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As soon as the Aidas Truestone Violet Gold cartridge ($11,200), mounted on the CSPort AFU 1-2 linear tracking tonearm ($14,545) atop the CSPort TAT1 Mk 2 turntable (from $45,100), began to play Billy Higgins’ Bridgework—a record so far unavailable in any digital format—a remarkable sense of musical cohesion filled the room. There were no left or right channels, just one immense, seamless plane of sound unfolding on either side of me.

The CSPort turntable fed a CSPort CMT 1 step-up transformer ($2475) and C3EQM2 phono stage with its optional battery power supply ($19,100) for both). Electronics were handled by the Pilium Leonidas MY 25 integrated amplifier ($71,000), driving Audio Solutions Figaro M2 loudspeakers in a custom ART Martini Racing finish (from $20,570/pair). Cabling was handled by Luna Cables from the Rouge series and Hemingway Audio, while stands and platforms were supplied by Ictra Design and Graphite Audio, the latter also providing isolation accessories.

Also present in the room—but on silent display during my visit—were the Wadax Studio Player ($57,500), a Synergistic Research Network Switch UEF ($3,200), Ethernet cabling by WAY Cables, a pair of Audio Solutions Virtuoso S speakers ($58,560/pair), and a JSikora Aspire turntable (from $13,600) fitted with an Etsuro Urushi Bordeaux cartridge ($9,635).

Listening, on the CSPort setup, to both the Higgins LP and a recent release by Regina, Saskatchewan–based singer-songwriter Andy Shauf, I heard sound that was vividly colorful, with big, bold imaging, fleshy instruments, spectacular transparency, and vocals to die for.