The SoundKaos Vox 3f (cherry) speakers are now set up in my customer’s listening room. The Vox and Pass Labs Electronics get along very well indeed.
Minimalist Magic
Yesterday I quickly cobbled together a system in the back listening room to provide background music while I rearranged the system in the front room.
The system bridled at the notion of ‘background music’, however, and drew me to the leather club chair in the sweet spot where it held me prisoner for several hours.
What sorcery is this? Only the best, most synergistic sort:
- Acoustic Plan DigiMaster CD transport
- Chord Electronics Hugo TT2
- Jadis Orchestra Black integrated amp
- DeVore Fidelity Orangutan 96
- Luna Cables Blue and Orange AC cords, Red BNC’d SPDIF, interconnects and Blue speaker cables
- Tony Bennett and k.d. Lang – ‘A Wonderful World’
- Dongfeng Liu – ‘China Caribe’
- Susheela Raman – ‘Ghost Gamelan’
- Trio Da Kali & Kronos Quartet – ‘Ladilikan’
- Yo Yo Ma – ‘Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert’
You are welcome to come experience this or any number of other combinations of captivating components at Old Forge Audio. Just jump to the Contact page and drop me a line.
Tip of the hat to Part-time Audiophile’s Marc Phillips!
Isabeau Corriveau
I just met the lovely, charming and extremely talented Isabeau Corriveau and purchased a copy of her LP “A Leap of Faith” which she kindly autographed.
I also purchased a number of additional copies which are available for sale at Old Forge Audio.
Capital Audiofest 325
There’s a LOT going on in Room 325 this weekend. If you’re attending CAF or anywhere close, come by for a wonderfully musical experience.
CAF 19 Demo System – Download the demo system full details here!
Wand 14-4 Turntable at a Glance
Here’s a birds-eye/x-ray view of the Wand 14-4 turntable. You can see it, touch it and most important – hear it! – at Old Forge Audio, as well as at Capital Audio Fest November 1-3 in Rockville, MD.
Invaders from Planet SME
The SME 12A, consisting of the new SME Model 12 turntable and 309 with upgraded Crystal cabling, arrived at Old Forge yesterday.
First thought: This is a huge carton for what I expected to be a rather compact turntable.
Second thought: This thing is packed to survive a nuclear incident!
Third thought: Man, it’s compact, alright, but it weighs a ton.
Fourth thought: This is one of the most beautifully finished, easily assembled turntables I’ve ever come across.
Thoughts Six through . . . Wow, that sounded great! What are we gonna play next?
Many more thoughts to follow once I get the arm fully set up . . .
Oh, look! It’s the new family tree! (The mighty Vinnie Rossi L2 Signature lurks below the Garrard 401.)
