The very best stereo systems at the Florida International Audio Expo 2025
"The sound generated in this room was beyond merely natural and engaging, it was seductive...
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FLAX 2025. The Margules setup… World class sound
The Margules setup recreated a jazz hall in all its intimacy and inner detailing intact. World class sound, I concluded in my show notes. Maurice Jeffries Positive Feedback Florida International Audio Expo (FIAE) 2025 - Positive Feedback...
AXPONA 2024 Best of Show by Marc Phillips
In the company of our friends at Sonner Audio, Margules Audio has been chosen as the best sound of the event by the prestigious magazine Part Time Audiophile AXPONA 2024 Best of Show | AXPONA 2024 - Part-Time Audiophile (parttimeaudiophile.com) ...
“I hear real music in here.” Simply beautiful. Ten Attention Getting Rooms at the 2024 Florida International Audio Expo – Tracking Angle
"Designer Julian Margules has something going on with his electronics. A number of rooms used his electronics at this show, and I noticed excellent musical flow and engagement in all of them. I spoke at length with Julian about his design philosophy, which he calls ANA (Aligned Neuro-Acoustics.) He studies how humans perceive sound. Here is a link to an interesting paper about this work. On display was his 30th Anniversary U280 amplifier ($12,000) and his SF220 Special edition Preamplifier ($8,000) powering their Margules Overture Century loudspeaker ( $19,900) I had been in the room for a few minutes when he played...
This was an all-Margules system, and it sounded fantastic. Margules Audio at FLAX 2024
Margules Audio | FLAX 2024 This was an all-Margules system, and it sounded fantastic. It’s rare in my experience that a system from one brand can truly stand out. Small manufacturers generally specialize, right? Stretching resources to make speakers, amps, and DACs is often a recipe for failure—but not for Mexico City–based Margules. The 30th anniversary version of the U-280 SC amplifier ($12,000, all prices in USD) is an all-tube, KT88-based design with auto-biasing that can crank out 25Wpc in triode mode, although the flip of a switch changes it to 50Wpc in pentode mode. For this demonstration, Margules was running the amp...
The sound in the Margules Audio and Raidho room was simply superb
Margules Audio and Raidho | FLAX 2023 The sound in the Margules Audio and Raidho room was simply superb, with powerful bass and potent dynamics. You’ll never hear a more exciting rendition of Henry Mancini’s The Pink Panther than with this amazing gear. There was a time, however, when the Margules Audio room would be a quiet sanctuary, but lately it’s been a rave. I think that’s the Raidho influence–the Raidho Acoustics TD-3.2 towers can go really loud without losing clarity or scale. Marc Phillips https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2023/03/01/margules-audio-and-raidho-flax-2023/...
Wow, I’m going to really miss this amp and the wonderful and natural way it sounds
Margules I-240 Review Part Time Audiophile My time with the Margules I-240 is branded with the idea that as time wore on, I liked it more and more. First: “I miss the sound of tube amplifiers like this one.” Second: “It’s not that warm and tubey—it does a lot of other things very well.” Final: “Wow, I’m going to really miss this amp and the wonderful and natural way it sounds. It’s a really great integrated for a reasonable price.” Marc Phillips https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2021/11/07/margules-i-240-integrated-amplifier-review...
A wonderful class-A tube amp whose modest power output belies its ability to deliver one grand, splendid performance
Recommended Components Fall 2021 Edition Two-Channel Power Amplifiers.- Margules U-280 SC Black "With appropriate speakers and settings, the Margules U280-SC Black deserves top billing on select marquees. It's a fine class-A tube amp whose modest power output belies its ability to deliver one winning performance after another." Jason Victor Serinus ...
If I had to take home one system from T.H.E. Show 2021, it would have been this one.
Margules Audio | T. H. E. Show 2021 From where I sit there’s something about really carefully and lovingly tuned systems, ones that don’t cost a fortune, that help me forget price tags and tweaking. While they maybe don’t dredge the last ounce of detail out, that can be a good thing. All of those elements combined help to refocus my attention from gear to music, and some of my most intimate and breathtaking moments of musical experience were on very modestly priced systems...
The Marqules Group’s room could have easily been given the award for best sound at the show
California Audio Show 2018 Beatnik Bongos Awards The Marqules Group’s room could have easily been given the award for best sound at the show. When visiting with other people at the show, I discovered I wasn’t the only person considering this room for the best system at the show. The Audio Beatnik https://theaudiobeatnik.com/california-audio-show-2018-beatnik-bongos-awards/...
