What's Best Forum Newsletter October 2021

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WBF Sponsor feature special for October: Transparent Audio

What’s Best Forum Welcomes Karen Sumner.

Karen Sumner is a founder, CEO, and President of Transparent Audio, Inc. Transparent Audio’s mission is to help customers put together music listening systems that provide “you are there” music listening experiences.

Karen has more than 40 years of experience in the audio industry and has been a pioneer in helping to establish cabling as a vital audio component. Music, not audio, however, is her first love. She has played piano and guitar since childhood and has experienced countless live music performances with some of the foremost musical artists in the world at some of the most noteworthy venues in the United States and Europe.

Karen has done her homework about what makes a hifi system sound like live music. She started at fourteen by building a Heathkit integrated amplifier and a pair of floor standing speakers designed by her father. Today, she has an RPG-designed music studio, a music library consisting of tens of thousands of selections including numerous master recordings of performances she has attended, and a carefully curated system of reference components that are linked throughout with precision-calibrated Transparent Cables.

We look forward to hearing from Karen from time-to-time, as she shares her thoughts about her many experiences in the industry.

Here is the first thread from Karen. Enjoy!
To learn more about Transparent Audio go to
www.transparentcable.com

WBF Sponsor feature special for October: Tobian Sound Systems

We are excited to announce Tobian Sound Systems has joined What's Best Forum as a sponsor.

Tobian Sound Systems is based in Switzerland and has a range of excellent products including tube amplifiers, a phono stage, and both dynamic and horn speakers. Some words from CEO Günter Tobian:

"I believe at Tobian Sound systems we have managed to create a 'close to live' music reproduction capability in the living rooms of our customers, which allows them to experience the emotions conveyed by the music."

Technology and craftsmanship to serve musical reproduction

"Music has been, for as long as I can remember, a major part of my life. And for almost as long as that I have created, optimized and perfected musical devices. To achieve this I have found a balance between traditional craftsmanship and innovative technology – the best of both worlds. Only trust your ears and let your senses decide."

To learn more about Tobian Sound Systems go to
www.tobian-soundsystems.com

WBF feature: Destination Sound Group

Destination Sound Group are the US Distributor for
Tobian Sound Systems, LampizatOr and Taiko Audio

Destination Sound is a boutique audio distributor based in Long Island, New York. We are a pair of friends and passionate audiophiles who took our passion and made it a mission. Trust was cultivated and relationships built on our journey, and it led us to become The North American Distributor for some of the finest audio brands available. We began our journey in 2013 with the LampizatOr line and presently our portfolio includes: LampizatOr, AudioNec, Final Touch Audio and Taiko Audio.

We are proud to announce the latest addition to our lineup, the breathtaking Tobian Sound Systems. This line of esoteric products is designed and manufactured in Switzerland by the esteemed Günter Tobian.

Tobian’s work represents some of the finest tube electronics and full range horn speakers available at any price. Tobian enjoys a strong following among those ‘in the know’ throughout Europe, Asia and Scandinavia. Get ready to experience Swiss heirloom quality and sublime sound.

We cordially invite you to join us at the Florida Audio Expo in February of 2022 when we make the American debut of this fantastic line.

• Join us in room 518 as we present the Tobian’s 12FH horns and VR-40 integrated amplifier alongside major new product debuts from LampizatOr AND Final Touch audio in what is sure to be a stand out room.

We also invite you to join us this November at Capital Audiofest where we will be exhibiting some of our offerings in three spaces:

• In room 525 we will be demonstrating the exquisite AudioNec speakers with Final Touch Audio cabling, a LampizatOr DAC and a Taiko Extreme music server.

• In the large Randolph Room we will be demonstrating statement equipment from LampizatOr as well as Taiko Audio.

• In room 538 we will be demonstrating the LampizatOr Baltic 3 (our most popular DAC ever) and 2020 LampizatOr Super Komputer server.

In addition to our show presence, we maintain two residential showrooms on Long Island, which are available for demonstration by appointment, where our products can be heard in ‘real world' environments.

We look forward to helping you achieve your own Destination Sound!

To learn more about Destination Sound Group go to
www.dsgdistro.com

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