Background: Established as a secondhand dealer in 1989 now expanded to include new retail and distribution. Philosophy is try it first and don't make an expensive mistake!! Valves sound best

Brands:

• Lector
• Shindo Laboratories
• Viva Audio
• Bertoni
• Quad ELS57- Vintage Originals
• Garrard - vintage originals

Exhibitor's comments:

1. Viva Audio Solista - remote controlled integrated amp flanked by Lector CDP7T valve cd player and Garrard 301 in Bertoni plinth with Shindo Labs bearing and platter fitted with SME 3009 arm and Origin Live silver arm. On the bottom shelves are a Lector CDP6T cd player and Viva Audio phonostage all housed on handcrafted bespoke Harrison walnut hifi stand.

2. as above

3. Lector CDP7T valve cd player

4. Viva Audio Solista amp

5. Garrard 301 in Bertoni plinth with Shindo Labs bearing and platter fitted with SME 3009 arm and Orgin Live silver arm, Van den Hul Colibri Myrtlewood mc cartridge

The Quad electrostatics were a good original pair perched on old EPOS ES14 stands not for any other reason that they were the only stands that would flat pack and fit in the remaining room in our van.

We had intended to use some One Thing rebuilt Quads but someone bought them just a couple of weeks before the show.

Bass was filled out with a Velodyne subwoofer but was hardly needed in the room.

Many visitors commented that this was the best that they had ever heard the old Quads sound- this I put down to the Quality of the Viva Solista amp, it has just received a Stereophile Class A component award and Ken Kessler is due to review it later this year.

The Lector CDP7T cd player sounded awesome, amazingly musical for an affordable £1990