26-Feb-2017, 14:29
Well I went to the show - albeit only because I had another reason to be in Bristol.
It was barely worth the visit as most rooms were too small, poorly soundproofed, played unknown music at inappropriate levels and with constant in and out traffic.
Just a few exceptions including AudioNote - which has a group of serious supporters - and Spendor (using a 440 Pro) and Harbeth.
In the event Kudos did not use an Expert and the Melco room did not appear to have one either.
The Devialet room was ok, with effort made in terms of visual and aural presentation.
Having said that the show was busy so maybe my expectation of shows does not align with what the majority are happy to accept.
It was barely worth the visit as most rooms were too small, poorly soundproofed, played unknown music at inappropriate levels and with constant in and out traffic.
Just a few exceptions including AudioNote - which has a group of serious supporters - and Spendor (using a 440 Pro) and Harbeth.
In the event Kudos did not use an Expert and the Melco room did not appear to have one either.
The Devialet room was ok, with effort made in terms of visual and aural presentation.
Having said that the show was busy so maybe my expectation of shows does not align with what the majority are happy to accept.
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