Your "World's Best Audio System" . . . 2012 Edition

[NorthStar]

Jeffrey, I just stumbled into your thread; wow, give me few days, weeks perhaps, to come up with my suggestion of a system that I consider one of the very best, and affordable by most people livin' on this planet of ours. :b

It would be digital (digital done right) though, because analog is just too much work for most people. And I can tell you this too; not too complicated, and with a Room Acoustic Correction & EQ system.

Best for me means: accessible (financially and operatively) for most people living in today's technology age, excellent sound of course (main objective), and the looks aren't important (the music reproduction is).

Like I said, give me some time to construct intelligently ...

 

[Jeff Fritz]

One other note . . . we plan to post a video hopefully on the Friday of the event of the speakers and electronics being forklifted into the room (on that Wednesday and Thursday). Hopefully no one will get killed in the process

Cross your fingers for me please!

 

[NorthStar]

Be diligent, good luck! :b

 

[TMenacker]

How are you going to judge "fidelity to the recording?

 

[Randall Smith]

Well, it all starts Wednesday! I am personally responsible for driving the forklift that will get the Q7's up to the second floor. If I fail, goodbye. Jeff will kill me and likely ditch my body in the marsh.

 

[JackD201]

At least we'll know where to tell CSI to look!

Seriously, be safe guys!

 

[andromedaaudio]

it will be nice to see the pics , for every problem there is a solution


kraan by andromeda61, on Flickr

If done right not like this :

http://www.telegraaf.nl/video/video_opmerkelijk/11788530/__Operatie__Waterval__.html

 

[NorthStar]

Lol, good one!

Is that a linear-tracker, or a unipivot retractor?

 

[LL21]

Well, it all starts Wednesday! I am personally responsible for driving the forklift that will get the Q7's up to the second floor. If I fail, goodbye. Jeff will kill me and likely ditch my body in the marsh.

Not if his wife gets to you first...then you may WISH Jeff killed and buried you...

 

[Jeff Fritz]

I've now got all the electronics and cables burning in, though I hit a small snag. The Q7s are not here yet, and the speakers I am using are single-wire only. The Vitus amps have 100W sections and 500W sections. So as of now I have the 100W output stages playing and I will alternate that with the 500W stages, perhaps switching over every few hours (there are separate binding posts for each stage). Speaking of the amps, I have never seen such a power supply . . . simply massive. Wait till you see the power connector between the two

 

[Randall Smith]

Here are a few pictures from today!

 

[NorthStar]

Serious business!

 

[Imperial]

That UI Core transformer of the Vitus AVA company really is a work of art. No doubt, the Vitus amps really have an ace up their sleeve with that one, others designers should take notice...
When details started to emerge of the Vitus products back mid the 2000's the thing that got the attention quickly was the size of the main transformer. Why would one need such a massive beast at the heart of an amplifier sporting such lowly wattage ratings... ?
I guess we'll read all about it soon enough... looking forward to that, indeed!

We are assuming the 100 watt stage is Class A, and the 500 watt stage A/B then... ?

Imperial.

 

[NorthStar]

What is the KVA (Kilovolt-amps) figure of that transformer if I may ask?

 

[Imperial]

Vitus AVA rates it at 2.2KVA a pop. That is 48lbs per unit!!!

On a sidenote Northstar, I just yesterday saw Dune (from 1984) you know. The movie.

Arrakis, the planet where the spice is. The spice that enables the ones that consume it to travel without moving, bringing to "you" the entire existence of where you want to be... paralleling to TWBAS:
Arrakis where the sound it self is a power to be reckoned with. What is spoken becomes... you play music, well, Arrakis takes you there.

So then The Vitus amps, they are the spice needed, to make Arrakis do it's job...
Seeing the movie, I sort of had this thread in the back of my mind.

So then, the Magico Q7's are they also able to travel equally well? Is the power, the "spice" in the Vitus amps able to transport a listener, the factor that makes it all come together, even besting the original Arrakis setup?
I'd say this is an exciting thread to read! While on the subject of epic journeys you know...

Addendum: Talking about spice... in Dune it is called "melange", well, it just so happens that we in Norway have a type of butter called... Melange.

One wonders how many companies have been inspired by Dune, the movie... Ay?

Imperial.

 

[NorthStar]

Yes, I am very familiar with the movie 'Dune' (1984), directed by David Lynch and starring Sting and Max von Sydow among a cast of other great actors. Music by Toto, and Prophecy Theme by Brian Eno. ...I got the Blu-ray at home as I am a huge David Lynch's fan. :b

...Very nice anecdote (comparison, ...).

Bob

P.S. 48 pounds for a transformer is a fair chunk! That must add some precious 'spice' indeed.

P.P.S. 'Melange' is French for Mix. :b

 

[Gregadd]

How are you going to judge "fidelity to the recording?

Relax. That is s political statement.

 

[Jeff Fritz]

We've started!

http://www.soundstageglobal.com/ind...nt&view=category&layout=blog&id=86&Itemid=285

Enjoy . . .

 

[Bruce B]

We've started!

http://www.soundstageglobal.com/ind...nt&view=category&layout=blog&id=86&Itemid=285

Enjoy . . .

Cool..... but.... IMO, the video/audio production of that video wasn't the best.

 

[docvale]

We've started!

http://www.soundstageglobal.com/ind...nt&view=category&layout=blog&id=86&Itemid=285

Enjoy . . .

Aesthetically the system looks amazing...