We just launched our 2nd listening room at Rhapsdy Audio in Sausalito! Dieses Audio, Esoteric, Holbo, Ortofon

[David Hyman]

Hi Forum Friends,

Rhapsody Audio Sausalito is on the move, and we're pumped to introduce our second listening room. It's a place where you can experience an honest truthful sound from a carefully chosen selection of top-tier partners. Here's the lineup of the system:

• Dieses Audio Aura Speakers
• Esoteric F-03A F Class A integrated amplifier
• Ypsilon step up transformer
• Holbo air bearing/air tangent table (it just got a nod from Michael Fremer: https://trackingangle.com/equipment/holbo-mk2-airbearing-turntable-system)
• Orofon Verismo phono cartridge
• Or replacing the Esoteric with a Devialet Expert Pro 250

You'll also see a pair of Psvane T845 monoblocks (not for sale and waiting for accompanying preamplifier).

In the coming months, this room will also have the fantastic Diesis Audio Capus Mundi and Odeon Helix loudspeakers.

This expands on our upstairs room featuring the stellar Alsyvox Carravagio speakers, plus Pilium and Esoteric electronics.

We're now open for auditions - just drop us a line to fix an appointment. We look forward to sharing this experience with you all.

 

[soundman]

Hi Forum Friends,

Rhapsody Audio Sausalito is on the move, and we're pumped to introduce our second listening room. It's a place where you can experience an honest truthful sound from a carefully chosen selection of top-tier partners. Here's the lineup of the system:

• Dieses Audio Aura Speakers
• Esoteric F-03A F Class A integrated amplifier
• Ypsilon step up transformer
• Holbo air bearing/air tangent table (it just got a nod from Michael Fremer: https://trackingangle.com/equipment/holbo-mk2-airbearing-turntable-system)
• Orofon Verismo phono cartridge
• Or replacing the Esoteric with a Devialet Expert Pro 250

You'll also see a pair of Psvane T845 monoblocks (not for sale and waiting for accompanying preamplifier).

In the coming months, this room will also have the fantastic Diesis Audio Capus Mundi and Odeon Helix loudspeakers.

This expands on our upstairs room featuring the stellar Alsyvox Carravagio speakers, plus Pilium and Esoteric electronics.

We're now open for auditions - just drop us a line to fix an appointment. We look forward to sharing this experience with you all.

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Hello David, The Class A F-03 has been replaced with a F-01 and the AB F-05 has been replaced with the F-02; Esoteric has already shown these pieces at a recent Hi Fi show in Japan. Do you have pricing for the new F-02? Thanks

 

[soundman]

Hello David, The Class A F-03 has been replaced with a F-01 and the AB F-05 has been replaced with the F-02; Esoteric has already shown these pieces at a recent Hi Fi show in Japan. Do you have pricing for the new F-02? Thanks

I came across this recently and it gave me good reason to be concerned PLUS I left 2 messages on their contact us form; no reply; no telephone number on the site either:

I found this:

Teac’s reputation in the U.S. had degraded over the years. Likewise, a meandering marketing approach to the Esoteric brand kept it from gaining significant traction. But I am told that the company had begun to see some results as they repositioned Teac as a quality component maker and Esoteric as a “high end” line.

Another element to this deal is that by bringing Teac and Esoteric into 11TC, they also add Keith Haas who was handling sales for the brands at Onkyo USA. The company has named Haas as National Sales Manager for Teac and Esoteric.

But most dealers are more familiar with Haas’ role in building up the Integra brand, a role he held for many years before recently taking over Teac and Esoteric.

In fact, 11TC has essentially reconstituted the Onkyo USA sales team by adding both Keith Haas and Joe Petrillo, who both had held the same or similar roles there.