Sunday, March 5th, 2017
We will be meeting at Allen Richards' place this Sunday. Allen has two unique systems in two different listening rooms. He is very pleased with the very new Tekton Double Impact loudspeakers ( 99 dB efficiency) driven by the Prima Luna Dialogue Premium Tube Integrated and the new Bluesound Node 2 streaming Tidal MQA.
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SYSTEM 1:
PS AUDIO DIRECTSTREAM DAC PS AUDIO DIRECTSTREAM MEMORY PLAYER McIntosh MC2300 Tube preamp McIntosh MC402 Amplifier Magnepan 3.7i Speakers Mye Sound 3.7 Stands REL 505 Subwoofer MG Audio Speaker cable Luxman T-117 Tuner Sony HD Radio Tuner PS Audio Power Plant Premier |
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This is a great opportunity to hear the current Magnepan 3.7i speakers with the well-regarded dedicated Mye Sound stands and a REL subwoofer no less. The McIntosh amp is conservatively rated at 400/w/ch at 8 ohms and the Magnepan 3.7i is a 4 ohm load, so plenty of power to drive these here! And the top of the line PS Audio digital front end.
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System 2: This system works as both a 2 channel system with the Prima Luna tube integrated amp or as a Home Theater system with the Anthem electronics. Tekton Design Double Impact Loudspeakers Primaluna Dialogue Premium Integrated Oppo 105 CD Player Bluesound Node 2 with Tidal MQA Streaming Home Theater set up Anthem 720 Preamp-Processor Anthem MCA 5 Channel Amplifier Oppo 95 Panasonic Front Projector |
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Tekton Design is a speaker company that sells direct with a 30-day return policy and has been getting a lot more recent attention. The Double Impact speaker features their latest patented technology, is 99 db efficient (not a horn!), and sells for $3000/pr. Here is a recent rave review:
http://www.tektondesign.com/index.html
Allen is very enthusiastic about these speakers and the Bluesound Node 2 streaming Tidal with MQA (at last!). This is a great opportunity to hear the very latest in exciting new audio technology products.
Be sure to bring along your favorite music on CD for System 1 and any disc format for System 2.
Look forward to seeing you all Sunday! It's not that far and you'll be glad you did.