Best of Show (Money no Object)
Aurilic Aires
Aurilic Vega DAC
Aurilic Taurus Mk ii Headphone Amplifier
Hi Fi Man HE 1000 Headphones
Playing "..." via an
Apple iPad Mini
The excellent proprietor, Travis Rice has bought new material to the show, off-site. There is no substitute for common sense.
Runner Up
System: Hi Fi Man EF-100 DAC / Amp
TEAC S300 Loudspeakers (Black), Wall Mounting
Apple iPad Mini Retina 2, Streaming
Headphone Bar
Running streaming music via the ... site.
Best Music
Hi Fi Centre
Unknown gentlemen had a fantastic song selection, with deep and musically interesting (talented arrangements and band performance) material.
Best Presentation
Martin Logan Neolith ($80,000.00 USD) demonstrated that room staging (modern red furniture, visual items) can make just any stereo product appealing - the sound was awesome, and this was THE ROOM in the show.
Runner Up
Best Material
Element Acoustics brought the
Best Amp
Best Speakers
Davis Acoustics, France, demonstrated their wide-bander (40 - 20,000 Hz) MV One, which demonstrated thunderous acoustics and actually taunt bass. The cabinet was well-designed, and made, and while the driver looked rather cheap in material, and the logo was off, the complete presentation was excellent. The Nikita 2 and Karla were not on hand, to compare. More speakers should be made, this way.
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