ALMA MUSIC

It was clear in the Alma Music room that top Marque products had been curated and were being featured from Boenicke to NAGRA to MSB to Innuos.

There was great depth and height and the width, given the positioning of the Boenicke W13SE speakers, was quite good as was detail retrieval. I again played my musical ‘devining rods’—Chairman Mao” from Charlie Haden, John Taylor’s Nightfall album and “Simple Things” from Kandance Springs’ Indigo Album.— to ascertain ‘the flow’ of the music.

Suffice to say, that there was great center fill, very good depth, and good detail. However, as the doors remained open it was difficult to get a full reading of what the system was, in fact, doing. Live and learn I guess.

Featured Gear:

• Boenicke W13 SE+ speakers ($57,000/pair)

• Nagra Classic MonoAmps ($19,500 each)

• Nagra Classic Preamp ($19,500)

• Nagra Classic PSU ($16,900)

• MSB Select w/Select Director DAC ($144,500)

• Innuos Statement Next-Gen Streamer ($25,000 - 1TB)

• Kubala-Sosna Cables (TBA)

• NEMESIS Acoustic Panels ($799 each)

• YG Rack 1.3 Rack ($19,800 each)

• Gigawatt PC-4 EVO+ Power Conditioner ($14,500)