RMAF 2011 – Galibier room

Joan waiting for the music in the last few grooves on the LP to be played.

I love this photo because, if you have ever done this yourself [and who hasn’t?] there is a interesting state of mind that occurs [usually]. You now just have one single task in life: listening to the music until the music’s over. A good deal of calm settles in and one [me anyway] listens to the music not so much intently as in this casual, enjoying the moment kind of way.

Serious Stereo’s 2A3-based amp

The Galibier turntable

For me, this was the best this room has sounded over the last few years. Simple, enjoyable, musical. [Never did get to hear Blows Against the Empire though, you guys. 🙂 Then again, the end of Sunrise should approach (virtually) 150db reflecting the dawn-apocalypse that is humankind’s arrival on this planet 😉 and I’ve never heard any system be able to do this… yet. We’ll have to try it with the Gaku-On’s someday]