"The best of the Fest," according to Marc
Mickelson, was the GTT Audio room, which featured, as the banner points out, Kharma
speakers, in this case a pair of Midi Exquisite Mk IIs ($75,000/pair). What a soundstage
they cast! Bill Parrish of GTT played a number of cuts, each of which had intricately
layered depth and seemingly endless unforced resolution. Electronics were from MBL:
1621a/1611e digital combo ($42,460), 6010D preamp ($18,920), and 9008a mono power amps
($40,040/pair). Kharma also supplied the interconnects and speaker cables. Oftentimes
elaborate, expensive systems never get close to living up to their potential at shows.
Thus, maybe this system has even more to give. What a thought!
