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4285 South Broadway
Englewood, Colorado 80110

303-789-5310
Hours: Tuesday thru Friday: 11AM to 6PM - Saturday: 11AM to 5PM
( 7 Blocks South of Hampden; 6 Blocks North of Belleview )

( Broadway & Quincy )
Serving the Denver area for over 35 years...

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  Gold Sound Understands Value...
All equipment is selected upon a quality to value ratio weighted towards very good quality and a good price.
We're proud of what we sell... Unlike big box stores, we offer personal service and no hassle sales.



Gold Sound Products are Recommended
by Many Major Magazines


SAVE! We have many new DALI speakers, 20% off with 5 year warranty, plus FYNE speakers, 33% off with 7 year warranty.


We're open Tuesday-Friday, 11-6, Saturday 11-5. Recently customers bought turntables, receivers, amps, tape decks, subs, speakers, etc. The only parts we sell are new home stereo cables, new Grado headphones, new Ortofon & Grado phono cartridges & needles. We only work on units bought here: new speakers, new turntables & vintage audio. Call us at 303 789-5310. Thanks for your support for over 47 years.


Every product at Gold Sound is carefully chosen for superior sound quality, reliability + value. 
STEREOPHILE and ABSOLUTE SOUND highly recommend many of our products.

 

ABSOLUTE SOUND has over 60 recommendations for equipment we carry:    
Fyne, Grado, Marantz, Ortofon, Parasound Halo, Prima Luna, Pro-ject, Rega, Rotel, Spendor, Sumiko and more.  

Some reviews are from leading English magazines:
WHAT HI-FI, HI-FI CHOICE and HI-FI NEWS.  

GRADO CARTRIDGES ALL MADE IN N.Y. BLACK, $99, "Admirable detail and treble with good bass and ambience." HI-FI CHOICE RECOMMENDED


GREEN, $125, "Thoroughly enjoyable for all kinds of music." BEST BUY, HI-FI CHOICE
"Warm, yet pleasant balance, sweet treble; Lively overall presentation."  
ABSOLUTE SOUND  "Produces rich, open and expansive music. At it's price it simply can't be beaten!" SENSIBLE SOUND  
GOLD,$260, "Rich, open & expansive." BEST BUY, HI-FI CHOICE RECOMMENDED
"Warm, pleasant balance; lively; dynamically expressive midrange; engaging openness. The cost-conscious will appreciate the user-replaceable stylus."  
ABSOLUTE SOUND; EDITOR'S CHOICE
REFERENCE PLATINUM 3$400, "Nice midrange, lively; cartridge of choice for the most cost restrained."   EXCEPTIONAL VALUE, STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED

"Markedly more refined sound than Gold. Increased resolution; competes nearly equally with m.c. carts 3 times its price. Compared to Gold, tighter bass, more neutral; much more authoritative; significantly better tracking. More top-tier performance, delivers greater musical enjoyment per dollar than any other $400 cartridge."   ABSOLUTE SOUND   EDITOR'S CHOICE
SONATA 3, $600, "Improved detail, transient speed, more seductive midrange and improved sound very noticeable."  STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED
"Far exceeded Clearaudio Aurum Beta in bass and dynamics."
STEREOPHILE 
"Wonderful, naturally sweet treble, refined tone colors and very good detail, particularly in midband."
ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE
REFERENCE 3$1500, "Beautiful sounding; enormously musical."
ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE   

GRADO HEADPHONES
All are Handmade in N.Y.
SR60eA leading consumer magazine rated the $99 Grado SR60 above 26 more expensive models, including six Bose, two Beats by Dre, $300 B&W, $400 Sony, $300 Monster, $350 Klipsch, $400 PSB, $350 Sennheiser, $130 Audio-Technica, $400 Shure and many more.    

"For sheer musical enjoyment, these are hard to beat." BEST BUY, HI-FI CHOICE  "Full bass, excellent detail resolution."  
EXCEPTIONAL VALUE, same class as $400 'phones,
 STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED
5 STARS, TOP RATED
,
above $309 AKG K601; Bose Quiet Comfort 3 and Triport; $450 Shure, $530 Sony MDRV700dj WHAT HI-FI  Well-balanced treble, well-defined bass. Can be driven directly from iPod or other digital player. Comfortable." 
ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE

"Great audio bargain. Has signature Grado midrange excellence; delivers enough midbass warmth to satisfy."  
ABSOLUTE SOUND 

SR80, $125, A leading consumer mag rated SR80 as the best of all 37 headphones tested and a BEST BUY. Grado SR80 rates above 25 more costly models, including six Bose, two Beats by Dre, $300 B&W, $400 Sony, $300 Monster, $350 Klipsch, $400 PSB, $400 Shure, $350 Sennheiser, $130 Audio-Technica and many more.  
BEST HEADPHONES up to $200 "Revealing, awesomely detailed, musical, natural and simply beautiful."
WHAT HI-FI
BEST BUY, HEADPHONE UNDER $280,
HI-FI CHOICE
 "The Mighty Mouse of headphones; superb midrange transparency, natural dynamics. Well-balanced treble, well-defined bass. Can be driven directly from iPod or other digital player. Comfortable."  

SR125 $175, "Neutral, detailed and warm sound; extended bass/treble, wide dynamics. Sounds natural at wide range of volume. Never aurally or physically fatiguing. Musical and revealing, amazingly comfortable, more than any other headphone. Grado's biggest bang for the buck."   EXCEPTIONAL VALUE, in same class as $430 headphones,  STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED
5 STARS, TOP RATED
above $309 AKG K601; Bose Quiet Comfort 3 and Triport; $450 Shure, $530 Sony MDRV700dj
  WHAT HI-FI SR225 $225  BEST BUY, HI-FI CHOICE 

SR325, $295, BEST HEADPHONES up to $600, " Musical, detailed sound, truly a top buy."
WHAT HI-FI
"Highly sophisticated and detailed sound with great extension."  BEST BUY, HI-FI CHOICE 
"Greater treble extension and more efficient than competing $600 headphones."
 
STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED; rated in same class as $600 headphones
"A unique, hear-through-the-veils kind of transparency." 
ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE
"For under $300, you get sound quality that costs thousands with Grado SR325, chosen by the most discriminating sound pros."  
OPERA NEWS


RS1x, $750, "A music lover's component." 
INNER EAR
"Like these more than AKG K701 or Sennheiser HD650. Grado's luscious sound is an immediate "wow". The hand-crafted, real-mahogany headphone has a technicolor-rich sound. I'm right there with the musicians. l love these. Speakers capable of a glimpse of their astonishing clarity have stratospheric prices."  
HOME ENTERTAINMENT      
5 STARS, TOP RATED above AKG 301+K601; Bose Quiet Comfort 3 and Triport; Sennheiser 485 and 585; Shure Se210, 530, 530pth; Sony MDRV700dj
 WHAT HI-FI

GS1000x $1195 "Comfort personified, built for long listening. Your ears will never feel more coddled than with these luxury foam headphones. Terrific; an unforgettably mind-expanding soundstage." ABSOLUTE SOUND 
EDITOR'S CHOICE BEST HEADPHONE

"Nothing comes close. If you want to hear what music really sounds like, GS1000x is irresistable."  
 
HI-FI CHOICE  AWARDS
"Rolls Royce of headphones. The most alluring trait is its mind expanding soundstage."
ABSOLUTE SOUND 
"I gush over how they clarify recordings. Sound seemed to surround me with a rare ability to resolve depth of a concert hall plus rock and jazz. Always exciting. Bass is deep, controlled and precise. A natural for home theater. Their unfailing resolution of micro-details revealed spatial cues and ambience. Sound really pulls you into the music, it's hard to stop listening."  
HOME ENTERTAINMENT    
5 STARS, "Amazing performance, simply awesome," TOP RATED above AKG 301 and K601; Bose Quiet Comfort 3 and Triport; Sennheiser 485 and 585; Shure Se210, 530, 530pth; Sony MDRV700dj  WHAT HI-FI

MARANTZ  -

Marantz, founded in 1953, is one of the world's leading electronic companies. Their specialty is high quality, high value home sound equipment. Marantz amplifiers, CD players, stereo & Av receivers are all top-rated. Many Marantz over 50 years old are still in daily use.

ORTOFON Cartridges - Made in Denmark
"Ortofon, founded in 1918, is large for a company specializing in cartridges, employing 65 people. The firm's heart and soul is hi-fi. Even the least expensive cartridge is assembled from many tiny parts requiring much handwork. Making moving coil cartridges includes hand-winding coils over tiny armatures under microscopes by highly skilled workers. My Ortofon visit was impressive. Having the infrastructure for machining and crafting rubber parts for cartridge suspensions puts them in an enviable position in both quality and pricing. They've perfected MC technology. I bought an Ortofon cartridge as a reference."
STEREOPHILE

2M RED, $99, THE GREATEST BARGAIN in a HIGH END CARTRIDGE; "One sophisticated cartridge for the money." ABSOLUTE SOUND 
PRODUCT of YEAR, ABSOLUTE SOUND 
"Screaming deal - entry level cartridge at its finest." ABSOLUTE SOUND
ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE

2M BLACK, $695,  PRODUCT of YEAR, ABSOLUTE SOUND  "Superb performer/value. Ortofon is in its own world, plumbing complexities of orchestral depth and dimension with a more resolved character and better soundstage precision and dimension. Its Shibata stylus has a wider groove contact area and better stability, extending frequency response and reducing record wear."  
ABSOLUTE SOUND;
EDITOR'S CHOICE
"
Transparent, unravels the complexities of orchestral music; velvety finesse & harmonic finish."
ABSOLUTE SOUND
"Ridiculously good; bright open sound with surprising heft and slam." Rated in same class as $3000 models.   STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED

CADENZA BLUE
, $2039 "Detail, space and integrity vitality; hard to beat at the price."  OUTSTANDING PRODUCT, HI-FI NEWS YEARBOOK

CADENZA BLACK, $3359, "Here's a fast, tonally balanced, low coloration cartridge with outstanding transparency, tonal neutrality and openess without any brightness or stridency, plus very good soundstaging and dynamics. Approaches the sound of master tape. Great value!"  
ABSOLUTE SOUND

SPU Meister Silver G II, $2169, "Thunderous dynamic peaks; one heck of a fine pickup."
STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED

SPU Synergy G
, $2429, "A bargain." A Rated in same class as $15,000 models.
STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED

PARASOUND

STEREOPHILE and ABSOLUTE SOUND
give Parasound many recommendations, the most of any solid-state amp.  

"Parasound makes components that look and sound expensive, but sell for much less. Their head audio engineer is John Curl, designer of enduringly influential classics [Mark Levinson, Grateful Dead electronics, etc.]"
STEREOPHILE  




Z DAC, v. 2,  Digital to Analog Converter, $575 "Offers immaculate sound stage with velvety black backgrounds devoid of electronic hash or noise. It is all about space and ease in reproducing timbre and texture of acoustic instruments and voice." ABSOLUTE SOUND  


PARASOUND Classic Amps

2100, LIST $700, now $599, Stereo Preamp, "I don't know of another preamp with all these features - Subwoofer output w/variable crossover; Phono input, switchable to moving magnet, coil or line; Remote control; Tone controls; Front panel MP3 input. Sound is clean, transparent, airy highs, tight and controlled bass. Distortion is so low we can't measure it."  ENJOY THE MUSIC .COM
"High-end stereo preamp with unique capabilities for integration into home theater systems and custom installs." EXCITE AWARD, CUSTOM RETAILER

PRIMA LUNA TUBE AMPS

PRIMA LUNA EVO 400 Preamp, Line stage, $5295. With phono stage, $5544. 10/23 STEREOPHILE A rated. Both models include RCA and XLR Inputs and outputs, aluminum remote control and home theater bypass. They are 53 pounds and 15x8x16".

PRIMA LUNA EVO 400 Integrated amp with Line inputs, $5595. With phono stage, $5844. 10/23 STEREOPHILE highly rated. Both models include 5 RCA Inputs, aluminum remote control and home theater bypass. They are 68 pounds and 15x8x16".

PRO-JECT Turntables
ALL MADE IN EUROPE & INCLUDE TONEARM & CARTRIDGE


CARBON EVO, $599,  STEROPHILE's most affordable better turntable.
Includes $150 Sumiko Rainier installed diamond needle cartridge.   
EXCEPTIONAL VALUE in same class as $1470 turntable., 

ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE "Attractive & quality package, feels premium. Rhythm & pace are spot on & bass has a pleasant heft. Attractive, simple & great sounding."  

DEBUT PRO,  $999,   ; includes $150 Sumiko Rainier installed diamond needle cartridge.   
EXCEPTIONAL VALUE in same class as $1470 turntable., 
"Lively, fun, exhilarating. Bowled over with its dynamics, detail, soundstage & spatial depth. Made the most of every music style."

QUAD ELECTROSTATICS

HI-FI CHOICE chose the top hi-fi of all time.  
Quad is the highest ranked speaker. "The British Gold Standard; first practical full-range electrostatic; wide dynamics, delicate transparency weaves an unmatched spell."  black grills and solid mahogany wood tops.  

ESL988, A rated, $6499/pr, black; $7149/pr, classic; in same class as $39,000 models.  
"World class resolution, superb soundstaging, spectacular transient response"   STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED 
 
    5 Star, top rated, above B&W, Bose, Dynaudio, Revel and more.
WHAT HI-FI
     "It will play with a purity and accuracy that will spoil you."  
face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE


REGA Turntables
ALL MADE IN ENGLAND and include TONEARM and HINGED DUST COVER. ABSOLUTE SOUND RECOMMENDS 3 REGAS, the MOST OF ANY COMPANY. The only turntables ABSOLUTE SOUND rates as "ONE of the GREATEST BARGAINS of HIGH END AUDIO" are REGA P1 and P6.

P3, $1195; with $300 Rega Elys 2 cartridge, $1495
   Significant step forward. Deeper bass, lower noise, more dynamic pop, increased detail, improved staging. Better yet with $400 PSU power supply." ABSOLUTE SOUND  EDITOR'S CHOICE

EXCEPTIONAL VALUE. 
"RP3 sounded lean and clean with tight bass. P3 is a plug and play package. Beautifully built, well-engineered and sounds wonderful. Compared to VPI Traveler, RP1 consistently produced faster transients and more agresive, precise imaging for snappy and exciting overall sound."
STEREOPHILE

"Another Rega virtuoso. Few rivals are as fuss-free, sound so good and as easy to set up." WHAT HI-FI, PRODUCT of the YEAR



P6, $1875; with $600 Rega Exact 2 cart., $2395. "RP6 includes PSU power supply, a must for top performance. Large improvements in dynamic nuance, explosiveness, tonal and textural detail, size and depth of stage and musicality." ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE

REGA PHONO PREAMPS Rega Fono MM $395, "A great all-rounder that continues to deliver sonic excitement to any budget set-up." WHAT HI-FI, PRODUCT of the YEAR



REGA TONEARMS
ALL MADE IN ENGLAND 

RB330, $595, EXCEPTIONAL VALUE, in same class as $9,750 tonearms. STEREOPHILE

REGA Integrated Amps, all include MM phono preamp, line inputs and remote control.

BRIO, $1100, 50W/ch, Rega's most affordable integrated amp.  "There's a lot to be said for an amp that doesn't sound conspicuously solid state or tube but has the strengths of both. Brio impressed with a balance of weight, tonal density + authority. Well-suited for smaller floor standers and compact speakers." ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE

Rega Elex R
, $1695, 60-90W/ch,"Agile, articulate performer that gets to the heart of the music with a fast, agile sound that's rhythmically assured." WHAT HI-FI, PRODUCT of the YEAR

Rega Elicit R, $2995, 105W/ch,
"The best amp we've heard at this price. What makes it truly impressive is how musical and interesting it sounds." WHAT HI-FI, PRODUCT of the YEAR

OSIRIS
, $11,295. 
Rega's best integrated amp, 162W/ch. 
"Delivers almost mind-bending levels of dynamic agility, subtlety and clout. Eerily effective & 3-dimensional sound stager." ABSOLUTE SOUND  EDITOR'S CHOICE

REGA CD Players
ALL MADE IN ENGLAND 

SATURN $3400. BEST BUY; nothing delivers resolution and musicality as convincingly as Saturn." EAR MAGAZINE

ISIS, $11,245.
 
ISIS Valve, tube CD player, $12,295.  

Rega's best CD.  
"Rega's lsis optimizes everything. Sound is exceptionally three dimensional." ABSOLUTE SOUND, EDITOR'S CHOICE


ROTEL Amplifiers
Rotel began producing high end electronics in 1963. The following models are all highly recommended by STEREOPHILE 10/23. All include remote controls. The preamp and integrated amp have phono preamps.

Diamond DT6000 CD/Transport, $2300.
 

Diamond RA6000 Integrated Amplifier, $4500.
 

200W/ch, 8 ohm. 350W/ch, 4 ohm. 41 pounds.
 


MICHI P5 Preamp, $4600. RCA & XLR inputs/outputs.50 pounds
 

MICHI M8 Mono Power Amp. $16,000/pair. 1080W, 8 ohm. 1800W/ch, 4 ohm. 130 pounds, each.
 

MICHI S5 Stereo Power Amp. $8,000. 500W/ch, 8 ohm. 800W/ch, 4 ohm. 132 pounds.
 


SPIN CLEAN Record Washing System, $79

ACCESSORY of YEAR "Spin Clean Record Cleaner is a pure manual design - nothing to plug in. A little elbow grease + fresh air do all the work. Fill the yellow basin with distilled water, add a capful of cleaning solution and spin the LP between the brushes. Ambient air and a couple of swirls with the supplied lint-free cotton cloths do the rest. Results speak for themselves: clean surfaces mean less noise and more fully resolved music."
ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE

"Meet my new best friend, Spin Clean. Operation is a breeze. Result is a disc that's suddenly as shiny black as new. Less noise, more clearly resolved music. On a prized disc that hadn't been cleaned in years, the difference was an overall reduction in noise - removal of most tiny snaps and cracks from the start to the end. It's pretty tough to beat. Not to mention avoiding the hidden costs like worn styli and further degradation of your prized LPs." ABSOLUTE SOUND 

EXCEPTIONAL VALUE
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"Got the job done." 
  STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED 


SUMIKO

PHONO CARTRIDGE of YEAR
"Affordable, easy-to live with, high-output MC cart. Compared to others, it offers 3 compelling advantages: superior resolution of low-level sonic details, faster and more precise transients and broad, spacious, 3-dimensional soundstages. Significant improvements over Bluepoint Oyster: richer, more powerful bass, markedly smoother highs." ABSOLUTE SOUND RECOMMENDED; EDITOR'S CHOICE

BLUE POINT SPECIAL EVOIII
, $549, EXCEPTIONAL VALUE, "Tight clarity, rhythmic certainty, excellent tracking," STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED
"One of the best entry level, high output, moving cartridges." ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE
BEST BUY
"High frequency refinement; nimble, articulate and revealing sound." HI-FI CHOICE

BLACKBIRD
$1249, "This high-output moving coil is smooth yet detailed, with a wide soundstage and fine bass. Midrange is particularly seductive." ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE
"Strong bass and focus. Wide-open soundstage, plenty of detail; shimmering, well-balanced top end without brightness or edge." In same class as $1600 carts.
STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED

PALO SANTOS PRESENTATION
$4499, CARTRIDGE of YEAR "Well balanced, neutral in the mids. This beauty draws you into its natural web, conveys complexities of timbre and space that are arresting and authentic."   ABSOLUTE SOUND EDITOR'S CHOICE

"This moving coil has an open-construction body of tuned wood. Its overall sound - smooth, sweet, sunny and nicely detailed - makes it a great choice for the music lover with eclectic tastes who wants to bridge the gap between analytical and romantic sound." A rated, in same class as $15,000 cartridges.  
STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED  
"This beauty draws you into its naturalistic web and conveys complexities of timbre and space that are nothing short of authentic." 
from ABSOLUTE SOUND's HIGH END AUDIO BUYER's GUIDE 
 OUTSTANDING PRODUCT, Hi-Fi News  
 


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