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World Cup of Audio

Which country would win aWorld Cup of Audio? Tournament rules:
1. Nominate a system of components made by companies in a single country.
2. More than one system can be nominated for a country.
3. System nominations end at midnight EDST on June 23.
4. Cast you vote for what you believe would be the best sounding system, based on experience, what is most important to you in music reproduction, reviews by trusted audiophiles, etc. beginning June 24.
5. Votes will be tallied on July 9.
To get things started, I nominate the following:

Germany 1:
Speakers= mbl 101E Radialstrahler
Amplifier= mbl 9011 (2 amps)
Pre-amp= mbl 6010D
Source= mbl 1622 and mbl 1611E
Cables, Cords= mbl for power cords, ? for cables (need some help here)

Strengths= Synergy, balance, nuance
Weakness= No analog
Odds= A very high seed. Could take it all.

There should be some stiff competition from U.S., Switzerland, Japan, U.K., and other countries. What is your nomination?
bruce_1
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
us:

speakers: magnepan 3.0
amp: cj mv 125
preamp: mfa luminescence
digital source: cal tempest
cables: dcca audio
turntable:sota sapphire
cartridge: grado 8mr
arm:eminent technology
d_edwards
204 posts
 
Cdc

Well the Anniversary editions surpass the System 70 in total acoustic output and equal the 70's in everything but the elaborate cabinet. Something about the 150's and the 15" woofer that just gets it done, but they are big so are not for everyone's house. But I have chosen based on my experience and that the "Anniversary Editions" are the latest hot rod out of the shop with a new box configuration etc.

PHY makes mostly two way speaker systems, they kind of bend the truth IMO about being "fullrange". Decent overall and about the easiest driver short of the Fostex to make a speaker with. I love how all the manufacturers who use PHY go on and on about how difficult the box was to build...LOL!!! I threw a set in a sealed box and a BSS 324 omnidrive, T-amps and BAM!, crushed that $16,000 Oceola? thing with ease on Audio note or something tube amps. In reality you could mount them in the box they come shipped in and they would sound good!

Focal would be the French Powerhouse with YBA front end?

Bruce

I'm assembling my hooligans right now. J. Gordon Holt as the head hooligan for Huntingdon-Stroud United! Hey let's see some more systems!
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
This is funny thread considering that at one time I had a system made up of components from England, the US, France, Canada and Japan. Sounds more like a professional team, ay?
bruce_1 OP
91 posts
 
Ok, Audiogoners we need to see some serious competitive systems for the Cup from France, Italy, Japan, Canada(?!), Switzerland, and some more from Germany, U.S.A., and the U.K. Any from the former Soviet bloc? How about regional systems in the U.S. (east, central, west?). When describing a system give it a label (e.g., Germany 1) so we can identify it when casting votes.
bruce_1 OP
91 posts
 
NEWSFLASH!! WORLD CUP CANCELLED!! Dateline:cyberspace. In a stunning announcement, officals declared the World Cup of Audio was cancelled due to lack of interest. "It became obvious that we couldn't compete with that soccer thing they've got going", said one one event organizer, who spoke on condition on anonymity, "Maybe we'll try again in 2010, if our lawyers can work things out with FIFA to license the use of the 'World Cup' name."
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