RMAF 2009 Coverage

I think it is impossible to say which was the best sounding room. Give the small, generally untreated, rooms and the constant flow of attendees, it was not a venue to do any serious listening. My general impression was that the vast majority of the speakers were too bright. I think this may have been a result, in large part, of the lack of side wall absorption panels to reduce first reflections, but I attribute it in no small measure to certain speaker manufacturers catering to audiophiles who confuse a tipped-up treble with better detail. Nevertheless, if pressed, I would say the speakers which most appealed to me were the Analysis Plus Omega quasi-ribbon/ribbon speakers ($22,000/pair). These are the big brother to Carl’s (cjfrbw) Analysis Audio Epsilons. They were powered by Ayon Audio’s MK1000 monoblocks ($3900/pair) controlled by a Sonus Veritas Genoa ($7995) line stage. Source was the ubiqutous PS Perfectwave transport and DAC ($2995 each).

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