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• I think we might be surprised - Dave_K 09:35:45 06/05/15 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: If I were going to exhibit at an audio show posted by A.Wayne on June 04, 2015 at 06:59:15

  Any professional demonstrating at a show would have the "show" system assembled and tested months before shipping , short of shipping damage , they should be aware of what they really have for sound and possible acoustic problems.

  
  
  I think we might be surprised how often these systems don't come together until just before the show or sometimes at the show.
  
  For one thing, I know it's common for multiple exhibitors to share a room and split the cost, and they each have certain gear they want to show. So the resulting systems come together out of marriages of convenience, and often haven't been listened to as a system prior to the show.
  
  One would hope that when pairing up, exhibitors would join together in synergy, but nevertheless there seems to be a fair number of rooms with oddly matched systems.
  
  Also, there are cases where people borrow items specifically for a show, e.g. digital sources, cables.
  
  In the shows I've attended, the quality of sound varied all over the place, as did the apparent level of effort the exhibitors were putting into their demo setups. It really gets tiring hearing people with mediocre sounding demos whine and make excuses about show conditions when there are others getting good sound under the same conditions.
  
  Either the gear you're trying to demo sucks, or you don't have the ability to put on a good demo, or you're too lazy to try. What other conclusion am I supposed to reach?
  
  

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  • RE: I think we might be surprised, err not ! - A.Wayne 10:14:38 06/05/15 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: I think we might be surprised posted by Dave_K on June 05, 2015 at 09:35:45

    No I'm not surprised DaveK hence my comments, it's either going to be from negligence or bad products and when this happens, at a show or from a product review the Wheat's need to comment on it and not act like cowards, it's the failure of the press and their reviewers why the chaff have to get on forums and murmur.

    Case in point:

    I have never heard Magico loudspeakers, they are well built and measure accordingly, technically few faults ( i have issues with single binding post and xover layout) but yet, while they review well and are highly rated and expensive, they never seem to garner praises at shows, of the SOTA speakers present, they receive the most negative comments from show goers, yet , well i believe only Fremer has called them on this, everyone else is in some kind of hanky coverup..

    The Wheats :
    I have been, in the past , privy to some of the Wheat's setups, many here would be amazed at how bad they are and for some , top level hi-fi is a most recent acquisition, many chaff's have better sounding systems and have done more on their setup's than most of the wheat's.

    
    Back to the OP:

    Until PeterB apologizes instead of carrying on his new smoke and mirrors campaign, he can count himself out as nothing more than a wanna be Pearson blow-hard, telling adults who have spent their cash and time to attend an Audio Show (entertainment) to not comment nor offer an opinion on what they hear, but instead to wait for the Wheat's to report with the answers or until they have garnered enough experience as a tier 1 reviewer, is well.

    The Hi-End !!!!

    
    Regards ..
    

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    Edits: 06/05/15

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