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Tyson NotesGeneral Room – The defending world champion, best of sound according to both me and Jason last year. Can they defend their crown? Was last year a fluke? Or has Odyssey and GIK permanently raised the bar?Saint Saens – Of course, the Odyssey room has the get up and go boogie factor more than anyone else, and not by a little. The music is dynamic, lively and FUN. Toes are tapping like crazy on this track.Handel – Dare I say it? Yes I do – best imaging speakers on this track of the entire show. And conveys emotion like nobodies business. Passion just dripping from the singer. And they do it without sounding fuzzy or soft. Excellent.Mahler – Cavernous soundstage. Incredible, really. These 2 little boxes are producing such a HUGE sound. No breakup no compression, just big, bad, mean, growling Mahler, baby!Civil Wars – Moved back a seat for Jason’s tracks. Hey, I can actually make out the words that she’s singing. That’s pretty amazing since I’ve heard this track way more times than I ever wanted to over the past 3 days, but this is the first time I can actually understand the words. Again, without any hint of over analytical sound or brightness. Does being able to understand the words make me like Jason’s choice in music any more? No, not really But I will say this, the bass is some of the best I’ve heard at the show, outside of the GR Research room. Tom Waits – I really like that all the instruments are evenly presented and no particular musical thread is lost. Everything is just a coherent musical whole. Great track of music and I’m enjoying the hell out of it here. And again, able to understand the words. That’s even MORE impressive than the Civil Wars track. Overall I am stating for the record that this room is definitely top 5 in show and a very strong contender for absolute best sound in show for the 2nd year in a row.Jason’s NotesI've been uploading photos so I'll be short and to the point with Tyson's music: dynamics control, bass, microdynamics etc etc etc all A+ in my book. Civ. wars is seductive. Sexy more be breathy on the female vocals in a way that creates a deeper sense of intimacy. Audiokensis level soundstage and image lock. Masterful I believe is the word I'm looking for. Waits gruff, yet melodic we'll paced yet laid back this system does it all, again yet better than last year. There's just so much great about this setup that it's hard to quantify. Usually you can hear bass issues or shoutiness in the mids or harshness in the highs, but I hear none of that. Bass like you wouldn't believe from a two way speaker. The other thing that's amazing to me is that it sounds really nice outside of the sweet spot. On vinyl more of the same great sound really even really nuanced. Such a deep dark black noise floor. So much greatness again with this system.
I read somewhere this morning that Odyssey also has a Phonostage coming out, is this true ?
Yes indeed. I heard it and it does a very nice job. Quiet background, deep and wide soundstage, good dynamics. Laura
How much ....?
$1,000,000
This thorough, honest, and unbiased coverage of the show is just the kind of coverage that people enjoy reading.
Hmmm.... Tyson and Pez look human. Then again, that facial expression of Tyson's in the picture when he's listening to Pez's tracks on a speaker with a metal driver does look a bit inhuman... perhaps they are really audio droids of some kind and thus truly unbiased! (And to be clear, I'm not singling anyone out or knocking the considerable effort that T&P expended, just gently poking at the fact that no one is truly unbiased, though at times the bias may be subtle enough so as to present only at a subconscious level. That said, bias and preference aren't the end of the world as long as the people on the other side of the conversation are aware of it. What I find amusing are those situations where people are "unbaised" as long as they agree with someone, then suddenly become "biased" when they don't agree! )
