This system was a more downscale, affordable version of the system last year; the AMG turntable instead of a big Clearaudio, the Vandersteen Treo speaker instead of their ‘7’, the HRS RXR rack instead of their ‘SXR’ – although the Aesthetix components seem to still be on the relatively expensive side.
The sound was pleasant and, the way Vandersteen-fronted systems often do, scratches the surface of several different types of sound (Enjoyable, Impressive, Sophisticated, Sweet, Real, Emotional) without actually really being any one of them.
The Vandersteen ‘Treo’ speaker
The AMG (formerly Benz AMG) turntable (see more photos of this table previously in this report in the Musical Surroundings rooms)
The AMG (formerly Benz AMG) turntable
The AMG (formerly Benz AMG) turntable
The dark version of the AMG turntable, Aesthetix gear all on the prototype HRS ‘RXR’ equipment rack
Stopping the LP on the top of the Harmonic Resolution System’s RXR equipment rack
Another look at the stack of equipment on the HRS RXR rack.
The Aesthetix ‘Janus’ tube preamp and phono stage [i.e. it is a preamp not a linestage]
The Aesthetix ‘Romulus’ CD player and USB DAC
The Aesthetix ‘Atlas’ power amp
