Worst In Show


I came back from Axpona 2017 with quite a few personal "Best Of" candidates (Graham Engineering blew me away with a wonderful sound and outstanding value-for-money IMO)  ....
... however, what about "Worst Of" candidates?
If I state my own thought here (made honestly and based on the sound alone, "no axes to grind") I run the risk of this thread getting deleted.
I wonder if others here came away with such clear "losers"?

Without naming names, to be the worst sound came from an $80,000 pair of speakers built to celebrate the makers' 90th birthday ... was I alone in thinking this?
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Showing 1 response by jackmonster

I was at Axpona 2 out of the 3 days.  There were several overpriced speakers that were not to my liking.  Why bash them?  Someone must like them or they would be out of business.  Let's concentrate on what you thought was good or good for the money. Lots of good ones out there. Jim Salk always comes up with something new and good.  The Song 3 Encore (6k) were excellent.  The new Volti speakers(lower price)
with always excellent Border Patrol electronics hit it out of the park.  Sanders electrostats are always unbelievable and not talked about enough.  The combo of Auralic Polaris integrated and Ryan speakers for under $9k might be all you need.
Someone else chime in what they thought was good.