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Strange Sounding MBL Speakers.
YG Acoustics I just sat in this room and drooled. I don't know if they make the best speaker in the world. This is the real deal.
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Several new speaker manufacturers were in attendance. One is noteworthy. I felt kind of sorry for this guy. Picture #4. He drove 31 hours from California to be there. A solid cabinet and a decent price @$3K. Solid wood cabinets. The sound was nice. www.sonist.com
Deep Bass was coming from the Manley amps and Joseph mini monitor
Excellent sound from the watt/puppy look alike. Joseph Audio. The first truly attractive sound absorbers.
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Polk Audio
ARC SP3 for sale!
Not sure There is an AR tt
Selah Audio
This guy openly admits he uses off the shelf parts. He was using eighteen gauge zip cord for speaker wire with some quality connectors. He obviously enjoys poking fun at the Audio establishment. Nevertheless he gets my nod for best unknown and second best sound at the show. At about five grand for mini-monitor and un-powered sub paired with some modest Marantz electronics (not included) this could be a great speaker for the heay rock and roller. Not only did it have finesse it could knock you out of your seat. www.selahaudio.com
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Picture #4, Fibonaccci Ribbons. Unusual design. Sort of an old school console. The bottom unit houses the woofers. The middle ribbon is for surround sign. A promising design, IMO not yet ready for the market.
Yes they are wooden floors. Sound was generally good. Th
There was the usual problems. The room was too small or some unfortunate musical selections.
Best Sound of Show goes to YG Acoustics, paired with GTT audio store of New Jersey',two way Model at $18k. If I were listening blind I would not have guessed it was a box speaker. It was open and detailed with great dynamics. Bass was powerful and tight. I had to rush home and listen my CLS just to make sure they were in the same league.
Yes they are wooden floors. Sound was generally good. Th
There was the usual problems. The room was too small or some unfortunate musical selections.
Best Sound of Show goes to YG Acoustics, paired with GTT audio store of New Jersey',two way Model at $18k. If I were listening blind I would not have guessed it was a box speaker. It was open and detailed with great dynamics. Bass was powerful and tight. I had to rush home and listen my CLS just to make sure they were in the same league.
I assume you mean the R2R? I put those in for Steve. The red one was very nice. My photography does not do it justice. The sound was not very good. I blame that on MBL. I was impressed by the total lack of tape hiss.
The real attraction is making new tapes. Consider making analogue tapes of live concerts. Then making real time copies. That would pique my interest. Hell you could use the same feed for the digital tapes.
I assume you mean the R2R? I put those in for Steve. The red one was very nice. My photography does not do it justice. The sound was not very good. I blame that on MBL. I was impressed by the total lack of tape hiss.
The real attraction is making new tapes. Consider making analogue tapes of live concerts. Then making real time copies. That would pique my interest. Hell you could use the same feed for the digital tapes.
That's too bad about the sound. Wonder what was up with the speakers? MBLs are a particularly hard speaker to get to sound right. In fact, have only heard them sound exceptional once, that being at reviewer Michael Gindi's place, some years ago. He had them in a large room and for whatever the reason, the omnidirectional speakers interacted with the surroundings better.
Hiss will depend a lot upon the original recording; in general, 15 ips is going to be pretty good if the tape is mastered well. You can hear the tape hiss with multi-gen copies of tapes as well as the slower speeds.
I agree about the YG speakers and I was prepared to dislike them in view of what two of my audiobuddies said after hearing the $100K jobs. The ones in Rockville were the Carmel "entry'level" YGs at a mere $18K/pr.
As for the site, it's a lovely old mansion with solid construction. Only downside is the limited number of rooms and the tricky navigation necessary to see all of them. For instance, to get to the YG room you have to go through the United Home Audio room. But the show is definitely worth a visit.
I agree about the YG speakers and I was prepared to dislike them in view of what two of my audiobuddies said after hearing the $100K jobs. The ones in Rockville were the Carmel "entry'level" YGs at a mere $18K/pr.
As for the site, it's a lovely old mansion with solid construction. Only downside is the limited number of rooms and the tricky navigation necessary to see all of them. For instance, to get to the YG room you have to go through the United Home Audio room. But the show is definitely worth a visit.
I have not heard the Big YG. In talking to the rep whose name escapes me I learned that it is completely modular and for sale unit by unit!
That means it can grow with your budget. Instead of trading up with the inevitable loss of value you could work your way up.
As far as the sound is concerned when you call yourself the best speaker in the world you better be prepared to take the heat.
They were playing a CD by an Italian singer and bass player. If anyone knows who she is I would appreciate you giving me her name.
Good to be here, Myles. I think it's a great site. Gotta correct one error i made earlier about the DC fest -- you don't have to go through the UHA room to get to the YG speakers, but it's a tad faster that way
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