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Re: valid point, but then why take any of these shows...seriously?

In addition to the other reply, if the Swifts sound pretty good, it's a pretty good bet nothing in that system sounds awful. (I realize this is not a truism, as there could be cancelling errors, but that's not too likely....)

Shows are fun events to look at mass quantities of the stuff, hear new music, people watch and socialize, so I agree they're not to be taken that seriously. However, it is revealing of a presenter's or company's nature to see how they organize and handle the demo of their products. And you might get to see Thom Holman putting a competitve product in an unflattering (or very revealing) demo situation....

For example, the Pipedreams room looked like a really big college dorm room: backpacks leaning against the side wall and a very groggy employee splayed on the couch (who could blame him - just go to the real hotel room for a nap) and a general feeling of clutter, which was not helped by what I considered the ungainly appearance of the speakers themselves.

Would you ever see something like that in the Wilson room? I'd be surprised.

Now, maybe this should have no bearing on how I perceived the actual sound quality, but I'm quite a subjective creature...I can't swear it didn't affect my enjoyment of the sound at Pipedreams.

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