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Those pics are awesome! Thank you, cacophony777George,Reading that article gives me the impression the Stereophile rep was knocking the AVA electronics. Anyone else get that vibe?
Reading that article gives me the impression the Stereophile rep was knocking the AVA electronics. Anyone else get that vibe?
I am sticking my neck out here...I would like to see the top of the line tube preamp partnered with the top of the line AVA amp at RMAF. I sat in the SALK room and IMHO believe the electronics may have been holding the speakers back. Some of the rooms at the show sounded flat, some sounded great, IMO.I have heard HT1-TLs, HT2-TLs, HT3's and Songtowers in systems that shined.
George,Reading that article gives me the impression the Stereophile rep was knocking the AVA electronics. Anyone else get that vibe?
I also read that in that blog, that in-between-the-lines he may have been knocking the electronics upstream from the speakers.However, I have a completely different take on his blog…It wasn't the upstream electronics, and it wasn't the speakers, it may have been the hotel room or the blogger's ears, but it most likely was the four pounds of wet noodles between his ears.
While I don't know Jason (the person who wrote the comments), I have read many of his blogs and reviews. He is articulate and has shown the ability to write informative and substantive articles. My personal opinion is that he knows his stuff. I am basing this on comparing my own thoughts and findings to his on common gear.Jumping to attack or blame the reviewer/writer when you don't like the outcome comes across as being a "homer" or a "blind follower".
While I don't know Jason (the person who wrote the comments), I have read many of his blogs and reviews. He is articulate and has shown the ability to write informative and substantive articles. My personal opinion is that he knows his stuff. I am basing this on comparing my own thoughts and findings to his on common gear.Jumping to attack or blame the reviewer/writer when you don't like the outcome comes across as being a "homer" or a "blind follower".George
Here's what he said about the Acoustic Zen (http://blog.stereophile.com/cas2010/elite_audio_systems_krell_acoustic_zen_and_clearaudio/):"Things were challenged in the bass department, however. When I revisited the room on the last day of the show ... Robert had changed the jumpers on the speakers. Bass in the extremely challenging room was certainly better, but the tweeter had less sparkle."
Could these differences be explained by room/speaker interactions, speaker positioning, source material chosen, or ... mood/expectations?
Did you hear both the SoundScapes and the SongTowers? If you also thought the ST sounded flat, it's hard to imagine how it could be the electronics given that they were being driven by the tube amp that got a rave in the Absolute Sound (and that's sounded great to me everytime I've heard it.) As for the lowly Denon CD--remember--there was a separate high quality DAC in line.
I don't know Boston Beans about this dude. But I do know that he's way more into the audible implications of different jumpers and flucuations in hotel voltage levels than I am.
While I was sitting in front of the Magico V3's on Sunday at the show I heard what I thought was a radio while a classical track was playing through the system...at the end of the song the rep mentioned that through the electrical system he is experiencing PA feedback connected to that (pointing) electrical outlet.
kshep, what speakers most impressed you at the show?
Magico V2. Evolution Acoustic MMMiniTwo.