Hi guys,

I 'm just coming back from a high end show in Paris.
PMC was not there.
I listened to many speakers and gear : Proac, BW, Verity Audio, Magico, JBL, Nagra, Fisher and Fisher, Vyger, Naim, Goldmund, SIM AUDIO....
I was shocked to hear the sound of speakers costing between 20000 and 110000 euros a pair ( the big Magico ). ( The only speakers I heard that were clearly superior to the EB1i were the Wilson Alexandria ).
Believe it or not, no speaker was better to my ears than the EB1i !! Even the big Magico driven by Ayre top of the line electronics. Their bass was not at the level of the EB1i.
The EB1i smokes for example the 38000 euros a pair for the new Proac Carbon 8, which is the summit of the Proac line. They are also much better to my ears to a big pair of Verity Audio costing about 80000 euros a pair ( cant' remember their ref...)
The new JBL K2 S9900 were impressive, driven by Esoteric electronics, but the soul and emotion of the music was not at the level of my PMC driven by Mc.
Maybe a lot of these speakers would have sounded better to my ears with Mc electronics, and of course a decent room treatment as the Lyngdorf.
Hi-Fi shows are not always the best place to demonstrate speakers.

Could the EB1i be the best "value for money" component of hi-fi history : I'm not far to believe it. Then would come the Lyngdorf RP1.

Cheers,
Jérôme

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