The
award had to go to two rooms, Halcro
and Viac / Lumen White. They were
just too good for one to be judged
against the other. The solid-state Halcros
created the same sound I heard at
Singapore Show. It was quite a relief to
be able to prove to the guys that I wasn’t
fantasizing. The Viac / Lumen White
room was a pleasant surprise. Here was a
sound, all tube mind you, as good as it
gets. Considering the room’s pinched
dimensions, distributor and key setup
man for Lumen White, Hartmut
Roemer, provided gobs of space and
depth to what would have proved to less
skillful souls a near-impossible feat.
No small credit go to the Viac 52
monoblock SE amplifiers. This
combination sang -- time and phase
coherency and freedom from electronic
artifact combined to a stunning result.
Our own Lou "Left Channel"
Lanese has the amplifiers in-house for
review and will give you his impressions
soon. I am trying to get the Lumen
White speakers for review. Stay
tuned.
