Manchester show

Ok, as I'll be getting to the show around 12.30, so 1.00 would be better for me. I'll be in the bar.

 

OK the bar at 1 it'll be. You won't be able to miss me I'm the one with a blond bit in my hair taking up all the room.

 

Hi,

I should be there with my funky record bag & orange jacket. Flag me down.

SCIDB

 

I didn't see you Lordsummit maybe your not as bad looking as you think. Really though sorry not to meet up maybe next time.

 

I think I was in the wrong place. we hung around the little bar downstairs for a while, we missed the big one until later. Never mind

 

Hi,

sorry I missed most people at the show but the orange jacket and funky record bag did work. Pleased to meet you LamBoy.

SCIDB

 

Hi Dean - Good to see you, dont know about you but the highlight of the show for me was twofold:

Midland Audio Exchange - Sonus Flabbers Stradivarius + Krell = WOW!
DCS Room with the little verity audios - too quite but outstanding realism.

I also quite liked the henley designs room (i always do), the macintosh (very cool), the JMLabs stuff (a little bright) and several others.

Overall I thought it was anexcellent turn out to the show (it terms of kit there to listen too) and not too packed (as per the bristol smelly sardine show).

Biggest dissapointment - TACT. Physicaly hurt my ears with that ear splitting treble.

 

Shame I missed it, but this has been a mad weekend. Anyone who's ever moved house knows what I mean.

 

We thought the tact was dire too. The Wilson Benesch on the top floor was fantastic, jaw dropping in fact. I really liked the Macintosh room, all those blue lights, but could you imagine sneaking those speakers past the missus.
The Nagra kit sounded gorgeous with Eva Cassidy, but then he put on the wall, and it went pear shaped, no guts at all.
I heard the JM Labs BE stuff and wasn't overwhelmed, the bass didn't really hang together for me. I didn't like the rooms with Shahinians in, too vague the sound, and I don't know whether it was them or the P5 but they lost all the bass impact from a kind of blue.
Heard the chord kit twice making a rather attractive noise, looks good too.
The laser turntable was disapointing. Sounded rather bass light to me.
Definitely a good show. Looking forward to next year now.

 

moved then Isaac that wasn't to much of a long wait. Bet your trying to get the speakers positioned within the week

 

Nah, no point without the NAD.

 

My friends at Consonace emailed me to say that they went to the show (not as exhibitors), and were impressed by a new loudspeaker:

http://www.audioacoustics.co.uk/homepage.html

They said the price was a little high but sonically very impressive. Anyone else see these? Opinions???

 

Are you looking to replace the nad Isaac or are you going to send it nad to fix?

 

Pretty high end stuff - designer was on hand too, seemed a bit green on the sales patter ("let me see if I can do you a deal" - I'd only just walked in!). They may sound good but IMO they look like a dogs dinner, but then i'd never be able to afford them so I doubt he would give a shit

 

Saw them, thought they sounded nice, but very very very ugly

 

Gazz - no idea, not had a chance to think about it.

 

I was not given any idea of pricing myself and you are right, they are not the prettiest things but I have never bought equipment for what it 'looks' like, it's the ears that count.

 

The 'Fundamental K-2'? Never heard it, but that may just be the ugliest speaker I've ever seen. Looks like an Ugly Stick Signature version of the ART Expressions, and they're no oil painting to start with (IMHO ).

 

Has my monitor gone all wibbly in the middle ???

 

we had a great time at the show, thanks to everyone who came to the room, i thought it rocked...
see you next year
cheers
john