Wedding gift for my daughter! Perreaux Audiant System
Moose68Bash
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My daughter's wedding is December 21, and as an accomplished amateur violinist, she appreciates good music. However, she has never had the benefit of her own good two-channel system. So, I am giving her a Perreaux system that I recently purchased. The system includes Perreaux's Audiant DP32 preamp/DAC. Audiant 100p power amp, and a pair of Audiant SR35 floorstanding speakers. While the pre and the amp have been available for awhile, the speakers have only recently been released.
I set up the system in my house, while my daughter was home helping prepare for the wedding, so that we could try it out immediately -- we were very impatient!
My first impressions of this system are that it is remarkable. The preamp includes a DAC, which allows the direct connection of the Cambridge Audio iPod dock with optical, coax or AES/EBU cables. The amp is 100 wpc into 8 ohms. The speakers are beautiful to look at, with great "fit and finish," and the sound they deliver is superb.
I like "to audition" systems and components with Yo-Yo Ma's "Songs of Joy and Peace" because the tracks cover a wide range of types of music, vocal and instrumental, and the instruments on some of the tracks have unusual, distinctive characteristics.
Rendition of high and mid-range frequencies is clear, precise and very quick during rapid transients. Detail and clarity are beautiful. The bass is very firm and powerful, excellent on the attack attack and decay. The timbre of individual instruments comes through very distinctly.
The sound stage falls within the outer boundaries of the speakers with vocalists and instruments very accurately located. The apparent depth of the sound stage is approximately six to eight feet, and the rendering of relative positions of vocalists and instruments gives a strong sense of realism. My daughter's assessment was that the stereo imaging was realistic vis a vis what one would expect at a live performance.
We also listened to "Opus 3 30th Anniversary Collection," various Chesky recordings, Joshua Bell recordings, and both Barenboim's and Solti's recordings of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
As I listen more to this system, I'll try to provide updates, if there is any interest.
I would strongly recommend that anybody looking at a system in this price range have a "listen" to this one.
Some pictures follow.
I set up the system in my house, while my daughter was home helping prepare for the wedding, so that we could try it out immediately -- we were very impatient!
My first impressions of this system are that it is remarkable. The preamp includes a DAC, which allows the direct connection of the Cambridge Audio iPod dock with optical, coax or AES/EBU cables. The amp is 100 wpc into 8 ohms. The speakers are beautiful to look at, with great "fit and finish," and the sound they deliver is superb.
I like "to audition" systems and components with Yo-Yo Ma's "Songs of Joy and Peace" because the tracks cover a wide range of types of music, vocal and instrumental, and the instruments on some of the tracks have unusual, distinctive characteristics.
Rendition of high and mid-range frequencies is clear, precise and very quick during rapid transients. Detail and clarity are beautiful. The bass is very firm and powerful, excellent on the attack attack and decay. The timbre of individual instruments comes through very distinctly.
The sound stage falls within the outer boundaries of the speakers with vocalists and instruments very accurately located. The apparent depth of the sound stage is approximately six to eight feet, and the rendering of relative positions of vocalists and instruments gives a strong sense of realism. My daughter's assessment was that the stereo imaging was realistic vis a vis what one would expect at a live performance.
We also listened to "Opus 3 30th Anniversary Collection," various Chesky recordings, Joshua Bell recordings, and both Barenboim's and Solti's recordings of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
As I listen more to this system, I'll try to provide updates, if there is any interest.
I would strongly recommend that anybody looking at a system in this price range have a "listen" to this one.
Some pictures follow.
Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.
Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.
Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.
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Nice looking setup dad, would you be interested in adopting another child anytime soon? Being a musician, your daughter will certainly appreciate the quality of such a good system.
Your future son-in-law is a lucky man to have such a talented wife and a father-in-law that loves to share his musical passion. -
Mike Reeter wrote: »Nice looking setup dad, would you be interested in adopting another child anytime soon? Being a musician, your daughter will certainly appreciate the quality of such a good system.
Your future son-in-law is a lucky man to have such a talented wife and a father-in-law that loves to share his musical passion.
Mike,
Thank you. I have been blessed with three beautiful, intelligent and talented (in different ways) daughters -- all because of their mother!
I am a lucky father and husband.
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving Day.
PhilFamily Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.
Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One. -
Your a good Dad Phil,glad you share your passion with your daughters .Beautiful setup.
Dan -
Oldfatdogs wrote: »Your a good Dad Phil,glad you share your passion with your daughters .Beautiful setup.
Dan
Thanks, Dan.
Like most dads, I give it my best shot and am seldom satisfied with the results!Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.
Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.
