Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They?


Just read the glowing review in TAS. Has enyone heard these and if so is all the positive press justified?
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I was twice in the Balanced Power Tech. suite but did not notice any music being played. I was never in the Triode or ModWright suite. I still find it curious that the Adagios were not in the Audio Zen or Red Dragon suites.

I am not in the least denying that they sounded great last year.
Tbg: You said earlier that you didn't see Acoustic Zen speakers anywhere at RMAS, but you were in the BPT room twice. It's too bad they weren't playing music while you were in there, but the AZ Adagios were in that room in the new black finish. Maybe you didn't recognize them because of the color. But,this year, at this show, Robert was sharing a suite with ModWright and was providing speakers, cables, and considerable expertise in setting up the room for best sound, which is no small feat. I think Dan from ModWright was providing all of the electronics in use plus a lovely Stillpoints stand. Dan does not sell a power amp at present and was using tubed monoblocs and I don't recall the brand. I don't know what speaker Red Dragon used this year but the sound in there room pretty much turned me back towards the door. I did not see an "Audio Zen" room at RMAS, but I also don't know what that would have to do with Acoustic Zen. Finally, there was a room there that mentioned, among other brands, Acoustic Zen, but I have to assume that they were referring to cables because there were some very large, highly sculpted wooden speakers in there that were being played at painful levels that also turned me right around. They also were NOT AZ Adagios. There was a lot to see at RMAS, everyone I spoke with there was very nice and personable. Very good vibe going on. I find it amazing that you would say that you didn't see the Adagios there. Robert Lee was only showing in 1 room, but two other rooms also used his speakers to great effect.
I meant Acoustic Zen not Audio Zen. Sorry.

I spent most of my time listening to the new Pioneer speakers, the LSA Model 10s in the Walker suite (which I also heard driven by the Exemplar/LSA components), the Evolution speakers, the Zu suite, the room shared by Wally and Acapella, and the Behold suite. I did seek out the Red Dragon and Acoustic Zen as last year they together had outstanding sound.

I agree that the RMAF is a great show and enjoyed the snow on Saturday.
I am going to check out the Adagios at the AZ factory this Friday at the invitation of Robert Lee himself! I am pretty excited! I will report back with what I hear.