{"id":2608,"date":"2015-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/building-your-hi-fi-system-interview-of-jerome-co-founder-of-maplatine-com\/"},"modified":"2017-11-23T09:37:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T08:37:21","slug":"building-your-hi-fi-system-interview-of-jerome-co-founder-of-maplatine-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/building-your-hi-fi-system-interview-of-jerome-co-founder-of-maplatine-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Building your Hi-Fi system: interview with J\u00e9r\u00f4me, co-founder of maPlatine.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

  J\u00e9r\u00f4me, co-founder of maPlatine.com and a great lover of music and High-Fidelity passionately told us about his audiophile system<\/strong>, from the early days to currently.<\/strong> \"Signature <\/p>\n

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

I have Sonus Faber Olympica II speakers<\/a>, Transparent speaker and interconnect cables<\/a>, a Furutech AG12 phono cable<\/a>. My amp is an integrated Audio Research VSI 75 model. I have an Audio Nuwave PS DAC, a Pro-Ject Streambox DS Net network player, a Naim Audio CD player. My phono preamp<\/strong> is Sutherland’s 2020<\/a>. Finally, I have a Pro-Ject Signature 12 vinyl turntable<\/a>, and my cartridge is Ortofon’s Cadenza Black<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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

I think it was initially the need for transparency and quality in terms of sound reproduction. My prime concern in regards to music is emotion. I don’t listen to the equipment itself, I’m after the emotion that music can generate. I want presence, I want something to happen! I have a very varied musical taste\u2026 It spans from classical to indie rock, via metal, jazz, hip hop and electro music. I can experience this because I have a neutral and great quality system. \"Enceintes <\/p>\n

Tell us more about the sound quality you want.<\/span><\/h3>\n

What I really appreciate is the presence and realism of the sound reproduction. It feels like being in a live show, between the instruments and vocals. What I like most is the analogue sound, which makes playback warm and soft. If you’ve been to a classical music concert, then you’ll know what enveloping and cotton-like feeling I’m talking about\u2026 <\/p>\n

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How did you start your upgrade process?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Hi-Fi was a childhood dream of mine. I had a Hi-Fi system from a young age, and I bought my first real system with my first wages. At the time, I had Cambridge and Davis Acoustic speakers. I then moved into my own place and took the time to pick the cables<\/a> of my stereo (etc\u2026) very carefully. The main step in building my system was the amp. I switched from a Prima Luna tube amp, which was a great jump. When I met Franck, I started replacing my vinyl turntable<\/a>, my CD player and various other elements… I don’t have any of the original equipment left! <\/p>\n

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

I wouldn’t want to jeopardise my marriage (laughter)! On a more serious note, I don’t think I’ll upgrade much more than this\u2026 If I did have to consider it, I would opt for a new cartridge (mine is getting worn\u2026), as well as the phono cable and phono preamp…but that’s all. <\/p>\n

Thank you J\u00e9r\u00f4me \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  J\u00e9r\u00f4me, co-founder of maPlatine.com and a great lover of music and High-Fidelity passionately told us about his audiophile system, from the early days to currently. What does your Hi-Fi system consist of? I have Sonus Faber Olympica II speakers, Transparent speaker and interconnect cables, a Furutech AG12 phono cable. My amp is an integrated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1319,"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\/2608"}],"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=2608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608\/revisions\/2649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maplatine.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}