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PC's RMAF 2011 Pix
Okay, gang, here some of mine...I don't have an SLR with me, just my Fuji Finepix F31fd, so no real closeups, but it will give you a flavor...
Ray Kimber's room with the new Sony SS-AR1s, EMM and Pass amps... The Wadia/Sonus Faber Amati/ARC room...sounded great. Used the Wadia S7i CD/DAC/Pre thingy... Clearaudio decks all in a row... One fancy Clearaudio Deck with the incredible Goldfinger Statement cartridge! An HRS rack full of Aesthetix gear... The Analog Room's Wavelength preamp and phono stage (designed by famed designer Scott Frankland, the "F" of MFA) with Nottingham 249 turntable. Airtight PC-1 Supreme cartridge. BTW, the Wavelength metalwork is all done by the guy who owns and builds GrooveTracer Rega subplatters. Air Tight monos and Voce speakers... The Nordost room with Sim and ARC gear. Don't know what the TT is. I spent a quite of time at the Sound Organisation room with Rega Brio-R integrated, Rega DAC, Rega RP3 TT, Apollo CD player, Dali speakers. Talked with the rep quite a bit and saw the prototype of the replacement for the P5!
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. Last edited by Puma Cat; 10-15-2011 at 12:55 AM. |
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Great job Stephen!
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Of course, RMAF would not be complete without a visit to the Dynaudio rooms...
Here are the new Focus 340s with the T+A gear. The new Focus 160s, which looked fantastic in piano gloss black. Don't let the appearance of these small two-ways fool you. They're impressive and put out a healthy amount of bass. I made them play a rip from an Audio Wave XRCD24 Blue Note album from my iPhone 4. The incredible Dynaudio Confidence C2 Signatures driven with Octave tube gear. This room sounded phenomenal. Those of you here at RMAF owe yourself a trip to the room to check them out. A rack full of Octave gear and Octave Super Black Boxes...yum!
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. Last edited by Puma Cat; 10-15-2011 at 01:10 AM. |
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Nice! I hear that the Octaves are perfect matches with Dynaudio.
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They're a excellent good match to be sure, but I prefer Conrad-Johnson tube gear with Dynaudio. The Octave tube gear is about as dead neutral as it gets, and I prefer the skosh of warmth the C-J gear brings.
Folks that think that tube gear is "warm and gooey" haven't heard the latest tube gear.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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Good job Stephen !
Thanks ! Was there a dedicated ARC room ?
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[QUOTE=Puma Cat;216448]Okay, gang, here some of mine...I don't have an SLR with me, just my Fuji Finepix F31fd, so no real closeups, but it will give you a flavor...
The Wadia/Sonus Faber Amati/ARC room...sounded great. Used the Wadia S7i CD/DAC/Pre thingy... I think I have seen this room. |
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Thanks for showing Brian and Scott's stuff.
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Stephen... Thanks for the great photo and descriptions. That TT you didn't know, I think it's the VPI Classic 3. Approximately how much time do spend in each room?
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Cool shots Stephen, thanks
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