LA Audio Show 2017: Day 1

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Vinnie Rossi, Spatial Audio speakers:
Little Sunflower by Christian McBride. https://shz.am/t10964117

Nice.

 

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Taking a break. More tomorrow morning before the show starts.....

 

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Sanders.

 

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Last Night by Hans Theessink. https://shz.am/t58261309

Nice imaging but somewhat high.

 

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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S 244, No. 2 (Orchestral Version) by RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Leopold Stokowski. https://shz.am/t68405931

Excellent. Wide presentation (to the limits of the walls).

 

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Sanders. Old standby:
Ode To Billy Joe by Patricia Barber. https://shz.am/t10843666

Nice but vocals muddy to my ears.

 

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NAD with PSB speakers (sister companies).

 

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NAD. London Grammar is getting so much play at this show (and others).

Hey Now by London Grammar. https://shz.am/t76972909

Boomy but still nice. NAD C388 (?). $2,000.

 

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NAD and PSB.

Three O'clock Blues by Eric Clapton & B.B. King. https://shz.am/t233806

MQA content from hard drive. OK but somewhat tubby.

 

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Meridian (and MQA)

 

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Meridian and MQA: All music was naturally MQA encoded.

24k Magic by Bruno Mars. https://shz.am/t331939530

OK.

 

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Wireworld. They had this three-way switch so that you could power the Bel Canto DAC using a lead acid battery, general wall cord and theirs. I applaud their effort but I could not hear any difference.

 

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Wireworld. This is the track he used:

I've Got To See You Again by Norah Jones. https://shz.am/t11267154

Speakers were Triad.

 

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Tocaro Speakers. Crimson.

 

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The Tocaro speakers are bi-amped but each driver is run full range.

Death Letter Blues by Son House. https://shz.am/t3115368

Nice even though I was not sitting in center seat.

 

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Harbeth speakers, Naim Audio.

 

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Harbeth + Naim.

Wildflowers by Tom Petty. https://shz.am/t529084

Sounded OK.

 

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Dragonfire Acoustics, Audeze

 

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Will be going back to listen to the planer desktop speakers. They did not have it working yet.

 

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Audeze.

Classic track that is getting fair amount of play here: Theme From The Pink Panther (from Mancini's Greatest Hits) by Erich Kunzel, The Cincinnati Pops. https://shz.am/t20015838

Nice.