16 May 1999: Yiannis Vlachos

Giannis’s system is nothing else but a mirror of Giannis himself. It changes as he matures. It grows wiser as he does, and as his tastes change so does his system. I foresee Gianni as an avid DIY person in the next decade due to his passion of change, and in our hobby, change means money. DIY will express him much better I feel.

The audition...

During this meeting incredible recordings were played with precision and taste. Giannis choice of Sonny Roy was unexpected due to the fact that he rarely listens to anything other than classical.

The Decca recording proved an excellent choice for the meeting since it showed both the faults and the strengths of his system, with an overall score which was very high indeed. But deep down I know this system will be changed within the next six months as I mentioned before.

The music played for us was:

Music program highlights (all vinyl Records)

• Shostakovich-Piano Concerto no1 (R.Goncertgebouw Orchestra / Chailly, DECCA 433702-2
• The "Fi" analogue Productions sampler
• Sonny Roy Williamson w/Matt "The sky is crying"
• Astor Piazzola "Concerto pour Bandoneon-Tangos" (Orquesta de Camba Thetre Lliure /Josep Pons, Armonia Mundi 901595) etc.
  

System Description

• JM Lab Utopia speakers driven by Graaf GM 20 amp. with PHOS DIY by Petrakis pream.
• Digital source: EAD 1000 transport - EAD 1000 HDCD Converter
• Wiring: DNM(RCA)
• Speaker cables: DNM
• Power cords: Stock

We had a birthday party after that since we are a baby one year old.

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