Kerem Kucukaslan, the gracious and warm founder of Absolare, was showing his brand new Absolare Passion Hybrid Monoblock amplifier ($60,000).
The amplifier employs a tube input and solid-state output topology. The amp outputs 300 watts into 4 ohms, and 200 watts into 8 ohms.
The tube...
Just a heads up, anyone interested in listening to the Vitus SIA-025 Integrated Amp - I will be featuring it at the Newport Show this year. I just received it today and it is gorgeous...
The system in Newport Room Saddleback A:
Vitus SIA-025 Integrated Amplifier
Rockport Atria Speakers...
INTRODUCTION
On December 6, 2015, my wife and I visited the home of WBF member Audiocrack to listen to his Genesis 1.1 system. Mike Kay of Lyric Hi-Fi played for me Reference Recording’s Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique on the Infinity Reference Standard V driven by Jadis electronics and spun...
My Rockport Aquila Saga
Given the general lack of information available on Rockport speakers I thought that a record of my own saga may be of interest to others. I'll continue to add to this post in sections as events unfold.
Background
I've been an audiophile since my pre-teen years and...