Steve's THE Show 2016 Pictures
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This room tied with Evolution Acoustics for "My" Best in Show Sound
The demo by Joe was as professional as it gets and presented audio in every format from 384 Khz and Quad DSD as well as 1/4' and 1/2' tape and multichannel sound. Played through Vivid G2 speakers and Luxman amps
It was an unforgettable experience
This room tied with Evolution Acoustics for "My" Best in Show Sound
The demo by Joe was as professional as it gets and presented audio in every format from 384 Khz and Quad DSD as well as 1/4' and 1/2' tape and multichannel sound. Played through Vivid G2 speakers and Luxman amps
It was an unforgettable experience
Gary Koh and his Genesis 7.2f driven by a 1.5 watt head amp dispelling the roomer that Genesis speakers are difficult to drive.
Sound was terrific and worthy of an Honorable Mention in the sound I heard
Sound was terrific and worthy of an Honorable Mention in the sound I heard
This was in a room shared by Gary Koh.
Speakers were $2995 but had a $50K front and back end and very expensive cables. This sound also garnered an honorable mention from me
Speakers were $2995 but had a $50K front and back end and very expensive cables. This sound also garnered an honorable mention from me
all in all a very fun show
I thought attendance was down and i also thought there were fewer vendors
So with that I will open the thread
I thought attendance was down and i also thought there were fewer vendors
So with that I will open the thread
Steve,
I'm glad you found the MSB SELECT to be "the real deal"
You know, I like my analog and vinyl, so for a DAC to make an impression, it really needs to be THAT good!
The Evolution/darTZeel room was indeed special, and I was telling Kevin (Malmgren) that if we had $1 for each "thank you, best room in the show" he and I heard, we'd be very rich men by now
I was fortunate to add another lifelong musical memory to my audiophile life in that room! Leslie brought a select choice of tapes, and chief among them was Led Zeppelin's I *AND* II, which we cranked at suitably loud volumes!
Overall, my impression is that that the show this year had about the same number of visitors, but more evenly spread out during the 3 days. I was told the LAOC raffle on Sunday brought a few more visitors to an otherwise slow day. And early Friday was definitely not the mad rush that it was last year...
It was surely a lot of fun!
I'm glad you found the MSB SELECT to be "the real deal"
You know, I like my analog and vinyl, so for a DAC to make an impression, it really needs to be THAT good!The Evolution/darTZeel room was indeed special, and I was telling Kevin (Malmgren) that if we had $1 for each "thank you, best room in the show" he and I heard, we'd be very rich men by now
I was fortunate to add another lifelong musical memory to my audiophile life in that room! Leslie brought a select choice of tapes, and chief among them was Led Zeppelin's I *AND* II, which we cranked at suitably loud volumes!
Overall, my impression is that that the show this year had about the same number of visitors, but more evenly spread out during the 3 days. I was told the LAOC raffle on Sunday brought a few more visitors to an otherwise slow day. And early Friday was definitely not the mad rush that it was last year...
It was surely a lot of fun!
I missed the tape but KeithR says here that he heard the LZ l and it was quite an experience
The Select was truly an experience but it is a statement piece that mere mortals will never own. Even their DAC below that one starts at $40K and by the time you do the add ons you're easily at $50K
The Select was truly an experience but it is a statement piece that mere mortals will never own. Even their DAC below that one starts at $40K and by the time you do the add ons you're easily at $50K
Now that is true, Steve...
But see, what's left to go for once you have some of the best analog (vinyl and tape)? The best digital, of course
And unfortunately, the prices for state-of-the-art digital are just as high than state-of-the-art analog For instance, I heard that new Air Tight Opus 1 cartrdige on the Kronos, it was pretty incredible, but it's $15k. For a cartridge! And there's always that $40k Vertere tonearm doing the rounds too hehehe
BTW now that the show madness is over, I'll stop by for that visit!
cheers,
alex
But see, what's left to go for once you have some of the best analog (vinyl and tape)? The best digital, of course
And unfortunately, the prices for state-of-the-art digital are just as high than state-of-the-art analog
For instance, I heard that new Air Tight Opus 1 cartrdige on the Kronos, it was pretty incredible, but it's $15k. For a cartridge! And there's always that $40k Vertere tonearm doing the rounds too heheheBTW now that the show madness is over, I'll stop by for that visit!
cheers,
alex
MSB was one of the only good sounding rooms at Axpona as well. Their DAC is very good. I can't speak if it's entirely justifiable in all it's complicated, enormous, expensive rendition, but it's a winner.
I wish I would have heard the XLF's at this show. Maybe they would sound worth owning, let alone being the flagship, compared to Axpona.
Any thoughts on The Perfect 8 ? or Kyron?
There seems to be a lack of the lower priced market at THE show. That's ok, but some of them have stellar stuff being sold that has the same production cost as many of these brands, just with almost no markup. I don't think it's overly wise, but hey, if it sounds great it sounds great.
I wish I would have heard the XLF's at this show. Maybe they would sound worth owning, let alone being the flagship, compared to Axpona.
Any thoughts on The Perfect 8 ? or Kyron?
There seems to be a lack of the lower priced market at THE show. That's ok, but some of them have stellar stuff being sold that has the same production cost as many of these brands, just with almost no markup. I don't think it's overly wise, but hey, if it sounds great it sounds great.
I'm not Steve, :b, but I had high expectations for Kyron, the big brother was on the floor at the Sydney audio show some time ago. And was quite disappointed - very hifi sound, it didn't do anything for me. The newer, smaller unit may be more refined as the makers keep learning - would be interested in other's opinions ...
Interesting because I agree with Frank here. I didn't stay long in the Kyron room
As for the Perfect 8 I have to admit that this is the third time UI have heard them but this was the first time that I actually liked the sound that I heard
The Perfect 8 sounded good to these ears, but I don't understand the cost at all. It also was on $$$$ Balabo electronics.
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