Old Forge Audio, Phonographe Distribution:: Heretic, Thöress

In room 801, David Cope of Old Forge Audio, along with Phonographe Distribution, performed a joyous-sounding system that included my and Herb Reichert’s present favourite loudspeaker, the Heretic AD614 ($7290/pair); "AD" is a tribute to former Stereophile columnist and Deputy Editor Art Dudley. These audio system, that are manufactured in Canada, play with physicality, wholeness, bounce, and pace that is uncommon among the many many audio system I’ve heard by the years. The Heretic AD614 is pure and pure with out exaggerating frequency extremes.

The Heretics discovered expression in a system with a Wattson Audio Madison streaming DAC ($3450) and the Thöress EHT built-in amp not too long ago reviewed by Herb Reichert ($10,995), with numerous Luna Cables sending alerts.

Whether enjoying the swinging hipster jujue of Aldous Harding and her chesty vocals and resonant instrumentation, orchestral or jazz, the Wattson/Thöress/Heretic system merely disappeared, leaving solely coronary heart and soul.