19 Nov 2000: Theo Kantzavelos

By Tony Pothitos

A night to remember in the least. The rain made it impossible to reach Theo’s home but for those who did, the outcome was worth it.

The JBL’s were playing like a symphony in themselves and the Linn was supreme in itself.

The music we heard not only included classical but Chris Rea which allowed us to hear the system under various conditions, and it proved to be good in all of its tests.

This system is a very good performer in Rock music tending to a hi-fish flavour with Classical. Extreme highs and lows perform better than mid frequencies.

All in all a perfect night, and in the end the rain just made it more romantic. Thank you Theo for a great evening.

Music program highlights

• Beethoven "Overturen" (Bavarian SO/Jochum, DG 135041)
• Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" (Cleveland Orhestra/Maazel, PNO/Ivan Davis, Decca 458174-2)
• The Walkabouts "Train leaves at eight" (Glitterhouse records 490)
• Chris Rea "God's great banana skin"

System Description

• JBL 250 TI classic, Mark Levinson 23S, Mark Levinson 26S
• Digital source: Nakamichi MB-3
• Analogue source: Linn Sondek (valhala), Linn Ekos, Dynavector low
• Interconnects: Monster
• Speaker Cables: Monster M2 (bicable)
• Power cords: Stock

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