In German Physiks’ room on the 11th floor, the Unlimited Mk.II loudspeakers ($13,500/pair) were mated with Vitus Audio’s RCD-100 CD player ($12,750), RD-100 D/A converter ($11,250), and RS stereo power amplifier. Held together by Purist Audio Design’s Corvus balanced interconnects ($2100/1m pair), fabulously named Aqueous Aureus digital cable ($705/1m), and Venustas speaker cable ($5450/7m pair), the system displayed a lovely midrange with a bit of hard edge on a golden oldie, Sara K’s “If I Could Sing the Blues.” (Who remembers the audio show where this track wasn't playing in at least 7 rooms, if not more?) Regardless, I found the superb sense of depth and air uncanny. On a CD of soprano Elly Ameling singing Schubert, while the voice was not as sweet and warm as it should have been—I have heard her live—and the image was rather small, Dalton Baldwin’s piano sounded quite fine.
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