{"id":10383,"date":"2019-11-27T15:13:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T15:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audioresurgence.com\/?p=10383"},"modified":"2022-02-24T14:27:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T14:27:35","slug":"gt-audioworks-at-capital-audiofest-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audioresurgence.com\/2019\/11\/gt-audioworks-at-capital-audiofest-2019.html","title":{"rendered":"GT Audioworks at Capital Audiofest 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GT Audio Works \/ Pass Labs \/ Basis Audio<\/h1>\n

<\/a>This was actually the first room I walked into at the 2019 Capital Audiofest. After a 3 hour drive, quick check-in at the Even Hotel across the street, a half-decent latte at the Hilton Starbucks, a chat with Dr. Kirmuss (Record Cleaners)<\/a>, a brief look at the various vinyl and CD Vendors in the Atrium, I was ready for a sit down and a listen to some music!<\/p>\n

I’m a sucker for a good planar speaker. Though not all necessarily a true planar design, I’ve owned Quad’s, Apogees, Magnepan<\/a> and Carver Amazing Platinum<\/a>\u00a0speakers, at one time or another, and listened to many others.<\/p>\n

It was perhaps a little unfortunate that the GT Audio Works was the first room that I hit-up, as they set an unbelievably high standard and level of expectation for the rest of the show.<\/p>\n

Presented here by Steve Rabitz, VP of sales at ‘Sound Insight’ NY, the GT Audio Works planar quasi-ribbon speakers were supported by\u00a0either side by a GT Audio Works open-baffle active modular subwoofer system with a MSRP starting at $7000 but considerably more for what was in use here. The main speakers, the GTA 3.1R have a MSRP of $23,500<\/p>\n

Driving the GTA 3.1R was $65 grand’s worth of power amplification from Pass Labs; and upfront sources included the $140,000+ Turntable package of Basis Transcendence, Basis Superarm and My Sonic Lab Ultra Eminent Ex Cartridge. Leaving the last few bucks from your lottery win for the phonostage and preamp – also from Pass Labs (add another $90K).<\/p>\n

\"Pass<\/p>\n

Not mentioned very prominently, cabling, I was learned later in the show, was provided by Triode Wire Labs<\/a>, who earned my award for best cable at the show!<\/p>\n

\"GT<\/p>\n

Well enough of the preamble….this system sounded fantastic, as it should. The sound was warm, bold, holographic, dynamic and with the unmistakable midrange presence that only a good planar design can pull off.<\/p>\n

\"GT<\/p>\n

In some ways I was disappointed that GT Audio Works chose such a high standard of supporting equipment. At $23K without subs, the GTA 3.1R is within grasp for a lot of us operating at the lower end of the higher end market ( huh?), but with well north of $300K on supporting gear, it put the system as a whole well out of reach. I think it might have been beneficial to assemble more of a ‘real-world’ system to demonstrate the undoubted prowess of the GT Audio Works speaker system, and I seriously doubt that too much speaker performance would have been left behind on the table.<\/p>\n

Anyway, a great sound and a great way to get initiated at the 2019 Capital Audiofest.<\/p>\n

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CAF 2019 Menu<\/h3>\n

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Our Awards For Outstanding Performance!<\/h1>\n

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