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I really wanted to hear Marten speakers this AXPONA again. Darn.
Marten speakers = Best naming convention ever.
The exquisite EAT Fortissimo S turntable and F Note Tonearm with EAT Jo No 8 MC Cartridge ($13,799 w/o cart) fed an EAT E-Glo phono stage ($8999). The brand spanking new Ferrum Wandla "The DAC" ($2795) and Ferrum Hypsos PS ($1195), plus a Grimm MU1 Streamer ($12,500, Roon Core and Roon End Point integrated), played their roles, all commanding a dual-chassis Jadis JPS2 line preamplifier ($17,700) into a pair of 160Wpc Jadis J200 M ii monoblocks ($41,900/pair). These components have been around since the 1990s; Jadis has been quietly refining them in the background ever since.
The music found its final sonic destination in a gorgeous pair of Marten Mingus Quintet 2 loudspeakers ($74,995/pair, below), one of the finest-sounding speakers at AXPONA. Jorma and Atlas cables sealed the deal.
Listening to various choral music, jazz, and the like, my notes stated "warm, immediate, human" and "occasionally lit-up top-end." "Pungent strings, mad momentum, lovely layering." Heaven in glass bottles and silver and gold boxes.
I really wanted to hear Marten speakers this AXPONA again. Darn.
Marten speakers = Best naming convention ever.