"The differences it makes under any and all components are unmistakable and entirely for the better. …..I’ll give you one example, which can stand in for all the components I’ve used a quartet of the Centerstage 2M ’s with. You wouldn’t think that footers would have a profound effect on the sonics of a world-class tape deck such as the Metaxas & amp; Sins Tourbillon T-RX (which, along with the United Home Audio Super Deck, was already the most lifelike source component I’d ever heard). But you’d be wrong...."

"The quality of improvement and enhancement that these game-changing footers offer in the realms of better extension, definition, and speed, at both extremes, of tonal purity, dynamic prowess, both macro and micro, and especially those of resolution, soundstaging, imaging, and the resultant immersiveness they engender, are benefits that you simply may not be able to achieve or replicate in any other way, even with a doubling, or tripling, of your investment in your components! Read that again because I’m deadly serious."

"Returning on the 10th day was, in a word, an "awakening." This was no snake oil trick or self-inflicted sales pitch, but a genuine quantum leap in fidelity, with perhaps the largest revelation being an almost non-existent noise floor. Along with a pitch-black background and increased ambient air, familiar reference sources introduced previously unheard personality and convincing authenticity, bringing forth an exciting energy and sense of realism to the musical experience."

"Almost immediately I hear a more relaxed sound, like your osteopath loosening a blockage in your back. The old CS2 version “sounded“ really, really good, the new CS2M makes a jump to outstanding."

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Destination Audio's Malta (Listening Bar)
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The Destination Audio Listening Bar (part 1) Recent years have seen a decline in most on-the-town venues. The pandemic has had quite a breadth of casualties, first and foremost in human terms, but also in terms of businesses succumbing to the varied land mines, be they from lack of an audience, to a lack of workers and or a depletion of supply.

Happily, in complete disregard to these trends has been the steady growth of the listening bar. So have you, dear dyed-in-the-wool audiophile, been to a ‘listening bar’? I imagine if you are on these pages and have yet to attend one, that one is not too far off in your future. Such is their proliferation in the market-place. To that end, Behold an early rendering of the Destination Audio Malta in a cheesy Las Vegas Bar setting.

Yes, there is a real bar in the works with a Destination Audio System planned for installation in 2023-24. It is a ridiculous, massively sized system as the establishments cubic feet require. Updates will be added at intervals of production.

In this world of 'What’s Best', it’s unlikely that we’d find too many of the systems in these establishments as testaments to that moniker. Many began with something from a home system that grew over time or was crossed with a commercial PA system and spiced up with some familiar blue lights.

For those with a penchant for history, you need look no further than the series of articles from Resistor Mag which give a history of the Kissa Bars as they began in Japan. Chasing the history of these bars is a rabbit hole I’ve enjoyed diving down, as well as the emergence of new off-shoots the world over.

These systems remain, for the most part, steeped in vintage ideology, though time has opened the door to a variety of approaches. Here are some pics from non-Japanese establishments around the globe.

Read the full story on the WBF thread here!

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