I agree re: the MBL. I spent some time this morning listening to the new smaller loudspeaker and the new 200 wpc SS monos, and was stunned at how good it sounded.
For me, the best digital had to be Ray Kimber's demonstration of his 4 channel recordings played back using 4 Pass Labs 600 W monos and 4 TAD Model 1 loudspeakers. He also had the new Tascam DSD recorder with him as well. The recording perspective was a little weird in that the mikes were about 10 feet off the deck directly above the performers so you missed the audience perspective, but the resolution, dynamic range and imaging were pretty hard to beat.
I also thought GTT Audio was making some nice music via the EMM Labs playback gear, Kharma 3.2/Kharma sub combo. This was the American debut of Kharma's proprietary Class D power amp, 150 wpc into 8 ohms, all in a very small package.
For me, the best digital had to be Ray Kimber's demonstration of his 4 channel recordings played back using 4 Pass Labs 600 W monos and 4 TAD Model 1 loudspeakers. He also had the new Tascam DSD recorder with him as well. The recording perspective was a little weird in that the mikes were about 10 feet off the deck directly above the performers so you missed the audience perspective, but the resolution, dynamic range and imaging were pretty hard to beat.
I also thought GTT Audio was making some nice music via the EMM Labs playback gear, Kharma 3.2/Kharma sub combo. This was the American debut of Kharma's proprietary Class D power amp, 150 wpc into 8 ohms, all in a very small package.