Here's my advice if you are even remotely thinking of going to the NY Audio Show tomorrow- DON'T.
What a horrible show. Sponsored by some organization called the Chester group, this show was so bad, that the subway noise I experienced after leaving the show to head back to Manhattan sounded pleasant to my ears. I've been attending shows since the Atlanta show in 1978 and I honestly cannot think of a poorer sounding, less interesting show. I did enjoy hearing the new Naim amps (the size of a small refrigerator) on the Focal Utopia Stella but I think its because they played some interesting music from a group I had never heard of called "Fat Freddy's Drop" (They played some cut with bass that I think lowered my testicles about 2 inches- very impressive bottom end recording and reproduction). I also enjoyed finally hearing the Legacy Aeris for the first time. Very solid sound from 40-300Hz but I can't say more about the rest of the range under the show conditions I heard. I know that doesn't sound like much of an accolade, but its a tough zone for any non DSP'd speaker to navigate due to room boundary effects, yet the Aeris seemed very flat, powerful and neutral in that region. I also enjoyed running into Dave Gordon from ARC who I've known for about 25 years, only to tell him that he is really pissing me off because he just doesn't seem to age. Damn it, Dave, gain weight like the rest of us or lose some hair! Seriously, Dave is one of the true gentlemen in the field whose opinions I always respect, whether I own ARC gear or not! I was also surprised that I didn't see a single pair of Wilson speakers at the show. Bottom line, this show was a total waste of time. I paid $30 bucks to listen to utter crap and it just made me angry.
What a horrible show. Sponsored by some organization called the Chester group, this show was so bad, that the subway noise I experienced after leaving the show to head back to Manhattan sounded pleasant to my ears. I've been attending shows since the Atlanta show in 1978 and I honestly cannot think of a poorer sounding, less interesting show. I did enjoy hearing the new Naim amps (the size of a small refrigerator) on the Focal Utopia Stella but I think its because they played some interesting music from a group I had never heard of called "Fat Freddy's Drop" (They played some cut with bass that I think lowered my testicles about 2 inches- very impressive bottom end recording and reproduction). I also enjoyed finally hearing the Legacy Aeris for the first time. Very solid sound from 40-300Hz but I can't say more about the rest of the range under the show conditions I heard. I know that doesn't sound like much of an accolade, but its a tough zone for any non DSP'd speaker to navigate due to room boundary effects, yet the Aeris seemed very flat, powerful and neutral in that region. I also enjoyed running into Dave Gordon from ARC who I've known for about 25 years, only to tell him that he is really pissing me off because he just doesn't seem to age. Damn it, Dave, gain weight like the rest of us or lose some hair! Seriously, Dave is one of the true gentlemen in the field whose opinions I always respect, whether I own ARC gear or not! I was also surprised that I didn't see a single pair of Wilson speakers at the show. Bottom line, this show was a total waste of time. I paid $30 bucks to listen to utter crap and it just made me angry.