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Old 12-15-2011, 09:41 AM
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For our Aida debut we set up in our largest 2 channel room, about 19x31x12 and marked and recorded the positions that John and Allen settled in on. After break-in (we are running them 24/7 and they already sound noticeably better than last Saturday) we will experiment with other placements and rooms. We will first try a smaller room, 17x21.6x10 as well as our largest theater which is 19+ by 40+ by 16+. Since Aida is brand new and no one has had much experience with her, it will be fun to play in different room sizes and report our impressions...She is so drop dead gorgeous, Im sure she will find herself in quite small, though upscale surroundings...
How would you characterize the sound vs. the Futura? Or the older models, like the Strad?
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Old 12-15-2011, 02:34 PM
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Aida is in my top list of speaker to demo.

Now, I wonder why SF puts the rear firing tweeter and a mid driver. Perhaps, SF thinks ambient is an important factor for the 3D pinpoint imaging.
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Aida is in my top list of speaker to demo.

Now, I wonder why SF puts the rear firing tweeter and a mid driver. Perhaps, SF thinks ambient is an important factor for the 3D pinpoint imaging.
Pinpoint imaging? No

Adapting the sound field to different rooms? Absolutely.
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Just saw Aida in walnut. Gorgeous but very different than red
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Just saw Aida in walnut. Gorgeous but very different than red
Darker colors tend to make women look a bit heavier than they really are.
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Bad news Jon. I'm setting her up in a 14 x 19 room right now
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Darker colors tend to make women look a bit heavier than they really are.
Well perhaps she's showing a bit more cheek but when was that ever a bad thing?
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Pictures of the Aida are popping up everywhere but here.
Now that what I call respect for Bill and Sumiko.
When we get the "all clear", I’m sure they are going to be the best shots anywhere

By the way, Jan 2012 issue of Stereophile is featuring the Guarneri Evolutions. Art Dudley wrote the equipment report..and guess who was setting up the speakers utilizing the "Masters Protocol"...our very own Bill (metaphacts).

It’s like the Coca Cola secret…
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Mark... There are pics at the beginning of this thread.
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Will western Canada ever see Aida?
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