Octave Audio also had two systems in their room this year, both with Dynaudio speakers [who were next door, as we’ll soon see]. There was also a smattering pf T+A gear, also a few rooms away.

This is the smaller system with the Dynaudio Confidence C1. monitor speakers

Dynaudio Confidence C1. monitor speaker

Dynaudio Confidence C1. monitor speaker

Dynaudio Confidence C1. monitor speaker

Octave V-70 SE integrated amplifier

T+A MP-1260 R DAC / Network Client

T+A Music Receiver

T+A G-1260 R turntable

Octave Audio’s second system featured the larger Dynaudio Confidence C4 speakers.

Dynaudio Confidence C4 speaker

Dynaudio Confidence C4 loudspeaker

Dynaudio Confidence C4 loudspeaker close-up

Clearaudio’s Innovation turntable

Clearaudio’s Innovation turntable from above

Octave Audio RE-290 amplifier

Octave Audio’s Super Black Box ‘power supply booster’

T+A SACD 1260-R CD player

Octave Audio’s HP-500 SE preamplifier

Microlab had two systems setup in their room. This is the smaller one, featuring their own Basalt electronics product line on Poison 1 speakers.

A close-up on the Microlab Poison 1 speaker driver

A closer-up on the Microlab Poison 1 speaker driver

The Microlab Poison 1 loudspeaker

The Microlab Electronics Basalt II preamp

The Microlab Electronics Basalt CD player

The Microlab Electronics Basalt CD player

The Microlab Electronics Basalt I integrated amplifier

The Microlab Electronics Basalt amplifier

The larger Microlab Electronics system

The Microlab Electronics Poison II loudspeaker

The Microlab Electronics Poison II loudspeaker

The Microlab Electronics Poison II loudspeaker from the rear [binding posts]

The Simaiudio room featured their Moon electronics on Sonus Faber Amati loudspeakers

The Simuadio rooms traditionally feature this black cloth on piping setup at shows.

Sonus Faber ‘Amati’ speaker

Sonus Faber ‘Amati’ speaker

Sonus Faber ‘Amati’ speaker from the side

Simaudio ‘Moon 650D DAC / CD Transport’ (i.e. CD player)

Simaudio ‘Moon 700i’ integrated amplifier. Nice gold finish, reminds me of the better-looking MBL gear.

Simaudio ‘Moon 380D DAC’ and ‘180 Mind Intelligent Network Device’

Simaudio ‘Moon 600i integrated amplifier’

Simaudio ‘Moon 750D DAC / CD Transport’ [CD player] with an open chassis

Simaudio ‘Moon’ amplifier with open chassis. A little blurry, and don’t know which amp this is, but I think we can tell quite a few things from this photo about the design of the Moon amps. They feature clean and simple designs and at most a medium-sized transformer [presumably under that metal box].