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interesting being here,all the best
The system consisted of Nagra's new CDT transport (price tbd) and DAC ($12,000), the Audion Quattro two-box preamplifier, and Nagra MPA stereo amplifier ($16,000), all connected with Silversmith's Palladium interconnect and speaker cable. (BTW, the box on top of the CDT is the Nagra V two-channel hard-drive recorder ($8800).)
But the sound, the sound—it was relaxed and huge, with tight center fill and depth that went to the horizon. It didn't sound big—it was big. It was powerful and effortless at the same time.
All I could keep saying to myself was, "All this in a room that shouldn't work." Good show!