My Big system with Concert Fidelity DAC and Amplifiers

[CFfan]

Hello everyone!
I’m new member of the community and would like to introduce myself and my main system. Unfortunately my English is not so good and mistakes are possible.
All of my three systems consist from Concert Fidelity electronics. The Vertere Turntables I use for vinyl and Audio Note CDT5 and PC with JCUT OPTIMO power supply for a digital.
I prefer to listen Classical music, Opera, Jazz and music with acoustic instruments. Hard Rock and Blues was my favorites when I was younger but I still love them.

Seiji Ozawa. Bartok Concerto for Orchestra.

Amplifiers from Japan playing Deep Modern Jazz from Japan.

 

[Uk Paul / Z:Axis Audio]

A warm welcome to the WB forum, and great to hear from another of fan of Masa's sublime electronics, please do let us know what you have and your thoughts on performance. I notice the Alize pre there, keen to know more about this, and how it sits compared to 050 and 080 in particular..

Best Regards,
Paul

 

[CFfan]

Hello everyone!
I’m new member of the community and would like to introduce myself and my main system. Unfortunately my English is not so good and mistakes are possible.
All of my three systems consist from Concert Fidelity electronics. The Vertere Turntables I use for vinyl and Audio Note CDT5 and PC with JCUT OPTIMO power supply for a digital.
I prefer to listen Classical music, Opera, Jazz and music with acoustic instruments. Hard Rock and Blues was my favorites when I was younger but I still love them.

Seiji Ozawa. Bartok Concerto for Orchestra.

Amplifiers from Japan playing Deep Modern Jazz from Japan.

A warm welcome to the WB forum, and great to hear from another of fan of Masa's sublime electronics, please do let us know what you have and your thoughts on performance. I notice the Alize pre there, keen to know more about this, and how it sits compared to 050 and 080 in particular..

Best Regards,
Paul

 

[CFfan]

Hello Paul, and thank you for your warm welcome.
This system was custom designed by Masa. I have the Concert Grand loudspeakers from Sean McCaughan and use two pairs of ZL200 for biamping. Then ALIZE has outputs for biamping. Also ALIZE has option to change an absolute phase with remote control. For vinyl listening I use SPA-7 with multi curve equalizer. For digital music I use DAC-040 MK2 without tube output. The system needed the customization because it all have full balance XLR connections. The sound with Alize is very good, but I enjoy with 050 and 080 in my other two systems.
050 works well with DHP-300B and full range MAXONIC.
080 in other system with ZL120 and smaller ESP loudspeakers. For me the Alize has more clear and more fast sound, but it is difficult to compare because Alize plays in biamping.
I will post the video of other two systems later but it also possible to see on my YOUTUBE channel.

Regards.
Vladimir.

 

[J007B]

Welcome to WBF......

 

[Uk Paul / Z:Axis Audio]

Hello Paul, and thank you for your warm welcome.
This system was custom designed by Masa. I have the Concert Grand loudspeakers from Sean McCaughan and use two pairs of ZL200 for biamping. Then ALIZE has outputs for biamping. Also ALIZE has option to change an absolute phase with remote control. For vinyl listening I use SPA-7 with multi curve equalizer. For digital music I use DAC-040 MK2 without tube output. The system needed the customization because it all have full balance XLR connections. The sound with Alize is very good, but I enjoy with 050 and 080 in my other two systems.
050 works well with DHP-300B and full range MAXONIC.
080 in other system with ZL120 and smaller ESP loudspeakers. For me the Alize has more clear and more fast sound, but it is difficult to compare because Alize plays in biamping.
I will post the video of other two systems later but it also possible to see on my YOUTUBE channel.

Regards.
Vladimir.

Hi Vladimir,

The Alize must be a pretty special preamplifier if it can improve on the already sublime 080 and 050. It is really good to hear that Masa is still persuing his goal of pure fidelity, while embracing balanced connection, something he traditionally preferred not to do. What tubes does Alize use btw?

 

[CFfan]

Hi Paul,

I also was surprised when Masa recommended me to use a balanced connection during the last upgrade my ZL200. Hi said that I will get maximum performance from this upgrade if l will go to balanced option. As a result of this, the idea arose to create a fully balanced path from a sources to power amplifiers.

Alize use the same restriction tube as 080 ( EZ81) but another tubes for a gain. It’s 6350 .
I use in my Alize pair of Sylvania 6350.

 

[CFfan]

One more clip with Orchestra. It was performed in October of 1956 and I think was one of the first recordings in stereo