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Old 10-17-2016, 04:17 PM
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Next: ARC/Wilson Audio/Ayre




The Ref6




The Ref75




The Yvette's derriere...




And front:




DAC: Ayre




Source was an iPad, and that didn't go smoothly.
There were a lot of pauses without music.
When there was sound, it was very good though.
I asked about the DAC9.
The importer told me the new DAC is not reliable enough yet to demo.
I found he made a good choice with the small Ayre.

The new 'kid in town':

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Old 10-17-2016, 04:20 PM
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Next room: Dali/NAD




I think the amp was a 368, retail <1K.




The Opticon 6 played very nicely.




A modest system, very well done.
Price/quality ratio in the top 3 of the show.
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Old 10-17-2016, 04:26 PM
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T+A/Dynaudio




Dynaudio Contour, I forgot the exact model:




T+A R-series




I know the T+As very well, have heard them on numerous occasions.
Always good to excellent.
I have heard splendid demos with Dynaudio.
But I did not like this set very much.
The room?
The synergy?
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AV: Hegel C-53, Marantz AV8802A, Oppo BDP-203EU, Pioneer Kuro 60", Vivid Audio C1 & V1w's, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, SE & E
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Old 10-17-2016, 04:43 PM
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Probably the most expensive room: KEF/Chord




The demoed the LS 50, Muon, and Blade 2s.
Each time 15 minutes.
When I entered the room, these wireless little buggers were giving their best:




Quite nice.
But I came for these!




Impressive Chord mono blocks:




The alien like Chord DAC, that got fantastic reviews in the UK:




The 200K Muons from behind:





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Old 10-17-2016, 04:48 PM
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Waiting for the Muons, I killed my time by looking around in the room.
The interior of the KEF Ref5:




50 years of KEF history!









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Old 10-17-2016, 04:52 PM
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I waited until the next model was demoed... but it was the Blade 2...
Not that the Blade 2 is a bad speaker, on the contrary.
I heard it in March, and it was impressive, driven by MF NuVista.

So I decided to do some other rooms meanwhile.
I did return, on 2 occasions even, but it was each time the LS50, or the Blades that played.
Well, next time!
There was enough to enjoy.

Stay tuned, more later this week, with a couple of nice surprises/innovations.
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Next room: Devialet, with Spendor. The new Expert Pro delivers 2x1000 Watts into 6 Ohm. Elegant beauties, and I do not mean the mirroring photographer. But why did they choose Spendor??! The sound was warm, yes, very warm. But it was veiled, muffled, boxy. Terrible! I have heard Devialet with other speakers, and know what they're capable of. This was a complete mismatch. We ended with the demo of the Phantom Gold. Some bass heavy pieces. The tiny white things produced an enormous amount of bass. The mids and treble were a bit plasticky, but if you want to dance, there is wifi and you have 5K, then you put 2 of these in your room, and you're good to go (Tidal ready). The room literally rattled!
Bart,

Thanks a lot for this terrific report as always.
To answer your question about Devialet / Spendor, I guess that Devialet is fed up about people considering them cold or sterile. So they chose a "warm" brand.
Anyway people buying Devialet usually do not buy Spendor and the reverse is true too.
No matter if Devialet plays with Spendor or Harbeth or other warm speakers. I find them cold and completely boring.
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I always appreciate your posts Bart! I can't add to them, so I don't comment, but a big thank you for the great pics and commentary.
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Awesome Bart!! Thanks for the reviews pics etc. looking forward to your other impressions. Thanks again! Tim
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