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02-08-2014, 03:46 PM
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Welcome to my house - Focal and Peachtree Audio
I'd like to welcome to my home and to my life a couple of new things that have just been delivered . . .
A pair of Focal Electra 1007b speakers - from a dealer's NOS (new old stock) - Beryllium tweeter, stand mounted speaker. They sound darn nice. I've had them plugged in where the Sonus Faber Guarneri Mementos usually stay, and I'm very happily impressed. I have them sitting on a pair of Focal stands that were originally made for the pair of J.M. Labs/Focal Micro Utopia Be speakers I used to own. And also brand new is . . . . A Peachtree Audio Nova 125 Integrated Amp/DAC - haven't yet unboxed this little jewel but at its price point it is a sure winner (great reviews and I did hear one before buying it. These items will form the basis for a system I'm putting together at a vacation house. I'll use either my existing OPPO BDP-95 or my Lexacon RT-20 for music and movies, and the Peachtree Audio piece will allow me to use a variety of computer based music sources - about which I know absolutely nothing. Any suggestions or comments will be greatly appreciated (except I'd rather not hear comments about what I should have bought - because I already own this stuff) .  . 
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....  I have a record player and a cd player and some other stuff that sounds pretty good. MAIN SYSTEM: . . . Audio Physic Caldera III Loudspeakers, Spectral DMC 30SL Preamp, Spectral DMA 250 Amp, Spectral/MIT interconnects and speaker cable, Basis Debut V Vacuum turntable, Walker Precision Speed Controller, Graham tonearm, [B]Koetsu Rosewood or Grado Statement 1 Cartridges, PASS - X-ono Phono Stage, Esoteric K03 CD/SACD Player, Lexicon RT-20 Universal Player, Exact Power EP-15A & SP-15A power regeneration and conditioning devices. Symposium Acoustics Svelte pads & RollerBlock Jr's under speakers. ASC Tube Traps, Arcici Suspense Rack System, OPPO and Cambridge Streaming Devices. DOWNSTAIRS SYSTEM: . . . Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento Speakers, JL Audio F112 Sub, McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, McIntosh MVP871 Universal Disc Player, OPPO BDP-105 Blu-Ray Player, VPI Scoutmaster with periphery ring clamp, VPI SDS Motor Drive, Koetsu Pro IV, or Clearaudio Discovery Cartridges, Mark Levinson No. 25s phono stage, Wadia 170i Transport with a Meridian Bitstream 203 DAC, VPI HW-17 Pro Record Cleaning Machine, Five Richard Gray RGPC 400 devices scattered around the two systems, Arcici Suspense Rack System, Discovery Essence and Essential Cables, 14,000 ± LPs . 
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02-08-2014, 03:55 PM
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Congratulations Julian!
I heard the Peachtree Nova 125 with B&W CM5's and it sounded fantastic. So good I almost purchased both but literally have no where to put it. Trying to convince a buddy at work that HE NEEDS THIS little set up. Would love to hear your impressions once you get up and running.
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02-08-2014, 04:14 PM
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Julian...that is some beautiful gear!!!
I listened to a Nova 125 drive some Aerial Acoustic Model 5B's late last year and was impressed with the quality the 125 brought to that pairing. It takes a robust, high quality amp to bring out the best in those speakers. After listening to them hooked up to a generic, standard quality AVR, I was amazed at how the 125 opened up the soundstage, providing clarity and crisp delivery of each and every note. Well played!
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02-08-2014, 04:23 PM
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Julian.... Congrats my Friend !! beautiful choice. Life is good !!  Enjoy them in great health. "...(except I'd rather not hear comments about what I should have bought - because I already own this stuff)" gave me a good laugh ! 
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There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats Albert Schweitzer
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02-09-2014, 02:41 AM
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Congratulations, great products.
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02-09-2014, 08:09 AM
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I'm listening to the Focal 1007 be speakers as I write this . . . currently installed in my "upstairs" system, and they sound amazingly good. So good, in fact, that I'm a little reluctant to move the Sonus Faber Guarneri Mementos back into place.
The Focals don't sound "better" but they do sound "different" (and I like "different" from time to time) They soundstage beautifully with superb imaging. Very wide stage with excellent height and depth. Tonality is very "true to life" and instruments and voices sound quite real and correct. Highs, lows, and midrange are all there and leave very little to be desired. My JL Audio F112 sub woofer is still connected, and the Focals mate well with it, but when I switch it off, the low bass sound is still quite good from the little Focals. For about ¼th the price of the Sonus Fabers, these Focals are very impressive and I think I'll be very pleased when they reach their final destination - in the Tennessee mountains. And, I can't wait to pair them up with the Peachtree Nova 125 integrated.
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.... I have a record player and a cd player and some other stuff that sounds pretty good. MAIN SYSTEM: . . . Audio Physic Caldera III Loudspeakers, Spectral DMC 30SL Preamp, Spectral DMA 250 Amp, Spectral/MIT interconnects and speaker cable, Basis Debut V Vacuum turntable, Walker Precision Speed Controller, Graham tonearm, [B]Koetsu Rosewood or Grado Statement 1 Cartridges, PASS - X-ono Phono Stage, Esoteric K03 CD/SACD Player, Lexicon RT-20 Universal Player, Exact Power EP-15A & SP-15A power regeneration and conditioning devices. Symposium Acoustics Svelte pads & RollerBlock Jr's under speakers. ASC Tube Traps, Arcici Suspense Rack System, OPPO and Cambridge Streaming Devices. DOWNSTAIRS SYSTEM: . . . Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento Speakers, JL Audio F112 Sub, McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, McIntosh MVP871 Universal Disc Player, OPPO BDP-105 Blu-Ray Player, VPI Scoutmaster with periphery ring clamp, VPI SDS Motor Drive, Koetsu Pro IV, or Clearaudio Discovery Cartridges, Mark Levinson No. 25s phono stage, Wadia 170i Transport with a Meridian Bitstream 203 DAC, VPI HW-17 Pro Record Cleaning Machine, Five Richard Gray RGPC 400 devices scattered around the two systems, Arcici Suspense Rack System, Discovery Essence and Essential Cables, 14,000 ± LPs .
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02-09-2014, 11:13 AM
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Congratulations Julian, very nice kit.
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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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