Everything gelled in Denver, and we couldn't have been happier with the sound in our room. A prototype 2-way monitor loudspeaker performed extremely well as did the killer open baffle planar speakers with open baffle subwoofer--wow!
The rest of the room was unreal as well, consider this value:
Laptop streaming audio over USB through Foobar
Emperical Audio Off-Ramp Turbo 3 USB to S/PDIF convertor, $990
TacT mini pre-amp and DAC, around $3499
D-Sonic Magnum 1000S amp, $1499
All BPT cabling, around $1000
BPT CPC with Oyaide R-1 outlets, L-9T power cord, and Teflon V-Caps, $999
Serious performance for a modest investment. Just a note for computer audio guys, the Emperical Audio Off-Ramp Turbo 3 is a killer piece of gear! It's very much better than the modified SB3's we tried, and that's saying a lot. Most all of the files we played were 24/96, and the Off-Ramp performed beautifully ... digital done right.
In the pics you'll also see the tall ribbon and open baffle subwoofer combo called the NB2 (No Box & No Baffle). That is Chris' home system that he wanted to bring and see what people think. Well it's a winner! They just sound huge, and in a room with space (like Chris' house) they throw a massive sound-field that few speakers can match. The dual 15" open baffle subs when properly time-aligned with the TacT integrate so well it's hard to believe.
