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for me the sound quality at the show was pretty poor, i didn't enjoy anything i heard as much as i do my home system but then i was expecting that.
kit that didn;t immediately offend was..
47 labs - very delicate and detailed yet with a lot of speed (if no real bass thanks to the single driver speakers being used)

bow / zingali - very good bass, slam and thwack with some safri duo (the closest thing to decent music being played at the show really - the rest was all nora jones / guitar / plink whcih sounds nice on anything and tells you nothing)

the sim moon / perrigee room. again decent slam but not that integrated and i felt the top was a bit in your face.

gless audio a tiny set mid / treble - solid state sub amp running from a pioneer dvd-a player into a/v speakers. this sounded seriously good for the size (about as big as a large match box with some valves sticking out the top).

the sony 'm' digital amps - truly miniscule 100wpc digital amp / dac that didn;t sound too awful.

the avalon / conrad johnson stuff was probably the best overall sound but the room was full of tube traps and other room treatments it was very safe sounding though.

the russ andrews gear was ok. the speakers were jammed into the corners of the room so i was expecting boom galore but no, they sounded quite ok and could just about carry a tune so they may be ok.

naim - i disliked the sound of the new baby speakers too much flabby out of control bloomy bass. the mid and treble was ok and the baby 5 equipment was good too. the main gear i thought sounded very nice - the sl2's not being any where near as bad as some have said but then they were being driven by 20+ k of stuff so they should sound good.

the neat stuff was unremarkable imo.
mark levinson comes in as the 2nd blandest kit i've yet heard - 1st place bing the krell kav 300i.
pro-ac d series were ok but the bryston / pro-ac room upstairs was a lot better imo but it was rammed so difficult to tell.
the totty-watch service reported that the audio salon, overkill audio and soundation had the best lookers of the show with naims label booth comming in a close runner up.

a good day out and worth the petrol if only to see tony, tim, neil, henry, dean, lee and graham again and to meet out host michael.

cheers

julian

<blockquote data-quote="julian2002" data-source="post: 499340" data-attributes="member: 1029">for me the sound quality at the show was pretty poor, i didn't enjoy anything i heard as much as i do my home system but then i was expecting that.kit that didn;t immediately offend was..47 labs - very delicate and detailed yet with a lot of speed (if no real bass thanks to the single driver speakers being used)bow / zingali - very good bass, slam and thwack with some safri duo (the closest thing to decent music being played at the show really - the rest was all nora jones / guitar / plink whcih sounds nice on anything and tells you nothing)the sim moon / perrigee room. again decent slam but not that integrated and i felt the top was a bit in your face.gless audio a tiny set mid / treble - solid state sub amp running from a pioneer dvd-a player into a/v speakers. this sounded seriously good for the size (about as big as a large match box with some valves sticking out the top).the sony 'm' digital amps - truly miniscule 100wpc digital amp / dac that didn;t sound too awful.the avalon / conrad johnson stuff was probably the best overall sound but the room was full of tube traps and other room treatments it was very safe sounding though.the russ andrews gear was ok. the speakers were jammed into the corners of the room so i was expecting boom galore but no, they sounded quite ok and could just about carry a tune so they may be ok.naim - i disliked the sound of the new baby speakers too much flabby out of control bloomy bass. the mid and treble was ok and the baby 5 equipment was good too. the main gear i thought sounded very nice - the sl2's not being any where near as bad as some have said but then they were being driven by 20+ k of stuff so they should sound good.the neat stuff was unremarkable imo.mark levinson comes in as the 2nd blandest kit i've yet heard - 1st place bing the krell kav 300i.pro-ac d series were ok but the bryston / pro-ac room upstairs was a lot better imo but it was rammed so difficult to tell.the totty-watch service reported that the audio salon, overkill audio and soundation had the best lookers of the show with naims label booth comming in a close runner up.a good day out and worth the petrol if only to see tony, tim, neil, henry, dean, lee and graham again and to meet out host michael.cheersjulian</blockquote>

[QUOTE="julian2002, post: 499340, member: 1029"] for me the sound quality at the show was pretty poor, i didn't enjoy anything i heard as much as i do my home system but then i was expecting that. kit that didn;t immediately offend was.. 47 labs - very delicate and detailed yet with a lot of speed (if no real bass thanks to the single driver speakers being used) bow / zingali - very good bass, slam and thwack with some safri duo (the closest thing to decent music being played at the show really - the rest was all nora jones / guitar / plink whcih sounds nice on anything and tells you nothing) the sim moon / perrigee room. again decent slam but not that integrated and i felt the top was a bit in your face. gless audio a tiny set mid / treble - solid state sub amp running from a pioneer dvd-a player into a/v speakers. this sounded seriously good for the size (about as big as a large match box with some valves sticking out the top). the sony 'm' digital amps - truly miniscule 100wpc digital amp / dac that didn;t sound too awful. the avalon / conrad johnson stuff was probably the best overall sound but the room was full of tube traps and other room treatments it was very safe sounding though. the russ andrews gear was ok. the speakers were jammed into the corners of the room so i was expecting boom galore but no, they sounded quite ok and could just about carry a tune so they may be ok. naim - i disliked the sound of the new baby speakers too much flabby out of control bloomy bass. the mid and treble was ok and the baby 5 equipment was good too. the main gear i thought sounded very nice - the sl2's not being any where near as bad as some have said but then they were being driven by 20+ k of stuff so they should sound good. the neat stuff was unremarkable imo. mark levinson comes in as the 2nd blandest kit i've yet heard - 1st place bing the krell kav 300i. pro-ac d series were ok but the bryston / pro-ac room upstairs was a lot better imo but it was rammed so difficult to tell. the totty-watch service reported that the audio salon, overkill audio and soundation had the best lookers of the show with naims label booth comming in a close runner up. a good day out and worth the petrol if only to see tony, tim, neil, henry, dean, lee and graham again and to meet out host michael. cheers julian [/QUOTE]

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