[SOUNDSTAGE! LIVE]
The Best for Show Reporting

Coverage of HI-FI '99 from Chicago, USA -- May 12-16, 1999

SoundStage! LIVE Standout Room -  Totem Acoustic, AudioPrism, Stanalog Audio Imports, VPI, pARTicular Contemporary Design, Harmonic Technology, Holm Audio

The Totem/ AudioPrism (along with others) room produced some great sound through the Totem Shaman speakers ($11,000/pair), AudioPrism's very photogenic Mana monoblock amps ($15,000/pair), an AudioPrism Mantissa Silver Signature preamp ($5500) and AudioPrism Mantissa phono stage ($4000). Totem provided Sinew interconnects and prototype speaker cables. Analog sound was from the VPI Ares with VPI 'arm and van den Hul Black Beauty cartridge. The digital source was Pink Triangle's Literal CD player. AudioPrism provided power conditioning with their Power Foundation PLC, WaveGuide cable clamp-on filters and ACFX PLCs. Even with the ever-present room problems, this system sounded detailed and balanced -- and truly full-range.


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