WATKINS STEREO AND LOUDSPEAKERS
Over 50 Years of Building Quality, Award Winning Speakers and Selling Quality, High End Home Audio Products
423-246-3701
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Premium Home Audio Equipment in Kingsport, TN
At Watkins Stereo, we bring together some of the most respected names in home audio to deliver a truly exceptional listening experience. Whether you’re upgrading your stereo system, building a home theater, or rediscovering the warmth of vinyl, we carry top-quality products from trusted audio brands — all backed by expert local support.
🔹 Yamaha
From powerful A/V receivers to sleek amplifiers and network streamers, Yamaha delivers legendary reliability and sound performance. Perfect for home theater systems and multi-room audio setups.
🔹 VPI Industries
Experience vinyl playback at its finest with VPI turntables. Known for precision engineering and audiophile craftsmanship, VPI brings warmth and depth to every record you play.
🔹 Oracle Audio
For those who appreciate high-end analog performance, Oracle turntables offer elegant design and impeccable sound quality — crafted for serious music lovers.
🔹 Watkins
As proud supporters of Watkins speakers, we showcase models designed for clarity, power, and true-to-life audio reproduction — hand-tuned for the most natural sound possible.
🔹 Klipsch
A household name in dynamic, room-filling sound, Klipsch speakers bring cinematic performance to your home theater or music space with bold, detailed acoustics.
🔹 U-Turn Audio
Hand-built in the USA, U-Turn turntables combine simplicity, precision, and value. Perfect for anyone starting or expanding their vinyl collection.
🔹 Sanus
Complete your home setup with Sanus AV furniture and mounts — built for style, stability, and perfect speaker or TV positioning.
Why Shop at Watkins Stereo?
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Local Kingsport expertise and personalized service
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Curated selection of premium home audio brands
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Hands-on demos and expert setup advice
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Serving Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol, TN
Visit our Kingsport showroom to experience the difference these brands make — or call Watkins Stereo today to speak with our audio specialists about the perfect solution for your home.
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WATKINS GENERATION FOUR
AWARD WINNING LOUDSPEAKERS
A high-end, high definition, quality loudspeaker incorporating an innovative and dramatic breakthrough in low bass
Click on our News and Reviews page to read about William H. Watkins' book, "Loudspeaker Physics and Forced Vibration," published by Springer, May, 2022.
About our Award-Winning Speakers
Our company was founded by William H. Watkins and William D.
Watkins and has manufactured quality, award winning
loudspeakers and sold the best in audio products for over 50 years.
Our newest speaker, the Watkins Generation Four, is the proud
recipient of The Absolute Sound's 2017 Golden Ear Award and
their 2023,2022,2021, 2020, 2019,& 2018 Editors' Choice Awards.
In addition, our Watkins WE-1 loudspeaker was chosen as
Editor's Choice by Stereophile Magazine.
Owners of several U.S. patents on loudspeakers, we
designed the Infinity-Watkins Dual Drive Woofers,
renowned for their ability to reproduce low bass.
You can read about the inclusion of our Watkins Dual
Drive Woofer in the Infinity Reference Speakers series
on David's Audio website. We also built the first room
absorbers (Echo-Muffs) to be rated a breakthrough by
Stereophile Magazine. Click on the audio retail store or
loudspeakers links above to learn more about our products,
call us at (423) 246-3701 or visit us at 1019 East Center Street.
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1019 East Center Street
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 246-3701
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