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Went to a hifi show today in Switzerland...
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Posted on October 19, 2014 at 14:55:10 | ||
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The best sounding room by far was the room with all Ypsilon gear, including the speakers. This system had it all, dynamics, transparency, even and scarily accurate tone and that indescribable feeling that absolutely nothing is being missed from the recording. It was a digital system with their very expensive tube and transformer loaded NOS DAC and transport feeding their "baby" integrated amplifier the Phaeton, which is a hybird with transformer interstage coupling. The speakers were Ypsilon design and a three-way of moderate height but very deep with a a 10 inch bass driver, a 6 inch mid and a ribbon tweeter of their own making. The mid and bass were from the former Skanning brand (now called something else) out of Denmark. I have NEVER heard a more or less conventional speaker do dynamics like i heard from this system...only some horns I have heard do it better but they mostly don't capture what the rest of this system did...WOW! IMO, Ypsilon is playing truly in the uppermost echelon of high end electronics and now speakers. |
Would love to see photos if you have any (nt), posted on October 19, 2014 at 17:34:05 | |
Thanks |
RE: Went to a hifi show today in Switzerland..., posted on October 20, 2014 at 06:28:33 | |
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Here is the Ypsilon system in Munich. |
I wonder if Roger Federer uses that stuff? nt, posted on October 20, 2014 at 07:35:39 | |
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He continues..., posted on October 20, 2014 at 08:50:08 | |
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LOL! , posted on October 21, 2014 at 07:24:48 | |
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I only have 24 tubes in the upstairs system. :) |
RE: The very "best" tube amps - or, the ones I'd most like to own..., posted on October 23, 2014 at 08:43:14 | |
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Not the ones I have heard, sorry. |
RE: Went to a hifi show today in Switzerland..., posted on October 23, 2014 at 11:45:55 | |
There is so much back-and-forth here that it makes my head spin. Do any of you guys design amplifiers? |