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    Join Date: Aug 2011

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    Holding their annual show this weekend at reading, and will be putting the latest ARC and Sonus Faber Aida's through their paces all being well, amongst many other high end items. Dan D's Momentums, Dartzeel's, Maggies & ML's, all sorts really..

    Ill be there Saturday, anyone else hanging around Reading maybe well worth a visit..
    Z:Axis Audio
    British made Cabling and High End Audio Support Systems and the New 'Symetrica' balanced Power Supply.



    UK Distributor for Concert Fidelity Inc Japan & Aidas Audio Phono Cartridges
    UK supplier for: Z:Axis Audio; Concert Fidelity

    Personal System:
    Mains - Symetrica by Z:Axis Audio - A game changer!
    CD Transport - Ayon CD-T2
    DAC - Ayon Stratos Refrence
    TT - Sony TTS 8000 /SAEC WE 506/30 / Aidas MC Cartridges
    Phonostage - RCM Audio Theriaa & Sensor2
    Pre - Concert Fidelity 080LSX2 & CLS050 Hybrid valve/SS ultra short signal path technology.
    Power - Concert Fidelity ZL-200 Mono's.
    Loudspeakers - Franco Serblin Ktema.
    Support System - Z:Axis Audio Grand Mirage 98.8
    Cabling - All our own; Z:Axis B52 Reference, Infinity Reference Digital, Livewire Loudspeaker & Xer0 Power Cabling.


    Demonstration sessions welcome by appointment.

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    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

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    Join Date: Aug 2011

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    Thank you Mr Boss, wasn't really sure where to put it..
    Z:Axis Audio
    British made Cabling and High End Audio Support Systems and the New 'Symetrica' balanced Power Supply.



    UK Distributor for Concert Fidelity Inc Japan & Aidas Audio Phono Cartridges
    UK supplier for: Z:Axis Audio; Concert Fidelity

    Personal System:
    Mains - Symetrica by Z:Axis Audio - A game changer!
    CD Transport - Ayon CD-T2
    DAC - Ayon Stratos Refrence
    TT - Sony TTS 8000 /SAEC WE 506/30 / Aidas MC Cartridges
    Phonostage - RCM Audio Theriaa & Sensor2
    Pre - Concert Fidelity 080LSX2 & CLS050 Hybrid valve/SS ultra short signal path technology.
    Power - Concert Fidelity ZL-200 Mono's.
    Loudspeakers - Franco Serblin Ktema.
    Support System - Z:Axis Audio Grand Mirage 98.8
    Cabling - All our own; Z:Axis B52 Reference, Infinity Reference Digital, Livewire Loudspeaker & Xer0 Power Cabling.


    Demonstration sessions welcome by appointment.

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    Join Date: Aug 2011

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    Well this was by the sound of it a better experience than Bristol over the weekend.

    4 rooms with very different set-ups, pretty busy, and some great music, some decent high end gear amongst some more affordable gear, the highlight for me personally was probably the Sonus Faber Amati Futura, ARC, 150/5se, Metronome Kallista integrated CD player. Truly wonderful, allowing for the limitations of mains and room influences. Another was the Wilson Sasha's, driven by the D'Agostino Momentum's, ARC Ref 40 Anniversary, and Wadia 9 Series, whopping price tag but damn good sounding room..

    Great that you can play your own music too, even if everyone does dive for cover when Lou Reed with Mettalica is belted out at serious volume!

    Well worth keeping an eye open for the next one!
    Z:Axis Audio
    British made Cabling and High End Audio Support Systems and the New 'Symetrica' balanced Power Supply.



    UK Distributor for Concert Fidelity Inc Japan & Aidas Audio Phono Cartridges
    UK supplier for: Z:Axis Audio; Concert Fidelity

    Personal System:
    Mains - Symetrica by Z:Axis Audio - A game changer!
    CD Transport - Ayon CD-T2
    DAC - Ayon Stratos Refrence
    TT - Sony TTS 8000 /SAEC WE 506/30 / Aidas MC Cartridges
    Phonostage - RCM Audio Theriaa & Sensor2
    Pre - Concert Fidelity 080LSX2 & CLS050 Hybrid valve/SS ultra short signal path technology.
    Power - Concert Fidelity ZL-200 Mono's.
    Loudspeakers - Franco Serblin Ktema.
    Support System - Z:Axis Audio Grand Mirage 98.8
    Cabling - All our own; Z:Axis B52 Reference, Infinity Reference Digital, Livewire Loudspeaker & Xer0 Power Cabling.


    Demonstration sessions welcome by appointment.

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    Join Date: Sep 2009

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    had a great time
    thanks so much for trevor and the team for putting together
    nice to see coherant and papworth audio as well

    the wilsons sounded so real and hard pressed to choose between that and the martin logans . fabulous..especially the electromotion which went down a treat . well worth missing the bristol show for !!!
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