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Paris Audio Video Show 2023
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Thank you so much this must have been so much fun! The quality of the cabinets in some of these speakers are gorgeous! If only they sounded as good as they look!
I don't agree! There are a couple of pictures up there, where I can spot a few specs of dust. Come on dude, how are is it to carry (and use!) microfiber fabric (chamoisine Monsieur) huh?
Kidding of course, when you know how hard it is to shoot in those conditions (low level and mixed temperature lighting sources, constant crowd movement, average camera
, multitude of funky textures with specular reflections all over the place etc etc), well, you know that our vintage friend here must have spent a lot of time and effort on this, so congrats to you for this great report!
Your photographs are arguably the finest group of HiFi pictures I have ever seen. Unbelievably beautifully shot. I don't know how you do it.
What an amazing window into the show. Thank you so much for posting.
I couldn't agree more.
What a feast for the eyes. Very nicely done @VintageFlanker .
Having spent half of the day waiting for @VintageFlanker to finish his pictures, I can testify that there is a bit of work behind this superb result. And seeing the pictures makes me wonder if we were actually at the same place and time. That is really amazing.Your photographs are arguably the finest group of HiFi pictures I have ever seen. Unbelievably beautifully shot. I don't know how you do it.
What an amazing window into the show. Thank you so much for posting.
Since I was not asked my opinion on the show, I will give it:
- Munich is the show for the 1%, this one is for the 5%. In fact some actually affordable (for westerners) stuff was demoed (Octavio in example)
- I enjoyed the SF Duetto demo because it was done by one of the engineers having developed the product. We could ask technical questions and have honest answers. Really refreshing.
- not too many bad demos, but no amazing ones either
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Sorry mate, it is typically the kind of situation when I'm losing the track of time... Hope it has been bearable for you.
Anyway, it was great to finally meet you there IRL, after all these years!
Probably does. I did not have enough time to properly listen to it. It was playing when I shot this, but I honestly didn't pay attention.
Well, "at least" that part is true (I've already seen companies lying about either imaginary, or rejected Patents). Here is the patent, BTW:
Galliardist
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Relatively few turntables as well!So no cables lifters in sight this year and less amps on the ground... which is good, things are improving.
Cheers for all the audio pr0n though @VintageFlanker, very professional shots.
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Mr KongKong, I will let you know that this dream is coming true at my house. I have ordered a pair of Perlisten S7t Limited Edition few month ago. And has been debating if I should go with NAD Purifi or something more traditional. Just now, seeing this picture, a NAD M23 has been orderedThanks for your effort.
Nice pictures...!
Because of your visual, I have dream to set Perlisten and Nad purifi amplifier lol
Also I wonder MA's new multiple driver. Looks very interesting
You are welcome to come and aduit if intrested, although I am probabbly very far away from you.
Pure Villa, Luzhi Town, Suzhou provence, CHINA.
Thanks for the TIP good sir!
Oneday, if I go to trip China ...I will remember lol. ThxMr KongKong, I will let you know that this dream is coming true at my house. I have ordered a pair of Perlisten S7t Limited Edition few month ago. And has been debating if I should go with NAD Purifi or something more traditional. Just now, seeing this picture, a NAD M23 has been ordered
You are welcome to come and aduit if intrested, although I am probabbly very far away from you.
Pure Villa, Luzhi Town, Suzhou provence, CHINA.
Thanks for the TIP good sir!
computer-audiophile
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Great photos, thanks for sharing. I view it with the same fascination and sometimes disgust that I feel when I see images of haute couture fashion shows in the relevant glossy magazines. While I am also into technology and design, and even have some fashion consciousness, all of this is far removed from my everyday life and doesn't really resonate with me.
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Pretty sure that @JSmith was joking
(were you?). Obviously, what you do see here is only a selection of mine, and could barely represent 50% of the products presented there.Nice buy ! You have to consider that these NAD Masters and Perlisten speakers are presented together mainly for commercial purposes (not because they "pair well", nor they don't). Just because both brands do have the same importer for French market. Otherwise, any good measuring, and strong enough power amp should do the trick for the S7t.I have ordered a pair of Perlisten S7t Limited Edition few month ago. And has been debating if I should go with NAD Purifi or something more traditional. Just now, seeing this picture, a NAD M23 has been ordered
Thanks for the TIP good sir!
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Can you share any more details here? I'm very interested in where the SF Duetto / B&W Formation / KEF LS50wii /
How did both the Duetto and the Octavio sound? Did either hint at what's next on the roadmap?
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I avoid giving my listening impressions because they are so subjective that they have no value for anybody else than myself.
Sointuva is passive and you are missing the Buchard actives in your list
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Aaaaah. I had the same feeling 2 years ago with their smaller speaker (dp107), that goes down to 40Hz "only".
Congrats for the pics. Very good ones. BoXem is right : much more pleasing than the reality. And luckily, they don't convey any sound, as the place was often over-noisy, with loud demos overlapping each other...
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Ah... good point - got distracted by Sointuva's use of Purifi drivers. As for Burchard, I just got lazy & typed "Burch" - it's there!Sointuva is passive and you are missing the Buchard actives in your list
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booooo.....
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That's fine, I'll take the risk.
Sointuva are passive. Devialet are not comparable, being marketed for a more mainstream audience. They extend very deep, but they don't sound right at all. LS50W2 are good, but they do not hit very low. Formation, I have no clue, I still need to give them a listen.
Now... the SF Duetto. As @boXem said, it was pleasant to see that the actual designer, who was there for the demo, really knew his stuff. Still, for 4k€, I wasn't that impressed (it's sounded alright, but not amazing). Thing is, at this MSRP Duettos are landing in a tough competition, with actually cheaper Buchardt A500s, that I consider superior, not to mention my actual speakers (A500s Signature Edition) that IMHO are just in another league. By the way, while the A500 SE is sold out, the new Buchardt A10 seems to perform mostly similar, but with less bass extension and SPL.
I would add the Dynaudio Focus 10s to the list, that were demoed at PAVS last year. These really impressed me. Sounded massive, filled the entire room, had smooth highs and very consistent low-end, considering the unique 5.5" woofer in such a small cabinet. Sure, it costs 1k€ more, but I'm sure you can negotiate for less. And, no, theses are not "just" Evoke 10 (that I'm also familiar with) with an internal amp. The active crossover/DSP is doing an amazing job.
In a lower price point, you also have the Cabasse Rialto, that pleased me both times I heard them. They cost about the same, or a bit pricier than the LS50W2, and they deserve consideration.
@VintageFlanker did you manage to hear or have an opinion about the Pavillion acoustics speaker with the Babapapa waveguide?
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