Standout Room -
Tri-Cell Enterprises
All prices are quoted in US dollars unless
otherwise noted.
Agreement among audiophiles is rare, but the system
assembled by Canadian distributor Tri-Cell Enterprises had both Doug Schneider and Marc
Mickelson calling it "the best sound at the show." An Accustic Arts Amp 1
($10,000 CAD) drove Acapella Violin 1 speakers ($32,000/pair CAD), which combine a dynamic
bass driver with horn-loaded midrange and ion tweeter. An Accustic Arts CD1 transport
($5000 CAD) fed an MSB Gold Link DAC ($2400 CAD), which sent the signal on to the
well-known Hovland HP-100 preamp ($8900 CAD). Analog sound came via a Clearaudio Champion
turntable/Rega RB-300 tonearm/Clearaudio Aurum Beta S cartridge combination. But the
visual and sonic centerpiece of this system was the Acapella speakers, which had soaring
dynamics and an exceedingly clear midrange. We listened at length to this system a couple
of times, even with our reporting duties and deadlines looming. |
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