System Total Cost: $24,395.
Purity Audio Design teamed Bill Baker (Response Audio), Joe Jurzec (Jam'n Audio) using Lou Hinkley's Argos Daedalus Speakers http://www.daedalusaudio.com/ Bill and Joe were demonstrating their Silver Statement Preamp, PSE 300B Mono Block Amplifiers (Debut), Playback Design MPD-5 DAC, Sony XA 777ES Transport, J-Rivers Media Center, Richard Gray Power Conditioner, Gingo Audio Dana Diamond Series Interconnects, and Wywire Power Cords.
System Total Cost: $80,000.
Kyomi Audio's George Vatchnadze teamed with Ken Stevens, and Serguei Timachev demonstrated in Room 814 Kyomi audio/CAT/Stealth/Verity
Acoustic Signature Thunder Turntable $13250
Funk Firm FXR II Arm 12 inch $3195
Van Den Hul Colibri XGP Reference MkII $7850
Esoteric P-03 Transport $18000
3 Dimensional Audio/Stealth Audio DAC $24000 (AD1865 chip, 16/14)
CAT Legend Preamp with Phono $20000
CAT JL2 Signature MK III Amp $22000
Verity Amadis speakers $32000
Stealth Sakra V12 interconnects $12000 for 1m
Stealth Dream Royale Speaker cables $.....TBD
Stealth Dream power cords $3000 1.2m
Stealth Sextet Digital cable $2700 1m
Townshend Seismic Sink Stand $3500
System Total Cost: $161,495
Kyomi Audio's George Vatchnadze teamed with Ken Stevens demonstrated in
Room 841 Kyomi Audio/Marten/Magnan
Townshend Rock 7 Turntable with upgraded DC motor $5200
Helios Omega Arm with Ruby bearings $5100
Esoteric K-01 CD/SACD player $20450
Esoteric G-0rb rubidium clock $17000
Macbook Pro with Amarra
Wireworld Platinum starlight USB cable $699
CAT Renaissance preamp with phono $10000
CAT JL5 Deluxe Amp $12000
Marten Django XL speaker $15000
Magnan Vi interconnect $700 ($1000 with WBT)
Magnan Signature Speaker cables $1200 7ft
Magnan Signature AC cords $1100 6ft
System Total Cost: $88,749
Quintessence Audio's Mick Survance and Patrick Survance teamed with Allen Hager (Sumiko), Dave Gordon (Audio Research), Garth Leerer (Musical Surroundings),
Michael Latvis (Harmonic Resolution Systems), and Joe Kubala (Kubala Sosna) demonstrated in the Medallion Room.
Sonus Faber Amati Futura $36,000
4 REL Gilbraltar G-1 Subs $18,000
2 Audio Research Ref 250 Mono Blocks $26,000
2 Audio Research DS 450 Mono Blocks $11,000
Audio Research Pre-Amp Ref 5 SE $13,000
Audio Research CD/DAC Ref CD 9 $13,000
Audio Research Ref Phono2 SE $13,000
Kubala Sosna Emotion
11 Power Cords $12,100
4 pairs of Interconnects $12,000
2 pairs Speaker Cable $6,000
Clearaudio Innovation Compact
Universal 9" $12,000
Benz Micro Zebra $2,000
System Total Cost: $174,100
Quintessence Audio's Mick Survance and Patrick Survance teamed with John Bevier (Focal), Garth Leerer (Musical Surroundings), Jonathan Tinn (Playback Design),
Michael Latvis (Harmonic Resolution Systems), Joe Kubala (Kubala Sosna) demonstrated in the Mister Lincoln Room.
Focal Grand Utopia $190,000
Pass Labs XS 300 $85,000
Pass Labs Pre-Amp XP-30 $16,500
Pass Labs Phono Pre XP-25 $10,600
Playback Design MPS-5 $17,000
ClearAudio Master Innovation w/Stand
and Goldfinger Cartridge $60,000
Kubala Sosna Elation
Interconnects $18,000
Speaker Cables $6,000
Power Cords $9,000
System Total Cost: $412,100