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In Reply to: RE: Steinway Lyngdorf Review posted by barryb on December 30, 2011 at 13:31:26
If we forget about the theorizing and trust his ears, these sound like pretty good speakers. Of course $22K may not be everyone's idea of Rational Pricing.
Makes me want to go out and find a pair of AR LST or Allison speakers!
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..$22k is rational system pricing, except you still need a front end.
Perhaps for some...
Staying in SFO for the night traveling to Santa Rosa for a wedding this weekend. While eating at Ruth's Chris, noticed a nearby audio store with tube amps in the window. Walked a block over to Audio Vision and heard the KEF Blades driven by Naim electronics. While they were among the most coherent box speakers I've heard, I wasn't exactly bowled over - even if they were using Nordost Odin cabling. They were most certainly point sources whose sound was immediately evident as emanating from the center driver. Asking price? $29k. Really wish they were using the ARC electronics to drive them as there wasn't much dimensionality.
It was nevertheless refreshing to see a genuine brick and mortars audio store with some really nice stuff.
...hope you have some time to taste some good wine.
Santa Rosa area to Healdsburg and Dry Creek - some excellent choices.
Enjoy yourself in a much more sane part of the country.
Haven't heard any new equipment in a long time...
Went to Amista, Dutcher Crossing, Raymond Burr and Segheshio. While all were excellent, I preferred the relative new kids on the block, Amista. I'd like to join their club. I really liked their Syrah and Zin.
Time permitting, we'll go to an audio shop near Oakland tomorrow Rich pointed out that has Sound Lab and Magico. Never heard the latter before.
...Seghesio is the only one I know and have visited - their zins are usually excellent.
Not far from there is Lytton Srpings, now owned by Ridge, which started my zin obsession 30 years ago.
Good choice - Sonoma/Dry Creek is my favorite wine area since it's still relatively unspoiled with expansive vinyards and not too many wineries where you still see many winemakers in the tasting room pouring.
Maybe like Napa was 15 years ago.
We arrived late yesterday afternoon and took a nice ride across the Golden Gate and drove around Sausalito. Nice view of the city from there. There was also a huge Whole Foods store within a block of the audio store, too.
As it turns out, there is a scheduled tour in Santa Rosa this morning at 10:30. The plan is to visit four different wineries (not sure which) and sample their wares.
I too, really stopped visiting audio stores some time ago. It has only been visits to Sea Cliff over the years that has introduced me to new stuff. Bought the GamuT CD-1 and MB-450s after hearing them (or in the case of the amps, the big brother)there.
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