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Old 01-25-2016, 04:31 PM
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Old 01-25-2016, 04:34 PM
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The mighty mono blocks:

Meta also finds tubes photogenic, especially since we have them at home ourselves.
... Halgorythme tubes thread in the make!
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Old 01-25-2016, 04:42 PM
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In which color are we going to order our Neoliths?!




The big room was constantly crowded.
Brandon Lauer told me he saw more persons this weekend than on his whole tour through France.
He was happy: "Very enthusiastic audiophiles here!"

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Old 01-25-2016, 04:51 PM
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So, what was my conclusion after hearing this system (and going back to it a couple of times)?

I immediately said to Sammy, after only a couple of minutes: "This sounds right!".
Very good marriage between the tubes and the electrostats.
Martin Logan can sound a bit harsh when not paired with the right equipment.
Here it was okay, even better than with Accuphase gear during the Brussels Hifi Show.
Stefan, more about him later didn't agree: he found that system in Brussels one of the best.

Absolutely effortless, great detail, and a high degree of naturalness.
The musicians a bit larger than life, but not in a disturbing way.
Imaging good, depth and width, it was all there.
Hell, I guess I could even live with this system.
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Old 01-25-2016, 05:06 PM
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Second system:




ML Summit X
AR Ref 75, REF 5, CD6




Also here lots of listeners.
I you look well, you'll see some B&W 803D3s, some Burmester and PMC speakers in a corner.
In his stores, there is a tremendous amount of gear in every corner.




The gear:













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Wow. Excellent pictures and report. Great to see American equipment showcased so well in Europe.

Thanks, Bart.

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By the way...Lawrence, Kansas, where Martin Logan is based, is near where I live.
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Old 01-25-2016, 05:20 PM
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This system was good to excellent.
Very precise imaging, the voices had an enormous amount of texture.
The small spot wasn't huge, but still acceptable.
Small minus points: on bass heavy pieces, I could hear the enclosure of the woofer.
This album is a torture for every system, and I like to torture systems:



I'm used to hearing it totally uncolored, and here, the speaker came into the picture.

With the album "Ella & Louis", Louis' trumpet and Ella's voice were too low: instead of 5 to 6 feet, the soundstage was only 4' high.

Still a fine combination with AR:

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AV: Hegel C-53, Marantz AV8802A, Oppo BDP-203EU, Pioneer Kuro 60", Vivid Audio C1 & V1w's, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, SE & E
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Old 01-25-2016, 05:27 PM
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Next room:





ML Montis
AR GSi75 integrated
CEC CD Player





This beauty stayed untouched:





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AV: Hegel C-53, Marantz AV8802A, Oppo BDP-203EU, Pioneer Kuro 60", Vivid Audio C1 & V1w's, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, SE & E
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Old 01-25-2016, 05:30 PM
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The amp had no problems to drive the electrostats.







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