Here's the latest arc of the story that started here. The short of it is that last November, a pair of Trodt Audio GM-70 Sikatuna monoblocks arrived in NYC and I'd been helping facilitate their entry into the US market. Today, we're hoping to take that one step further with my friend Bob Visintainer who came by for lunch and lugged the amps back to his showroom in Manhattan.
Bob owns Rhapsody Music & Cinema, one of the top audio dealerships in New York City. Immediately Bob went into action, hooking up the Sikatunas to his Avantgarde Uno G2s. See that transparent looking speaker cable he's pulling out? Uh, Bob, are you sure about that?
This physical location where the amplifiers sit is an exalted spot. In the past Bob had carried everything from Lamm to Wavacs and now he's the exclusive distributor in the US for Goldmund, Avantgarde and Kondo Audio Note. That's a formidable line-up by any standard. In fact, just yesterday, a Kondo Overture integrated sat here... and it was simply timing that that amp had to go to a reviewer and Bob needed something to drive his horns.
And I might add, Bob is also the consummate "gearsomniac" Whether it's bikes, audio or those vintage / pre-WWII harp guitars seen below... man he must've cornered the market on those! Bob hooked up an Acoustic Signature turntable and a Goldmund preamp... again, timing, none of his tube preamps are in-house and immediately he commented he'd like Trodt to ship him one.
Let's just say the image and thought of a 4-meter run of these speaker cables hooked up to the Sikatunas, in my wildest dreams, never crossed my mind. Redonkulous!!!
And then we went on to the audition... soon enough, I had to leave so Bob can take his time on the verdict.
In the meantime, check out: Rhapsody Music and Cinema and click on "Hi Fi"
Mang Rod, looks like you're in good company!