I love Julie’s comments about our demographics. It’s something we all work so hard toward.
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Must have, was it Sat night only ..??
Suncoast Audio’s Stenheim/VAC room wins best of show:
https://audio-head.com/best-of-show-for-the-florida-audio-expo-flax-2020/
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Yes, but this was interesting too:
MSB – Magico
This room was one of my favs and that surprised me a little. I am an avowed analog fan, preferably with lots of glowing vacuum tubes. Neither of those things was in this room. This system was jaw-dropping.
MSB has to take the prize for gear that plays digital with the heart and soul of a fine turntable (or tape) oriented system. I would usually run screaming from a system this clean but there was some intangible thing about the musical presentation of this system that I found thoroughly engaging.
Of course their S500 stereo amp controlled the Magico M2’s like a huge Kraken fending off some measly attackers, but it was more than that. The laser-sharp transient control was mated with a lush liquidity that I’ve rarely if ever heard from solid-state amplifiers or any DAC for that matter. Astonishing.
I heard a wide range of music in this room and it all sounded fantastic.
Could I live with the complete absence of ‘vibe’ exemplified in this system? I don’t know, but I’d sure enjoy finding out.