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I'm there now, will give a report later.
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The show was kind of small, but it was still nice to hear some different gear that I haven't come across before.
To be fair, since these were hotel rooms and not dedicated listening rooms, I won't bash any brand(too bad). But there were some great sounding rigs and some not so great sounding rigs. My favorite was split 3 ways. TAD and Atma-sphere electronics's room sounded excellent. Perfect sized speaker for the room, great imaging and soundstaging, great tonality and balance top to bottom. Only thing making it not perfect was the lack of the lowest octaves, but due to the room size, probably worked in it's favor. Revel and Mark Levinson also sounded excellent. Again, great imaging and soundstaging, great extension from top to bottom, and also very dynamic. Joseph Audio and Bel Canto sounded great too. Great punch and dynamics from a little pair of monitors. To my ears, they were the most coherent out of anything there. Others worth mentioning. Linkwitz Labs and Bryston sounded good, due to their open baffle/dipole nature had a nice soundfield too, but were a little too rolled off up top and lacked dynamics. MBL rocked, they had the best bass out of any room. They also had a nice sound overall and were fun to listen to. Steinway Lyngdorf sounded great for a satellite/sub setup. Great bass, the blending between the subs and satellites was seamless, and a nice sound overall too.
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Thanks for the update!
I have yet to hear TAD products. Many have commented about their good sound attributes. Glad you enjoyed the Revels! (I enjoy a pr of Salon2s at home...) Mike |
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Some updates from Stereophile: AXPONA NYC 2011 | Stereophile.com
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Here are my pics from the show.
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Mike.......Thanks for the photos and the Axpona coverage.
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Dan STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113 VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A |
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Mike, thanks for the pics.
What are the speakers of the first pic with the Bryston amps ?
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Yes, that was clearly stated in your report but I missed it !
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