absolutely fabulous show . really enjoyed it . good to see max and sue Townshend still there with their goodies . dave brook from MCRU always has some tempting stuff . really well worth going .
my favourite was the new kudos 707 prototype soon to go into production at 13,700 quid . lovely imaging and sense of realism . the naim system obviously doing a good job . the second time I heard them I had to go out as far too loud . these babies were pretty good waf factor weighing about 50kg and would fit well in many rooms. I believe there will be a 606
another little gem was this leema quasar all in one dac/amp/streamer which made a very good attempt with some atc 50 passive . at 13k for the system it was pretty good
next best for realism and texture was the audionote room with a m2 pre and 2 audionote power amps [I believe they were 18watts]
the new dynaudio contour at 7500 was big bold and very well finished and not bad at all
it was realty good to see esoteric at the show with a full rack of their very high end stuff with merecedes build jap mmade amps etc
so many good rooms and very enjoyable from spendor with the d9 , and the astin trew new amp
well worth a visit chaps
ou might slip, you might slide, you might
Stumble and fall by the road side
But don't you ever let nobody drag your spirit down
Remember you're walking up to heaven
Don't let nobody turn you around
… Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down
Eric Bibb