New York City Audio Show 2019

I thought the Bache speakers sounded nice.

Giant Killers. Like ohm, both located in Brooklyn.

I liked the Bache speakers with Alexus Audio amp and preamp and Brinkmann turntable wonderful room.

PAP, for me, no contest. Wall of sound, No room treatments, need only 5-10 watts,  could follow every note. For the first time I didn’t want to leave as it was just the music, not the equipment. That said it all for me. 

I enjoyed Vinnie Rossi’s room with the Qln speakers, which I’d never heard before. Such a holographic sound from his L2 integrated. And a really cool playlist (He played savior from St. Vincent’s all-piano MassEducation).

Gorgeous, warm sound in the Luxman room with their tube gear. I believe it was the CL-38uC preamp and the MQ-88uC amp, which they daisy-chained into a mono setup to power some Triangle towers. 

Regarding ESD, I agree it was neat to hear such a massive and expensive system. Those horns are huge. The tape playlist was a nice touch, too. But sound was a little brash for my taste. 

I also liked the Harbeth 40.2s, but thought the room could have sounded better. 

And, I have to say, those cheap-as-hell little speakers from Vanatoo were mindboggling for the price and size. Fully powered, preamp, DAC and DSP all built in. They’re like 10 inches tall and I think they said $550 for the big model. Smaller one was like $360.