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Excellent, well-controlled bass was one of many strong suits in a room headlined by Vinnie Rossi BRAMA monoblock power amplifiers (gen2 - $59,995/pair) and BRAMA preamplifier (gen2 - $38,995) paired with YG Acoustics Hailey 3 loudspeakers ($63,400/pair).
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No sooner had I finished listening in the Audiophile Zone room than ATC's Leland Leard corralled me into the AGD room. There, Alberto Guerra, AGD President and CEO, introduced me to his AGD/Ocean Way system and discussed the rationale behind his "tube" GaN MOSFET class-D amplifiers.
William Duncan (right), who lives relatively close to me in Sammamish, WA, has been after me for a while to hear Laufer Teknik Product's new offerings. Finally, the opportunity arrived at AXPONA. Sharing the room with John Siau of Benchmark Audio (left), Duncan and Laufer Teknik Products showed The Note ($32,500/pair), a line array speaker designed by Mark Porzilli of Melos vacuum-tube electronics fame. The price includes a SB 3000 subwoofer ($1010 each).
"With openness, take the first step – ALWAYS!" These words were spontaneously written by Jorja Fleezanis in a copy of Paulo Coelho’s The Pilgrimage that she gave me after a lesson at the International Festival-Institute at Round Top in 1999. It must be said that I have taken both that advice and everything written in Mr. Coelho’s book to heart over these years, and I remain profoundly grateful to have met such a phenomenal musician and human being at what was a truly critical time in my development. Musicians worldwide are now remembering Jorja, a beloved musician, orchestra le...