Axpona 2017 Best Of

Mike
You are correct, I should have attended. That way I could have avoided a traffic accident Friday evening on the way to dinner. Some person decided to be the third person thru a red light when I was making a left turn. My Cayenne is in rough shape but both my wife an I were unhurt. Will get an idea tomorrow of the damages.
 
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Mike
You are correct, I should have attended. That way I could have avoided a traffic accident Friday evening on the way to dinner. Some person decided to be the third person thru a red light when I was making a left turn. My Cayenne is in rough shape but both my wife an I were unhurt. Will get an idea tomorrow of the damages.
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Jim - that sucks! Thank goodness you are both ok.
 
still-one said:
Mike
You are correct, I should have attended. That way I could have avoided a traffic accident Friday evening on the way to dinner. Some person decided to be the third person thru a red light when I was making a left turn. My Cayenne is in rough shape but both my wife an I were unhurt. Will get an idea tomorrow of the damages.
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Hi Jim,

Sorry about your accident. Glad to hear you are both ok. Hopefully we'll see you at Axpona 2018.

Best,
Ken
 
Sorry about your accident Jim, but very glad that you and Your wife are ok.
Hopefully next year you will make it to Axpona. It was a good show for sure.
 
Yeah Jim, sad to hear of the misfortune but as stated material things can be fixed or replaced where you and the family cannot. My wife pulled out last year and got our minivan clipped so I know a bit how you feel.

Hey, I can't remember if this was already discussed before hand, thoughts on Axpona moving? Probably hard to guess unless familiar with the new venue in Schaumburg.

I noticed several rooms using the Niagra power conditioner, says a lot for it.
 
Mr Peabody said:
Hey, I can't remember if this was already discussed before hand, thoughts on Axpona moving? Probably hard to guess unless familiar with the new venue in Schaumburg.
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15 minutes from the airport, right off the tollway. Bigger, newer hotel. Tons of parking. Lots of good restaurants 5 minutes from the hotel.
 
Mike said:
Yes. And he's right. Lots of AQ Niagra 5000's and 7000's.


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Thanks. Read about them. Are they as good as claimed? I am looking into power conditioning.


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Alectiong said:
Thanks. Read about them. Are they as good as claimed? I am looking into power conditioning.


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Excellent. Shunyata Denali 6000T too.

Niagra 7000 if you have all SS
Niagra 5000 if you have SS and/or tubes
Denali 6000T/S


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Mike said:
Excellent. Shunyata Denali 6000T too.

Niagra 7000 if you have all SS
Niagra 5000 if you have SS and/or tubes
Denali 6000T/S


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Thanks. I am more looking for a power strip to put on the floor. Wondering about the Niagra 1000.


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I had the 1000 in my system at home. It measured and sounded great.


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Edward said:
I had a lot of fun. I always find it interesting to hear different views from others. I have gone to quite a few shows and I often find myself battling expectations and biases and pre-conceived notions. My friend said it sounds good...what am I missing. Its class A, how can it sound terrible. Its $150,000, it must be me. I must be the one without the golden ears. And it goes on and on. Tubes versus solid state. Tragic cone and dome versus horn. And don't get me started on digital versus analog. I try to be objective but it can be hard. I love dynamics and punch and probably like it more lively than most. YG for example strikes me as sterile and dark and spooky. But others love it. That's part of what makes it fun. I was very impressed with quite a few rooms and very disappointed with some others. A few more categories to Mike’s list.

Best speakers under $5,000
Emerald physics at $2,000 for the pair is a steal!

Simplest System with quite good sound
Auralic with Ryan speakers

Weirdest music
MBL room. Some bell gong thing. What the heck was that?

Biggest miss
B&O

Most room treatment per square foot
Austin Acoustics. Even had traps on the floor. (PS, I thought it sounded pretty darn great)

Most played
Diana Krall. Yeah, I get it, but… (although arguably good to compare rooms to each other).

Least played
Metallica :)

Best cordial
Black Sambuca

Best Host
Mike Bovaird
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You're a legend Edward! :coolbroguy:
 
Alectiong said:
Thanks. I am more looking for a power strip to put on the floor. Wondering about the Niagra 1000.


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I use Niagra 1000 for my tv, cable box and appletv. Great product.
 
After giving it a lot of thought, I would say my pick for the room with the best overall sound was the MSB and YG Acoustics room. The MSB Universal Transport, Select DAC and Class A mono amps threesome offered a transparency and purity of timbre the likes of which I've never heard before. The system offered deeper insight into the music than I've ever experienced. I couldn't help but wonder what my Vandersteen 7 Mk2 speakers would sound like in place of the YG Hailey. :)

Both the incredible imaging of the MBL system and the ability of the Tidal system to give you the ambience of the recorded venue both deserve a special mention.

Best,
Ken
 
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