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Dec 16, 2018
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I live in NYC & have heard a lot of really great systems over the last 40+ years. Most of them were well out of my price range. Brands that always impressed me & were relatively practical were Proac & Sonus Faber. I always loved their musical presentation. I always loved planar/electrostatic/ribbon panels but couldn't justify their cost or live with their placement needs. I remember lusting after the big Apogees for a long time! Best system I've ever owned? SOTA Sapphire turntable w/ SME IV tonearm & Linn Asak(?) MC cartridge, Mark Levinson 26S preamp, Mark Levinson 532H amplifier, Sony SA7ES cd player. I had my speakers custom made by Zalytron. The mains were Cabasse drivers (2-6.5" & 1" dome in a D'appolito configuration) & the 2 subs were two 12" Vieta woofers each in an isobaric configuration. The system was -3 @ 18hz. It was the most cost efficient way for me to get the sound I was aiming for & that was the Wilson Wamm (I used to listen to them a lot!). They came pretty damn close with a soundstage that you could literally close your eyes & walk through! They only fell short on treble extension. My total cost for those speakers was $2800 ($1300/$1500) so I was well ahead of the game!
Dec 16, 2018
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