re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

Last I saw, Albert was using the bigger (much) version of what I currently use--The Focal Grand Utopia EM. They are, IMO, the finest loudspeaker made. They will sing on as little as 50 watts, and absolutely shine with 150 watts of power. It is the most balanced, detailed, and smoothest speaker I've heard.

I plan on moving to the speaker just under the Grand Utopia in the not too distant future--the Stella Utopia. The jump from the Stella Utopia to the Grand Utopia, however, is $100k!!

The Grand is a BIG speaker--in the neighborhood of 575 lbs. each!!...The Stella is around 350 lbs. each.

Albert also has this thing online where he will find any CD or album for you. If you say it is impossible to find an out of print CD, he will find a way to locate it for you. He always comes through. I have seen people amazed that he will actually hunt their hard to find music down and get it for them.

This picture should give you an idea of their size (hooked up to Tenor Audio amps and pre--which are also quite large)...