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Located in Cleveland Heights - just East of Cleveland in Northeast Ohio.
May 18th 2009 ::
Big things are brewing at Don Better Audio! I am currently planning some exciting events for the coming fall, and coming soon to this site will be a new section called ANALOG ALLEY, which will be your source for all things analog - reviews on analog gear like turntables, tone arms, cartridges, and head shells, as well as reviews of vinyl releases and more! Keep your eyes on this site for it soon. Also, I now have the Rega IOS pre-amp and the Well Tempered Lab Amadeus turntable in the showroom.
April 22nd 2009 ::
I have a variety of new items in the showroom for spring, including the Sonus Faber Toy loudspeaker, the Ayre DPS turntable, the Nagra BPS phono stage and Naim Superline phono stage, as well as the Shindo 300B Lafon Limited, Corton 80 Mono block, Corton-Charlmagne EL 34 Mono block Preamps, and the Leben RS 28CX.
February 24th 2009 ::
New items in the new year include the Audio Research CD-8, the Naim HDX, Naim SUPERNAIT, Naim NAIT5i and matching cd player, Naim CD5i. I have made a few changes to my specials page, and will be soon announcing details on the Azica records catalog.
November 3rd 2008 ::
New in the showroom are the Audio Reasearch Dac-7 USB Dac, Vibex power conditioners, and SME turntables and arms. I also have added some new items to the specials page.
July 3rd 2008 ::
I have added the pioneering Luxman products to my offerings, with the MQ-88 stereo tube and L-550A II integrated amp in the showroom. I also have the new Box Furniture Co audio rack on hand (see the audio accessories page). The XX2 MKII cartridge from Dynavector is also here.
May 23rd 2008 ::
I am now offering power conditioners and cables from Shunyata Research and phono cartridges from Ortofon. The Sonus Faber Guarneri Momento is in house for demo, as well as the Dynavector DRT XV-1s Mono, Ortofon Windfeld MC cartridge, and Ortofon SPU MC cartridge.
February 20st 2008 ::
I have several new items and lines to announce for the new year. You'll now find the Sonus faber line on hand, with the Concerto Domus, Cremona "M" and Auditor "M" in the showroom for demoing. I've also added REL products to my offerings, with the Britannia B2 sub bass system in the showroom. The Harmonic Resolution Systems racks and isolation products are also new. I've also brought in new products from my existing companies, including the Quad Hifi Classic II mono block, the Quad 12L2 speaker, the Rega R7 speaker, the Nagra VPS phono preamp, the Ayre K-1xe preamp, and the VS115 and LS17 from Audio Research.
November 21st 2007 ::
I have just added the Ayre Acoustics MX-R mono block amps to my showroom, recently voted "Product of the Year" by Stereophile. Also I now have the dCS Paganini SACD/CD player stack.
Don Better Audio is a 'by appointment only' high-end audio dealership in Cleveland Ohio. Specializing in 2 channel stereo, a strong emphasis is placed on recreating the recorded musical event. I have assembled what I feel is the finest stereo equipment in the world at any price.
My philosophy is simple; to help music lovers bring the best in recorded music into their homes. Demonstrations are by appointment only. This is done in my home, in a real room with real world furnishings. I believe that this is important, as most people want their systems to integrate into their home environment.
I am eager to help you in realizing your audio dreams. My goal is to help you assemble a cohesive sounding system. Complete systems starting under $2000.00.
Read what the Cleveland Plain Dealer had to say about Don Better Audio... 'Digital opponent sounds a new tune' (2006) and 'Passion for music drives audio expert' (2005).
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Don Better brings to the table over 30 years experience with music as a former audio industry manufacturing representative, and the son of one of Cleveland, Ohio's first audio store owners. He is also an accomplished guitarist who has played on several jazz and classical recordings, and a member of the faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music since 1989.
Don studied jazz improvisation with Warne Marsh, Gary Foster, Don Ferrara, Toni Rizzi, Dave Koonse, and Bill DeArango, and has studied composition with Moacir Santos. Don's performance credits include solo classical guitar recitals in Southern California, appearances with Moacir Santos, Trini Lopez, Pacific Gas & Electric, Judy Niemack, Mimi Hines, Ben Vereen, Gary Foster, and Don Ferrara. In Cleveland, he has performed with Epicycle, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, the Ohio Chamber Orchestra. In addition to his work at Don Better Audio and CIM, Don is a former President-Producer and founder of Azica Records Inc.