Mr Peabody
04-23-2013, 06:28 PM
A local high end shop had a party tonight and hear are my highlights.
* Musical Surroundings, phono stage, outstanding and affordable. The $1200.00 Nova 2 was used with a $18k Clear Audio rig, the sound together was stunning, so my assumption, for the Musical Surroundings to hold it's own like that, it is a great buy at $1200.00. The Musical Surroundings phono stages are battery powered with a rechargeable battery.
* I heard a must have LP on the Clear Audio label, Ozone Percussion Group, I think the title was The Percussion Album, audiophile and a good listen, not just for demo. The percussion is drums, vibes and cymbals playing a catchy tune. I only heard a short bit.
* I heard the Dynaudio Evidence Platinum, as you can expect, very good but I do think they would have benefit from a larger room. They really shined with the $18k Clear Audio front end, Innovation table with Divinchi cart. The new T+A integrated amp drove the Platinums. The integrated is in T+A's new High Voltage line, costing $16k, 300x2 into 8 ohms and Class A up to 40 watts.
* My choice of system I wanted to bring home was an Octave Audio V110 integrated amp driving Dynaudio's new version of the Confidence 2's. Octave Audio is my favorite tube gear, doing everything right IMO. The V110 is about $8300.00 and 110x2 but you can't go by the power rating on these amps, you can't get any 110x2 amp to drive C2's, and a tube amp at that, the Octave Audio is extraordinary no matter the topology.
* Musical Surroundings, phono stage, outstanding and affordable. The $1200.00 Nova 2 was used with a $18k Clear Audio rig, the sound together was stunning, so my assumption, for the Musical Surroundings to hold it's own like that, it is a great buy at $1200.00. The Musical Surroundings phono stages are battery powered with a rechargeable battery.
* I heard a must have LP on the Clear Audio label, Ozone Percussion Group, I think the title was The Percussion Album, audiophile and a good listen, not just for demo. The percussion is drums, vibes and cymbals playing a catchy tune. I only heard a short bit.
* I heard the Dynaudio Evidence Platinum, as you can expect, very good but I do think they would have benefit from a larger room. They really shined with the $18k Clear Audio front end, Innovation table with Divinchi cart. The new T+A integrated amp drove the Platinums. The integrated is in T+A's new High Voltage line, costing $16k, 300x2 into 8 ohms and Class A up to 40 watts.
* My choice of system I wanted to bring home was an Octave Audio V110 integrated amp driving Dynaudio's new version of the Confidence 2's. Octave Audio is my favorite tube gear, doing everything right IMO. The V110 is about $8300.00 and 110x2 but you can't go by the power rating on these amps, you can't get any 110x2 amp to drive C2's, and a tube amp at that, the Octave Audio is extraordinary no matter the topology.