Departure Audio is a small, friendly (and a little sleepy) appointment -only retailer of very fine audio equipment. We feature exceptional products from a select group of great companies. Our focus is the music and the systems/components that can best convey it. We favor innovative, product-focused companies who offer high performance/high value products that are a pleasure to own.

We have over 30 years of experience with a vast array of audio products and technologies; we know what really satisfies over the long term and what is actually “worth it.” We can design and configure audio systems that are truly capable of realistic music reproduction in the home, for all budgets. Our philosophy is simple: Great products, superlative service, music first!

Call for an appointment or to learn more about our products and services. Many of the brands we carry are exclusive to us in the Colorado/mountain west area. We offer a real alternative in the products we carry and the honest, friendly and low-key way we do business.

Arcam

The world renowned U.K. company. All of Arcam’s products deliver great value and performance. At their price points they are unbeatable. The digital players and new networked products are especially good. This is our “entry level” electronics line, but there’s nothing entry level about the performance, features and reliability these products provide. You give up very little with these products. A very smart choice for the cost conscious music lover who wants great sound.

Blue Circle Audio

A comprehensive line of some of the best made, best sounding and most flexible audio equipment available. Amps, pre-amps, integrated amps, phono stages, DAC's, cables and power conditioners......hand made to order in Canada. Solid State and tube/hybrid technologies are utilized. Blue Circle also specializes in custom designs, i.e. you specify the features you want to meet your specific needs. All their products possess a natural, coherent and musical sound. At their price points, the performance and build quality of all Blue Circle products is unsurpassed. There are great Blue Circle Audio products for entry level systems to state of the art systems.

Herron Audio

Some of the very best electronics you can buy. Solid state amps, tube preamps and phono stages, meticululously designed and manufactured in St. Louis by Keith Herron, professional electrical engineer and former R &D Director for Ampeg, Crate and Audio Centron. Herron designs are characterized by exceptional musicality and balanced, natural sonics. You hear the recording, not the equipment. Ergonomics, features and reliability are also high points of these products. You very rarely see Herron Audio products for sale on the used market; they’re keepers! You can spend a lot more, but it doesn’t really get better than this. Recommended for the highest performing systems.

Canton

One of the largest loudspeaker manufacturers in the world. This German company produces a staggering array of speaker lines at different price points. We feature the upper end Reference and Vento series. Canton is a very technology/engineering oriented company with 40 years of experience designing and manufacturing loudspeakers. They are almost completely vertically integrated, i.e. they manufacture their own drivers, cabinets, crossovers, etc. They have the resources to compete at the cutting edge of loudspeaker design and technology. The sonics, build quality and finish of these loudspeakers is exceptional. There’s a good reason why they are the largest selling speakers in Germany and have a 40 year record of success.

Green Mountain Audio

This small, Colorado- based company has been producing some of the finest sounding loudspeakers available for over 20 years. All their designs are built around achieving true time and phase coherent audio performance. The cabinets utilize cast marble enclosures, balanced phase 1st order crossovers and world class drivers. The elegant, sculpted esthetics of all their models is truly unique. Our experience with these loudspeakers is they possess a remarkable level of realism; when people hear them, they buy them. They embarrass most loudspeakers at several times their price. Advanced loudspeaker design meets high technology for stunning performance and musicality!

Audiav

Your components deserve a good home…..a rack that will accommodate them, provide a solid foundation to extract all their performance, provide flexibility when needs change and look good too! Audiav manufactures three levels of rack products, (good-better-best) that are functional, attractive, flexible and high performing. Lots of customization options ensure that you will get exactly what you need. The customer service from Audiav is also special, to include CAD drawings of your rack and expert set-up help.

Audio Magic

A Colorado company focused on cables, power conditioning and performance enhancing accessories. Audio Magic’s cables are really special, covering a wide range from entry level to state of the art. The new ‘Liquid Air’ technology is a breakthrough in cable design, utilizing a proprietary liquid polymer conductor. Audio Magic also manufactures power conditioning products and noise reduction devices, each at the cutting edge. Cables and power products really make a difference, and you can clearly hear it with this company's products. Amazing performance and value.

Marigo Labs

An innovative, physics- based company in Oregon manufacturing cables and performance-enhancing accessories. Marigo makes a variety of products that address component isolation and vibration reduction. These tweaks really work.