Welcome
Welcome to the new GNP website. As you can see, things are a little different around here. However, one thing remains unchanged: our commitment to you. Along with the new website, we've added some new toys to the shop, including an in-wall home theater demo room. We have also added a great looking new wall system to house your flat panel TV and sound system. The store has also gone through some cosmetic upgrades to enhance your experience. Come in and allow us to share our passion.
Since 1977, we've prided ourselves in providing straightforward, honest advice, based on your individual needs. Whatever your budget, we provide the best in Home Theater, Home Stereo, Distributed Music, and Networked Music. No fuss, no muss. Because if we didn't do this, we'd be out of a job.
And we like our jobs.
GNP should be your first choice for standard two channel Home Stereo, Moderate to Exotic Home Theater, and Distributed or Networked Music Systems (Sound everywhere in the Home). We support vacuum tube technology and vinyl, all the way up to hard drive based servers, with a few tricks in between.
News: 8/18/10
Marantz
Marantz has reduced the price on their popular BD-7004 Blu-ray player. The price is now only $399, down from $799. That is an unheard up 50% reduction on a great Blu-ray player while supplies last. Hurry....don't loose out! Marantz is also in the process of one of the largest model upgrades in their history. Please come by to find the best prices on demo units that we need to clear out. Availability changes often enough that we can't list it here.
Sonos
This is simply the best thought out and coolest networked, Multi-room Music System on the market. Sonos allows you to play music from any computer on your network, anywhere on your property, controlled from it's hand held color touch screen, from any connected computer, or even from your iPhone! It even has an extra input on each device that allows full access to another audio source. Sonos requires only one unit attached to your network. It then forms it's own wireless network between all it's devices. This allows you to play any music that resides on any computer or network storage device, anywhere you have another Sonos device. The kids can play their iTunes music in a bedroom (managed by you if desired) at the same time as you play jazz in the family room, classical in the living room, and rock in the garage. All zones can be synced so the same music plays through the entire house making it perfect for entertaining. Sonos plays almost all formats and will find your iTunes or other music files wherever stored. Sonos can also be the source for even the finest audiophile stereo system, providing even better than CD quality with the use of an external DAC. A frequently overlooked feature it it's ability to replace a tuner or radio....with several advantages. You can listen to any radio station, anywhere in the world that streams on the internet even with your computer off. There is no concern about reception area or antennae and reception is fade and drift free. Sonos also works with services such as Pandora or Rhapsody. This system just does it all! GNP is uniquely qualified to help you make the most of this great and affordable product. We can help with your network, integration into an existing system, advice/additions to get audiophile quality, or just point in the right direction. Come by and let us share our excitement for this wonderful new technology.
Peachtree Audio for 2010
Nova
Decco 2
iDecco
This company has really excelled in defining high performance audio for the new decade. Most music now finds it's listener by download to a computer, and probably a portable device. Great for convenience.....not so great for sound! Peachtree optimizes the digital signal from these digital devices to obtain the best possible sound. These units have USB inputs as well as the coax and optical connections, more familiar to audio types. Standard analog inputs are also provided. so it just does it all. The Nova and Decco Integrated Amps utilize the ESS 9006 Sabre DAC (24 bit/96khz upsamlping). This is one of the finest sounding DACs at any price! It also has the uncanny ability to make MP3 recordings sound much better. The preamp stage is tube based and the power output stage is Mosfet. This combination results in exceptional sound at a price you would expect to pay for mediocrity! They also will support wireless music devices, and even have an internal slot for a Sonus ZP90. This will allow them to become part of a wireless multi zone, multi room system. The Nova and Decco 2 are the same in all respects except for power output. The Nova is 80 watts and the Decco is 40. There is also an iDecco that includes an integral iPod dock. These units are so flexible and can do so much for your sound that this paragraph could go on for pages. Our best advice is to come in and we can discuss how to get CD quality sound from your computer, iPod, or any digital storage device.
Arcam:
The Arcam AVR600 Surround receiver has received wonderful reviews (pun intended) and deserves them all. The AVR500 is it's new little brother and is making big brother jealous! The 500 does not have all the features, and lacks the Class G amplifier stages, but costs $1200 less. Arcam is one of the few high performance receivers on the market that can fully handle HDMI 1.3 and therefore decode Dolby True HD and DTS Master internally. Arcam's Surround Receivers simply outperform all the "Big Box Store Brands" by leaps and bounds.
PSB Loudspeakers:
PSB 's brand new Imagine Line is now at GNP for your listening pleasure. This elegant speaker line combines a sleek new look, similar to the Synchrony family of speakers, with excellent performance, all at a price normally reserved for a budget line. The Image line has also been updated with new products for 2010. Bring your favorite music and stop by for an audition. We also display models from the Image and the Synchrony line.
Thiel:
Thiel’s flagship loudspeaker, the 3.7, is on display for your evaluation at GNP. The 3.7 was named as a CES Innovations Design & Engineering Award Winner for 2007, and Product of the Year by EH Publishing. We have run this incredible speaker through its paces on all types of music and movies. Every day reaffirms this beauty’s pedigree. The soundstage is among the best we have heard, ever! It has a warmth, depth, and authority comparable too much larger speakers, yet is exceptionally detailed, as you would expect from a Thiel. This is Jim Thiel’s best effort to date and represents a true leap forward in engineering. Everything about this speaker is new, except the commitment to the best possible sound and build quality. You owe it to yourself to come by and enjoy this wonderful speaker.
Thiel SCS4
We are now displaying Thiel's Bookshelf speaker. This is an amazing little speaker! From it's clean classic lines to it's dynamic performance, this over achiever redefines the bookshelf category. Talk about multi tasking....the SCS4 is at home in any position of a Home Theater, as well as a HiFi music system. It is voiced properly to perform as the center channel of a Theater with any of Thiel's other speakers. It is difficult to believe that a speaker of this size can be so dynamic, at the same time as being detailed and sweet. Bring some music or your favorite movie and drop by to enjoy discovering this speaker.
