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Best Speakers at RMAF 2011...?

What speakers impressed you at RMAF 2011 and why?
Anything underwhelming, despite the hype?

I found the following to be very intriguing and impressive.
- In no particular order:

1) Magico Q1
2) Totem Element (Fire)
3) Avalon Idea
4) Totem Hawk? (Hegel Room)
5) Evolution Acoustics MM Micro One
6) Joseph Speakers, Perspective

These speakers seemed to have a very good mix of macro and micro dynamics, bass response, articulation, musicality, sound stage and a seemingly limitless high frequency range.

At $2k, the Evolution Acoustics may be a bargain of the bunch.

Appreciate your thoughts...!
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mor2bz
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the Kaisers were very good. a little bright sounding until I got used to the sound. very unassuming people.

Fritz loudspeakers always sound good and are a bargain.

The Salk songtowers do give thrill for just 2K and are tube friendly.

the eggshaped speakers in the Luxman room gave a very good account of themselves.

What really stole the show though ( no, I didn't hear all the rooms) was the Teresonics. Just breathtaking and musical, and I was NOT a Lowther or backloaded horn fan.
Priced reasonably for what they are. If I had 100k speakers
I would sell them for 50k and buy three sets of these/
mor2bz
41 posts
 
Also the Dodd room with the GR research open baffles
was very involving, dynamic, and low priced.

A good speaker is still hard to find these days.
Not that you will get any, but the Western Electrics
were outstanding too.
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