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Joachim Gerhard kneels beside his very attractive Amerigo loudspeaker ($5500/pair). The Amerigo is a 3-way bass reflex design with a 0.8" dome ring radiator tweeter and proprietary 6" midrange and 8" bass drivers. Gerhard uses expensive birch plywood because he feels it sounds better than MDF.
If you see this man, DO NOT approach him. Note your location and call your local authorities immediately. We have reason to suspect he is armed and dangerous.
I kid, I kid.
I enjoyed spending some time with Immedia's Allen Perkins. He is a kind, thoughtful, and interesting fellow. If you see him, be sure to introduce yourself and go out of your way to listen to his gear.
I was very happy to finally meet Modwright Instruments' Dan Wright, possibly best known for his Modwright "Truth" modifications to popular components such as the Sony '9000ES universal player and Logitech Transporter.
Here we see him with his new KWA-150 power amplifier.
And here's that sexy Modwright-modified "Truth" Transporter with its tubed analog stage. Transporter owners can have their units modified for $2000, plus shipping; Modwright provides new units for $3800. All Modwright modifications are only available factory-direct.
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See that little blue box filled with wondrous, glowing tubes? That's the first piece in JoLida's new Glass Fx Series of affordable components aimed at younger music lovers.
JoLida's JD10 integrated stereo tube amp ($399!) is housed in safety-rated glass and features a chassis available in black, blue, or silver. The remote-controlled JD10 is rated to deliver 10Wpc into 8 ohms and provides two line inputs, a side panel input for MP3 players, and a headphone output. An iPod dock is in the works. In addition, JoLida's Michael Allen told me that they're…
Something funny happened to me when I walked into the Marriott's Room 422. I had been feeling particularly stressed and particularly drained, and I really didn't want to listen to any more music or exude any more pleasantries. But I was suddenly relieved of all that negative energy—seriously, I could feel it!—upon walking into Room 422.
It was kind of miraculous.
And you would hope for miracles from a system that costs a zillion dollars.
Not a zillion, really. But close. Room 422 was home to Santa Fe Audio, The Signal Collection, and Covenant…
Hey, have you met Frank Schroeder?
Frank, these are the Stereophile readers. Stereophile readers, this is Frank Schroeder.
Look at that smile! I mean, have you ever seen a more charming smile? That smile could win a zillion bucks. Doesn't it just make you want to smile right along with him? Doesn't it make you wonder what his tonearms are like?
Frank Shroeder makes tonearms. They are as exquisite as his smile.
Newcomer Virtue Audio made its debut at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest showing a colorful collection of affordable Tripath amplifiers. The 45Wpc Audiophile One ($249) integrated amp was engineered by Audience's Roger Sheker and uses VirtuCap input capacitors designed for Virtue by Audience. Inside the chassis, you'll find the cutest little heat pipe designed to maximize space and keep things cool. On the rear panel, propeller post binding posts makes making connections easy, and the amp's aluminum chassis is available in five bold colors (black velvet, snow [a kind of frosty white],…
And it's always a pleasure to catch up with Music Direct's Besflores Nievera.
What a name! It's like a song.
Here we see Bes standing proudly beside the new Avid Diva 2 ($3000 including Jelco tonearm). Along with Focal 928 loudspeakers (now on sale from Music Direct at 50% off retail for $2750/pair) and dashing Marantz electronics, the sound was excellent.
Old and young—I mean, young and younger—dirtying their fingers and nourishing their souls, digging through the crates of vinyl.