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Kimber Kable.

And more Kimber Kable. They brought everything.

Music Hall Bellari products. Affordability rules.

Music Hall turntables.

Music Hall, AktiMate loudspeakers.

Marjorie Baumert checking out Carol's new shoes!

KT Audio Imports and the Gamut loudspeakers.

GamuT in the KT Audio Prouducts room. True eye and ear-candy.

KT Audio Imports with LA Audio products. Loved the Gamut loudspeakers... big and clean.

Beautiful LA Audio tube gear.

Resolution Audio. Mac as a source. Nice... 2011.

Resolution Audio. Too coll.

May Audio Marketing, Chapter Electronics.

Jim White of Aesthetix.

Musical Surroundings and Aesthetix.

Synergistic Research with Technical Brain and YG Acoustics.

Synergistic Research room with Technical Brain and MSB electronics.

Chord Electronics in the Bluebird Music room.

Bluebird Music main system included Peak Consult El Diablo V loudspeakers, $89,000. Chord Electronics Ce Player, preamplifier, and power amplifiers. Van den Hul interconnects and speaker wires. Total system cost, $176,484.

Chordette mini systems. Cool eye candy!

The backside of Bel Cando Design's new all-in-one 120W DAC/Integrated Amplifier features five 24/192 digital inputs, a 24/96 USB input, line and MM phono analog inputs, all for a cool $1895.

They have graciously donated one to our school! Now this is a company reaching outside of the circle of audio to bring good sound to those who would otherwise never know such a product existed. Kudos to Bel Canto. This is a company WAY ahead of the curve in all respects.

And the front-side of the new integrated Bel Canto Design. This is what audio needs to move towards - great sound, performance, and features for the masses. Well, okay, for everyone and at that price, it truly is a product for anyone wanting to get into better sound.

The Bel Canto Design system sounded very good with Joseph Audio loudspeakers... a great combination.

Estelon Model XA loudspeakers from Alfred & Partners, $43,000. Tenor Audio Reference 350M amplifiers, $100,000. Kubala-Sosna Emotion cables. Total cost for this system, $192,500.

Joe Kubala was using a Korg MR-2000s Double-DSD "analog" source and PS Audio Perfect Wave units. He played some Steely Dan for us, it sounded amazing on their system.

Everything But the Box loudspeakers subwoofer.

More loudspeakers from Everything But the Box.

Interesting looking products. Perhaps also used as a death ray?

Albert Porter, behind the camera.

Luxman's new integrated in the On A Higher Note room. So simple and uniform... so cool.

Luxman and Vivid, On A Higher Note.

Carol receiving words of wisdom from Mark O'Brien of Rogue Audio.

Rogue Audio Atlas amplifier. So retro and yet so retro-ishly cool.

Rogue Audio and Sota Comet turntable.

Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum integrated amplifier, $2195. Magnepan 1.7 loudspeakers, $1995. JPS Labs cables. Total system cost, $6750. Now this is a great way to get people into audio... way to go guys! Killer set-up.

Mark O'Brien, one of the good guys.

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