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Our Visit to Bart and Meta
Yesterday, myself and my significant other payed a visit to Bart and Meta's abode.
First things first...desserts cooked by Meta are Epic and worthy of anybody's bucketlist. Meta had prepared a moelluex chocolat cake, and I kid you not, the first bite induced an instant chocolat high, tickling pleasure centers in the brain I wasn't even aware of I had. Bart and Meta live in a beautiful house filled with art, books and music. For pictures of the listening area I recommend following thread http://www.audioaficionado.org/showthread.php?t=38497 The room is actually bigger than the pictures would suggest. Their Burmester CD Player, Tuner and Power Supply are jewels of engineering perfection. The Halgorythme tube pre-amp and tube Class A amps are astounding displays of craftmanship and offer exceptional value. If the amps would have been hidden I would have assumed them to be solid state amps, as they do not colour the sound with any euphonics. The self effacing Vivid speaker present a wide and deep soundstage and when playing an audiophile direct mic recording it became instantly obvious what this system was capable of. The listening area counts lots of big glass surface area's and it will be interesting to hear what room treatment will contribute to an even better music delivery. As the linked thread documents, the only thing constraining the full potential of this system is the room. The whole system exudes pride of ownership and we are grateful we had the opportunity to have a small taste of the fruits of this accomplishment. During the 2 hour drive back home we carried with us this great experience as a blanket, having spent time in this "feel good" zone. Thank you Bart and Meta...and to be continued Last edited by JemHadar; 02-05-2017 at 10:00 AM. |
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Very nice write-up of your visit, thanks for sharing.
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Tony D'Agostino Momentum S250 MxV & HD pre; Linn Klimax Organik DSM, SonicTransporter, EtherRegen; Acoustic Signature Typhoon Neo, Koetsu RSP, Boulder 1108; Sf Il Cremonese; Shunyata Everest, Altaira, Sigma & Alpha v2 |
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Cool, thanks for sharing.
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Glad to see our friends in Belgium sharing the listening experience and much more!
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Sources: Vinyl: Clearaudio Innovation Wood turntable with 9" Universal tonearm, Da Vinci V2 cartridge, Stillpoints SS & Stillpoints clamp, McIntosh MVP 901, Apple Mac mini via Benchmark DAC 1, Aurender N100C via Schiit Yggdrasil Control: McIntosh C1100, Mcintosh MX151 Power: Mcintosh MC2301s (front), McIntosh MC501 (center), Mcintosh MC402 (rear) Speakers: Sonus Faber Amati Futura (front and back), SF Vox center Power/connections: PS Audio Power Port receptacles, RGPC 400 pro (2) WireWorld interconnects and speaker cable |
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It is nice to see forum members enjoying the company of others.
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Michael 4K QLED|Aerial Acoustics|McIntosh D100 - MC501 - MX151|Bluesound|Schiit|Wyrd4Sound
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Jacques.......What a lovely description of your time with Bart and Meta. I am positive they also enjoyed your visit to their home. Just looking at the photo of Meta's moelluex chocolate cake caused me to salivate.
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Dan STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113 VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A |
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That cake looks absolutely amazing! And I'm sure the music was just as amazing with Bart's Halgorythme amps, Vivid speakers and wonderful taste in music.
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I, too, love it when AAers get together. Bravo to all!
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Jacques and Liesbeth, it was a lovely afternoon and evening yesterday.
Thank you for your very friendly description. This crazy hobby of ours is not understood by many. Having the opportunity to talk about cables, tweaks and other audio things is precious. And the conversation even went further than audiophile territory. Good sign! Looking forward to further developing friendship! Liesbeth and you are both fine people. Glad to know you.
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Stereo: Hegel H590, Grimm Audio MU1, Mola Mola Tambaqui, Burmester 948 - V3 & V6 racks, Vivid Audio G2 Giyas, REL Carbon Special (pair), Silent Angel Bonn N8 Ethernet Switch & Forester F1, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse IC and SE SC, Furutech Digiflux AV: Hegel C-53, Marantz AV8802A, Oppo BDP-203EU, Pioneer Kuro 60", Vivid Audio C1 & V1w's, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, SE & E Second system (veranda): Halgorythme preamp and monoblocks, Burmester 061, Avalon Avatar, Sharkwire & Wireworld cables |
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