Tripoint emperor : a breakthrough

Steve Williams said:

Hi Rudolph

Just so I know the pecking order, is the Empress the new top of the line or does that honor still go to the Emperor

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Hello Steve,

The emperor devices are no longer produced due to their labour intensity and the high costs involved. From the emperor two modules exist: the emperor 'ground' and the emperor ac. The emperor is Miguels top of the line product as far as grounding and ac is concerned. Now that the emperor is no longer produced, the prince 'ground' and ac are the current top of the line 'grounding' and ac units. The prince is less labour intensive and less costly to produce, albeit still quite a difficult product to produce. I have not heard the prince 'grounding' and ac devices myself, but if I understand Miguel correctly both emperor products still reign supreme.

Below the prince 'grounding' unit comes the Troy signature. The Troy (signature) put Tripoint Audio on the audio map and is (still) a beautiful unit. Still using one Troy signature in one of my systems and the emperor ground in the other.

The empress is a different product, that is no grounding or ac device. It is a speaker filter that you connect to the backpost of your loudspeakers. As mentioned earlier I have not heard the emress myself, but on the audio exotics website you can find some descriptrions of what the empress is adding to the sound quality. In Hong Kong they have been using the empress in combination with various tube electronics, inter alia the top of the line Zanden products such as the Zanden Chouku amps. Miguel has been using the empress with his solid state amps and apparently the empress does its wonders with tube and solid state devices.

BruceD said:

I Have heard a Live demonstration of the Tripoint Emperor in/out of system while playing an LP ( I understand is a Passive Device but there is a Mains cable protruding that can be removed and replaced instantly)

The Difference is immediate and weighs overwhelming for the Unit in Playback.

It is not subtle

BruceD

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Hello Bruce,

Are you referring to the emperor ground? In my system the latter makes a profound difference for the better.

BruceD said:

Yes indeed

You are indeed blessed to be able to

A : Afford it

B: Deflect the Naysayers--99% have never seen nor heard one in situ

C: Experience the benefits!

Value ?--well unless in our lifetime we get Voltage carrying Wi FI/extra terrestrial or similar Mains Transmission--it will outlast its owner

I agree in the 59 years since I bought my Decca Deram Cartridge--the Emperor is one I wish I COULD afford today

Savour my friend and good listening

BruceD

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Thanks for your kind words Bruce.

Btw, Miguel posted 5 new videos of the empress in action on his facebook page. Enjoy!