I have been working on this system for over 14 years. For about 5 years i had Wilson Sophia's and a Sony SCD 777ES player and no plans to upgrade. A year ago i added a Thorens turntable and a NAD phono preamp and i liked the vinyl sound right away.
I wanted to replace the Sophia's with Sasha's but when i found a pair of Mission Pilastro (my favorite speaker of all times) i bought them right away. I have been looking for a pair for over 7 years, there were ony 35 pair ever made and now i am lucky enough to own one of them.
The only upgrade plans i have are a new amp and preamp, ML 532 and 32.
Added the Master Reference turntable, a Transparent Powerisolator 8 filter and a Pagode Reference for the new turntable.
Replaced the Transparent power filstration system with a Isotek one, the G2 Nova is definetly better than the Powerisolator 8 but i can't say the same thing about the Titan vs the Powerisolator MM.
Also added a Clearaudio Reference Battery Power Supply for the phono preamp (this one is really good), a Outlet Limit clamp and replaced the Double Matrix with a Audio Desk Systeme record cleaner.
Master Clock for the DCS system. Makes a huge difference.
DCS Purcell
Firewire Upsampler
Clearaudio Master Reference w CMB
Upgraded the Master Solution.
Clearaudio Master TQ-I
With Clearaudio Sixstream cable.
Clearaudio Goldfinger V2
Great sounding cartridge.
van den Hul Colibri
With gold coils. The Goldfinger is better in every way.
Clearaudio da Vinci V2
I used for 2 months than upgraded to the Goldfinger.This is a very good cartridge. I prefer it to the VDH Colibri.
Clearaudio Stradivari V2
My first MC cartridge, a huge step up from my old Thorens TD 124 mk 5. Got me hooked on Clearaudio.
Clearaudio Balanced Reference
best phono preamp i had, i upgraded from Clearaudio Balance +. Added the battery power supply.
Mark Levinson 383
Integrated amp. never going to sell this on.
Mission Loudspeakers Pilastro
Only 35 ever made. I looked for it for 7 years. Never going to sell them. I had Wilson Sophias and wanted to upgrade to Sasha. They are in a completly different league.
Transparent Audio Reference XL
Unbalanced from DCS to ML and from phono preamp to ML.
Transparent Audio Reference XL
Speaker cable, i upgraded from Reference
Finite Elemente Pagode Master Reference
With Cerabase feet. 2 stands each with Cerabase feet. Under the turntable shelf another 4 ceraballs to handle the weight.
Clearaudio Magix2
16 Isolation Feet for turntable. I moved from Europe 1 year ago, didn't need them in Europe but in the US because of the wooden structure of the home they do a great job.
Clearaudio Double Matrix
Record Cleaning Machine.
Clearaudio Titanium v2
Added the Titanium for the Universal Tonearm.
Clearaudio Universal w. VTA
9' tonearm with the optional VTA base with sixstream cable.
Isotek Titan
Used just for the ML33h amplifiers.
Mark Levinson No. 32
wanted this for years, great preamp
Mark Levinson 33H
Very musical amplifiers, they work great with the speakers. Same amplifiers used by JA in the Stereophile review where i first saw the speakers.
Isotek Nova GII
Replaced the Transparent Powerisolator 8 and it's definetly better.
Hi there from the UK my name is spencer latham I also own a pair of mission pilastro speakers. I am in love with these speakers and over the last year made it my gole to find out as much information about these before the opportunity is gone. So far I have found the original manufacturer of the drivers including the tweeters. I have been in contact with Peter comeau who plaid a big part in making these outstanding speakers. I have created a page on Facebook called mission pilastro legacy where all the information I have found is getting posted. If you would like any help finding parts for these speakers please contact me and I will do my upmost for you. It would be brilliant if you could introduce yourself on our page on Facebook so any owners can meet and chat about your experiences. So far we have been able to work out for definite there is at least 24 pairs of them in the world. But before my research findings parts was impossible because mission selling to the IAG group after making these. Now I have concrete information on the drivers manufacturer so if you need any parts please get in contact with me on fb my name is spencer Latham. I look forward to meeting you thanks
