As most of you know from my CES photo blog the speakers which truly caught my attention was the new Wilson XLF (which was only on static display) and the new Sonus Faber Aida which after several days of listening was heralded by me as the best speaker at the show. It was driven by all Audio Research gear and was simply terrific to hear. Suffice it to say, both of these very eloquent speakers have a silk dome tweeter and it was this that truly caught my attention. Needless to say I am a huge fan of Wilson Audio and the speakers made. Going back these past 15 years I have owned the WP 5.1, WP 6, MAXX l, XS, X1 Series lll, X-2 series l and now the X-2 series 2 all of which had an inverted titanium dome tweeter. I listened at great length to Dave Wilson's dissertation as to why he chose the sik dome tweeter for the new XLF
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?5537-Photos-Of-New-XLF-And-Silk-Dome-Tweeter
I can say that I heard all of the big super speakers at CES but it was the Sonus Faber Aida to which we kept coming back to hear more. At the end of the show it was this new SF Aida which for me reigned supreme as the best in show. Could this silk dome tweeter be something to consider.
I came to the show with 3 hardened and long term audiophiles
all of whom also agreed about the SF Aida as the best in show. What we all wanted to hear however was a direct A/B comparison of the 2 speakers in the same room with the same electronics. Well there is only one place in the USA where one can actually hear this comparison demo and it's in Scottsdale Arizona at.......
LMC Home Entertainment - High End Audio / Home Theater http://www.lmche.com/index.htm
I will be going to Scottsdale just for the day on April 24th to hear the speaker demo and will be accompanied by my very good friend and audio buddy Marty, who is also a member here. We have gotten a direct invitation from the store owner who BTW will be picking us up at the Phoenix airport to take us to the store. I fly in from the SF Bay Area and Marty from Dallas. We arrive just before noon. We fly home at 6:30 and will get 4 hours of listening in. We both plan on sharing our thoughts here but I am putting out the information with the hope that any local members who might read this can find a way to the store so that we can all meet up and share our thoughts on these two new speakers.
Who says audiophiles are crazy??? Who in their right mind will fly several 1000 miles to hear 2 pair of speakers for 4 hours and then turn around and go home?
Well it smacks of a fun day and Marty and I are hoping to meet any local members who read this?
PM me for details if interested
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?5537-Photos-Of-New-XLF-And-Silk-Dome-Tweeter
I can say that I heard all of the big super speakers at CES but it was the Sonus Faber Aida to which we kept coming back to hear more. At the end of the show it was this new SF Aida which for me reigned supreme as the best in show. Could this silk dome tweeter be something to consider.
I came to the show with 3 hardened and long term audiophiles
all of whom also agreed about the SF Aida as the best in show. What we all wanted to hear however was a direct A/B comparison of the 2 speakers in the same room with the same electronics. Well there is only one place in the USA where one can actually hear this comparison demo and it's in Scottsdale Arizona at.......LMC Home Entertainment - High End Audio / Home Theater http://www.lmche.com/index.htm
I will be going to Scottsdale just for the day on April 24th to hear the speaker demo and will be accompanied by my very good friend and audio buddy Marty, who is also a member here. We have gotten a direct invitation from the store owner who BTW will be picking us up at the Phoenix airport to take us to the store. I fly in from the SF Bay Area and Marty from Dallas. We arrive just before noon. We fly home at 6:30 and will get 4 hours of listening in. We both plan on sharing our thoughts here but I am putting out the information with the hope that any local members who might read this can find a way to the store so that we can all meet up and share our thoughts on these two new speakers.
Who says audiophiles are crazy??? Who in their right mind will fly several 1000 miles to hear 2 pair of speakers for 4 hours and then turn around and go home
?Well it smacks of a fun day and Marty and I are hoping to meet any local members who read this?
PM me for details if interested
