Can you post what rooms you liked ? And how often did you go f at all go back to hear again like or dislike please
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Can you post what rooms you liked ? And how often did you go f at all go back to hear again like or dislike please
To be what you like or not is fundamental to me. When they played digital 20 feet back off access it was still an amazing sound. On access was a event unlike most I have heard. now there analog while very expensive seemed To me to be way below its digital. but again it’s still an amazing setup over all.
On Friday there room was good not as good as last show here though. On Saturday it was a set back no doubt. the voltage was issues for some venders. why for them I don’t know but it pains me to agree with you. I went to there room many times.
last show only the large vac von room I felt were better. again it was solid to me. I brought vinyl and digital what ever they played was very good. a note on scale while any good system should
Scale only large setups do it for me and can do the job well. for this reason both room I mentioned are above most all.
BobK
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Hi Al,
This was my wife's and my first audio show. We will definitely do things differently at our next show, the Florida Expo. In some ways I regret posting some of the negative feedback on some of the rooms. What we should have done, and will do next time, is not try to hear everything in one day. If we don't like the music selection, move on and come back when they are playing something more to our liking. Also, wait out the crowd to get a good seat in the room. Every one of our top rooms was playing great music and we had great seats.
The Kharma/CJ room blew us away. We went back twice...had to hear it one last time before we left. On the first visit, we listened to a live jazz recording...I was not familiar with it...that ended with a drum solo that honestly left me speechless! It was simply amazing. The other recordings were all classical and fantastic.
We also went to the Tidal room twice. Beautiful music and simply gorgeous equipment. This room was tied for us with the Joseph/EMM room. The music selection here was great, especially Rickie Lee Jones singing Steely Dan. My wife wanted to take this system home until I told her the price of those EMM amps!
And our fourth favorite was Volti Audio. Not a very expensive system, but the song selections were amazing for us. It didn't have the fireworks of the other systems, but was just so pleasant and relaxing.
The absolute worst for us was GTT Audio. My wife turned to me and told me how horrible it sounded, and I agreed completely. Rap music played too loud and was downright unpleasant. I made her sit through the song (she wanted to leave), but things did not improve. Second worst was the B&W/McIntosh room. Horribly recorded 80's pop played unbelievably loud. Both of these rooms played bad music way too loud for us. I should have given both of them another listen.
What was interesting is that Jay (the guy who buys new equipment weekly) picked the Joseph/EMM room as his favorite and the GTT as his second. I believe Mike also picked GTT as his #2. So go figure. But bottom line for us is song selection. Looking forward to Florida. Mike has some great stuff lined up.
Ricky64
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GTT Audio is Bill Parrish up in New Jersey; YG, Audionet, etc. Would be suprised if he was choosing rap... GT Audio is the speaker company. Was Bill and GTT Audio there?
BobK
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My apologies if I mischaracterized the music. I called it Rap, but I guess you could also call it Hip-Hop or Urban. Sorry, it was a heavy bass line with spoken words, something I am not necessarily familiar with. I don't know who was there or playing the music as I don't know who Bill Parrish is, just that it was very loud, bright and unpleasant.
This was our second stop to the room. Earlier in the day, there were two gentlemen on their knees in front of the Pass phono, trying to figure out why the blue light wouldn't come on. They were obviously anxious and not happy about the situation, when one asked the other if it was plugged in. "Of course it is" responded the other. Then VPI guru Harry Weisfeld walks in and asks what the problem is, asks if it's plugged in, and states that Fremer is on his way. They are visibly and audibly highly frustrated at this point. Then a fourth guy walks up behind the rack and tells them that it is unplugged. He plugs it in and all is well. I chuckled since this has never happened to me!
This was our second stop to the room. Earlier in the day, there were two gentlemen on their knees in front of the Pass phono, trying to figure out why the blue light wouldn't come on. They were obviously anxious and not happy about the situation, when one asked the other if it was plugged in. "Of course it is" responded the other. Then VPI guru Harry Weisfeld walks in and asks what the problem is, asks if it's plugged in, and states that Fremer is on his way. They are visibly and audibly highly frustrated at this point. Then a fourth guy walks up behind the rack and tells them that it is unplugged. He plugs it in and all is well. I chuckled since this has never happened to me!
Thank you very much for replying audio is an odd thing all it’s own. One likes one hates no matter what. your views are your own and fine by me.
They are great guys and shows can be stressful if you care and they do. last show the voltage got so low one amp went into hard feedback sounds. I’m glad I did not ask them or tell them it was unplugged lol.My apologies if I mischaracterized the music. I called it Rap, but I guess you could also call it Hip-Hop or Urban. Sorry, it was a heavy bass line with spoken words, something I am not necessarily familiar with. I don't know who was there or playing the music as I don't know who Bill Parrish is, just that it was very loud, bright and unpleasant.
This was our second stop to the room. Earlier in the day, there were two gentlemen on their knees in front of the Pass phono, trying to figure out why the blue light wouldn't come on. They were obviously anxious and not happy about the situation, when one asked the other if it was plugged in. "Of course it is" responded the other. Then VPI guru Harry Weisfeld walks in and asks what the problem is, asks if it's plugged in, and states that Fremer is on his way. They are visibly and audibly highly frustrated at this point. Then a fourth guy walks up behind the rack and tells them that it is unplugged. He plugs it in and all is well. I chuckled since this has never happened to me!
GT Audio Works
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Thanks for stopping by and the great pics Mike...Sorry I missed you.
We will be at the Tampa show in Februrary we will be partnering with Infigo audios wonderful electronics.
See you there !
Greg
We will be at the Tampa show in Februrary we will be partnering with Infigo audios wonderful electronics.
See you there !
Greg
GT Audio Works
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We are GT Audio Works not GTT audio both from NJ...common mistake, happens alot.
Bill Parish does not carry my speakers.....Sound insight in Massapeqwua NJ does.
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Great. I did say hi, but you ignored me….you were busy trying to impress Jay. [emoji6]. It’s all good, I’m married, I’m used to being ignored.
Yeah, I’ve heard something about this Tampa show…. [emoji6]. We’ve sold all the big rooms, will you be able to make a standard room work? The US Army didn’t renew their training rooms at the hotel, so it freed up a couple more larger rooms, but we sold those FAST and to legacy exhibitors.
Uh oh….I have my show hat on now. [emoji41]
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If they’re quoting me, I better provide a proper write up this time too….
Steal the sweet spot in this room if you can! Unlike some very over priced panel speakers now on the market, the GTT’s, made right here in the U.S., don’t exhibit any colorations or brightness. They give you all the speed and musicality you could want from a panel with no discernible downsides, including price! GTT has really upped their game with fit and finish too. Finished in a glossy gorgeous Tiger Ebony, they really made the panels attractive. The woofer integration in this setup was also seamless.
Paired with the exceptional electronics from Pass Labs, despite being in a large room (estimate about 25 x 60), this system delivered the goods.
MSRP for the four towers: $59k with the amps for the woofers and cables.
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Thanks for stopping by and the great pics Mike...Sorry I missed you.
We will be at the Tampa show in Februrary we will be partnering with Infigo audios wonderful electronics.
See you there !
Greg
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Sorry I ignored you Mike...That confirms my wifes observation that I am a poor multitasker...I tend to get tunnel vision at these shows fully engrosing myself in one issue at at time and ignoringing all else. Jay was recording a video at the time.
I wish we had a bigger room for Tampa, but we will make due with the 13x18 suite we booked with Infigo Audio.
Who knows maybe we can move into something larger in coming years if something opens up.
We will size down the sub stacks for this room. I am sure it will work out fine.
I'll be on the lookout for you, 50 lashes with a speaker cable if I ignore you !!
Greg
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Ha! It’s all good. I will have three rooms myself coupled with show activities, so I’ll be running around like a mad man. I’ll definitely try to stop by and see you.
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My apologies if I mischaracterized the music. I called it Rap, but I guess you could also call it Hip-Hop or Urban. Sorry, it was a heavy bass line with spoken words, something I am not necessarily familiar with. I don't know who was there or playing the music as I don't know who Bill Parrish is, just that it was very loud, bright and unpleasant.
This was our second stop to the room. Earlier in the day, there were two gentlemen on their knees in front of the Pass phono, trying to figure out why the blue light wouldn't come on. They were obviously anxious and not happy about the situation, when one asked the other if it was plugged in. "Of course it is" responded the other. Then VPI guru Harry Weisfeld walks in and asks what the problem is, asks if it's plugged in, and states that Fremer is on his way. They are visibly and audibly highly frustrated at this point. Then a fourth guy walks up behind the rack and tells them that it is unplugged. He plugs it in and all is well. I chuckled since this has never happened to me!
Hey Bob thanks for stopping by !!
You are correct, we had a ball of confusion before Mike Fremer walked in.
As you posted a show visitor who walked behind the rack must have kicked loose the power cord to the phono preamp...very frustrating.
Next time we will run that yellow crime scene tape behind the speakers..and maybe a few small land mines to curtail walking into no mans land.
Then to add to the problem, I had no idea as to the specs of the phono cartridge and the proper setings on the preamp. Turns out we had it set to 47k when it should have been 100.
Also the new room was huge and giving us some issues which we got straightened out which included a tube swap on the DAC and some extra wall absorbtion which really helped a lot.
Regarding the music selection, my partner Steve likes that rap-ish type music..not for everyone. We had a party Saturday night and was blasting that stuff at 110db's and everyone loved it. But its not for everyone. I will say one thing about my speakers..they can do wonders on well recorded material and show bad recordings as such.
Hope to see you at Tampa for a redemption song or two.
Greg
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I would prefer something larger but none are available, so we will make it work.
The listening position will be nearfield since the speakers will not have the spread I would like.
The OB subs are modular so we can use less for sized room.
Show conditions are never optimal...Its all good...will be kinda like giant headphones.
Greg