Mike Lavigne
Senior Member

50-100 watts. Something like a VAC Signature 200iQ would be amazing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

How interesting. These stories are eye opening. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

You were a skeptic! Glad you got to experience “the real deal”! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Congrats! We love our Aqua LaScala. It’s seriously the best DAC I’ve heard under $10k. R2R + Tubes = yummy. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

I’ve owned both and for me, the 703’s hit way above their price point. They play bigger, more bass and smoother than Sopra 2. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Very nice! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

You need to have at least 10 posts to post links. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Make a list of the rooms you want to hit, starting with 352 and 602. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

https://absolutehiend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Magico-S3-TAS-2023.pdf?mibextid=kdkkhi Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Welcome Tom! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Yes, MSL is the most underrated family of cartridges around. People don’t know how many cartridges they make for other companies - like Air Tight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

704’s are great. I bet they sounded nice with tubes! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

scroll and read over this link to features of the T1 which has diagrams illustrating how the drive system works. the motor unit sits underneath the plinth, not touching the plinth. the power supply chassis sits on another shelf and connects to...

Anything from Shunyata - Venom X and above. Alpha NR v2 is what we use on our N200. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

here are a few more..... picture #1 shows the very serious power supply, plus the shelf above waiting for the G1X master clock to arrive. picture #2 shows the T1 without the arm installed. picture #3 shows the rear of the T1 with the power...

here are a few pictures of my just arrived yesterday Esoteric Grandioso T1 turntable.

that could be right. would not surprise me. i will do that in a few minutes. makes sense the G1X clock would improve the performance of the clock inside the turntable power supply. but would the effect be easily audible as better?

i bought one, my Esoteric Grandioso T1 arrived yesterday, put it together last night and listened. very happy with what i'm hearing. very impressed by the build quality, the magnetic drive system is ingenious. i'm just getting to know it. the T1...

Thank you. I had a very excited Euro dealer friend call me and rave about them. We started communicating early in 2022. We had evaluation pairs throughout 2022 and countless discussions. We inked the deal for Jan 1, 2023. Sent from my...

Congrats on the new home! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Designed in Switzerland. Manufactured in Vietnam. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Florida Audio Expo HiFi Highlights! - FLAX Audiophile Show Coverage 2023! - YouTube Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Final Florida audio show report: Interviews with Pass Labs, Hegel, Shunyata Research, and Clarisys! - YouTube Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

No hybrid here. Could be a browser setting I’m guessing? Try something else. We will bring the forum up to the 21st century (LOL) later this year. I’m still looking at options. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

True. A few things. They kept asking me and Irv is a great guy. They will have some new things coming - nudge, nudge, wink, wink and we are showing together at Axpona and their stuff sounds GREAT! The funny story is that Irv has been asking me...

Congrats! Good moves. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

It sure is. When another dealer told me his nightmare stories with them, I honestly thought it was him. Nope. It’s not. Nobody is perfect, but I will defend our customers to the end when I know there is not an ounce of wrong doing. David...

One of the stupidest accusations deserves an appropriate response. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

When you accuse our customer of plugging RCA cables into a wall outlet (the stupidest thing I’ve heard in 40 years of audio), rather than look at the likely real cause - your tech likely touched the circuit board with a soldering gun with the unit...

Clarisys Auditorium Frequency Range and Impedance Graph. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

$5000. $2500 CHEAPER than the U1. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

????????: Clarisys Audio x Goldmund?????? - YouTube Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Barry, the Opera is being redesigned at this time and hence why we don’t even have it on our price sheet. It’s the last to get the redesign and Neo treatment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

P10 for sure! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Peaks. 73hz was the worst. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

P8 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Suncoast Audio, Clarisys, Hegel, Pass Labs, Rega, Lumin, Aurender, Shunyata, Critical Mass Systems | FLAX '23 | INDULGR Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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Yes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

If anyone is interested, I made our show playlist available on Qobuz. Just search under playlists: “Suncoast Audio - Florida Show” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Apologies for not responding sooner. It’s been a quite crazy since the Florida show and all the planning now for our three rooms at Axpona. 8 pairs of Clarisys sold and Block systems has also kept us busy! Anyway, to answer your question: with...

Thank you to The Absolute Sound Andrew Quint selecting the Clarisys Audio rooms in their top rooms show report. “Both models—the Auditorium in a large space and the Minuets in a typical hotel guest room—manifested pretty much limitless dynamic...

Shunyata Research's Caelin Gabriel talks ALTAIRA Grounding System at Florida Intl. Audio Expo 2023 - YouTube Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Florida International Audio Expo 2023 | Tracking Angle Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Andy, the biggest misnomer is that people think subs are just for “bass”. The biggest effect of multiple subs is to even out room nodes. I have four giant B&W DB1D’s in a 14 x 20 room. NOT for bass, but because my room is so challenging with...

My friend Jeff took these photos. Hope you guys can access ok: Florida International Audio Expo - 02/17/2023 to 02/19/2023 - Google Photos Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro