CAF 2023: In Pictures

You’re wonderful to see, You oughta be in pictures, Oh, what a hit you would be.

Pictured up top is the Wadax Atlantis Reference DAC ($166,420) in the Bending Wave USA room.

The Alare Labs Remiga 2 Be speakers ($59,999/pair) in one of the Fidelity Imports rooms.

Classic Nagra Classic Preamp ($19,500) and PSU ($16,900) in one of the Alma Music rooms.

The Perlisten Audio S7t Limited Edition Tower Speaker ($29,995/pair) in one of the Fidelity Imports rooms.

EMM Labs MTRS Stereo Amplifier ($65,000) in one of the Now Listen Here rooms.

Riviera Labs APL-01 SE Preamplifier ($46,995) in the Bending Wave USA room.

The Unison Research Simply 845 Integrated Amplifier ($9999 see my review) in one of the Fidelity Imports rooms.

Triode Evolution KT88 Class AB Push-Pull Integrated Amplifier ($8999) in one of the Fidelity Imports Rooms.

Unison Research Unico Primo Integrated Amplifier ($1999) in one of the Fidelity Imports Rooms.

A lovely Technics SL-1000RE-S Turntable ($19,999.95) in the Dartzeel America room.

Boenicke W13 SE+ Loudspeakers ($57,000/pair) in one of the Alma Audio rooms.

Gobel Divin Marquis Speakers ($90,000/pair) in the Bending Wave USA room.

Lowther Almira Loudspeakers ($29,999/pair) in one of Fidelity Imports rooms.

Audio Research Reference 750 SEL Mono Amplifiers ($42,500/each) in one of the VPI rooms.

Acora Acoustics SRB Loudspeakers ($18,000/pair) in the ModWright Instruments room.

Modwright LS 99 Balanced Tube Preamplifier ($6500), ModWright Analog Bridge ($3900 w/Balanced Upgrade see my review), ModWright KWA 99 Monoblock Amplifiers ($9000/pair), Weiss DAC201 ($2895 see my review), sitting on a Fern & Roby Walnut & Steel Audio Rack ($7500) in the ModWright Instruments room.

VPI Dragon Turntable in Red Leather ($8800) in one of the VPI rooms.

Treehouse Audio The Amplifier ($18,000 including Western Electric 300B) in the Treehouse Audio room.

Technics Stereo Integrated Amplifier SU-R1000 ($9,999.95 see my review) in the Overture room.

Zu Audio knows how to put on a show. The Zu Definition 6 ( starts at $25,000/pair see my review) outside the Zu DWK stand mount speakers (starts at $1398/pair) driven by the Black Ice Audio F165M Monoblock Amplifiers (starts at $7800/pair)in the Black Ice Audio room.

Pear Audio Odar turntable with the DS Audio Grand Master Extreme Cartridge ($22,500) and ION-001 Vinyl Ionizer ($1800) in the Dr. Vinyl room.

Doshi Audio Stereo Amplifier in one of the Command Performance AV rooms.

Harbeth SHL5plus XD Loudspeaker ($7990/pair) in the Fidelis AV room.

A complete MBL system featuring the Radialstrahler 101 E MKII loudspeakers (system price $318,000).

LAB12 Suono 25 Watt Class A Power Amplifier ($3490) in the Fidelis AV room.

Odyssey Audio ambience.

The Odyssey Audio Liquid Loudspeakers ($5900/pair) in the Odyssey Audio room.

Mytek Empire Streamer DAC ($24,995) in the Mytek Audio room.

Consonus Audio Tide audio system (includes a pair of 4-way loudspeakers, two quad-channel power amplifiers with the highest audio quality DSP engine, and custom-made proprietary speaker cables) in the Mytek Audio room.

J. Sikora Standard MAX Special Edition Turntable in Ferrari red ($23,000 w/o tonearm) in one of the Command Performance AV rooms.

The new Magico S3 Loudspeakers ($45,000/pair) in one of the Command Performance AV rooms.

Joseph Audio Perspective2 Graphene Loudspeakers ($16,999/pair) in one of the Command Performance AV rooms.