AXPONA 2017: McIntosh Labs, MartinLogan, AudioQuest, Sonus Faber, Solid Tech, Aurender

[amirm]

 

[amirm]

 

[amirm]

The one side of paradigm suite was a rotating display, this time with one of the other sister companies, Martin Logan, showing their Neolith top of the line speakers. This is the third or fourth time I have heard them.

 

[amirm]

Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 by Pink Floyd. https://shz.am/t283230

OK. Uninspiring.

 

[amirm]

Keith Don't Go by Nils Lofgren. https://shz.am/t3087029

Nils' superbly recorded music always makes the equipment shine:

Strings sounded superb. Vocal scale a bit large.

 

[amirm]

La Fiesta Mexicana: Prelude And Aztec Dance by Dallas Wind Symphony. https://shz.am/t56025573

Pounding bass (good). Excellent.

 

[amirm]

Man In The Long Black Coat by Bob Dylan. https://shz.am/t464607

Yes, Bob Dylan again!

Superb. Expansive and detailed. Vocals remarkable.

 

[amirm]

Skyfall by Adele. https://shz.am/t69704122

Lousy as usual with Adele recordings. Loud passages not listenable.

 

[amirm]

Summarizing, this is by far the best showing of Martin Logan Neolith. The Paradigm, Anthem, Martin Logan benefited a lot this year from understanding room acoustics and good music selection to really show off their gears. Congratulations to them. Did not expect this!

 

[RayDunzl]

Superb. Expansive and detailed. Vocals remarkable.

Glad to see you got a better demo. I suspect they have their charm.

 

[CAP]

I was less than impressed with concert level demos.. I have owned 5 pair of ML and these definitely throw a huge stage but were blurred and bass was to boomey and over powering in my ears !

 

[amirm]

They kept tearing it down and demoing the Paradigm bookshelves there. It is possible positioning was different for different groups of people. At least that is my excuse for your observation being different than mine.