I first met and reviewed a product from Vinnie Rossi in 2005 and while I like to think we’ve both come a long way, Vinnie has more demonstrable proof in his line of BRAMA gear.
I have white hair, an expanding waistline, and a Barn.
The Vinnie Rossi BRAMA Integrated Amplifier in its new Gen 2 guise puts out 200 Watts of power into 8 Ohm and doubles down into 4 while offering unconditional stability into 2 ohms.
Hidden inside that finely sculpted chassis reside a pair of Western Electric 300Bs in the preamp stage.
The perfectly delicious pairing in this room shared by distributor Well Pleased AV saw the new flagship QLN Reference 9 loudspeakers receiving that Rossi power while the recently reviewed Merason DAC1 Mk II handled D to A conversion, fed by an Innuos Statement server/streamer.
Think liquid. This system was long on refinement, offering some of the sweetest sounds of music I experienced at Axpona 2024. Lovely, just lovely.
System Details:
QLN Reference 9 Loudspeakers: $42,000/pair
Vinnie Rossi BRAMA Integrated Amplifier: $47,995
Merason DAC1 Mk II: $8500
Innuos Statement with Next-Gen PSU : starts at $25,000
Gigawatt PC-4 EVO+ Power Line Conditioner: $14,500
SGR Model V Symphony Hi-Fi Equipment Rack: $3300/per level
Black Cat Graceline cables and AB-Tech cables