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| 2023 Florida Audio Expo Show Report @passthedutchie These three systems truly were the standouts, and in different ways. Margules/Raidho was the most soulful, emotional, but colored of the three. High End By Oz (Lansche/Thrax) was right in between with honesty, expansiveness and res... | |
| 2023 Florida Audio Expo Show Report @snapsc I don’t think it has anything to do with price but about distinction and impact. Any brand, in order to be successful, needs to deliver a great experience with distinction and leave a lasting impact in its target audience. Many times brand... | |
| How hot is hot when moving from class a/b to to a or tubes? @mpoll1 It’s my pleasure, and welcome to the community. | |
| How hot is hot when moving from class a/b to to a or tubes? It would be a good move for you to try Class A and/or tube equipment given your Zu. I tried a number of solid state Class A with my soul Superfly when I owned them, but I much preferred tube equipment with high efficiency drivers. And low watt als... | |
| 2023 Florida Audio Expo Show Report I didn’t have a room, but I did work at the DH Labs booth for part of the show, have been to a number of these shows, and am in contact with distributors and manufacturers across the country. Show appearance is generally about relevance building, ... | |
| Wilson Sophia 2 tweeter repair/replacement Try Paragon Sight and Sound in Ann Arbor. They are known nationally and are a major Wilson dealer. You can call them directly and they tend to provide good service. | |
| 2023 Florida Audio Expo Show Report @whitestix A few moderately priced speakers stood out: Joseph Audio Pulsar - the Joseph Audio room has been mentioned a few times in this thread, but not a lot of credit was given specifically to the Pulsar speakers he had. For bookshelves, they ... | |
| Focal Sopra 2’s vs. Legacy Focus SE’s Yes I am certain. He was very proud of finding $10K speakers for that price. They were very big, almost the same size as Legacy Focus SE. Legacy have more body in their sound signature. I ended up buying the Focus SE when he had the PBN. I no long... | |
| Focal Sopra 2’s vs. Legacy Focus SE’s @bobbyloans I actually know someone here who had the PBN Montana EPS-2 a few years ago. I think he was able to get them for $2400 or so. I have a lot of respect for PBN, especially with their new amplifiers, but I was not at all a fan of that spea... | |
| Focal Sopra 2’s vs. Legacy Focus SE’s @bobbyloans I like and have owned Elac speakers in the past, but I’m certain even the 409 won’t be on the same level of performance as the other two you are considering. To start, the tweeters on both the Legacy and Focal will be much more resolvi... | |
| Focal Sopra 2’s vs. Legacy Focus SE’s @bobbyloans That is not a very big room, and I would worry about the Focus SE in that space. Where did you listen to both the Focus SE and Signature SE? What was the size of the space and the electronics used? The Signature SE easily fills a room... | |
| Focal Sopra 2’s vs. Legacy Focus SE’s I have heard both and previously owned the Legacy Focus SE speakers. The two are very different sonically. Legacy is a more musical speaker with an overall lower tonal balance, but it is just a little harder (not impossible) to get endgame separat... | |
| SET amplifier (for AvantGarde Duo's-original) recommendations @pgastone I also used Atma-Sphere S-30 Mk 3.3 with Oris 200 horns with AER drivers. I swapped the Oliver Sayes amp and the Atma interchangeably, and both were excellent. I ended up pouring way more $$ into the Atma, but both were excellent. I woul... | |
| SET amplifier (for AvantGarde Duo's-original) recommendations @pgastone Your locale feels really familiar. I used to live in Valhalla and commute into midtown daily until I moved into NYC for 12 years, though I’ve now been in Minnesota for about 5 years. I’ll PM you directly on Oliver’s amp as well as more... | |
| 2023 Florida Audio Expo Show Report @p05129 From a dealer’s perspective, it was alright, more for the opportunities to network across the industry combined with the opportunity to meet customers. That said, I didn’t find there were a lot of customers in attendance compared to the ot... |