California Audio Show

brianle
brianle Posts: 572
edited August 2013 in 2 Channel Audio
1st time ever heard Wilson. Very impressed with bass. The look is not bad either :)

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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,287
    edited August 2013
    Were those the new Alexia?
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    Another Wilson setup with Ayre components. Clean, transparent, and fast.

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    Were those the new Alexia?

    I think so
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,557
    edited August 2013
    It seems pretty much everyone likes the sound of Wilson's unlike say B&W's, which tend to have a rather polarizing effect.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    edited August 2013
    The Wilson's sure have a sound that's appealing to a lot of people.....much like Polk does. Nice speakers but never warmed up to the looks.
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    Martin Logan room. They were playing classical during my visit. Good details but not enough attack and slam for classical music. Not my cub of tea.

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    Dynaudio C2 Sig with BMC electronics. I like Dynaudio in general but not in this setup. I was not able to connect with the music at all. It probably sound better to my liking in a tube setup.

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,416
    edited August 2013
    Where was this show, and is it still going on?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    All Von Gaylord Audio setup. Too tubey for my taste

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Where was this show, and is it still going on?

    Still on today until 4pm
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    KEF Blade. Amazing transparency but a bit thin for my taste

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,416
    edited August 2013
    brianle wrote: »
    still on today until 4pm

    where???
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    A room with Magico and Pass Labs setup but it's actually a room demoing some type of add on super tweeter. Not impressed with the sound at all. Maybe it was just a bad recording so that can demo the effect of the super tweeter

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    where???

    http://caaudioshow.com/
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    Surreal Sound Audio room

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    Audio Note ... one of my fav room. Amazing speakers ... not so much for the look :)

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    Legacy Audio ... another setup with thunderous bass ... a bit raw to my liking

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    YG Acoustics + Pass Labs ... very nice and simple setup. Refined and balanced sound

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    Zu Audio room ... very good setup for blue & jazz

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    Vtl + ?

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    Another excellent Audio Note setup. I'm now officially a fan :)

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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2013
    Acapella Audio Arts ... the closet to live Jazz performance I ever heard ... $100k for the speakers ... another cool $100k for the amp :)

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,416
    edited August 2013
    brianle wrote: »
    Acapella Audio Arts ... the closet to live Jazz performance I ever heard ... $100k for the speakers ... another cool $100k for the amp :)

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    [/QUOTE

    Is that a Coconut Audio anti-diffraction analog phone on the wall? They are legendary for allowing the user to experience sonic eargasms from their systems even when listening to it from thousands of miles away!:cheesygrin:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,287
    edited August 2013
    DSkip wrote: »
    Those wilson bookies are pretty damn good looking IMO.

    Define bookies...they're on stands dummy:cheesygrin:
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    edited August 2013
    stand-assisted bookies:evil:
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,090
    edited August 2013
    Glad you enjoy.. I was planing to go but got stuck coming back from a work trip (at least the BBQ was great).....ahhhh
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited August 2013
    Man I would have really liked to hear the Zu room, there's some really nice setups you got to see i'm definitely jealous.
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited August 2013
    B Run wrote: »
    Man I would have really liked to hear the Zu room, there's some really nice setups you got to see i'm definitely jealous.

    I was at the show and the Zu room sounded really good. They had the Druids set up with their Submission subwoofer, a 1 watt tube amp, Allnic preamp and a turntable. Sean, the designer was one of the most down to earth designers there. My only unmet desire would have been to hear their Definition 4 speakers.

    My other stand outs from the show was Salk Audio. Hearing their SS8's was amazing because they had the ribbon tweeter nailed down right and the bass was right. It just all jelled together very enjoyably. I was also impressed with the Salk Stream music server. Instead of getting a Mac Mini and stripping it down, Jim designed a computer with just the bare bone essentials w/Linux. Sounded Excellent.

    Those blue Acapella horns blew my mind! Super duper realistic and open sounding.

    I also really liked the Kef Blades, very engaging and life like. We nick-named them the "Silver ****" speakers. LOL!

    My favorite room was the Wilson Audio room with the Spectral monos. They had the biggest room and the speakers were set up like 20 or 25 feet apart! They had such huge musical weight that it made everything else sound small. It was like being at a live concert. I had them play my demo CD with Dead Can Dance, " Opium" and it totally rocked. Everything they played sounded good though. I came back to this room 3 times to enjoy it. My dream speaker for sure.
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