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In Reply to: RE: Musical Fidelity V90-DAC rating posted by RGA on March 15, 2014 at 19:12:44
Better known as the designer of the Audio Note AX2?
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
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Well it's old school meets new school and I was expecting the Stereophile product of the year to utterly trounce the old school. It doesn't. There is more bass and slam - strangely both are cohesive at the listening position. I say strangely because the tweeter is in the center of the woofer on the KEF (a la Tannoy). I can see why they love the KEF, it is really good, but my comparisons illustrate that when done right good sound is pretty timeless. I remember when I first auditioned the AX Two ten years ago it was because a fellow AudioAsylum Inmate (owner of the B&W N805) told me the AX Two sounded much better. Pretty substantial price difference too. I auditioned and I agreed.
Fast forward to 2012/2013 - New fancy designs win product of the year in speakers - the Giya G-1 (which appears to me to be a revamped B&W Model Nautilus with better but similar sound) and the KEF LS-50.
So I was quite amused to see the AN E/Spx HE Alnico win Product of the Year 2013 in Hong Kong/Asia. Sound preferences aside - it illustrates that a speaker based on a 35 year old Snell is preferable to the new hot shots out there.
I would not put much stock in "class A" or "Best of the Year" - as the VDAC illustrates - Stereophile loves it - class A+ but in England they give it rather pedestrian luke-warm commentary. Just as plenty of people will not like whatever is given product of the year.
Stereophile did add the 2 new Stirling Broadcast speakers to their list. I have only heard the 2/6 and it retains much of the old Spendor charm, but sounds more present, detailed and dynamic. The treble is especially different. I own their LS3/5A and, but for its inability to play my 2A3 and 45 tubes, it is my favorite speaker in a small and easily excited every-day living space with anything above 8-9W.
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
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