Finally, was able to pay another visit to the Emperor's Lair with
kumpareng coltrane and of course the Bozanian Crown Prince JackD.
There are many changes made from the last time I was there: the power amps, which were the LAMM M1.2 Reference monos, now are DOUBLED UP. Yes, DOUBLED UP. One pair to drive the high frequency units and another pair for the mid/midbass drivers!
Yan ang masarap.
Para bang 'kanya-kanya'.
Class A bi-amp mono/mono. And of course with the built in 1000 watts Class D amp to drive the 15" subwoofer (per side).
Each of the amps are sitting on its own Critical Mass isolation base platforms.
The Left speaker system:
The Right speaker system:
Frontal shot:
The rear firing pure ribbon tweeter with Ambience circuit:
More of the complex back firing tweeter design:
The back firing self powered 15" Subwoofer:
The VTL TL 7.5 line stage with power supply:
The LAMM LP2 Deluxe (bottom) and the EMM Labs DAC (above):
THe EMM Labs CD Transport:
The VPI HRX with the Phantom arm and Air Tight Cartridge:
The backside of the amps featuring the Kubala-Sosna cables: (parang pang nuclear plant)
The LAMM Quadruplets at Midnight:
...and we ended the session 3 hours past midnight.
And so today I shall be needing these
...
Again, words are not enough to describe this kind of 'imperial' set-up. Like what Vintage Dog had posted earlier, this belongs to the 'live music' column - something that is felt by the senses and not just heard and analyzed.
Coltrane and yours truly would like to thank the Emperor and the Crown Prince for such a wonderful night, and morning.
And some final parting words..."Hindi pa tapos ang Emperor"...