{"id":2602,"date":"2016-05-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/building-your-hi-fi-system-interview-of-olivier-employee-of-maplatine-com\/"},"modified":"2017-11-23T09:37:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T08:37:20","slug":"building-your-hi-fi-system-interview-of-olivier-employee-of-maplatine-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/building-your-hi-fi-system-interview-of-olivier-employee-of-maplatine-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Building your Hi-Fi system: interview with Olivier, employee of maPlatine.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

  Olivier, maPlatine.com’s logistics manager, shares his secrets about building your own audiophile system<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

– What does your current Hi-Fi system consist of?<\/span><\/h3>\n

I currently own a RPM10 Carbon vinyl turntable<\/a> from Pro-Ject, which has a Cadenza Blue MC cartridge<\/a> from Ortofon. The turntable is connected to the Pro-Ject Box RS phono preamplifier<\/a> with a Transparent phono cable<\/a>. My speakers are Sonus Faber Toy Tower, driven by an Atoll IN100 amplifier. \"Syst\u00e8me <\/p>\n

– What guided you in your choices?<\/span><\/h3>\n

For the vinyl turntable<\/a>, I was primarily drawn by the water drop design. The carbon finish and heavy aluminium platter give it an outstanding look! Paired with Ortofon’s Cadenza Blue cartridge<\/strong>, the sound reproduction is very neutral, full-bodied and vibrant. I also love the timbre definition and quality. I chose the amplifier because it makes a perfect match with the speakers. I wanted something simple, with a good build quality, reliable… efficient! And I’m very happy with the end result! <\/p>\n

– What were the main steps of the building process?<\/span><\/h3>\n

I have already upgraded my Hi-Fi system<\/strong> several times. Each time, I was aiming for more realism, with a great sound at a low volume. For the turntable, I have always remained loyal to the RPM line from Pro-Ject<\/a>. I started off with an RPM 5.1 and then went on to an RPM 9.1 Acryl. I recently opted for the RPM 10 Carbon<\/strong>. I have always been fond of the technology and design of these turntables. I’m also loyal to Ortofon<\/a> for my Hi-Fi cartridges<\/strong>. I started off with a 2M Blue<\/a>. I then upgraded once with a 2M Black<\/a>, before changing over to a moving coil model, the Cadenza Blue<\/strong>. And finally, before the Atoll, I had a Cambridge Audio Azur 351 amp that drove small Sonus Faber Toy Speaker speakers. <\/p>\n

– What type of sound are you looking for?<\/span><\/h3>\n

In terms of musical style, I’m quite eclectic: from Jazz to pop, along with classical and rock. And with all the different musical styles, my current system<\/strong> delivers a very vibrant and ‘live’ reproduction, without causing any auditory fatigue. <\/p>\n

– Do you plan to upgrade your system any further?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Though I’m quite happy with the sound as it is, I intend to upgrade my amplifier<\/strong> soon. I already have a few ideas, I just have to decide\u2026 I’m spoilt for choice, really! <\/p>\n

– Why did you opt for analogue?<\/span><\/h3>\n

A vinyl turntable<\/strong> has a more natural and more communicative sound reproduction than a FLAC file! The soundstage is much wider than with any other source and the presence is beyond compare. And you have to admit that having the vinyl turntable<\/a> spinning with the record sleeves out makes drinks with friends more fun and fuels our conversations about music\u2026 <\/p>\n

– Thank you Olivier \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Olivier, maPlatine.com’s logistics manager, shares his secrets about building your own audiophile system. – What does your current Hi-Fi system consist of? I currently own a RPM10 Carbon vinyl turntable from Pro-Ject, which has a Cadenza Blue MC cartridge from Ortofon. The turntable is connected to the Pro-Ject Box RS phono preamplifier with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1071,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2602"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2643,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602\/revisions\/2643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}