Here's
what I define the current best hi-end equipment to date. If I could give 110/100
once, this would be the case! So, for your pleasure and the complete satisfaction
of your fine hearing and sight organs, just put get hold on the below-mentioned
equipments and I promise you won't be disappointed, no matter what kind of music
your favourite is or if your video source is not necessarily a Blue Ray-DVD or
an HD-DVD. Detail richness, nuance definition, airiness, balance, realistic acoustic/visual
final impact. Every pro acoustician/video hooligan couldn't live without'em!
Loudspeakers:
Linn Akurate 242 as first choice for a penta-amplified system, otherwise Dynaudio
Evidence Temptation/Wilson Audio X-2 Alexandria
Sub-woofer:
1 or 2 Sizmik 12.45 (depending on the listening room's dimensions)/Krell MRS
(Rel Studio III is the best not-amplified subwoofer if you have smaller rooms)
Amplifier:
2 Linn Majik 6100 with 10 Aktiv cards and crossovers + 1 power amplifier Linn
Akurate 4200/Krell Evolution One ( in connection with pre-amp)
Pre-amp
and A/V processor: Linn Kinos to the 2 anterior loudspeakers/Krell KCT/Kpe
Reference
CD
player: Linn Akurate
CD (A little inferior are Meridian CD 588/Wadia CD 861, but still fine in case
your budget were lower)
CD, SACD, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVI video and audio
player: Linn Unidisk 1.1
HDCD player: Linn Majik CD/Arcam Alpha
9 (second choice ever: Eastern Electric MiniMax CD)
Tape
player and cassette recorder: Pioneer Model H-R100 Stereo 8 Track Tape Player
and Recorder Deck
Turntable: Linn Sondek LP12
Turnplate
arm: Linn Ekos
Cartridge:
Linn Klyde
Infeed:
Linn Go with pre-amp phono mc Linto
Audio/video
loudspeaker cables: Linn
K600 tri-wire cables/Transparent cable Opus MM
Audio/video
interconnect cables: Linn analog silver balanced interconnect cables (30 Euros
a metre)
TV projector: Dreamvision Dream Cinema Ten 80 along with
external video processor Dream Scaler 2
LCD TV screen: Sharp Aquos
LC 46HD1E/Loewe Individual Compose 101"
Plasma TV screen: any
Pioneer full HD/Panasonic full HD 58" TH-50PZ700/Samsung PS63P76
Headphones: Koss Pro4aa Titanium
Also I added my hi-fi system
a professional equalizer with steadily-cutting control tones by Clark Technik
(you might also opt for Harman (UK), Sabine (USA), or Ashley, really not
that bad, either).
N.B.: Finally, I found the best positions
for my equipment and the most suitable room, hall and studio for that, and I used
special materials and strategies to reduce noise, vibrations and other obstacles
colouring the sound, following the masters of this tradition, the English pro
sound constructing engineers. For
further info or start a discussion write me to: negativemarcocode666@hotmail.com
I've always stressed out the importance of having a good hi-fi
to listen to what has really been recorded and not lose sound or video information,
and this is also true for lo-fi recordings.
Of course you always have to
act through the art of compromise between the actual listening environment, the
best possible environment the system was designed for, and the system you can
afford.
The first thing you have to choose is the kind of system you need
(multi-room, marine...); if you choose for a chain and not a system you first
have to choose your loudspeakers after careful listenings to your favourite hardest-to-play-well
CDs/DVDs at a trustworthy hi-end specialist retailer, one giving you every additional
personal advice.
MARKUS
GANZHERRLICH - 20th September, 2007