listening show

The super amplifier Rhapsody, from TRAFOMATIC and the Amber
Midnight speakers by DANIEL HERZ + GRIMM MU2 streamer + THIELE turntable take center stage in this December show

Cessaro was an "ear" opener for us. At the last Munich show, we spoke with Ralph, Cessaro's unyielding designer, and he recognized exactly what we meant. He let us hear proof that their speakers deliver exceptionally lifelike and true-to-life reproduction.

We have proudly carried the MARTEN speakers in our program for years, and their Parker Trio Diamond is another gem. A good reason to highlight them during this show.

Italian master Aldo Zaninello (SIGMA ACOUSTICS) manages to enchant us with high-end gems time and again.

🎶 Get ready for an audio experience like never before! Rhapsody is proud to present an exclusive gala show - Redefining the state of the art of high-end audio -, featuring a lineup of one-of-a-kind, high-end audio devices. 🔊💎
🏆 As always, we are always on the look-out for the best sound systems and equipment to bring you the pinnacle of audio excellence. We are going to showcase a set that offers the best audio experience the market has to offer.

Two days dedicated to superior analog enjoyment.
with: HELMUT THIELE & HSE SWISS
+ MARTEN Mingus Quintet 2, CH Precision and Schnerzinger

Italian master Aldo Zaninello (SIGMA ACOUSTICS) manages to enchant us with high-end gems time and again.
Now it's the turn of the more modest OUVERTURE and the brand new M15

This will be a fascinating show featuring a tube amp versus a solid-state. You can come and listen to THRAX's ENYO Mk2 integrated tube amplifier and ARES Mk2 solid-state side by side.

NAIM 300 series + SIGMA ACOUSTICS Orchestra 2.6

Celebrating the New Year with a superset that's how we like to do things. What are you going to see and hear?

SIGMA ACOUSTICS Orchestra 2.6
Exclusively in the Netherlands and Benelux
Designer Aldo Zaninello manages to overwhelm us with this unique speaker. Why? Read how he describes it himself.

A speaker you must have heard if you are looking for something under 9,000 euros a pair.
The Ouverture is a two-way speaker and is of a technically sublime level. 

> ZELLATON Reference Ultra series speakers > CH PRECISION > SCHNERZINGER > PINK FAUN > MSB > HSE > DÖHMANN
This exceptional set we are going to let you hear. RESERVE and be welcome!

> MARTEN Mingus Septet > CH PRECISION 10 series solid state > PINK FAUN 2.16 Ultra > DÖHMANN Helix One MK3 > SCHNERZINGER field elimination + JORMA & AUDIOQUEST cables.
This exceptional set we are going to let you hear. RESERVE and be welcome!

SIGMA ACOUSTICS Orchestra 2.3 & CESSARO Opus I & Alpha III.
We are going to let you hear these exceptional speakers during these listening shows.
Make a reservation and be welcome!

As you may have noticed, there has been a lot going on at Rhapsody lately. Finally the time has come to tell you that as of mid-July we will be moving and something special will begin. Come say goodbye to our legendary Hilversum premises. It is currently full of interesting offers.

35 YEARS RHAPSODY show
Five years back we celebrated our anniversary big time at Wisseloord Studios. Fond memories for us and all our Rhapsody friends. This lustrum year we will do things in a more modest way, but just as festive.
It will be one of the last shows in Hilversum. Not with a set of several tons, but this time with a compact but very complete set that we think sounds fantastic.

At our old familiar address (while it lasts), a show of favorites that are sure to come with us to our new location.
With:
> Estelon XB Diamond Mk II - speakers
> CH Precision I 1 - integrated amplifier
> Schnerzinger - cables and field elimination
> Grimm MU1-mstreamer

This will be the last year-end show in Hilversum. And before we move, a GRAND FINALE show and more festive events will follow.
So be there because this will be a great and memorable bouncer. 

Today's most revolutionary and mesmerizing speakers: the 101 E MKII - omnidirectional speakers from MBL.

You won't hear a big horn-sounding speaker anytime soon at Rhapsody. But sometimes you have to step over your own ideas to be surprised. And we're going to let you hear that surprise with the Blumenhover Acoustics Corona 2×220

The THRAX Spartacus and Libra: the most advanced tube amplifiers available.

Summer Breeze shows at Rhapsody on Aug. 13 & 20

FOR YOUR EARS ONLY - SECRET DEALS. This time a show full of interesting secret deals that will help you refine your set even further. Deals that you can close on the spot. But then you have to come by. So feel free to walk in on July 15 or 16.

The speakers from Zellaton, the German high-tech manufacturer, amaze critics, reviewers and listeners with their realistic and natural music reproduction. No wonder the Zellaton Plural is our best-selling high-end speaker. This speaker exceeds everything you would expect from a high-end speaker.

For this show, we put up as speakers our favorite MBL monitor 126. MBL is world renowned for its unique radial radiating reproduction technology that results in a perfect soundstage and sublime timbre.

We are going to connect this MBL gem to one of the finest integrated amplifiers: the THRAX ARES. This Bulgarian brand builds unique and high-quality HIGH END electronics and loudspeakers.

Our motive is always to express the qualities of an album in all its nuances and thus to maximize the importance of certain albums. And this time we are putting out a great set of firsts for that.

The sublime TRAFOMATIC Rhapsody.
A musical gem with a 20 watt triode circuit that provides plenty of "headroom" and lends itself perfectly to many high-end speakers. All in all, a technical and external beauty that will make you very eager.

CH Precision sets a completely new standard when it comes to music reproduction. Their equipment is not about what it does, but what it does not do!
Only the pure music input and output through your speakers.

Estelon and Audio Research is twice world class. We have wonderful sets with these top products on display. And firsts with the NAIM Solstice and Audio Research I/50. You won't want to miss that!

- CH Precision L1 pre-stage i.c.w. X1 power supply
- CH Precision A1.5 output stage
- CH Precision P1 phono stage i.c.w. X1 power supply
- CH Precision C1 DAC (at the second show)
- Döhmann Helix One turntable
- Schnerzinger cables and field elimination
- Marten Coltrane 3 Statement Edition speaker

- Sonus faber, Trafomatic, Holbo & Naim
- Zellaton, Thrax, Schnerzinger, Döhmann, Nagra & Grimm
- Mark Levinson, MBL, Naim, Holbo & EAT

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