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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
cdc
1,412 posts
 
D_Edwards, how about ATC's system 70?

"A quarter century of ATC research reaches a climax".
That's ATC's quote, not mine.

My vote would be Japan or France. I can't name a specific system but Japanese and French (PHY?) seems to have the best single driver speaker technology out there. Basically full range from a virtual point source.
bruce_1 OP
91 posts
 
Two more rules:
No wagering
No excessive consumption of alcohol
...but you can tear off your jersey after you vote.
jamscience
95 posts
 

Duchy of Grand Fenwick

Kokintz Audio

The Q-bomb (Ouadium bandwidth-unlimited omnidirectional master blaster) System consisting of the following items:

the Q-table
the Q-arm
the Q-cartridge
the Q-deck
the Q-pre
the Q-amp
the Q-speakers

all connected by Q-cables
all constructed with Carbon Fourteen.

Strengths: Lifelike, explosive and fiery with hurricane force sound. Literally a once in a lifetime experience. Best when listened to with a bottle of Pinot Grand Fenwick and GF chewing gum.

Weaknesses: Once you have heard the Q-bomb System, you won't be able to listen to anything else. No digital.
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!
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