Last week, we shared a conversation between John Atkinson and Philadelphia-area audio retailer Doug White (of The Voice That Is) that centered around audio retailing. Here’s the second, and final conversation from our Philly trip. In this video, JA and Doug are joined by Stereophile writer Herb Reichert as they discuss the new Akira loudspeaker from German manufacturer Tidal Audio. Doug has been a fixture at regional audio shows the past few years, demonstrating Tidal speakers. (It is important to note that the high-end manufacturer Tidal Audio has no relation to Tidal the streaming service.)
Prior to filming this conversation, we all listened to the system visible in the background of this video. The system consisted of midnight black Tidal Audio Akira loudspeakers ($215,000/pair), Signal Projects Atlantis speaker cables ($8500), a Tidal Audio Prescencio Reference preamplifier ($77,900), Tidal Audio Impulse monoblock amplifiers ($66,200), and a combination of Tidal Audio and Signal Projects cables throughout. The digital source consisted of an Aurender N10 music server ($8500) feeding data to a Bricasti M1se DAC ($10,000). The analog source consisted of a TW-Acustic Anniversary turntable ($22,000) with a TW-Acustic 10.5 tonearm ($5490), a Transfiguration Proteus cartridge ($6000), and a TW-Acustic Mat ($500). The components sat on a StillPoints ESS GRID rack ($8600-12,100; varies depending on configuration) with StillPoints Ultra SS ($249 each) and Ultra 6 ($899 each) isolators. The room was treated with StillPoints Aperture Panels ($699–$749 each).
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