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Chord Electronics, Peak Consult and Van den Hul and Rocky Mountain Audio Fest.

Bluebird's Ultimate Chills System

The incredible detail, absolute neutrality, authentic tone and explosive dynamics of this system will send chills up your spine.

Did we ever have a lot of fun with this system at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Every show we try to put together a very special system and this system is one of our all time favorites. Before choosing the speakers and amp combination we tested this system in our office with, of all things, Black Sabbath's War Pigs! The tonality, accuracy, speed and, most of all, extraordinary explosive dynamics had us smiling from ear to ear. We couldn't believe what these speakers were capable of when driven extremely well and we knew we had a winning system. When the Scheherazade CD went on it was chills up your spine! So the system was selected for demonstration at Rocky Mountain.
To meet our price/value requirements we've tweaked the system a bit since the show. Our recommended system consists of the Peak Consult InCognito XII speakers, the Chord Electronics Red Standard CD player, the Chord CPA 500 pre-amp, Chord's 350 watt SPM 1200E power amplifier and Van den Hul's 3T Mountain interconnects and 3T Cloud speaker cable. The 1200E amplifier looks exactly like one of the mono-blocks shown above, so just imagine the bottom component removed and this is exactly what the system would look like. At a special package price of $69,900 this remarkable system offers absolutely incredible sound and unbeatable value.

Read the reviews on this stunning combination...

"Peak Consult is a new brand for Jay Rein’s Bluebird Music, and the company’s attractive InCognito XII loudspeaker ($22,000/pair) sounded just perfectly at home with Chord Electronics’ Red Reference MkII CD player ($25,900), CPA 5000 preamp ($21, 900), and 500Wpc SPM 1400 monoblocks ($32,900/pair). Cables were Van den Hul’s Nova speaker wire ($3,295) and MC Silver Mk III interconnects ($7,268).
Rein played a fun track by a band called Bluezeum- 'funk with a side of blues!' - and the sound was marked by fast, clean transients and big, tight bass."  - Stephen Mejias, Stereophile RMAF Show Report, Oct. 2010
"Probably one of the best rooms."
"Perfect in this room."
"Hearing jazz on this set up gives me the creeps."
"I have never heard a Violin like this."

 

Why it works so well...

This is a beautifully matched system with outstanding synergy. With their massive cabinets and world class drivers and components, the Peak speakers deliver the most natural tone possible and with absolutely no box coloration. The Peaks are probably the most natural sounding speaker you will ever hear.

With their unique power supply technology, Chord amps are well known for their absolutely dead quiet noise floor, incredible resolution, natural tonal balance, speed, punch and explosive dynamics. Add to this the incredibly low noise floor of the Chord pre-amp and the unbeatable resolution of Chord's QBD76 DAC technology within the Red Standard CD player and you have electronics that allow you to hear all the subtle details, complex tonal colors, textures and layers of instruments along with the punch and slam of the world's best power.
Recommended cables are Van den Hul's 3T Mountain interconnects and 3T Cloud speaker cable for connection with zero signal degradation, zero coloration and the most neutral and untouched presentation possible.
The combination results in a most compelling musical presentation. You will feel like you are in the fifth row of your favorite concert hall and you will literally feel the chills run up your spine!

Future upgrade path

Take this system up a notch with the addition of the Chord Electronics Red Reference CD player or if your listening room is large enough the Peak Consult Empress or Zoltan loudspeakers.

But can I hear it first?

Yes you can! Contact Bluebird Music and we will make the necessary arrangements.