Who wanted to hear Max’s system? Well I did, so I was one of the attendees for a wonderful evening of music, food, and audio camaraderie. Max and his wife were perfect hosts. There was no shortage of hors d'oeuvres, sandwiches, deserts, and great sound. We got to listen to analog from a VPI Aires turntable/JMW arm/Dynavector setup, and digital from Max’s CD player and a PC source along with a very cool custom tube DAC playing both standard CDs and Hi Rez files.
Max’s system, as he has documented in various threads on this board, includes some seriously modified Infinity RSIIbs with Graz ribbons in the EMIMs, highly upgraded parts in the crossover, and a total reworking of the eq box. This really brings these 30 year olds up to modern standards and they can compete with any number of today’s $10k and up designs. The recent addition of his custom built single ended tube monoblock amplifiers and tube preamp perfectly complement the speakers. The amps were very stable driving the difficult load of the RSIIb and the system produced a very dynamic, detailed, dimensional sound.
I had a great time Max and want to thank you and your wife again for hosting.