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again sorry about the crappy photos

Legacy Audio / Win Analog / MIT Cables






Some big speakers and amps. The tubes in those WIN amps are big enough to choke an elephant - sound awesome when playing larger classical pieces - but a solo guitar just isn't 50ft big. Either I'm not used to this large a speaker or just not my thing because I was pretty bored listening to these except when classical was playing. They also still had that speaker in the room feel. Maybe there was a volume issue, they never played them that loud and the sound never really felt solid. Maybe to thin and dispersed. anyways - other people seem to lov'm so maybe just me.

Salk and Van Alstine


my lord does my crappy photo not do these beauties justice



Salk speakers are probably the best looking in the show. The finish on these is seductively glossy and entrancing. Sound wise, with the AVA gear, it is as I expected. I have noticed the sound out of my AVA OmegaStar250EX amplifier is a little laid back and warm. And at CAS 2010 with the 550 W Hybrid amp the sound was the same. It is very pleasing and easy on the ears. The Soundscape speakers won a lot of affection from people at the show and apparently here at the AR forums. Jim is also a nice guy, easy to talk to and very down to earth. Hearing the Soundscape speakers has rekindled my desire to get the a pair of V-3 speakers from Salk. The soft by present highs and nice clear mids and fast bass made them very enjoyable to listen to.

Salk seemed to be the only one to using a squeezebox and from what I understand that put a lot of people off. Not really sure why. The data was being feed into a new AVA DAC, the transport shouldn't really matter.