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 Friday  |  03.29.2024
Press - 2004 - Don Dixon 

Extract from Don Dixons "Remembrances of my trip with Perry":

Those damned $50,000 Behold Audio monoblocks, with no audible compression, digital inputs, constantly maintained at 400 volts, extraordinary sampling rates, damping factor, resolution, depth and clarity. Yes, even Clement thought those “Behold” beauties, at very least rivaled his beloved Tact reference amps, even without a trace of room correction, tweaks, power cords and cables etc. And of course, I made sure to “make his day” by telling him that I thought that this system sounded just as fine as his reference system at home! He in turn babbled something about “but you can have ten 2150s…” or something like that.

In fact, Clement was in such rapture that as he pumped more incredibly recorded CD's into the big Accuphase CD player, and the volume cranked further and further. The room burst with a fully captivated crowd of mixed Europeans, all enthralled by the scene in the front of the room. And then, readers, as if to ice the cake, my friend with the Nike logos struck again! By electing to put away his Christian McBride CD’s, his own Stereo Times samplers, and additional choices that would entrance this ever gathering and mixed crowd, Mister Perry brought a literal hush to the room! The silence and comfort level instantly became deafening!

Suddenly these gorgeous amps faded into oblivion, when “America the Beautiful” sung by folk legend Odetta began!! Somewhere around “from sea to shining sea” did Clement and I realize that this may not have been the best choice for this very large European audience!

Since I could not reach far above his knees, I kicked his foot, and we made a hasty retreat to lunch. Ah, nothing sounded better than a knuckle and knudels in the hall cafeteria, even larger and heavier than the night before! Anything, anyplace, but to stay in that room!

After lunch and a “Pepcid ac” or two, we made our way back to the hall. Again, the sincere camaraderie and quality of the overall exhibition made our afternoon a delight! One thought pervaded, however, and we just couldn’t restrain ourselves from again retreating to the Isophon room, so as to revisit that overwhelmingly gorgeous sound that came from those “Behold” amplifiers. Never before had I….oops, that’s Clements department to write about.


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