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Research into neurochemical chemical reactions and limbic responses can only mean one thing: Single malt Scotch every day at tea time. Roy Hall will probably sue for infringement.
The company has been working with scientists to understand neurochemical reactions to different source material. "We've discovered a threshold of authenticity which you must exceed to evoke a limbic response," I was told.
Using the striking Verastarr Audio SSA-644 6-channel power amp ($6000); VTL TL 5.5 Signature preamplifier; Atma-Sphere M-60 MkIII tube monoblocks; and Verastarr Grand Illusion Signature power cords, Nemesis X speaker cables, and Grand Illusion Signature RCA interconnects, the system was very impressive. The fullness of sound on Reference Recordings' classic rendition of Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances was as full as the percussion on Chesky's Marta Gomez debut disc was crisp, deep, and quick. I'd love to hear this system in a larger room. A most auspicious show debut.