, "Bob's your uncle!", I had become an audio retailer, using Old Forge Studio as a dual purpose space.
It's all very exciting and more than a bit crazy . . .
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