Different take on Clayton Shaws new speaker. Heard it twice—Saturday and Sunday. For the money maybe the best value at the show. However, unlike some other folks here I would give considerable credit to the LTA integrated and, particularly, their new DAC in bringing out the best in the speakers. I am very familiar with LTA amplification which, when paired with appropriately sensitive speakers, is top drawer. The new DAC, which I also heard in the Daedalus room, is amazing—it could make this vinyl lover consider streaming. FWIW Clayton’s speakers sounded very complete and did very little wrong, which is saying a lot at $3k. They are handsome too with a nice wood finish. My only caveat, even at $3k, it that the tweeter is a bit hot—good for turning heads in a show setting but perhaps fatiguing over the long haul—YMMV.
Who is excited about Capital Audiofest 2023?
I find I am largely ambivalent and not sure if I will go or not. It’s a nice event and I go most every year but looks like mostly more of the same old same old. Are these shows really keeping up with the times? Anything really groundbreaking there to see or hear? I wonder. Might go tomorrow. We will see