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Even if they sounded good they are so visually obnoxious I wouldn't buy them.
I knew a girl like that once. And once was too much.
Even if they sounded good they are so visually obnoxious I wouldn't buy them.
I stopped in that room briefly and was surprised. The vendor was asking guys how they liked the system and they flat out told him they wouldn't buy it. He said he could take it, but when they told him they weren't impressed he seemed to go over and pout, so perhaps I missed out on something earlier. I wasn't impressed either and FWIW, those are the fugliest things I saw all weekend. uke: Even if they sounded good they are so visually obnoxious I wouldn't buy them.
They are UGLY!
I stopped in that room briefly and was surprised. The vendor was asking guys how they liked the system and they flat out told him they wouldn't buy it. He said he could take it, but when they told him they weren't impressed he seemed to go over and pout, so perhaps I missed out on something earlier. I wasn't impressed either and FWIW, those are the fugliest things I saw all weekend. Even if they sounded good they are so visually obnoxious I wouldn't buy them.
The 'Guy' in the Rega/Dali room was playing some very interesting and unusual music for us towards the end of the show Sunday. ( IE ~ The Dark Side of the Moon by The Flaming Lips!!)
I had to go back for a second visit with pen in hand because some of the stuff I heard was haunting me.
He told me that he was really enjoying this show as there was a real interest in the music and so many folks had eclectic tastes!
The Rega 2 box system and both the Dali speakers were very impressive too.
Ended up buying those Dali Menuets, which are burning in as I write. Amazing little buggers that were some of my favs from the show.
'Sounded pretty dynamic from the hallway . . . In-room they sounded boxy, but this was (to some extent) due to spkr placement - they were a low-directivity design, and placed way too close to the sidewalls -- 'Pretty hard to have a fair audition of the spkr itself under those conditions.
Aside: the seller(s) were NOT living-up to the AK pledge of "No Attitude". After a demo, they asked if anyone had questions about the speaker, so I asked a good question . . . The gent who replied was outright dissmissive and rude -- rolling his eyes and saying that it was an "irrelevant question". It seems (and I'm being gentle here) that he couldn't understand the question and/or had limited knowledge of audio.
I don't expect everyone to be an engineer, but it was a basic question. If multiple salesmen are hovering about the room just to sell a single product that costs more than my car, I expect more. In the end, it was simply a big speaker with traditional components in a curvy box. Nothing innovative about it.
If the folks referenced read this (I'd be shocked) I would welcome a PM to discuss.
Sorry for the rant . . .
-- Tubamark
What was the question?
Did anyone have any thoughts on these speakers?
So, what was the question?Aside: the seller(s) were NOT living-up to the AK pledge of "No Attitude". After a demo, they asked if anyone had questions about the speaker, so I asked a good question . . . The gent who replied was outright dissmissive and rude -- rolling his eyes and saying that it was an "irrelevant question". It seems (and I'm being gentle here) that he couldn't understand the question and/or had limited knowledge of audio.
So, what was the question?
So, what was the question?
Aside: the seller(s) were NOT living-up to the AK pledge of "No Attitude". After a demo, they asked if anyone had questions about the speaker, so I asked a good question . . . The gent who replied was outright dissmissive and rude -- rolling his eyes and saying that it was an "irrelevant question".
-- Tubamark
Here's a cell phone picture we snuck in the Swap room of a secret new record weight prototype being tested.
The music that was being played was off of the Bop - Clear Your Mind album, which I brought to test out some of the speakers at the show. Got haunting melodies but also fast, dynamic almost glitchy beats and deep basslines.
Anybody hit Retrostereo's room? Looks like he may himself some new speakers.
Did anyone have any thoughts on these speakers?
Also...it seems like most of the speakers specialists were using tube gear...