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  Stereopal Home Visit:   Lawrence Lock from Toronto  Date:  May 20, 2007

                                       

                                             

   

 

 
"Come on over Rick, together with your Stereopal friends" Lawrence said.    Little do I know this avid audiophile/music lover lives just 5 mins. from me.  

With beautiful gears, nice music, fine wine and french desserts, 6 hours at Lawrence's house flew by like 60 minutes, without even spinning any vinyls, and he has over 2500 of them.

The delight of my visit lies with the Burmester CD player, and the Rossner und Sohn MC Phono preamp.   I have always said, "Looks is as important to me as the sound".   With Burmesters, you get both.    The polished stainless steel finish is reflective like mirrors.     As for the Rossner und Sohn, I'm not sure if I can even pronounce it right.    It looks more like a museum piece to me.  Never mind how it sounds, I'll buy just for the looks.

If this was my audio room you probably will not see a photo of Mozart.     More likely Pamela Anderson......

 

 

 

 

 

  System Components:  
     
  CD Player:

1) Burmester CD Player 001

2) Esoteric DV 50
  Power Amp:

1) Passlabs x350.5

2) Almarro 318A
  Speakers:

Wilson Sophias
  Preamp:

Audio Research LS 25
  MC Phono Stage:

Rossner und Sohn Canofer S
  Super Tweeter: Murata ES-103A
  Power Conditioner: PS Audio Premier Power Plant
   

 

 

  Lawrence's Comments:

 

 

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         The were funny noises coming from the PS Premier,  I suppose they need more time to catch all the bugs.   During the vist,

         We placed the unit side by side with the Purepower APS 1050.   The PS Premier had a much nicer chassis, while the APS

         had more power, and a quieter idling noise.

 

 

   

       

        The wood work on the Almarro is top notch.

 

        

 

  

Of all the Wilson speakers, the Sophias are my favorites.  Certainly the most musical of all the Wilsons.  Sorry, but none of the big Wilson does it for me. 

The Sophia does magic tricks though, very relaxed and musical, while maintaining the "Wilson" punchy bass.

      

 

 

      

        I never imagined the Murata would blend in this well with the Wilson Sophia.  

 

 

            

 

 

 

      Rossner und Sohn Canofer-S MC Phono Stage, a work of art in itself, superb quality from top to bottom.

       

       

 

       

 

       

 

       

 

       

        Spare no expenses !    These Mundorf caps are worth hundreds of dollars.

 

 

 

   

    Looks to me they probably have some meatloaf encased in all that butter.      

 

 

 

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