Hi-fi/Hi-end advice

...for a golden ear award sound and a no-compromise image!

 


MARK: 100/100 !!!



 

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