squasher100
Well-known member
Went to the show yesterday and got to hear some lovely systems. Some observations:
1) Every system with Pass Labs amps sounded fantastic.
2) Martin Logan had a new bookshelf speaker ($800) with a ribbon tweeter. Matched with a small velodyne mini vee sub, it sounded well worth the money. They are supposed to out sometime this fall.
3) New DLS on wall speakers (midi) from Sweden were very engaging. I have never hear on such small wall speakers sound so good. The show special of $350 for a pair (show price) made them great for a secondary set up where WAF is an issue.
4) Ayon audio tube amps paired with Lumin White Aquila speakers truly reflected their review headline "the Bugati of audio"
5) Magico Q1 monitors sounded very rich, but I felt lacked the clarity in the highs.
6) Wilson Audio Sophia with pass labs worth special mention for their beautiful sound. It was being showcasing the DaVinci DAC from Light Harmonic (15k).
7) MBL omni directional speakers looked very interested and sound very good, but not sure if they were worth the $71k list prices
7) Very disappointed with Dan D’Agostino's set up. Dan was the guy who founded Krell and his new amp is supposed to be amazing. Being a long time Krell fan, I was really looking forward to the demo. The room was very shallow and wide and somehow didn't sound very well. I know it was a hotel room at an audio show and all, but they could have atleast tried to pick a more decent room or change the set up a bit.
1) Every system with Pass Labs amps sounded fantastic.
2) Martin Logan had a new bookshelf speaker ($800) with a ribbon tweeter. Matched with a small velodyne mini vee sub, it sounded well worth the money. They are supposed to out sometime this fall.
3) New DLS on wall speakers (midi) from Sweden were very engaging. I have never hear on such small wall speakers sound so good. The show special of $350 for a pair (show price) made them great for a secondary set up where WAF is an issue.
4) Ayon audio tube amps paired with Lumin White Aquila speakers truly reflected their review headline "the Bugati of audio"
5) Magico Q1 monitors sounded very rich, but I felt lacked the clarity in the highs.
6) Wilson Audio Sophia with pass labs worth special mention for their beautiful sound. It was being showcasing the DaVinci DAC from Light Harmonic (15k).
7) MBL omni directional speakers looked very interested and sound very good, but not sure if they were worth the $71k list prices
7) Very disappointed with Dan D’Agostino's set up. Dan was the guy who founded Krell and his new amp is supposed to be amazing. Being a long time Krell fan, I was really looking forward to the demo. The room was very shallow and wide and somehow didn't sound very well. I know it was a hotel room at an audio show and all, but they could have atleast tried to pick a more decent room or change the set up a bit.