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Von Schweikert, Ideon Audio, JMF Audio, Pear Audio at SWAF 2024

At Southwest Audio Fest 2024. Von Schweikert Ultra 55 speakers ($120,000 in Porsche Oslo Blue) are the company's smallest flagship-level offering, but still reference-level in capability with a response specification of 20Hz-40kHz. In practice, they delivered a completely enveloping and absorbing musical presentation. The front end digital source components by Ideon are interesting for the fact the Greek company overbuilds its gear, with a philosophy that digital gear should be built like an amplifier. Its Absolute Epsilon DAC ($49,500) notably uses 17 separate power supplies, weighs 65 pounds, and offers a spec'd dynamic range of 140dB. Ideon's new, upgraded Absolute Stream streamer and music renderer ($21,000) is similarly overbuilt for the sake of eliminating noise to the greatest extent possible. Among other capabilities, it acts a Roon core. The sources all fed into a JMF Audio PRS 1.5 preamp. For an analog source, the system featured a Pear Audio Blue Aras turntable ($14,000), shown for the first time at SWAF, it was equipped with a Fuuga MC cartridge ($10,000) and connected to a JMF Audio PHS 7.2 phono preamp ($25,000). Amplification plus the bulk of the wiring was by JMF Audio, except for the Ideon Siren USB cable. JMF Audio HQS 7001 mono amplifiers ($38,500/each) powered the speakers. The rack is by Artesania Audio—the Esoteryc ($12,300)—and so is the Aire amplifier stand ($4680/each).