Mahler in Vienna

by rossman on Done For Now
Mahler System
Mahler 2nd

Description

A recently revised system that replaced my resident Apogee Studio Grands with the Vienna Acoustics Mahlers. My room measures 22'H x 38'W x 18'D so it allows the Mahlers to breathe and do what they do best. Those who visit & listen are amazed at the live qualities they convey. The Mahlers are in a league of their own in terms of soundstage, spacial qualities and detail. I drive the Mahlers with the Parasound JC-1 monoblocks & it is driven by the Mark Levinson 380S Preamp. Digital sources are the still sweet & accurate sounding Sony X-777ES player & a Sony DVP-9000ES DVD player that does the HT & SACD duties. LF is easily handled by the mighty "built like a tank" JL Audio Fathom F113. I have a HT system built around the new Pioneer Elite SC-05. The CC speaker is the very fine Usher X-616 with very clean dialog as well as impressive sound effect capabilities. By the way, I love the Samsung 50" 760 Series Plasma & oh what a mesmerizing 1080P image it produces!
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    • Vienna Acoustics Mahler
    Vienna Acoustic Mahlers... these replaced my long standing resident Apogee Studio Grands. They seem to really impress those who get the opportunity to listen to them. Soundstage, depth, detail and spacial qualities have to be experienced to be understood. The fit & finish are unrivalled by the finest Italian furniture and the bass is wonderfully low & tight.
    • Parasound JC-1 Monoblocks
    Awesome power & finesse & control plus detail to name just a few qualities of these balanced differential monoblocks.... they are quite sweet with the VA Mahlers at 800 wpc into 4 ohms.
    • Mark Levinson 380S Pre
    My lovely sounding & sumptiously built Mark Levinson 380S Preamp. What a jewel she is!
    • Sony CDP-X777ES
    Still one of my favorite high end CD players of all time! The playback smoothness is simply great to my ears. Plus the product is beautifully built at 42 lb.s
    • Sony DVP-9000ES
    A beautiful picture as well as awesome SACD & CD sound quality.
    • Pioneer Elite SC-05
    The Pioneer Elite SC-05 with the new B&O Ice amplification has done a great job for me in the HT arena. The clarity & dynamics are quite impressive for a receiver and the DTS-Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD decoding are first rate.
    • JL Audio Fathom F113
    An incredibly built & powerfully taunt sounding super sub that outclasses all the competition & of course offers balanced XLR & RCA connections for 2-ch. as well all HT applications. This sub is the definition of LF realism.
    • Usher X-616
    HT Center Channel that does a great job with dialog as well as sound effects of any kind. Build quality is first rate with a wonderful finish.
    • Tice Audio Tice Power Conditioner
    Power Block IIIB Signature Series with optional 2800 watt high-power audio option & enhanced 1400 watt high power output video upgrade sections. Worth hunting down to vastly improve the ac quality of any high-end system.
    • Samsung TOC PN50a760 Plasma
    My newest piece to showcase ny HT system... oh my what a picture this 1080P plasma produces! I could not ask for more.
    • Analysis Plus Oval 8 bi-wire
    A very impressive speaker cable that holds it's own against those that cost many times more!

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It's a great and carefully set up system, congratulation. I love the sound of V.A also and Marlher is one of my consideration when I can sep up an seperate listening room.
Rossman, do find any problems when placing the speakers so close to the cupboard like this? May it due to the conditions of the room? Even my smallish Haydn Grand must be placed 70cm off the rear wall to sound fine and ofcourse, there's no item between them.

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