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Another Best sounding room

in Newport this time. Vandersteen again won the cost no object mention in Robert Harley's show break down. Heard it was a great show. Lot's of cool new gear. Congrats to all those who were mentioned.

Best Sound (Cost no object): As good as many systems sounded, my vote for Best of Show goes to the Optimal Enchantment room with Vandersteen Model 7 Mk.II speakers driven by Vandersteen’s radical new liquid-cooled M7-HPA amplifiers. Credit also goes to the Audio Research phonostage and preamp, Basis Inspiration turntable (with the Basis Super Arm), and AudioQuest cabling.
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ctsooner OP
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I've heard that more than a couple of times. I know someone who gets everything from Randy and feels the same about him as may of us do about Johnny Rutan at Audio Connections in Verona, NJ.
ctsooner OP
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Very cool Marty. Glad there are some posts about favorite shop owners who keep us going. They are still so important to we hobbyists.
ctsooner OP
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I lived in San Diego and Bruce at stereo unlimited was awesome. Yet another VAndy dealer and I wasn't even into those back in the 80's lol
ctsooner OP
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I do wish I had a Magico dealer nearer to me so that I could hear them again as maybe I'd like the newer ones.  I tried liking the new D3 series from B&W, but I couldn't listen to them at all  Way too hot still and way too forward for me.  I just never went to a live event and heard the music in my own seat, lol.  Even at the Blue Note in NYC you can sit at the front table and it's not quite as forward as the B&W, lol.  I've noticed a problem with many high end speakers in male sibilance.  Take the Jackson Browne live album and you can hear his S's last WAY too long on many speakers.  That's that upper mid ringing that I just can't handle (I have friends who don't even always notice it or feels it's more OPEN sounding).  I think it comes from baffle diffraction.  I don't hear that when listening to the Vandersteen's.  I also didn't hear it on the upper line Avalon's of past. Triangle is also a great instrument to listen to I feel when hearing if a speaker is accurate in it's portrayal or music.  JHMO

I'd love to get back to SD to see Bruce again. I"m sure he doesn't remember me, but I really learned a lot about higher end music when I lived out there.
ctsooner OP
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Melb, I too have liked those Avalon's.  Too bad that company is ruined.  I really hate it when a distributor or manufacturer is sold and ruined or just stops caring and their product and distribution suffers. That's sucks for all of us.  Sorry about the tinnitus.  I'm lucky that my MS hasn't affected my hearing nor eye sight like it has for many of my friends.  I pray it never gets there.
ctsooner OP
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Funny as I don't know Randy, but have heard so much about him.  Can't wait to meet him when I get out to Cali next.  
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