Room 1009 at the Florida Audio Expo showcased another brand-new component with which I
was not familiar, namely the MC Audiotech TL-12 loudspeaker, retailing for $25k, with plenty of options available. MC Audiotech has made a name for itself on the show circuits showing their Forty-10 speaker, a very mid-mod affair with a proprietary wide band line source mid-tweeter array and transmission line woofer.
The new TL-12 carries over those drivers into a slightly smaller and more conventional cabinet that is still sure to catch eyes.
Words and Photos by Matthew Partrick
Oomph was provided to the MC Audiotech TL-12s by ModWright Instruments 150 Signature Edition amplifier ($11,000), the LS 300 preamplifier (also at $11k), and the PH 150 phono stage for $9,750. The MC Audiotech TL-12s provide a 4 ohm load and are moderately sensitive at 92 dB, so the Modwright amp pushing 250 watts stereo at 4 Ohm and 650 (!!) Watts mono was more than enough to fill the room with enveloping sound.
While I was in the MC Audiotech room, signal was coming exclusively from a VPI Prime Signature turntable, retailing for $9k, with a VPI Shyla MC cartridge for $2,000. The Prime Signature can best be
described as absolutely rock solid, the kind of turntable that will be passed on for generations,
finally ending up in a far-in-the-future archaeology excavation to definitively baffle our future
robot overlords. (For the record, I for one welcome the impending robot takeover, ten points to
whomever gets that silly reference.)
The VPI TT was an absolute star among stars, with a jet-black noise background and a soundstage to match the excellent amplification and the unique MC Audiotech transduction.
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