Continuing our coverage of T.H.E. Show, photos by Dave Clark, words by me, additional words by Dave as noted.
Sanders Sound System.
This room insisted, "No pictures!" Okay...
Esoteric: Grandioso P1X transport, Grandioso D1X monoblock DAC, N-03T network audio transport, Grandioso G1 rubidium master clock, Grandioso C1 preamplifier, Grandioso S1 amplifier. Von Schweikert Audio Endeavor E-5 MKII loudspeakers.
Gorgeous Von Schweikert Endeavor, always sounds amazing!
Common Wave Hi-Fi. Harbeth Super HL5 Plus. NAD M50.2 music server, M10, streaming integrated amplifier. Nagra Classic preamplifier, Classic tube DAC, PSU power supply, Classic amplifier, VPS valve phono stage, FVS, vibration free support Classic series. Pear Audio Blue Kid Thomas turntable. Shunyata Research power conditioning and cables. A very nice sounding room.
The Harbeth HL5 Plus.
Pear Audio Blue Kid Thomas belt driven turntable with Cornet 2 tonearm, and Nagra electronics.
Nagra Classic amplifier.
More Nagra in the Common Wave room, see above for details.
In the second room from Common Wave Hi-Fi, Larsen 8 loudspeakers.
Pear Audio Blue Captain John Handy SE turntable, Reference preamplifier with phono stage, Reverence monoblock amplifiers, Elemental integrated amplifier. Also Pneuance Audio pheupod NP-1 and NP-2. Shunyata research power conditioning and cables.
The Pear Audio Blue John Handy SE turntable.
Alisa Lapidus of Common Wave Hi-Fi. Guilty admission: as I age I have a hard time recognizing people at shows, especially people I haven't seen in a while. But, for some reason I recognized Alisa immediately, even though it has been years since we last saw one another. Later on I figured it out, Alisa and I are birthday twins, we share the same birthday!
Alaia Audio, the Elahi loudspeaker.
Turntable in the Alaia Audio room.
AGD Productions, Ocean Way Audio, The Audiophile Zone.
There was not an equipment list for this room.
Katli Audio. Usher Audio TD-10 loudspeakers and SD-500 monitors. Triangle Art Master Reference turntable with Osiris Makassar arm. Accuphase DP-750 SACD player. Conrad Johnson amplification. Cables by Cardas Audio.
Elite AV Dsitribution, Furutech.
Elite AV Distribution, Furutech, Kuzma, HRT, L'Art Du Son, Relaxa, Plinius, Manly Labs.
More Furutech in the Elite AV room.