@yyzsantabarbara one of the things we run into. Is that the give the speakers the credit when most of it is the electronics.
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I enjoyed SWAF. There was a good variety of products/systems showcased. The hotel is a great venue for an audio show with a very spacious lobby, large rooms and fast elevators. The number of attendees was really low. The headwinds being weather, St. Patrick’s Day, probably promotional. I hope they come back next year. What I thought was interesting the new compact range from Soundlabs. They sound really nice. There was no mid-bass bloat in such a small room. Voxativ demonstrated the return the Ampeggio. A rare move in audio, the new price is reduced is $14k, much less the old ~$30k. The demo pair was only $6k! Ayre demoed their separates with a YG Summit Speaker. Big thumbs up. Songer Audio had a SET powering their S1x speakers along with a Lampizator Poseidon DAC and I think an Innuos Statement. The sound was special. I like speakers without tweeters in a way. The dynamics and tone was quite something. Unfortunately The ’x’ is $45k, instead of $37k. German Physiks with Accuphase was awesome. I would like to hear these speakers in a better room, though. There some upper midrange and bass issues in a number of rooms. My favorite was probably Daedalus with LTA electronics. I am saving my money. I think Daedalus Apollo 11 may be the best regular, wood-cabinet, multiway dynamic I know. LTA is affordable and was just terrific in tone, resolution...you name it.
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@bassdude it just allows people different flavors. Seems like people get to hear all kinds of different gear. Lone Star also has more hobbyists as well. The more the merrier in my eyes. The weather was also pretty bad as well. Stormed Friday and Saturday bad. |
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