First thought: That's Vinnie Rossi? Boy, he sure has upped his visual profile, with prices and sound quality to match. Through Vinnie Rossi's Brama preamplifier ($34,500; above) and Brama amplifier (also $34,500, and also above), an MQA version of Ravel's String Quartet in F major sounded absolutely gorgeous. Ditto for Gregory Porter's "Hey Laura." This was superior sound, even from the room's less-than-ideal back row.
As I left while another Duke Ellington track played—yes, Duke Ellington made music in as many rooms as AudioQuest at T.H.E. Show—I producd multiple mental cheers for the Meitner MA-3 DAC/streamer ($10,500) that I reviewed in June; Neodio Origine S2 Ultimate CD player ($24,900; above), Bowers & Wilkins 802D4 loudspeakers ($28,000/pair) with DB1D subwoofers (2 x $5899), AudioQuest Niagara 5000 power conditioner ($5500) and FireBird/Hurricane cable complement, and Harmonic Resolution Systems stands and accessories.
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