Anybody been there today? If yes then did you find a chance to listen to the Eminent Technology LFT-8b loudspeakers? They are a planar magnetic hybrid ribbon design, which take care of the mid and high frequencies, with a standard conical driver taking care of the LF down to 25Hz.
They sounded fantastic using a couple of Class D amps for power and a cheapo Beresford DAC and Squeezebox for a source. I was expecting them to be very, very expensive so my jaw hit the floor when I saw they were £2500 a pair. I thought they sounded as if another zero would be present on the end of that price tag.
I have no previous experience of planar, panel or electrostatics, but this has seriously pricked my interest. If you are going tomorrow do make sure you pay that room a visit. Also worth popping your head in to the Arundel Sound room and checking out their 1723 series loudspeakers. Once again a great deal of kit for the money is to be had here from this Norwegian manufacturer...
The most disappointing experience there was the Devialet 1000Pro. They were being used to drive Vivid Audio Giya4 loudspeakers, as were a few other exhibitors which I thought sounded woefully poor. The room didn't do their setup any justice either.
They sounded fantastic using a couple of Class D amps for power and a cheapo Beresford DAC and Squeezebox for a source. I was expecting them to be very, very expensive so my jaw hit the floor when I saw they were £2500 a pair. I thought they sounded as if another zero would be present on the end of that price tag.
I have no previous experience of planar, panel or electrostatics, but this has seriously pricked my interest. If you are going tomorrow do make sure you pay that room a visit. Also worth popping your head in to the Arundel Sound room and checking out their 1723 series loudspeakers. Once again a great deal of kit for the money is to be had here from this Norwegian manufacturer...
The most disappointing experience there was the Devialet 1000Pro. They were being used to drive Vivid Audio Giya4 loudspeakers, as were a few other exhibitors which I thought sounded woefully poor. The room didn't do their setup any justice either.