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Old 11-07-2016, 09:22 PM
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I went on Friday, as planned. I was there for about four hours.

Perhaps the most amazing thing was the Kii Audio room. Their Kii THREE speakers are designed to direct sound forward at the listener without a large baffle or being large themselves. They're DSP controlled, compact, and each driver (6 per speaker) has its own amp built in. All you need is a source; no preamp, power amp, no speaker cables or interconnects. Plug in and you're set. The sound was excellent I thought, and the THREEs go down to 25Hz (+/- 0.5dB).

Other rooms I enjoyed: PMC, Paradigm/T+A, Soulution/Accuphase/Air Tight, Martin Logan/Mark Levinson, Pro-Ject/Sonus Faber (they weren't playing records when I was in there; the TT looked nice), and Monitor Audio/Kimber Kable.

I also hit the Def Tech/Value Electronics room and got to hear the latest Mythos speakers in a 2-channel setup with a Marantz SACD and Krell preamp and amp. Pretty good, I thought. The video demo was really good, though I thought there was too much bass (but that's me). Def Tech was using their new bipolar line with Atmos and Marantz electronics. The LG OLED TV was stunning, despite my not being a Mad Max fan.
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Old 08-17-2017, 07:43 PM
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And, the NY Audio Show is back this year, and at the Park Lane Hotel in Manhattan again. It runs from November 10 to November 12, Veteran's Day weekend. I am planning to go Friday.

It's not the wisest thing, but I want another look/listen to Legacy's Focus SE.
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I went on Friday, as planned. I was there for about four hours.

Perhaps the most amazing thing was the Kii Audio room. Their Kii THREE speakers are designed to direct sound forward at the listener without a large baffle or being large themselves. They're DSP controlled, compact, and each driver (6 per speaker) has its own amp built in. All you need is a source; no preamp, power amp, no speaker cables or interconnects. Plug in and you're set. The sound was excellent I thought, and the THREEs go down to 25Hz (+/- 0.5dB).
I, too, was impressed and here's the result: https://www.stereophile.com/content/...ee-loudspeaker
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I, too, was impressed and here's the result: https://www.stereophile.com/content/...ee-loudspeaker
If I were starting from scratch (and, of course, had the scratch), these would be an easy choice for my audition list. Depending upon the size of my living quarters, they'd be the choice period, in all likelihood.
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