Deep Dive Audio At FIAE 2026 — Marten Parker Duo, Pear Audio, Norma Audio, Zesto Audio, Ortofon, Silent Angel, And Jorma
High-end turntable analog and digital music streaming synergy can coexist happily.
Florida International Audio Expo 2026 Report By Chuck Bruce And Steven R. Rochlin

  Retailer Deep Dive Audio of Florida was at FIAE 2026 with a compact but emotionally potent demonstration centered on the Marten Parker Duo stand-mounted speakers, Zesto Andros Deluxe II phono stage, Pear Audio Blue Captain turntable, and a Norma amplification/DAC backbone — all wired with Jorma cabling and fed by Silent Angel digital front-end components. This stereo system emphasized musical engagement over sheer SPL. The room layout favored nearfield listening, a fave of some Enjoy the Music.com fans, that, with careful placement of the Marten Parker Duo stand-mounts and a compact rack of electronics, they can creating an intimate, detailed soundstage. The demonstration prioritized LP playback while also showcasing a modern digital front end for comparison and streaming.

The Marten Parker Duo stand-mounts delivered surprising low-end authority for their size thanks to a rear-mounted 9" aluminum passive radiator paired with a 7.5" ceramic midrange / bass driver and a 1" tweeter, which together produce a claimed frequency response from 36 Hz to 40 kHz (+/-2dB). They need a bit of power, as are only 88dB/W/m sensitive and present a 6 Ohm impedance. Pricing varies by finish and options, with dealer listings and manufacturer configurations placing the speaker between roughly $9,500 and $19,000 depending on whether stands or special editions are included.

Paired the Martens with a Zesto Andros Deluxe II tube phono preamp, a unit noted for its low-noise tube topology and musical midrange; current retail pricing for the Andros Deluxe II is about $8,300. The turntable was a Pear Audio Blue Captain (John Handy edition) fitted with a Cornet 1 tonearm and an Ortofon MC X40 cartridge, a combination that emphasized timing, texture, and the "LP as emotional medium" argument the room made. Depending on configuration and market, the Pear Audio table and cartridge combination typically sits in the low-to-mid four-figure range.

For amplification the room used the Norma Revo IPA-140B integrated amplifier, a high-power, wide-bandwidth design capable of driving demanding speakers; retail listings place the IPA-140 series in the approximately $9,600 range for the integrated model. The Norma DS-2 DAC with CD transport provided a clean, neutral digital path when the system switched from vinyl to digital sources, preserving dynamics and timbral accuracy. The Norma electronics contributed a sense of control and scale that let the Parker Duos breathe without sounding strained. 

Deep Dive Audio's FIAE 2026 exhibit room complemented the analog chain with a Silent Angel digital stack: the MU-0TB (Munich MU) streamer, a Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro switch, and a Silent Angel power supply — components that prioritize low-noise clocks, jitter control, and robust network handling. The Munich MU streamer is commonly listed in the $3,200 to $3,600 range depending on region and configuration, and it provided a transparent, high-resolution streaming path for comparison with the turntable. The room used the digital chain to demonstrate how modern streaming can approach the immediacy of vinyl when implemented carefully.

All components were interconnected with Jorma cabling and internal wiring references (the Marten product literature notes Jorma internal wiring), which Deep Dive Audio credited for coherent timing and a unified tonal balance across analog and digital sources. The combination of ceramic-driver speakers, tube phono stage, and solid-state Norma amplification produced a nice high-end audio sound.

Deep Dive Audio’s Florida International Audio Expo 2026 demo made a persuasive case that well-sourced vinyl playback remains a compelling experience when paired with modern electronics and careful system integration. The excellent timing, microdynamics, and the way the system resolved decay and ambience... those are strengths audiophiles reading Enjoy the Music.com value.

Enjoy the Music.com's Chuck Bruce felt, "All of this great music. Listening and fellowship is the reason I attend these shows year after year... Great joy and fun!"

As always, in the end what really matters is that you...

Enjoy the music.

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