I don’t know about the other stuff but I would love to hear those Avalons in my room.
If you still spin CDs, this may be the cost no object best option.
On 25th, May, I went to Yongsan Electronic Land, Seoul, Korea.
With this combination, it sounds effortless, very detailed with clear focus, deep and wide soundstage.
It is one of the best high end sound that I had ever heard.
The front end was Metronome Kalista Reference 30 year anniversary model.
Ypsilon Aellus monoblocks and PST100 pre amplfiers was used to drive 150K$ Avalon Saga speakers.
http://www.avalonacoustics.com/models_saga.html
The specification of Saga is
Driver Complement:
1" Concave Carbon/Glass Neodymium Tweeter
7" Concave radial magnetic Ceramic Midrange
(2) 13" Nomex Kevlar Generation II Composite Woofers
All drivers utilize proprietary neodymium magnetic technologies.
Sensitivity:
92 dB
Impedance:
4 ohms nominal (3.8 ohms minimum)
Frequency Response:
20Hz to 45kHz
Recommended Amplifier Power:
25 to 500 watts
Wiring Methods:
Dual binding post
Dimensions:
68" high (178 cm)
14.5" wide (37 cm)
17" deep (43 cm)
Weight:
260 pounds each (118 kg each)
Kalista Dreamplay transport and Dac with two separate power supplies look grand.
https://www.hifiplus.com/articles/kalista-dreamplay-cd-transport-and-dac/
This 30 year Anniversary Reference Kalista Dreamplay transport and Dac is not cheap with price tag of 100K$.
But it seems to match the sound of MSB Select II with transport.
I am getting strong temptation to snatch this beauty.
I have to check my bank balance after going back to my home in US.
This is my first encounter with Ypsilon amplifiers and I am also deeply impressed with the quality of its sound and relatively affordable price.
PST100 pre amplifier has both active and passive mode.
Passive give more transparent sound while sacrificing little bit of dynamics.
Yongsan Electronic Land used to house more than 200 high end audio shops about 15 years ago, while it had dwindled to around 100 shops now.
But it is still one of the best place to audition high end audio and vintage audio.
As I go through the top digital systems in Korea, it is getting more difficult to choose one to replace my 10 years old EMMLab Dac2( new price was 9k$).
With this combination, it sounds effortless, very detailed with clear focus, deep and wide soundstage.
It is one of the best high end sound that I had ever heard.
The front end was Metronome Kalista Reference 30 year anniversary model.
Ypsilon Aellus monoblocks and PST100 pre amplfiers was used to drive 150K$ Avalon Saga speakers.
http://www.avalonacoustics.com/models_saga.html
The specification of Saga is
Driver Complement:
1" Concave Carbon/Glass Neodymium Tweeter
7" Concave radial magnetic Ceramic Midrange
(2) 13" Nomex Kevlar Generation II Composite Woofers
All drivers utilize proprietary neodymium magnetic technologies.
Sensitivity:
92 dB
Impedance:
4 ohms nominal (3.8 ohms minimum)
Frequency Response:
20Hz to 45kHz
Recommended Amplifier Power:
25 to 500 watts
Wiring Methods:
Dual binding post
Dimensions:
68" high (178 cm)
14.5" wide (37 cm)
17" deep (43 cm)
Weight:
260 pounds each (118 kg each)
Kalista Dreamplay transport and Dac with two separate power supplies look grand.
https://www.hifiplus.com/articles/kalista-dreamplay-cd-transport-and-dac/
This 30 year Anniversary Reference Kalista Dreamplay transport and Dac is not cheap with price tag of 100K$.
But it seems to match the sound of MSB Select II with transport.
I am getting strong temptation to snatch this beauty.
I have to check my bank balance after going back to my home in US.
This is my first encounter with Ypsilon amplifiers and I am also deeply impressed with the quality of its sound and relatively affordable price.
PST100 pre amplifier has both active and passive mode.
Passive give more transparent sound while sacrificing little bit of dynamics.
Yongsan Electronic Land used to house more than 200 high end audio shops about 15 years ago, while it had dwindled to around 100 shops now.
But it is still one of the best place to audition high end audio and vintage audio.
As I go through the top digital systems in Korea, it is getting more difficult to choose one to replace my 10 years old EMMLab Dac2( new price was 9k$).
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It has two different Dac modes and selectable tube out and SS out. Tube out give more analogue sound while SS out give more transparent sound. |
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMtNSB4H5MbCvLRW_yUOEOl3WRBxcf--Jdo_iBJFwEeTH1i-rg4WsWWn5tp03-W1Q/photo/AF1QipMysRleZBAHky56wooat1tldbJn4HwWEo-lFSJP?key=VjN1SHRiUWYxUGd0dk5qWTVQOEJNNXdMaEZ0RGZB This is the listening room that I had listened to Metronome Kalista Reference CD system. Although I am enamored by the system, I try to find best one under 25k$. I will audition Trinity Dac and Formula HXD Dac with SGM Extreme Server on May 28th. The owner of the shop who let me audition Metronome has high opinion about Trinity Dac. Thus I am also curious how Trinity Dac sounds. |
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