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RE: But was it a fair comparison ?

Posted by RGA on May 21, 2014 at 18:19:35:

Sometimes it's the luck of the draw - while rooms may be the same or similar it doesn't necessarily mean that room is ideal for the given product - it could be more ideal for one system less so for another. I disliked the KEF LS-50 every time I heard them until I got them home. And I should imagine the reverse could also be the case. And like most things it's still one man's opinion (see above for those who liked something else better). Though Starting with Audio Note anything IMO is always a good place to start IME and it's not the first time WAAAAY over the top exclamation about AN (UK OR KONDO) have impressed at a show.

"Forget best sound of show, for sheer emotional delivery, timbral clarity, dynamic agility, and, yes, the highest fidelity, the Audio Note system may have been the best hi-fi I have ever heard. It was one of those magical moments that we audiophiles put up with all of the hassles for.

After the Audio Note demo. the rest was noise, so I quit on a winner. Not many people who come to Vegas can say that." Wes Philips http://www.stereophile.com/ces2009/ongaku_means_ecstasy/index.html

In a larger room and price not a consideration I would want the horns. But that's why MOST of this is never truly a fair comparison. Most stuff just isn't in the same class as AN SET amps and no times oversampling CD replay. So there may be very good speakers in a number of other rooms NOT having the benefit of a very good NOS no filter DA converter and balls to the wall no feedback SE amplification. IMO they are hampered right at the start and speakers can't fix what they don't get.

Bigger rooms also aid stereo separation, bass, dynamics, the treble is generally more open and doesn't thicken up so a good big room will probably trounce a good small room. Especially if the room is made out of wood.

The trick now is to try and get as close to the great sounding rooms as possible for 1/10 or 1/20 or 1/50 the price. Retain as many elements as possible.

The best horns have been my favorites and it would be nice to make it more apples to apples by bringing the Audio Note amps over to some of the other rooms to "fix" what may have ailed them. The "Real" sound and "Real" life like presentation starts at the SET/NOS end of things - putting a highly processed amplifier and oversampling mincing the meat CD player on the LV would likely completely destroy the effect. Source first.