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Sonus faber at RMAF
Stradivari - Evergreen Ballroom A
Elipsa - 8017 Liuto Wood - 8013 |
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metaphacts...can you tell us what the associated gear is going to be in each of the rooms. Thanks very much.
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Strad - Sim and new Peachtree multi-format DAC Elipsa - Sim Liuto - Prima Luna are the preliminary things I've heard. |
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Anybody hear the SF's at the show? Pics?
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I did but then David and I set them up.
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I did comment on the Strads and Elipsa's in the RMAF Thread. I forgot to take a picture of the Strads in the Peachtree room and really didn't pay much attention to the Liuto's.
As I noted in a couple of different posts in that thread, the Elipsa's sounded very good in the room driven by some mid-level Simaudio Moon Series gear. I can understand why so many of you like this speaker. The Strad's sounded good but not great. They were in a large ballroom/meeting room and sounded like they needed a bigger Simaudio amp. The amp they were using was behind the doors of a cabinet but I am guessing it was probably the I-7 Integrated not their better Evolution amps. (I do like Simaudio gear) Last edited by Still-One; 10-20-2010 at 11:40 AM. |
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David Solomon is a great friend and has helped Sumiko on many many occasions over the years. He had never asked anything in return for his help until he asked to use the Strads for his new iDAC debut. We were happy to help.
The Peachtree Room was a challenge. Due to a snafu, we didn't get cables for the system until after midnight Thursday. Nothing to get upset about. These things happen at shows where you are in a room with gear provided by multiple parties. Still it was frustrating and David, ever the consummate gentleman, apologized profusely for the delay though it was not his fault. By that time the Peachtree folks had arranged the room and it wasn't changing. If we had a choice we would have put the system on the opposite wall. Even when we did get sound from the system, it was not with the cables that were ultimately used. Those showed up Thursday after the show opened. I would agree with your assessment of the Strads. As we set them up, we were aware of the desire for more power. Even though David is intimately familiar with Strads at their very best, given the system, the room, and his expectations, he was very happy. On the way back from Denver on Monday, audiosalon and I set up a pair of Strads in a wonderful room using an Ayre/Doshi/Berning front end. Now those were great! |
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What did you think of the Doshi gear? Did you also get to hear it aired with the Sasha's by any chance? |
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Was in the Paragon room before they were set up because Larry and Nick were using an SME20/SMEV combo. Came up every day but the room was always packed. Never really got a chance to get past the door and listen seriously. There was a guy walking around the show playing tapes on his StellaMaster who was in there one morning. Even from the hallway with an open door, the magic of the Stella was obvious. Also found out that Nick lives about 10 minutes from me. Perhaps I'll get to spend some quality time with the Doshi gear soon. |
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Here's a few pics of the Strads on the large ballroom Peachtree displayed in & the Elipsas up in the SF room.
Wish the Strads were set up & powered differently -- but that has been explained. Bob
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