by Michael

Day Two – Whirlwind tour floors 6, 7, 15, 16

Whew! A lot of rooms…

Avantgarde horns on Esoteric electronics

 

Big Piega speakers on Soulution electronics (little Franco Serbin speakers in foreground)

Exquisite implementation of the old “inner tube under the components” technique for vibration control

Doehmann Helix One turntable, with Schroeder CB11 arm and Phasemation P2000

Kharma speakers on Nagra electronics

Itty bitty Magico cutaway speaker dislpay

HHR exotic speakers

The Headphone lounge

 

Hugh Masekela “Stimela” on tape played on Joseph speakers and Jeff Rowland electronics. Nice 🙂

Whammerdyne

Riva’s Google-Home-driven wireless speakers

Technics direct-drive turntable motor

Daedalus speakers on Lampizator electronics – very nice

I thought this Alta Audio speaker system also sounded very nice

 

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Yesterday – Setup day – Axpona 2018

A lot of photos should be forthcoming…. After a few glitches with getting the crates from downstairs to our room [they st6arted arriving about 1pm], setup went well.

The fact that the material of the left wall is different from that of the right, the fact that there is a huge (HUGH) buffet thing along one wall, does not make for a perfect sounding room. The long wall is an option, but seating is so awkward in those kinds of setups at shows – everyone having to walk in front of the listeners, and everyone being nearfield… Don’t get me wrong, these speakers make great super-sized headphones, but… 🙂

 

Acapella Cellini High loudspeakers and LaMusika integrate amplifier; Audio Note CDT-Five transport and Fifth Element DAC and its Fifth Force power supply – all on HRS’s SXR equipment rack with M3X platforms and Nimbus.

 

 

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