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No doubt about it, Sangram
knows his stuff. He has one of the widest first-hand experiences with
various high-end gear, a verifiable walking resource :). It is always
a pleasure and privilege as well to hear what he has, and we've learned
a lot too. And when it comes to integrating a system into a room, he
has proven to be an expert.
This system is a wonderful all-rounder, one
that definitely floats our boat - fast, dynamic, gutsy and powerful,
articulate bass. Not for the faint-hearted - it shakes the foundation,
but in a very enjoyable way, without bass problems in the small room. A
big system that delivers the goods. The first track on Felipe de la
Rosa's "Flamenco Fever" LP from M&K was magical - and it's not even one
of those super-explosive tracks from the album, just a normal
traditional song. Janis Ian's "Breaking Silence" track is definitely a
show-stopper in this system.
The above is a description of the system
with just a budget phono cartridge. The introduction of the
Jan Allaerts MC1B phono cartridge makes
this system one of the best we have ever heard. The texture, the
layering, the timbre, etc. in this system are stunningly rendered, it
gives new meaning to the "artist is in the room" experience.
A tribute to vinyl and the Scheu
turntable - even with just the cheap Audio-Technica OC9 cartridge
alone, the analog gear in this system convincingly outperformed
high-quality CD players in the system like Linn CD 12, DCS Elgar/Purcell,
Burmester, Esoteric, etc.
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