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RMAF 2008 - Your impressions,...

I know there's still few hours to go but I was wondering what my fellow Audiogoners think of RMAF 2008. What equipment left great impression, even what was a bit of a let down...As for me, it was my first year and my time was very limited, but I have to point out Emerald Physics for their CS1 and CS2, which are great speakers, selling for much less (esp. CS2) than you would think. They sound a bit different than what most of us are used to due to their unique design. Unfortunately their need for two amps make it little difficult to integrate them in my system, otherwise they'd be on top of my list. I also have to mention AV123 and GR-Research whose X-static speakers must be one of the best bargains on the market (I know, we all have heard it before...), anybody looking for a $1000 dollar speakers (and even much more) need to give these a listen.
branislav
dcstep
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Sarcher30, did you mean Vienna Acoustic "Die Muzik" or "The Music" instead of "The Voice"?

Dave
dcstep
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"The Voice" is a cartridge by Soundsmith (I bought one).

Dave
tbg
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Sarcher30, I cannot understand how when you say, "...great potential, but the room they were in was an echo chamber," you can also say you liked the sound in the large YG room. That room was being used by the company who did the sound treatments in the Acapella room for the demonstration of treatment's benefits. I could not stand it for more than a moment or two. On the other hand the YG small room sounded quite good.

I would agree with you about the Lansche sound, but that is it. I thought the Acapella Triolons sounded pretty good, but the amps were insufficient for the loudness they were asking of them. The image also was too big.

All of this suggests how little we all share opinions on sound. It make all of this posting seem superfluous.
audiofeil
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>>It make all of this posting seem superfluous.<<

Out of the mouths of babes.

Nobody does it better.
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mapman
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Aren't horn speakers particularly sensitive in the sense that small differences in the system driving them and setup in the room can have a larger effect on the sound in general than less sensitive speakers?

Given this, I would think it hard to take a pair of good horn speakers and set them up in a strange room effectively to sound their best in comparison to less sensitive designs. Isn't this why it's harder to get horns set up correctly in general than less sensitive speakers to the extent where they sound their best?

Assuming this to be the case, I would be more forgiving of a pair of horns that sound "slightly off" in a show environment and wait to hear them when things are truly set up optimally.
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