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Music Hall Paris X: Part II

I am tempted to tell you to quickly run into the "cour des petites écuries in Paris X", to cast your prejudices to the dogs and let you bring by the magic of the music.

But also to warn you, because if you wait that you brush in the direction of the hair go your way, the anger and wrath are close.

This is an area whitout compromises where we must come humbly. Enjoy this chance to share a moment of history, history of high fidelity with these devices as old as me for some.

Because it is about life. These objects talk to us, if only they would have a soul attached to our soul and the strength to love. They tell us a time when hope is not vain, where the possibilities are there, the imaginary festive, joyous, generous: a musical history ...

The stereo accurately reflects our society and its expectations, fears, anxieties. It is listed today in the analytical logic, mechanical, pure, perfect... illusory.

The hi-fi beginnings may be light years away from these considerations. It is sharing, warmth, friendliness, human after all.

That is what Music Hall is, a space "humanized", with its contradictions, its passions, its emotions, dislikes, pleasures, weaknesses, graze, all that makes us so special in the end.

I see sceptical pout, mocking smiles, and the bards of the performance scolding me of the glance, questioning the improbable result.

And many an interim system I just fell in love, and my old McIntosh roused Vulcain.

Music!

to be continued ...

Music Hall Paris X: part I

Life is not worth living without ... music.

Putting into practice this new saying here I am on this beautiful spring Saturday near the courtyard of small stables in the Xth.

Small reminders Opening: my Air Tight ATM2 has found his twin brother and my Avalon in the hallway of departure. Finally my wanderings "high end" so far allowed me to touch closer to the famous principle of reality, in the financial area. Everyone knows what is unattainable is highly desirable. I discovered in this case that my desire could have limits, I know this can be treated easily, not very fast but very easily, no offense to Michel Onfray. My introspective job is not finished yet, some frustrations are still unbearable. Result?

A quick round trip to Lyon to retrieve a pair of Vulcan Aida and the last mission if you accept it will find a power amp. All tracks are invested, but it is urgent: I want to listen to music this Saturday night!!!

Call it whim if you want, wheteher you like it or not, I don't care.

10:30. Call at Music Hall Paris X to assess the feasibility of buying an amp McIntosh pure juice, big time. The contact is very "complex" or even a bit difficult, but the famous years of work mentioned above allow me not to fly off the handle anymore.

"Aside 1: I'm listening to what you see on the right picture but the most important is the "Presto agitato" from Beethoven Sonata No.14 'Moonlight' by Paul Lewis it is beautiful. Actually it's very beautiful. Actually it is sublime. Beautiful recording at Harmonia Mundi: grace, virtuosity? Actually simplicity, fairness, humility ... "

14.30. Arrival at Music Hall Paris X

How to say this? Life has this wonderful thing that it always surprises you when you take the time to question, to invest, to provoke. And this Saturday I made a surprising discovery: simple, exciting, fully in the person of Benoit Lafitte the master of the place. Yes I know some of you will call me crazy sweet, reached by I do not know how acute syndrome of sudden blindness ... No matter again.

Whole people fascinate me. Passion is beautiful when it is sincere and I met it that day. Passion is also very annoying, because exclusive, authoritative, unique, subjective ...

To be continued

B&W 800 Diamond

Audio Synthese: Paris XII

I left out the 802 diamond after the second time I've listened to it. The final feeling with these speakers was measured. The sound signature is too "boomy", too abrupt even tiring, despite a Radiohead anthology!

My interlocutor raises the possibility of a demo model not finally succeeded?

So put on top of the range with the 800 and still the same system in full Linn.

The difference is astonishing. Get out the invasive low-pitched of the 802, yet the crew is "rich". Lovely sitting in this register, we can find on this model, the signature sound precious to B & W and that so far had not convincing me. Note the image is superb, the mastery is there, but listening is as "remote". It's clean, maybe too much ... I do not know, I just go down aircraft and my own "hearing" is very affected. I put an end to the session without regret.

My host later recalled for a new trial. I've agreed, we'll see ...

Audio Synthese: Paris XII

I left out the 802 diamond after the second time I've listened to it. The final feeling with these speakers was measured. The sound signature is too "boomy", too abrupt even tiring, despite a Radiohead anthology!

My interlocutor raises the possibility of a demo model not finally succeeded?

So put on top of the range with the 800 and still the same system in full Linn.

The difference is astonishing. Get out the invasive low-pitched of the 802, yet the crew is "rich". Lovely sitting in this register, we can find on this model, the signature sound precious to B & W and that so far had not convincing me. Note the image is superb, the mastery is there, but listening is as "remote". It's clean, maybe too much ... I do not know, I just go down aircraft and my own "hearing" is very affected. I put an end to the session without regret.

My host later recalled for a new trial. I've agreed, we'll see ...