UK AUDIO SHOW 2022
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hifinutt
hifinutt
yes Proac still arouses huge love amongst many . i was in a FB group at one time and the enthusiasm of owners is infectious . Very much enjoyed my 125 and enjoyed some d30r with arcam and i have the d2dome on my bucket list
per-Sony-fied
Me in another jacket
I turned up on both days, somewhat late on Sunday due to a forced detour of the M11 (slip road closed due to road works 
) & a massive car fire - yes it was fully ablaze on the A14, I'm surprised it did not explode. To cap it all most of the exhibitors started packing up around 3:30 Anyhow due to time restraints I did not get around all the rooms but of those I visited 3 rooms stick in my memory. The Kudos/Naim system - lovely speakers. Worthy of an extended listen. The Wand turntable system with their cute little stand mount speakers with a sideways facing bass speaker. Certainly not big in the bass department but enough for a very enjoyable listen. Nice detail emanating from that turntable. 12hr life battery powered psu too! Finally Willow tree audio had a nice system running from a Technics SP10 with a DIY mods arm & an ex BBC plinth. This was running through a Veda phono stage & some other gear I regrettably can't remember (oops). I was drawn into the room by a track from Neil Diamonds album, Hot august night. This sounded so good, a reissue copy that I felt sounded better than my MOFI copy!, well at least what I heard on their system. This therefore has led me to track it down for comparisons
BTW I think a lot of people were getting stiffed at the sandwich bar on the ground floor. They were offering a meal deal for £7, usual thing, drink, sandwich & crisps. However the sandwiches were labeled as £3 & drinks £2. I picked up a sandwich & drink & expecting to pay £5 but the girl behind the bar said it would be cheaper to buy a meal deal for £7. It was not until I pointed out sandwiches are labeled as £3, where she then came round to check & accepted my fiver Still chocked on it a bit lol.
) & a massive car fire - yes it was fully ablaze on the A14, I'm surprised it did not explode. To cap it all most of the exhibitors started packing up around 3:30 Anyhow due to time restraints I did not get around all the rooms but of those I visited 3 rooms stick in my memory. The Kudos/Naim system - lovely speakers. Worthy of an extended listen. The Wand turntable system with their cute little stand mount speakers with a sideways facing bass speaker. Certainly not big in the bass department but enough for a very enjoyable listen. Nice detail emanating from that turntable. 12hr life battery powered psu too! Finally Willow tree audio had a nice system running from a Technics SP10 with a DIY mods arm & an ex BBC plinth. This was running through a Veda phono stage & some other gear I regrettably can't remember (oops). I was drawn into the room by a track from Neil Diamonds album, Hot august night. This sounded so good, a reissue copy that I felt sounded better than my MOFI copy!, well at least what I heard on their system. This therefore has led me to track it down for comparisons BTW I think a lot of people were getting stiffed at the sandwich bar on the ground floor. They were offering a meal deal for £7, usual thing, drink, sandwich & crisps. However the sandwiches were labeled as £3 & drinks £2. I picked up a sandwich & drink & expecting to pay £5 but the girl behind the bar said it would be cheaper to buy a meal deal for £7. It was not until I pointed out sandwiches are labeled as £3, where she then came round to check & accepted my fiver
Still chocked on it a bit lol.
Paul R
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They appear to be using a Trilogy 925 amp. Perhaps it was just turned up too loud.
beammeup
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To cap it all most of the exhibitors started packing up around 3:30
... I went both days specifically for that reason - I know Sunday is meant to be a full day but they start packing up at 3:30pm. I managed to get to every room (The Audio Consultants was the 'loudest').
beammeup
pfm Member
I wonder if you were the one that parked up next to me with the 22 plate Audi - we had a brief chat before you went on in...?
Thanks Paul. I used to ride on that road coming back from meetings in Coventry on my motorcycles back in the mid 2000's. Your right, its another great road!
The sound wasn't harsh when I was in the ProAc room.
Just to put some ideas out on why the ProAc's sounded harsh
1. End of the day (Sat) for our group of 3, one's ears get 'fatigued' and anything that is harsh, perhaps is felt greater. All 3 of us thought it was harsh though, maybe we were all equally 'ear fatigued' *
2. The speakers may not have been run in (a common issue at shows)
3. The track(s) were unfamiliar
4. We may have sat/stood in the wrong area
* it's also worth noting that to intensely listen to hifi all day, is an unusual event.
I don't know what separates were driving them, but Trilogy 925 looks very similar to the photo.
To be honest it's difficult walking into every room, absorbing what everything is and listening to the sound. It would be helpful it vendors could list out their system specs.
1. End of the day (Sat) for our group of 3, one's ears get 'fatigued' and anything that is harsh, perhaps is felt greater. All 3 of us thought it was harsh though, maybe we were all equally 'ear fatigued' *
2. The speakers may not have been run in (a common issue at shows)
3. The track(s) were unfamiliar
4. We may have sat/stood in the wrong area
* it's also worth noting that to intensely listen to hifi all day, is an unusual event.
I don't know what separates were driving them, but Trilogy 925 looks very similar to the photo.
To be honest it's difficult walking into every room, absorbing what everything is and listening to the sound. It would be helpful it vendors could list out their system specs.
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tenpercenter
Don't ya rile 'em.....
The Proac Tablette 10 loudspeakers I tried at home were probably the brightest speakers I’ve heard in a long while unfortunately…..
I've updated my review and put more detail for each post, including Kerr. As there is a 24hr edit limit.
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Yes, that model I would agree on, but all the ribbon based models are the opposite of bright, they are pretty much at the other end of the scale. Still, Joe Hs opinion is as valid as anybody else’s, and the specific circumstances he described I guess led him to it.
hifiaddict
New Member
Jason Kennedy’s website the-ear.net have published part 1 of the show report. There doesn’t seem to be too much about the show.
per-Sony-fied
Me in another jacket
Yes, I heard it. Had a 15/20 min session late Sunday when they were comparing the Reference to another Rock TT. Unfortunately there was a lot of chat going on with a rather eager "customer". Either way between all the chat it sounded very rich, bold & warm with plenty of drive. Very distinctive type of sound emanating from the speakers. Reminded me of a valve type sound. Can't be sure what equipment was in use. Wasn't really to my liking.
Have to say in comparison heard the Origin Live TT with their own arm of which I've heard before & always found it to punchy sounded much better to my ears.
"For the first time in an awfully long time Townshend Audio took a room to demonstrate their Allegri Reference preamp and Seismic isolation products via Glastonbury Tor loudspeakers and hybrid valve/Class D amplifiers that Max Townshend developed but never put into production."
From UK Audio Show 2022 Pt. 1 | The Ear (the-ear.net)
I missed this room.
sunbeamgls
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per-Sony-fied
Me in another jacket
Yes, plenty of Townshend isolation platforms. They had several speakers lined up not sure which ones were in operation at the time but by the sound of it, the BIGGEST!
I guess that makes my assumption right then, valves involved.
IWC Doppel
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There was nothing at the show I wanted to take home, well apart from a few things like DACs and TT's that I would hope sounded better at home. The Audio Note new speakers were lacklustre with no low end high end resolution was fine but that doesn't excite me anyway, the stock AN were okay, but I'm not a big fan of corner loaded bass and no EQ to manage nodes. Although at least they had some
Some smaller speakers were interesting for a study or kitchen and the Kerr room awas okay, but not as good as I recall from last year. Why would anyone build a chrome eyeball that is -6db at 56Hz and then talk about bass ?!??
Some smaller speakers were interesting for a study or kitchen and the Kerr room awas okay, but not as good as I recall from last year. Why would anyone build a chrome eyeball that is -6db at 56Hz and then talk about bass ?!??