![]() ![]() This new cord, which Pete is only half-jokingly calling “Obsession” given he amount of time he’s fiddling with the design, will clock in nearer to $1,000, but that’s very tentative at this point. Pricing starts at $499 and general availability is “Fall”.Īlso in evidence was a prototype of Pete’s no-holds barred thinking around things power cord, and may feature top-of-the-line (and priced accordingly) Furutech FI-50M connectors or the new Iego five-9’s, OHNO-cast solid-silver connectors, with either eventually mated to the Ted Paisley carbon-fiber body. Pete says that this tuning goes a long way to taking the edge off the “digital nasties”. There are also custom carbon-fiber plug and IEC connectors, designed by Ted Paisley of Wavelength Audio/Video in Dallas and featuring pink-gold plating over pure copper. This new cable feature a specifically tuned dielectric with conductive gold mylar sheathing under a conductive carbon fiber tech-flex. One was the new “Digital Plus” power cable used to power up the Esoteric. Just in case.Īll the cabling came from Triode Wire Labs, and chief Pete Grzybowski was on hand to show off his American Speaker Cables (prices start at $599/pair) and Spirit interconnects (starting at $299/pair), which continue to set value anchors, but it’s his monstrous Seven Plus power cords (starting at $499), used here on the amplifiers, power conditioner and sub amps, that really set him apart in my book.Ī quick poke around turned up two curiosities. Steve also brought along a giant, silver $20k K-01 SACD/DAC from Esoteric. BG Radia BGX 12sb and BGA2 subwoofer units sat in all four corners of the room - these “subwoofers” are designed for free-standing or in-wall use, and run $5,100 for a pair (which includes an amp). This system is a hybrid planar which includes a pair of 900wpc mono block amps and a Behringer Ultracurve Pro for the bass. A $1,950 Dodd Audio variable gain (+6dB/+12dB) battery-powered tube (6H30 here also) preamp and a PI Audio Group UberBUSS power conditioner for distribution was tucked back behind the Kanso Audio Furniture audio racks ( more on Kanso, here).Ĭharlie partnered up with Steve Rabitz of Sound Insight, to show off the new BG Radia FS 680 for all the siss boom banging. ![]() On the deck were the $7,250/pair Arion HS-500SE hybrid tube mono blocks good for 1kW into 4Ω, with a 6H30 input stage. ![]() Charlie still sports the colored pants, the infectious grin, and a taste for entertaining and engaging high-end audio. It just takes a quiet mind and cultivated eye to identify them.Charles Rollo has rebranded and re-launched his business as Charles Rollo Audio, but that’s about all that’s changed (while the website is being set up, contacting him via phone seems best at this point: 71). Other compartments of wabi-sabi are: Fukinsei – asymmetry, irregularity Koko – basic, weathered Shizen – without pretence, natural Yugen – subtly profound grace, not obvious Datsuzoku- unbounded by convention, free and Seijaku: tranquillity.Įach of these can be found in nature and also human character. Over time, wabi and sabi came to be known as one, wabi-sabi, as both highlight the ‘imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete’ says author Leonard Koren.Īs well as loving the simple things, it’s also about appreciating the process of wear and tear and decaying as it’s a reminder that things only last for so long. These ideas underpin Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms and are an important part of daily life, incorporating the old with modern principles. Kanso is part of a set of ancient ideas that include wabi (transient and stark beauty) and sabi (the beauty of nature and aging). ![]() Okay maybe not this simple (Picture: Getty) ![]()
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