jmjohnson

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Has anyone yet heard the Wilson Sophia 3 ?
Just bought a pair of Sophia 3s 
Has anyone yet heard the Wilson Sophia 3 ?
Just got back from RMAF where I heard the Sophia IIs and IIIs, all with tubes. There is definitely an improvement with the IIIs over the IIs (though they were not using the same back end equioment). The IIIs sounded very good but the tube amps wer... 
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Here is a short report on my RMAF 2010 visit.First I’d like to thank everyone who recommended this. It was a great show. People were great, and it was very easy to have 1 or 2 tracks (or more) played from a mix CD we brought with us. Based on the ... 
Personal speaker evolution
All new at the time but I can't remember price:• Kenwood speakers (came with "hifi" system)• Definitive Audio ProMonitors * 4 + center + sub• Monitor Audio Golds (GR20s I think) + center• System Audio SA1520s (I think)• Spendor BC1s (still have th... 
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Will do. I'm really looking forward to RMAF and hearing the Daedalus (I did some research after your post) and other candidate speakers. I’ll post a report though I am not capable of providing anything like “professional” reviews 
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Just tweaked my work dates and will now be at the RMAF Sat. afternoon and Sun.Really looking forward to it, thanks again for the advise. 
Has anyone yet heard the Wilson Sophia 3 ?
I had a chance to hear them recently for about an hour with one of my favorite artists on CD. The electronics was NAIM (solid state). I liked the speakers a lot, good soundstage, good resolution and it really felt like the singer was in the room w... 
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Thanks to everyone for responding. I will try RMAF next year and maybe combine it with a bay area/SoCal visit (make a nice vacation). I will be on travel for work during this years festival. 
Would like some advice on Spendors
Based an advice from a number of different sources, I have decided to go with BC1s. 
New kit for small room speaker advice needed
Thanks. I must admit I am not familiar with either of the Aurum or Merlin but I will do a search on them. Thanks again.