I'll add my $.02 and say that I loved my time in this room. These speakers packed one heck of a punch - best bass and drums I heard at the show. I can't get these speakers out of my mind - them and the $45k Vandersteens anyway (pretty good company there).
It was great to meet Danny and Dave.
Ian
Happy to meet you, too Ian. It is a good thing to know the people on the other end of the keyboard. All too often we don't think about the person just the words in print. Pity, that.
Funny you should mention the Vandersteens. They, along with the TADs, were standouts for me, too. As you might guess my whole thing is musical reproduction: those two made music in a show that was alot about just making sound. It amazed me to see so many VERY expensive systems set up with zero effort in creating a soundstage. I know it is hard to do in a show setting, but good grief! When a company goes to a show and his $250K system sounds like crap, they should have stayed home.
The other thing that I noticed is how a lot of "audiophile" speakers and systems are simply too bright. It is easy to hype the frequency response to throw a huge soundstage, but those systems become a struggle to listen to in about 5 minutes. The Marten speakers were a good example of this.
I digress... anyway, it was a pleasure to share music with a lot of people. Glad you came by. I'll have something in FedEx to you tomorrow, too.
Take care, madfloyd.
Dave
