[caption id="attachment_11128" align="alignnone" width="680"] If you're looking for a power cord with fantastic weight and timbre...the Furutech DPS-4.1 would be it. If you don't want to DIY, check out Zenwave Audio.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11129" align="alignnone" width="680"] Busy busy. It's all about the music at PranaFidelity.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11135" align="alignnone" width="680"] Two Raidho D-1.1 loudspeakers...kissing.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11098" align="alignnone" width="680"] A revisit to chat with Alex of San Diego's Alma Music and Audio. YG Acoustics Sonia XV Jr ($189,600/pr). Dan D'Agostino Momentum M400s ($65,000/pr). Stromtank S 5000 HP ($39,000). Kubala-Sosna Realization and Elations cabling.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11134" align="alignnone" width="680"] Raidho D-1.1[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11139" align="alignnone" width="680"] Aurender N10 Music Server ($8,000), HB Cable Design Powerslave Marble MK2 ($16,500), Stage III cabling, Wilson Benesch A.C.T. One Evolution ($36,500), Ypsilon electronics.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11143" align="alignnone" width="680"] Ypsilon AELIUS II Push Pull Mono Amps ($39,000)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11144" align="alignnone" width="680"] Ypsilon PST 100 MK2 Valve Preamp ($37,000)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11147" align="alignnone" width="680"] Metaxas[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11140" align="alignnone" width="680"] HB Cable Design PowerSlave Marble Mk2 ($16,500)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11157" align="alignnone" width="680"] Audio Note, Triangle Art, Voss Audio, and Audience[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11161" align="alignnone" width="680"] Triangle Art Master Ref ($39,990), Concerto ($4,990), Ref Tube remote preamp ($18,998), Ref Tube MC/MM phonostage ($12,995), Ref Mono blocks ($73,000/pr), Osirius 12" arm ($5,800 + $8,000 Apollo cartridge). Usher Audio BE-10 DMD Diamond speakers ($16,950/pr). Crisp and resolving system, especially for orchestral recordings. Lines are very well-delineated and impactful at the micro levels. Voices were very detailed but lacked a bit of lushness.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11164" align="alignnone" width="680"] Usher Audio CP-8571 Diamond ($10,500)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11165" align="alignnone" width="680"] A beast of an amp. If it's in the recording, you'll not only hear it. You'll feel it.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11166" align="alignnone" width="680"] High End by OZ - This room is always busy. Vitus Audio, Ansuz Acoustics, DTC Cables, and MBL 116F loudspeakers. One of the most transparent and articulate systems at the show. Incredible depth behind speakers.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11169" align="alignnone" width="680"] Rembrandt Model V powered speakers ($3,500/pair). The source was an iPhone...[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11172" align="alignnone" width="680"] Ms Vandersteen is naked![/caption] [caption id="attachment_11174" align="alignnone" width="680"] Vandersteen Treo CT, PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Preamp, Dialogue Premium HP Amplifier. Meridian 218 Digital streamer. AudioQuest Earth ICs and Oak speaker cables. With Roon and Tidal on a laptop as the source, Audio Concepts demo'ed the differences between MQA and non-MQA. The differences with the chosen recordings were easily audible. More forward, focused, full, and overall more musical.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11175" align="alignnone" width="680"] Ocean Way Audio Monterey Loudspeaker - Designed by renowned Grammy award-winning engineer, producer, and studio owner Allen Sides.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11178" align="alignnone" width="680"] This is an AGD Vivace GaNTube solid-state monoblock by Albert War. The Gallium nitride power MOSFETs are integrated in a vacuum tube.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11177" align="alignnone" width="680"] AGD Vivace Monoblock GanTUbes - Solid-state tubes...[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11180" align="alignnone" width="680"] Ocean Way Audio Monterey and AGD Vivace Monoblock GaNTube (Class D).[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11181" align="alignnone" width="680"] The Audio Association - Evolution Acoustics EXACT Series Maestoso loudspeakers ($18,900), Dartzeel electronics. Wave Kinetics NVS Reference turntable.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11185" align="alignnone" width="680"] Dartzeel NHB-18NS Reference preamp[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11184" align="alignnone" width="680"] Wave Kinetics NVS turntable with Durand Tonearms Tosca prototype.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11186" align="alignnone" width="680"] Dartzeel LHC-208 integrated amp[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11187" align="alignnone" width="680"] Dartzeel NHB-108 Reference amplifier[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11188" align="alignnone" width="680"] Dartzeel's intriguingly exposed crossover network for the Evolution Acoustics EXACT Maestoso loudspeakers.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11193" align="alignnone" width="680"] Handcrafted in California - The Ryan S610 speakers driven by a Pass integrated. Soothing, warm, and smokey.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11204" align="alignnone" width="680"] Melton Audio - One of the (few) best sounding rooms at the show. Melton Tube amplifiers and cables. High-efficiency JBL Everest DD67000 speakers. This system had enormous scale, depth, density, and warmth. Never harsh, bright, or thin. Everything sounded fantastic in this room.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11203" align="alignnone" width="680"] Melton Archangel[/caption]