Thank you to everyone joined us for Music Matters this year – we hope you heard music that left you feeling inspired.
The music from the evening has been captured into playlists and are available on Spotify and Tidal. And of course, we invite you to drop by to enjoy music on any of our systems in our showrooms throughout the year. Hope to see you soon, until then, keep on listening!


Room 1: AudioQuest, Bassocontinuo, McIntosh, Sonus Faber
Playlist
Ry Cooder, The Prodigal Son. “Nobody’s Fault but Mine.”
Melody Gardot, My One And Only Thrill. “Your Heart is as Black as Night”
Hans Theessink, Slow Train. “Slow Train”
Sonia Dada, A Day At The Beach. “Lester’s Methadone Clinic”
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Dark Knight Soundtrack. “Aggressive Expansion”
Depeche Mode, Delta Machine. “Welcome To My World”
Michel Jonasz. “Le Temps Passe” (not available on Spotify)

Equipment List
- Sonus Faber Aida 2 loudspeakers (x2)
- McIntosh MCD600 disc player/DAC
- McIntosh MT2 turntable
- McIntosh C1100 2-channel Vacuum Tube Preamplifier
- McIntosh MEN220 Room Correction System
- McIntosh MC1.25kw Mono Amps (x4)
- dCS Network Bridge streamer
- Audioquest Niagara5000 line conditioner
- Audioquest Dragon Power Cables
- Audioquest WEL Balanced Cables
- Audioquest Fire Balanced Cables (from pre-amp to amp)
- Audioquest Dragon Speaker Cables, Bi-wire
- Bassocontinuo Audio Stand
Room 2: D’Agostino, dCS, Transparent, Wilson Audio
Playlist
Gregory Porter, Take Me to The Alley. “Holding On”
Renee Flemming, Handel Arias. “Semele / Act 2: Oh Sleep, why dost thou leave me?”
Jazz Ambassadors, The Sammy Sessions. “Shirley”
Equipment List
- Wilson Audio Alexx Loudspeaker with Subsonics
- Clearaudio Master Innovation Turntable with Goldfinger Statement Reference Cartridge
- dCS Rossini Transport
- dCS Vivaldi DAC
- dCS Vivaldi Upsampler
- dCS Vivaldi Master Clock
- D’Agostino Momentum Phono
- D’Agostino Momentum Preamplifier
- D’Agostino Momentum Monoblock Amplifier M400 (for Subsonics)
- D’Agostino Relentless Monos (for Alexx)
- HRS VXR Audio Stand with M3X platforms
- HRS Vortex Noise Reduction Footers (under Vivaldi)
- Transparent Magnum Opus Balanced Cables and Speaker Cable (for Alexx)
- Transparent Opus Balanced Cables and Speaker Cable (for Subsonics)
- Transparent Reference XL Digital Cables (for AES Digital and Master Clock cables)
- Transparent Reference XL power Isolators

Room 3: Audio Research, ClearAudio, dCS, HRS, Wilson Audio
Playlist
Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile & Edger Meyer, Bach Trios. “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BMV”
Jose James & Jef Neve, For All We Know. “Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You”
Pete Seeger, The Complete Bowdoin College Concert. “Summer Time.”
Tracy Chapman, Greatest Hits. “Stand by Me”

Equipment List
- Wilson Audio Sasha DAW Loudspeakers
- dCS Rossini CD Player & Streamer
- dCS Bartok DAC & Streamer
- Clearaudio Ovation Turntable with Universal Arm and Goldfinger Statement Reference Cartridge
- Audio Research Reference Phono 3 Phono Stage
- Audio Research Reference 6 Preamplifier
- Audio Research Reference 160M Monoblock Power Amplifier (x2)
- Transparent Reference Speaker Cable
- Transparent Ultra Balanced Cables
- Transparent Reference Power Cords
- HRS RXR Audio Stand with Nimbus Couplers
- Transparent Reference XL power Isolators
Room 4: Anthem, Bowers & Wilkins, JL Audio, Sony
Playlist
Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born. “Shallow”
Remi Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody Soundtrack “We are the Champions”
Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman. “The Greatest Show”
Hans Zimmer, Live in Prague. “Crimson Tide /160 BPM”
Equipment List
- Bowers & Wilkins 702 s2
- Bowers & Wilkins HTM71 s2 (Center Speaker)
- Bowers & Wilkins HTM72 s2 (Pair as Surround Speakers)
- Bowers & Wilkins CCM7.4 (four in-ceiling Speakers as Dolby Atmos Speakers)
- JL Audio F113v2 subwoofers
- Sony VPL-VW 885 projector
- Sony UBP-X800ES UHD DVD player
- Kaleidescape Strato Movie Player,
- Kaleidescape M500
- Anthem AVM60 Surround Preamplifier
- Anthem STR Stereo Amplifier (front channels),
- Anthem MCA525 5 Channel Amplifiers (pair)

Room 5: Linn
Playlist
Angie Stone, Mohagany Soul. “Wish I didn’t Miss You”
Christine and the Queens, Chris. “Girlfriend, Featuring Dâm-Funk”
Snarky Puppy, We Like it Here. “Snarky Puppy”

Equipment List
Room 6: Devialet, Roon
Playlist
Christine And The Queens, Chaleur Humaine. “Christine”
Yelle, Complètement Fou. “Complètement Fou”
Michael Jackson, Off the Wall. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”
Chet Faker, Thinking In Textures. “I’m Into You”
Chet Faker, Built On Glass. “Release Your Problems”
Beck, Sea Change. “The Golden Age”
Peter Gabriel, Shaking the Tree: 16 Golden Greats (remastered). “Mercy Street”
SBTRKT (pronounced ‘subtract’), Wonder Where We Land. “Wonder Where We Land”
Van Halen, 1984 (Remastered) “Hot For Teacher”
Mumford & Sons, Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin. “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”
Livingston Taylor, Ink. “Isn’t She Lovely”
SBTRKT, SBTRKT. “Hold On”
Gregory Porter, Caracal (Deluxe). “Holding On”
Lorde Pure Heroine (Extended). “White Teeth Teens”
Diana Krall, The Look of Love. “The Look Of Love”
