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<p><img class="story_image" src="http://www.stereophile.com/images/2013CAF%2035%20(Joseph).jpg" /></p> There was this guy in the room shared by Joseph Audio, VAS, and VPI (above), and I guess he'd been there for a little while before I came in: big guy, sort of athletic-looking. Jeff Joseph had apparently just played one of his CDs for him, and the guy was stunned. You could tell he wasn't just being polite: "That was . . . <i>really</i> good!" Irrespective of the name over the door, I think we all live for moments like that.
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<img src="http://www.stereophile.com/images/2013CAF%2036%20(CAR).jpg" width="600" border="0" /></p><p>
I've admired for years the vintage-inspired designs of John Wolff and Classic Audio Loudspeakers; at Capital Audiofest, their lens-loaded Hartsfield loudspeaker, now upgraded with proprietary field-coil drivers (regularly $36,500/pair, although the demo pair was available for a show-special price of $27,500), delivered tactile, realistically textured, shockingly clear sound on classical and rock music alike. I was also astounded at how far from one another the Hartsfields could be located in the enormous ballroom setting, while maintaining superb center-fill accuracy and depth. A truly stunning demonstration.
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<img src="http://www.stereophile.com/images/2013CAF%2037%20(Atma).jpg" width="600" border="0" /></p><p>
To drive the Hartsfields, John Wolff alternated between Atma-Sphere's class-A, OTL Novacron monoblocks ($12,000/pair) and the single-ended Allnic T-1500 ($7950), connected with cable products from Purist Audio Designs. Both the Atma-Spheres and the Allnic are among the most beautifully styled audio electronics one can buy, especially the Novacron
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/capital-audiofest-day-three]
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<img src="http://www.stereophile.com/images/2013CAF%2036%20(CAR).jpg" width="600" border="0" /></p><p>
I've admired for years the vintage-inspired designs of John Wolff and Classic Audio Loudspeakers; at Capital Audiofest, their lens-loaded Hartsfield loudspeaker, now upgraded with proprietary field-coil drivers (regularly $36,500/pair, although the demo pair was available for a show-special price of $27,500), delivered tactile, realistically textured, shockingly clear sound on classical and rock music alike. I was also astounded at how far from one another the Hartsfields could be located in the enormous ballroom setting, while maintaining superb center-fill accuracy and depth. A truly stunning demonstration.
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<img src="http://www.stereophile.com/images/2013CAF%2037%20(Atma).jpg" width="600" border="0" /></p><p>
To drive the Hartsfields, John Wolff alternated between Atma-Sphere's class-A, OTL Novacron monoblocks ($12,000/pair) and the single-ended Allnic T-1500 ($7950), connected with cable products from Purist Audio Designs. Both the Atma-Spheres and the Allnic are among the most beautifully styled audio electronics one can buy, especially the Novacron
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/capital-audiofest-day-three]
