Axpona

I manufacture Symposium in my house.

Wow Ebm, you are a celebrity. Looks likes you are a well known personality on this forum.

Milpai, Think Haiku without the poetry.

The big Magicos sounded very good at Axpona, but no better than some others. One of the big surprises for me was how good the new Sonus Faber Lilium sounded in the ARC room. Some of this may have been due to the DS Audio optical cartridge that I think was on the TT. Other particularly impressive speakers included HHR Exotic Walsh type, Scaena Manhattan, new top Vapor, Kaiser, and Wilson Sabrina.

Of course it should probably be pointed out that when you listen to speakers your really listening to everything in the system, for better or worse. Especially at the shows when manufacturers INSIST on showing new unbroken in equipment they don't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting excellent sound. Maybe they can get generic, so-so sound. If they're lucky.

Essential audio, it's nice you have that attitude about your customers and treat them with respect. I wish more dealers in Southern California had that attitude. A lot of dealers out here are looking for the big fish. One in fact carries Magico and he won't give you the time of day unless you are looking to spend 6 figures on a system. He also works with one of the biggest charlatans in the business and endorses whatever this guru says. I won't mention names but if your into high-end audio in Southern California you probably know who I am talking about.