Shows are not for making buying decisions based on sound quality, doesn't anyone get that? The manufacturers and exhibitors toil to set up in unfamiliar and almost always sub-optimal rooms. Often, unable to bring complete systems or sharing exhibitor costs, they end up matching their gear with other pieces with which they do not have synergy. The rooms are packed with a varying amount of sound absorptive bodies, often walking around. Occasionally talking. The music that is played is often unfamiliar and also strange. The time alotted to optimize room acoustics is very limited. Hell, it takes me months to get a new pair of speakers in the right place. So, if the sound is not optimal, or not as good as it is one's home, that is not in the least bit surprising. There is, after all, no substitute for an in-home demo. This is not to denigrate the exhibitors who work so hard to get things right; it is simply how things generally work out and that seems lost on the buying public.
Best sound at RMAF
Room #535 by a long shot. Vyger TT, AirTight PC-1 Cart, Kharma speakers, Tenor Audio Amp.
Room #9025 E.A.R. USA All EAR but the 2 Dynavector XV-1S M/S.& cables.
Most disappointing. Most of the rooms.
The Fry Street Quartet that was playing was the ear mark for all rooms and many fell short. Passing by them playing was a relief from the different gear being played. I ran out of some rooms. The greatest speaker on the planet.......... not.
It was the simple systems that were musical that was worth hanging around and spending time with. Harbeth for example.
Big money systems with no TT, I don't get that.
I own all Audio Note and I was let down by the level 2 presentation as my system is much better. Not that it was bad but AN can get best sound at the show with a level 5 system.
All in all it was worth going to.
Thanks to Audiogon, Darrin of Audio Limits, Brian of Aaudio Imports and Peter Q from Audio Note I can say I have a system that sounds so much better than what I heard at the show. That my friends is what it is all about.
So happy I am that I didn't have to spend two, three times the money to have what I have. Audiogon rules!!
Room #9025 E.A.R. USA All EAR but the 2 Dynavector XV-1S M/S.& cables.
Most disappointing. Most of the rooms.
The Fry Street Quartet that was playing was the ear mark for all rooms and many fell short. Passing by them playing was a relief from the different gear being played. I ran out of some rooms. The greatest speaker on the planet.......... not.
It was the simple systems that were musical that was worth hanging around and spending time with. Harbeth for example.
Big money systems with no TT, I don't get that.
I own all Audio Note and I was let down by the level 2 presentation as my system is much better. Not that it was bad but AN can get best sound at the show with a level 5 system.
All in all it was worth going to.
Thanks to Audiogon, Darrin of Audio Limits, Brian of Aaudio Imports and Peter Q from Audio Note I can say I have a system that sounds so much better than what I heard at the show. That my friends is what it is all about.
So happy I am that I didn't have to spend two, three times the money to have what I have. Audiogon rules!!