Also judging sound at shows is for the most part futile. For years, best of show and runner ups rarely have anything to do with the gear but the set up skills of the manufacturer. The really smart ones hire the best, guys like Jim Smith.
For example, every Tekton speaker I've heard at a show sounded so bad that I'm baffled at their popularity. The Schiit room is consistently painful. Etc. In this industry, great marketing coupled with some really creative online shilling rule the day.
For example, every Tekton speaker I've heard at a show sounded so bad that I'm baffled at their popularity. The Schiit room is consistently painful. Etc. In this industry, great marketing coupled with some really creative online shilling rule the day.