Granted my favorite rooms may not have been the best sounding rooms at the show, but rather they had components and speakers that were interesting to me and within my price range. I attended all three days and almost missed my flight on Sunday.
Number one favorite room: Horning Eufrodite, TRON Seven, TRON Discovery and Raven AC(?). Okay maybe the Discovery is slightly out of my price range, but man I loved that amp and those Eufrodite. I had originally dropped by the High Water Sound room to listen to the Aspara HL1 and more specifically the Thoress preamp and the 845 amp. This match was wonderful as well. My next purchase may be the Thoress preamp and the...um somewhat ugly 845 monos. I must have spent several hours talking to Reingard Thoress and Jeff Catalano over three days. I loved their passion for sound, music and vinyl.
I also liked:
The Lowther open baffles and the First Watt.
Vaughn Zinfandel loudspeakers and the Wavelength Cardinal. It's always interesting when you hang out with Gordan. His sarcasm is very insightful when he's talking about something, but confusing when he turns it on you. On the other hand Jim Jordon is probably the most laid back exhibitor at the show.
The GR Research speakers and the Dodd KT-66 monoblocks (not the hybrids).
And of course the Classic Audio Reproduction T-3.4 but I wish I could hear these powered by something other than the Atma-Sphere (no offense I like the Atma-Sphere but I'd just like to hear them with another amp). Also I wish that John Wolff was a little more cheerful.
Of the three Daedalus Ulysses rooms I thought the one with the Berning 230 the First Sound preamp was the best.
Number one favorite room: Horning Eufrodite, TRON Seven, TRON Discovery and Raven AC(?). Okay maybe the Discovery is slightly out of my price range, but man I loved that amp and those Eufrodite. I had originally dropped by the High Water Sound room to listen to the Aspara HL1 and more specifically the Thoress preamp and the 845 amp. This match was wonderful as well. My next purchase may be the Thoress preamp and the...um somewhat ugly 845 monos. I must have spent several hours talking to Reingard Thoress and Jeff Catalano over three days. I loved their passion for sound, music and vinyl.
I also liked:
The Lowther open baffles and the First Watt.
Vaughn Zinfandel loudspeakers and the Wavelength Cardinal. It's always interesting when you hang out with Gordan. His sarcasm is very insightful when he's talking about something, but confusing when he turns it on you. On the other hand Jim Jordon is probably the most laid back exhibitor at the show.
The GR Research speakers and the Dodd KT-66 monoblocks (not the hybrids).
And of course the Classic Audio Reproduction T-3.4 but I wish I could hear these powered by something other than the Atma-Sphere (no offense I like the Atma-Sphere but I'd just like to hear them with another amp). Also I wish that John Wolff was a little more cheerful.
Of the three Daedalus Ulysses rooms I thought the one with the Berning 230 the First Sound preamp was the best.