"I'm a full-time music lover and a part-time audiophile," Gary Koh declared while demming his new Genesis GRA1440, class-D, truly differentially balanced monoblock amplifiers ($22,000/pair). "Music is inherently balanced," he said, as he played the stereo LP version of Al Grey and The Basie Wing's The Last of the Big Plungers, and proved that modified Hypex class-D modules, when incorporated into amplifiers that output 1440Wpc into 4 ohms and include a full Genesis power supply, can yield totally welcoming, alive and colorful sound. There was absolutely no hard edge to be heard on this system.
Making such good sound possible was the brand new prototype Genesis SMc-1 preamplifier ($15,000), which Gary designed with assistance from Steve McCormack. The unit includes Gary's designed-from-scratch internal phono stage, which addresses tracking errors between channels of the volume control. Also responsible were the Genesis G4 loudspeakers ($45,000/pair), which are the first Genesis loudspeakers designed by Gary Koh from the ground up, without using of any of former Genesis designer Arnie Nudell's technology. The G4s include the Genesis ring-ribbon tweeter, a planar-magnetic midrange, twin titanium mid-bass couplers, and two side-firing, servo-controlled 10" woofers. Source was a Roksan Xerxes turntable with modified Magic Diamond cartridge. Not auditioned was the Genesis Muse (approx. $15,000), a due-soon music source that includes server, DAC, and internet radio, and will stream to an iPad or Android device.
Making such good sound possible was the brand new prototype Genesis SMc-1 preamplifier ($15,000), which Gary designed with assistance from Steve McCormack. The unit includes Gary's designed-from-scratch internal phono stage, which addresses tracking errors between channels of the volume control. Also responsible were the Genesis G4 loudspeakers ($45,000/pair), which are the first Genesis loudspeakers designed by Gary Koh from the ground up, without using of any of former Genesis designer Arnie Nudell's technology. The G4s include the Genesis ring-ribbon tweeter, a planar-magnetic midrange, twin titanium mid-bass couplers, and two side-firing, servo-controlled 10" woofers. Source was a Roksan Xerxes turntable with modified Magic Diamond cartridge. Not auditioned was the Genesis Muse (approx. $15,000), a due-soon music source that includes server, DAC, and internet radio, and will stream to an iPad or Android device.
