Tempe Room 4

Tempe Room 4 — System 3

Sonus faber Amati Supreme bi-amplified by McIntosh MC451 dual mono — tubes on top, solid state below.

Why This Pairing Works

The Amati Supreme is the limited-run version of the Homage flagship, and this system is built to match it rather than merely to drive it.

McIntosh MC451 dual mono amplifiers are the interesting choice: each chassis carries a 150-watt vacuum tube channel and a 300-watt solid-state channel, intended to bi-amplify a single loudspeaker with tubes on the treble and solid state on the bass. It is the most literal expression of McIntosh's Hybrid Drive thinking — not a compromise between the two technologies but both of them, each doing the job it does best.

Source is a Linn Sondek LP12 and a Selekt DSM. Loudspeaker cabling is Kimber Monocle XL, with a Transparent PowerWave conditioning the mains.

The Components

Sonus faber Amati Supreme

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Linn Selekt DSM Classic Hub

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McIntosh MC451 Hybrid Drive Monoblock

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Kimber Kable Monocle XL Loudspeaker Cable

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Transparent Audio PowerWave

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Also in the Rack

Linn Sondek LP12 turntable · Transparent Super cabling

Hear This System

Tempe Room 4

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This is a working system, set up and voiced in the room rather than displayed on a shelf. Walk in during business hours and ask to hear it, or book ahead if you would like the room prepared with your own music and time set aside for a longer session. Scottsdale (480) 403-0011 · Tempe (480) 403-0010.

Tempe Room 4

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