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Leo Yeh ‘My -Hiend’ Munich coverage

Grimm were there with their LS1s ( Bruno Putzeys first loudspeaker design) and a new phono stage.
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Sounded pretty good, but definitely ran out of juice when turned up loud. The woofer started to fight for its life and the actual volume of the bass seemed quickly to sound compressed. But for a smaller room it might be ok, or with two extra subwoofers.
 
Yes the last pair I had here were the top of the range LS1’s with the beryllium tweeter, the fancy enclosures and the motional feedback amps, they are a very pleasant listen, uncoloured but they aren’t bass monsters compared to the Sigberg’s or 8Cs.
Customers who have bought them have been for the most part classical music orientated, main issue has been the increase in price from the original’s £9k a pair.
Keith
 
Sounded pretty good, but definitely ran out of juice when turned up loud. The woofer started to fight for its life and the actual volume of the bass seemed quickly to sound compressed. But for a smaller room it might be ok, or with two extra subwoofers.
I was less impressed than I thought I would be. And that was in a smaller room. They were still good though.
 
That's what I call extensive coverage, and the quality of the photos and videos is great too. What makes the Munich show so successful?

But setting aside matters of retail price, do I see anything that I want to own? Not so much.
 
I was less impressed than I thought I would be. And that was in a smaller room. They were still good though.
Exactly. I still liked better to sit in the huge open hall and listen to KEF R11 Meta on a simple Hegel integrated, rather than exclusive rooms with MBL, Stenheim, Revel and others. But in the open, they were not allowed to play for long or even that loud.
This is the thing, when I prefer a given design and sound reproduction, few other designs really does it for me - in the end.
But a definite surprise for me each time, provoking my rather strict personal view, is the Odeon Carnegie, because they are passive, horns and run with tubes - several things I would never do myself - but these work really well, with no real hick-ups - well done IMO :D
 
Exactly. I still liked better to sit in the huge open hall and listen to KEF R11 Meta on a simple Hegel integrated, rather than exclusive rooms with MBL, Stenheim, Revel and others. But in the open, they were not allowed to play for long or even that loud.
This is the thing, when I prefer a given design and sound reproduction, few other designs really does it for me - in the end.
But a definite surprise for me each time, provoking my rather strict personal view, is the Odeon Carnegie, because they are passive, horns and run with tubes - several things I would never do myself - but these work really well, with no real hick-ups - well done IMO :D
The Carnegie cost $127,000 USD so I'd hope that they would be half-decent even if they are horns :)
 
Exactly. I still liked better to sit in the huge open hall and listen to KEF R11 Meta on a simple Hegel integrated, rather than exclusive rooms with MBL, Stenheim, Revel and others. But in the open, they were not allowed to play for long or even that loud.
This is the thing, when I prefer a given design and sound reproduction, few other designs really does it for me - in the end.
But a definite surprise for me each time, provoking my rather strict personal view, is the Odeon Carnegie, because they are passive, horns and run with tubes - several things I would never do myself - but these work really well, with no real hick-ups - well done IMO :D
The R3 is a decent speaker, you have always had to pay more for speakers that play louder and with greater bass extension.
Keith
 
People listen for different things sometimes, it's still more than good enough and high fidelity and does it in a way digital (converted to analogue) just can't. Technically digital is superior but it's still a complex process just as full analogue is, be it a much simpler one. My ears actually love both :) I think there'll be a time when digital will just be such high bandwidth and capable of storing and reproducing anything analogue represents through it, that there will just be no need of it other than novelty, which it is for many now. But I still think we are nowhere near seeing that end. It's a fantastic sounding medium at best still. And something that still has strong appeal.
If you record an LP digitaly the recording would sound exactly the same as the LP . You can even do it with the loudspeakers on so you get the proper amount of acoustic feedback in the recording, otherwise the recording could sound slightly better than playing the record directly if your TT is sensitive to feedback( or worse sometimes the sound of the TT is part of the charm ).
 
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The R3 is a decent speaker, you have always had to pay more for speakers that play louder and with greater bass extension.
Keith
Indeed, but I did actually refer to the R11 ;) But all of the KEF can actually deliver some pretty good sound. Suggested the Q550 to my childhood friend's husband, and he's super happy with them, especially because of the even coverage and smooth response, which he experience at my place.
Not just the extra bass extension, but also the volume at that extension. Listening to Queen Mary by Francine Thirteen - for example -, quickly separates those speakers that can fill a room, and those who just - don't :D
 
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