SJS Model 3 Silver Enhanced mm phono, Model 4 Premier Silver line stage and Model 10 Premier PSE 300B monoblock power amplifiers were partnered with Kuzma turntables, Consolidated Audio SUTs, Audes power conditioners, DH Labs cables and showcasing the Living Voice R80 loudspeakers.
Also in attendance were Model 5 Premier Nano SE 300B power amplifier, Model 7 Premier Silver line stage custom finished in lacquered sand-blasted copper, and Model 8 Standard SE 300B power amplifier in natural and antique silver finish.
"The emphasis in the Living Voice room is always good music and their dem at Audio Show Deluxe did not disappoint. The system consisted of very similar SJS tube electronics to their last outing at the Munich High End with a Kuzma R turntable, 4Point 14 arm and CAR50 cartridge (below) into a Consolidated Berlin copper monster can step up transformer. Speakers were the Living Voice R80 that we reviewed last year and the sound was as warm and juicy as you like, especially when playing Scientist Dubs Culture into a Parallel Universe but likewise with Mari Samuelsen’s high pitched violin and Cage2 by Bertrand Chamayou, the latter consisting of prepared piano pieces that could so easily sound harsh on many systems. The system was powered by an Audes DT3600 mains conditioner (£10,000) which sister company Definitive Audio distributes, apparently it 73kg mass is worth its weight in mains filtering."
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