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John,
Thank you very much for taking the time to visit our room at T.H.E. Show Las Vegas 2012.
The Granada G2 loudspeaker is a three way active, dsp crossed over, open baffle loudspeaker with room correction. As such it requires 6 channels of amplification. This was the first time that we elected to exhibit with tube amplification for the mid range drivers and tweeters. To be precise, the APL 833TNT push-pull 833 200wpc amplifiers were driving the mid range, while the Wavac single ended directly heated triode MD805 Mk II 60wpc amplifiers were driving the tweeters. Two 500 watt solid state modules are supplied in the Lotus Group X-1 crossover box provided with the G2 to drive the woofers.
Other key equipment included the Wavac PR-T1 all tube 3 chassis Pre-amplifier and the SMc VRE-1C Pre-amplifier designed by Steve McCormack, which is solid state. We traded back and forth between these two units during the course of the show. Thank you for taking the time to lets us demonstrate both units for you while you were in the room. Also in use was the Wavac LCR-X2 all tube Phonostage and the Hanss T-60 turntable, Durand Talea tonearm and the Lyra Olympus cartridge. Cabling was by PranaWire.