tom_hankins

I thought the Wharfdale room was really good at Axpona. Not sure the models but both the bookshelf and floorstander were cheap and impressive.

Sorry to see it go. it, and Detroit 1-8-7 were the two new shows i liked.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRENT!!!!

Hope you had a great day and enjoyed the birthday recording

The Ducks and Flyers let me down last night. Still have small hope for Ducks in seven, but starting to give up on Philly.

The three rooms i spent most of my time in (YGA, Horning, Voxativ) played pretty much anything we wanted. The YGA room made a point of cranking up a ton of bad classic rock/pop recordings. The MBL room was blasting rock the three times I went in there. I didnt hear alot of people asking for different stuff to be played, so I'm sure in most cases they rooms were playing what made the system sound best. Take music and ask, thats what we did.

I think they are trying a mini CES there in June to see how it works out. They are wanting to have Axpona in NYC next year too.

Do you ever get to ATL. area/ Got lots of stuff to listen to now and lots of new tunes to check out.

Check out the link in post 7 of this thread. His impressions of the room are right on. Holy shit moments followed by giggling like a school girl. Bought the carmels they had there. With purk hooking them and the new amp up now.

The YGs hit me pretty much the same way the stereophile reviewer reported in the link a couple posts above. I know we spent well over an hour in the room in one listen yesterday. (big and small speakers) and around forty minutes after the show closed friday listening to the small carmels. I think the show is in NYC next year. My wife loves NY so we are going to go and take a few extra days.

I think it was older Fi amp and preamp. preamp was around $8K. I'm heading back to the room as soon as the show gets going and I'll get more info on both. Liked them so much I called a friend whos a couple hours away and hes meeting me here to listen this morning.

Show was not very crowded and the rooms (across the board) all were sounding very good. Quite the treat. IMO the two best rooms by far were the single driver Voxativ Ampeggio. Not only the best room but the best speaker I have heard...To my ears perfect. Pure music, uncolored, bone crushing dynamics, and as clean and clear as any I have ever heard, yet 100% musical. Fast and sweet, presence up the kazoo, destroy what I have at home, just the best I have ever heard. Using an old Lector CDP and a 4 wpc amp that runs $3k, the best listening sessions i have ever had. Dragged purk and his wife straight there and went back myself at least 8-10 times so far. If the timing were better i would have tried to find a way to buy them. A close second was the YG Acoustic room. The reference were great, but the little carmel two way floorstanders were just as impressive, but without the lowest octave. When we head down today my wife is going to make an offer on them. She really connected with the YG's. more so then anything i have seen her listen to. hopefully they will be staying with us. Also bought a BAT REX amp to go with my REX preamp. I'm happy as hell about that but if I hadnt got it I might have been able to pick up the Ampeggio speakers. The Highwater Sound room was the other room that was at another level. Horning speakers and int. amp with tron phonostage. This guy always gets his rooms right. Others i liked were the Joesph Audio/Channel D room, the Oracle room with the big red speakers (cant remember the brand) and two budget rooms that shinned were the MF/Wharefdale room and the Supravxo/triode corp. rooms. Both rooms showed complete systems that were at or under $5K total that really rocked. Glad it was slow because i really got to spend alot of time listening to all the rooms and visiting with people and making some new friends. (with brief stops to run up to my room and check in on Hockey I'm sure purk will chime in some too today. I'll post on the REX amp elsewhere and do some comparisons with it and my VTLs. Also post some pics and let you know if my wife buys the YG Carmels. One more thing if your in the NY area try and go check out the Voxitiv speakers. I think they are at Audio Arts, one astor place NY. Heres some info on them http://www.dagogo.com/View-Article.asp?hArticle=862 GO WINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Caps in six Flyers in six Briuns in six Penguins in seven Canucks in six Sharks in six Wings in seven Ducks in seven

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!!!! have a great day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEIGHBOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATE!!!!!

I've heard both the Ayre and the Moscode in different systems but with the speakers I own. I think the Ayre is the better amp. But be warned its weak point is the bass. Not as good as the Moscode. But still a better all round sounding amp IMO.

I am pretty sure Purk will be there to check the show out, but have no idea if he will setup any gear. I have my room reserved at the Hotel for fri/sat night and plan to spend time listening those days and sunday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN!!!!!

Leafs 9/Thrashers 3.....Three hours of my life I'll never get back.

Thrashers are 11-2-2 in there last 15. They played there way in just as much as the Caps have played there way out of first.

Thrashers jump the Caps for first!!

Looks like Sony or Marantz. Its a gift for my sister. Dont really want to get used, but didnt realize the new production changers was such a slim market. Thanks for the help.

What are some of the contenders in the under $1k range new? Just stick with Sony?

All the MDF and wood is laminated, inside and out on the Harbeths.