Audiophilepure

https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0813/furutech_df_2_record_flattener.htm

As the title suggest, most of the components in my system are no longer made. Still I like to think the presence of a Studer B62 signals audio seriousness. The one, the only, the stupendous Benz LP cartridge starts us off in the best possible fashion. It rides in a nine inch JPW arm. The LP’s spin on an aluminum platter. Yeah, the one, the only, the original TNT. It’s not called the System that Time Forgot for nothing. A Lukaschek interconnect lovingly carries the delicate signals from the Benz to an MFA Lumi Bravo One Charlie running flat out. The four alphanumeric characters SIX SIERRA NOVEMBER SEVEN will send tubeophile pulses racing only to go into overdrive at the presence of KILO TANGO SEVEN SEVEN tubes in the Manley 440 tube amps which drive the speaker’s tweeter and midrange. Another Manley 440 running KT90 tubes drives the bass. The subs are driven by Manley 500 monos also running the KT90 tubes. Tube power, man!

I found these to be well-made and thoughtfully designed loudspeakers with a unique approach to their development and implementation. The result is a relatively expensive pair of large tower speakers that can command a big room, but will also play with subtlety and nuance when called upon. And, unlike many complex speaker designs, these babies have a high degree of boogie factor.

I did feel that at times the music didn’t always sound as if cut from whole cloth as one might say. However, that small bit of criticism did not detract from my overall enjoyment throughout a lengthy audition period. A great analogy is as if you were observing the galaxy with a small refractor telescope and then switching to looking through the James Webb Telescope. All of a sudden, you can see all the stars in all the colors and it can be so clear. That’s how I will compare the Alta Audio Aphrodite Titaniums to the majority of their competition. Heartily recommended.

A few insights from the world premiere of the TIDAL Audio AP1 amplified speakers at Lotus HiFi. This is the very first pair delivered from the Tidal factory in Köln, Germany, and it was personally inaugurated by Tidal Audio’s managing director Jörn Janczak.