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Annual Gold Sound Award 2012
World's Greatest Audio Systems
*Season Two*
AVM Audio PA5.2, PA8, MA8 Amplifiers
Magneplanar 3.7
Ikeda IT-407 Tonearm, 9TT Cartridge
Veloce LS-1 Linestage
Onedof Turntable
Quintessence Acoustics Stealth
Acoustic Signature Barzetti & Funk FX-R
Wyetech Labs Ruby Phono Stage
MBL 1621A CD Transport
MBL 1611F D/A Converter
Pass Labs XA100.5
*Season One*
Ayon Orthos II- 2012
LessLoss Cables- 2012
Bel Canto DAC 1.5- 2012
The Phanatic Phile- 2012
Walker Proscenium Black Diamond III- 2012
Bob Carver's Cherry 180s Premiere Review- 2012
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Phantic Phile Column
Our newest section, great audio systems of the world; including audio society member systems and outstanding personal and professional setups.
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The AVShowrooms Equipment Team
Peter Breuninger, Founder, CEO and Executive Editor
Peter Breuninger is a reviewer and organizer for the audio industry. Peter is the founder of the Philadelphia Audio Society, the show organizer of the Philadelphia Triode and Music Shows, and has been a senior writer for the top magazines including: The Absolute Sound (TAS), Stereophile, and Listener Magazine. Breuninger coined the phrase "the Bugatti of Audio." His recent work includes 2011 TAS cover articles; Ayon Audio, the MBL 101E MKII and in TAS February 2012, the YG Acoustics cover article, state-of-the-art, Anat Professional Signature. Breuninger is one of the world's leading audio reviewers.
Mike Malinowski, Sr. Equipment Reviewer
Mike Malinowski joins AVShowrooms as a senior equipment reviewer. Mike has been an audio and music lover since the womb. He is a leading reviewer for 6moons specializing in cost no object equipment and will add AVShowrooms to his prestigious reviewing positions. Mike's listening room is indeed one the leading listening rooms in the world. He designed his home around the 20x30x10 foot room and every aspect of the design from the dedicated Equi=tech power system to the wall material to the ASC TubeTraps was implemented to provide a noise free acoustically-neutral environment for sound. His current reference loudspeaker, the Wilson Alexandria II is the centerpiece of the room. The sound is like a front row concert seat.
Dennis Pitzer, The Phanatic Phile Column
Dennis is the President of the Philadelphia Area Audio Group, PAAG. He is a confessed music and two channel audio fanatic. There are no limits to Dennis' pursuit of high end audio nirvana. His custom listening room is beyond belief. His vinyl collection of 180+ gram records is the largest in the Philadelphia area. He can hear sonic differences between records that weigh one gram apart! Dennis is indeed "Enid" reincarnated.
Robert Grossman, Sr. Equipment Reviewer
Bob is a music industry expert, professional bassoonist and the Principal Librarian of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He is an audio equipment expert and has a natural ability to describe what he hears and what makes the equipment sound the way it sounds. Grossman has visited, listened to and worked in each of the world’s major concert halls. He is friends with leading conductors throughout the world. Bob has the best ears in the business.
Kevin joins AVShowrooms as a senior equipment reviewer. He is a career broadcast technician, having started at WBUDAM /WBJHFM in Trenton NJ. He spent time at CBS, then was named Clear Channel’s WDAS’ chief engineer. Kevin returned to CBS several years ago and we can thank him for keeping CBS’s broadcasts clear and static free. Kevin is one of the country’s most serious audiophiles. He has owned and listened to most every classic component, including the IRS Series V.
Zach Galarza, Equipment Reviewer
In Zach's words... "I'm an enthusiastic young music lover who has been obsessed with hearing music with the utmost fidelity. During my childhood, I was exposed to a wide variety of music that would play throughout our home. My Grandfather was an avid classical music listener; I loved his music selections. Even at a young age, I would stop everything, and sit on the stairs and listen when music was being played. The quality of reproduced music became relevant when I was a teenager exploring various methods of music storage (compression rates, audio codecs, etc.). I remember the very moment when I first heard an uncompressed piece of music for the first time; it was an explosive discovery. Ever since that moment, I have to hear music in the highest possible fidelity. I believe high-end audio presents the music lover with the ultimate solution for hearing the music in its purist form."
(Zach is 21 years-old; he’s the future of high performance audio., Ed.)
Adam Sankin, Director, Music and Recordings
Adam is a partner in Degnan Sankin Productions, a leading recording studio specializing in "high performance" sound. Adam's background in highend audio as one of the leading set-up experts in the audio industry directly contributes to the "sound" of the studio. He has set up, installed and tweeked systems for Tom Jones, Paula Abdul, Wayne Gretsky, Johnny Depp, Shaquille O'Neal, Matt Groening, Seal, and many others. Adam began his career in audio at the High Fidelity House in Abington, PA and has worked for top echelon stores on both coasts. Seal was so pleased with Adam's expertise he sang John Lennon's "Imagine" to him in his living room. Berry Gordy, another of Adam's clients, was so thrilled to have his Meridian based system sounding right that he invited Adam to Diana Ross's Birthday party.
