EXCERPTED FROM:
Scouting For Good Sound
1999 International CES
by Chuck Bruce

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Pairs of Joule-Electra’s 6C33C tube based OTL Marquis power amps, at $8,000+ per pair, were mesmerizing hordes of listeners while paired with Merlin’s superb VSM-SE towers, at $7,000 per pair, using source material via Resolution Audio’s CD 50 player and employing a special bass-equalization unit designed by JPS Labs specifically for the VSMs. The synergy here was simply astonishing, especially with legendary Stan Ricker’s ¾ speed mastered LP test pressings. Listeners were agape from the vicarious transport to myriad recording venues and deep into the heart of the music and the musician’s artistry.

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