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<p><img class="story_image" src="http://www.stereophile.com/images/042113-Innovative-600.jpg" /></p>
As they had in <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/innovative-innovative-audio">2012</a>, Manhattan dealer Innovative Audio both participated in the Chester Group's <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/category/ny-audio-show-2013">NY Audio Show</a> and held an open house at their 58th Street location after the show closed Friday and Saturday.
<p>While Innovative's rooms at the Show had featured <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/innovative-audio-three-men-and-awesome-system">Wilson Alexias</a> and <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/beautiful-friendship">Sasha W/Ps</a>, driven by D'Agostino and Lamm/VTL electronics, at the store they had set up Wilson Alexandria XLFs driven by VTL Siegfried monoblocks and hooked up with Transparent cables, Sasha W/Ps powered by Spectral electronics, and Wilson Sophia 3s, driven by VTL's new fully balanced S-200 Signature stereo amplifier ($10,000), TL-6.5 Signature preamp, and the new TP-2.5 Performance phono preamp ($1850), with a Linn LP12 as source and again Transparent cables.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.stereophile.com/images/042113-VTLWilson-600.jpg" width="600" border="0" /></p>
<p>I have reported before how impressive the sound of the big XLFs is in Innovative's big room, but I spent most time on my Saturday evening visit to Innovative listening to the Sophia 3s ($17,900/oair). The low frequencies were a little generous, though with superb definition, but the system took me deep into the music with Shelby Lynne's reading of "Just a Little Lovin'."</p>
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/open-house-innovative-audio]
As they had in <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/innovative-innovative-audio">2012</a>, Manhattan dealer Innovative Audio both participated in the Chester Group's <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/category/ny-audio-show-2013">NY Audio Show</a> and held an open house at their 58th Street location after the show closed Friday and Saturday.
<p>While Innovative's rooms at the Show had featured <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/innovative-audio-three-men-and-awesome-system">Wilson Alexias</a> and <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/beautiful-friendship">Sasha W/Ps</a>, driven by D'Agostino and Lamm/VTL electronics, at the store they had set up Wilson Alexandria XLFs driven by VTL Siegfried monoblocks and hooked up with Transparent cables, Sasha W/Ps powered by Spectral electronics, and Wilson Sophia 3s, driven by VTL's new fully balanced S-200 Signature stereo amplifier ($10,000), TL-6.5 Signature preamp, and the new TP-2.5 Performance phono preamp ($1850), with a Linn LP12 as source and again Transparent cables.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.stereophile.com/images/042113-VTLWilson-600.jpg" width="600" border="0" /></p>
<p>I have reported before how impressive the sound of the big XLFs is in Innovative's big room, but I spent most time on my Saturday evening visit to Innovative listening to the Sophia 3s ($17,900/oair). The low frequencies were a little generous, though with superb definition, but the system took me deep into the music with Shelby Lynne's reading of "Just a Little Lovin'."</p>
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/open-house-innovative-audio]