Axpona 2016


Went to Axpona today and of all the rooms the VAC room using Von Schweikert speakers had a special sound.
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Charles first of all interesting to see you mention Jadis a brand with tons of mystique and old school cred that I've just never had a chance to hear. And trelja thanks for the Deja Vu Audio shout out, running a Deja Vu pushpull EL34 amp myself 17 lovely watts powering JMlabs original Micro-Utopias in a small room. Great sounding gear and super reliable, I'm lucky to live within 20 minutes of Vu's shop.
Hi Jond,
The Jadis amplifier was driving B &W speakers  (a speaker that typically is just okay sounding to me).  In this instance this pairing was making music and was natural in its presentation. A number of the rooms at Axpona had more of the usual hifi type sound. For me there's a distinction between these two types of presentations. I have no doubt that Trelja's Deja Vu 2a3 PP amplifier sounds wonderful with an appropriate speaker match such as the Horning for example. 
Charles, 
Charles I am sure the 2a3 amp does a fine job with the Hornings, I've actually had Vu's pushpull 45 stereo amp in house as a loaner during an upgrade and it drove my speakers just fine in my room. It was a touch too detailed for my tastes, with my speakers at least, but a remarkable amp.
Really liked the Raidho room, especially impressed by the D 1.1 ... best small speaker I've ever heard. At the end of a particularly great live track the crowd in the hotel room applauded along. Have never experienced this before at Axpona.