 I have to agree with Mr.Pen that SIGHT & SOUND 2000 was really disappointing, major brands did not turn up such as Krell and Mark & Levinson, two of the biggest names in the HiFi industry and there are still many that did not turn up. Most rooms did not produce a good sound and in some room it was quite offending, I know that you shouldn’t expect too much from HiFi Show because of room constraint, power supply, limited time for setting up and of the crowd that is creating a lot of noise but some extremely expensive gears are producing bad sound, example Wilson Audio Grand Slamm and Eggleston Andra. Though there are some rooms which have good sound example MBL, Jeff Rowland Combo (Adelphi showroom even better), Ayre, Halcro and Aerial Acoustics Combo and the Cobra Connection Showroom was producing very good vocals, just the rare few rooms which had good sound. Though there are some other rooms which I wouldn’t know how good it sound because either it was not open or there was a big crowd!!
Good or worst you have to be an invited guests (lucky only one such room, imagine if most rooms did the same thing). Well, I hope future HiFi Show will do better, to attract audiophiles instead of discouraging them. |
