As for the music being played, by *far* the most popular choice was Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five,” which we heard in at least five different demonstrations. No Sade, surprisingly.

One dude popped a scratchy old jazz record on his gear, and another played a very average mass-produced Bowie record at one point. I appreciated these choices—you got to hear, for at least a few minutes, how the gear performed with regular records.

I brought some records with me to the show I attended. A couple of rooms let me be the DJ. The guy in the Wilson Audio room would not play "Bela Lugosi's Dead." He said to me, "I love that song and Bauhaus, and that would sound amazing, but these people just won't understand." I think he was selling his customers short though. You never know.

I did however get to hear Useless Children (remember them?) on the Simon Yorke, can't recall the other components. It sounded loud and good.

That’s a fantastic idea that had never occurred to me. I wasn’t in the market for anything, but if I am next year, I’ll bring a few records with me.

I’d hoped that someone would be demonstrating the KEF KC62 sub, but no luck.

Wood Goblin wrote: Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:51 pm The most expensive speakers I heard (that I know of) were Estelon Extreme MKs, which go for a cool quarter million a pair. They’re as tall as I am and weigh a couple hundred pounds.

Holy shit, these look like a dystopian robot cop that's going to get your identity wrong and put you in a gulag for a crime you didn't commit:
And they weigh 500 lbs a piece!!!

The ones they had at Axpona weren’t in a two-toned finish, so they looked a little less robotic. But they were still massive, massive things.

That photo amusingly omits the enormous amplifiers required to power the things.

tallchris wrote: Holy shit, these look like a dystopian robot cop that's going to get your identity wrong and put you in a gulag for a crime you didn't commit:

I always assumed they were his bodyguards, but turns out the emperor was an audiophile. Explains why they did such a dismal job.

tallchris wrote: Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:38 am

Wood Goblin wrote: Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:51 pm The most expensive speakers I heard (that I know of) were Estelon Extreme MKs, which go for a cool quarter million a pair. They’re as tall as I am and weigh a couple hundred pounds.

Holy shit, these look like a dystopian robot cop that's going to get your identity wrong and put you in a gulag for a crime you didn't commit:

And they weigh 500 lbs a piece!!!

Hideous. I don't like the way most floor-standing speakers look, especially the further they get away from the basic box shape. I'm sure those sound amazing, though. I prefer bookshelf size, aesthetically, to be honest.

These should have been the speakers that the computer's voice in Logan's Run came out of.

Check this shit out:
Malbork speakers from florida

and how about this shit: Aurora from Aries Cerat, out of Cypress.

motorbike guy wrote: Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:47 am Aurora from Aries Cerat, out of Cypress.

What in Cronenberg’s New Flesh fuck is this?!?!?!