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Thomas hated the sound of the A90 at RMAF

Wow, interesting to say the least. If it wasn't burn in, I wonder what other factors may have come into the equation. I'd be interested to hear whether and how Mr. Woschnick liked the combination in Munich.

Read a new Titan i is coming out somewhere over here. It makes sense so I assume it is true. As for not liking a cartridge or not, I have learned that often some cartridges do need significant break in and that can vary sample to sample. IME some even sound bad while others sound amazing. This isn't specific to a single brand but can be with almost any. I remember my Universe needed completely different settings than the one I tried as a loner which was simply stunning on first listen. It needed 100s of hours to settle in but then was amazing. Shane, I trust your ears especially as they line up with several other respected members here. But... there have been quite a few products promoted here that have been "the flavor of the month" type.

Dgad, you said "But... there have been quite a few products promoted here that have been "the flavor of the month" type."
For once in a while we totally agree.

Dert

Should have known you would have jumped on that staement from Dgad :-)

How was the Munich Show? anything that jumped out sound quality wise?

Hi Downunder,
it sure was obvious - wasn't it?
How could I missed that one - it was handed on a plate.
But seriously - I am quite happy that finally he and me came to some terms and share at least a small common ground and point of view.

The Munich HE show report.... ?
Most feedback from Munich HIgh-End show made favorite mention of the Korean Audiophile displaying - and playing - 1940ies small Western Electric theatre short horns with Allnic amplification (as far as I remember it was Allnic ...).
Since large picture horn systems are terra incognita for most German audiophiles not into vintage theatre sound, this did not fail to make a huge impression on a large portion of the visitors.
A very different )if vintage...) sound which stand out and away from the "crowd" for various reason.
Besides that - hardly anything new to mention. Manuel Huber showed off his Thales and Simplicity tonearms at Brinkmann's and TW of TW brought the white (?) labeled black bird to Munich. They all had their fans and admirers dropping in and out, - well, business as usual.
On the whole scale there was less novelties compared to last year and the side show at the Meridien Hotel in the city centre was a logistic declaration of bankrupt (it wasn't great last year at Fleming's either, but pure gold compared to 2010...).
Soundwise nothing really deserved to be mentioned - blame it to show room conditions, lack of interest, lack of abilities - pick either and you can not go wrong.
In most cases a mixture of all.
So - all in all, kind of disappointing.
With European regulations seriously nipping (snapping.... with brute jaws!) at High-end's heels I really wonder what we will see in 2011.
But the weather was fine the last 2 days .....