Axpona 2019

Are there any “treatments” that would help these rooms or is it the space limitations that make them hard to make sound good? 

Might be a huge way for a company to sell some treatments to have 2 rooms set up with the same dimensions and equipment; one with treatments and one with normal “show” setup. 

Manger drive unit with woofer really grooved, great timing and coherence
Spendor/Chord beautiful synergy and balance. 
Alta audiophile delight
Loved the outgoing exuberant Wilson Sabrina
Kef great "budget" towers in white
Klipsch Forte impressed sonically and visually 
LSA BIG sound
Some italion pyramid  shaped standmounts BIG sound

Regards 

@audiotroy  The Golden Ear Triton 1R were in our mind one of the standouts for the money for $6k they sounded totally different then the sound we associated with Golden Ear which tends to be either too bright or too boomy. The soundstage was huge, the bass tight and the top end was balanced. Was it the room the gear the new model?

You're the second I've heard from that said the Triton 1r's were the best at the show for the money. What were the Triton's hooked up to? I've seen them use Primaluna amps at some shows. I'm wondering because I have Triton 2's. When I had them hooked up to a 200wpc solid state amp I wasn't that impressed. I thought they were also too bright or artificial sounding in the highs and boomy in the bass. When I hooked them up to my Primaluna Dialogue integrated they are much more compelling and enjoyable. I'm not saying the Triton 2's or 1r's aren't good speakers. I've just noticed mine sound much better using tube amplification and I wonder if that's what was being used at Axpona.

did Linn deign to participate?

Funny how taste is so individual. The Tritons sounded mechanical to me. I heard all the notes, but not in a way I found particularly pleasing. For me, they would be a top choice in a home theater to reproduce movie sonics. They aren't terrible-hell they are good- just not my cup of tea.