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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 24, 2019 10:12:50 GMT
Just heard about this *High End* Ascot Hifi showTickets now on sale (including a weekend pass) for the only dedicated high-end audio show in the UK. With iconic brands to see and hear ranging from Audio Research, Chord Electronics, Clearaudio, Constellation Audio, D'Agostino, Goldmund, JBL, KEF, Krell, Luxman, Lyra, Magico, Magneplanar, Mark Levinson, Nagra, Nordost, Primare, PS Audio, SME, Sonus faber, VPI, Wilson Audio and more, no passionate hi-fi enthusiast can afford to miss this event! Free car parking will be provided in Ascot Car Park No3 opposite the East Gate Ticket entrance to the Ascot Grandstand. The superb Horsewalk Restaurant and bar, on the 4th floor, will also be open for the duration of the Show. For up-to-the-minute information on exhibitors and other Hi-Fi Show highlights visit www.hifishowlive.comSerious ticket prices £22.15 – £32.93 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2019 10:19:01 GMT
My Dad and I are off to this show on Saturday. Anyone else going from here?
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 24, 2019 10:49:42 GMT
My experience of hifi shows puts me right off Happy to host a quick session here afterwards so you can hear how a system ought to sound !  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2019 11:35:28 GMT
The Paul Miller ego expansion system in full scale mode all over the weekend  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 24, 2019 12:38:22 GMT
Who he ?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2019 12:56:08 GMT
Mike
Paul Miller editor of Hifi news and self proclaimed 'I am Hifi in the UK' Mr personality incarnate with an Ego to match Russel Brand and Tony Blair combined
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 24, 2019 13:15:38 GMT
and yet so important I have not heard of him Or is that a comment on how tuned in I am to the world ? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2019 13:19:44 GMT
I went to the show a couple of years ago when it was at Windsor, and Paul got on the bus to speak to us common folk.
Not sure why he bothered because after asking what we thought of the show, I said I thought it was pretty disjointed and didn't like the fact I had to park 3 miles away and get a bus. His response was along the lines of you didn't have to come!
I am only going as a day out with Dad. Also interested to see if the new venue makes it a better show.
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 24, 2019 13:42:16 GMT
Plenty of room and facilities at Ascot Depends on how they use it though How gracious of him to speak to you common folk |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2019 14:18:15 GMT
Ascot is fine have done a few shows there, but filling those rooms will not be easy!
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Post by brian2957 on Oct 24, 2019 14:24:29 GMT
and yet so important I have not heard of him Or is that a comment on how tuned in I am to the world ? Hah ! Mike I tuned into the world the other day for half an hour . Didn't like it mate so I wouldn't bother if I were you  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 24, 2019 18:54:54 GMT
and yet so important I have not heard of him Or is that a comment on how tuned in I am to the world ? Hah ! Mike I tuned into the world the other day for half an hour . Didn't like it mate so I wouldn't bother if I were you Looks like I have been doing the right thing then |
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Post by The Brookmeister on Oct 24, 2019 20:32:32 GMT
My experience of hifi shows puts me right off Happy to host a quick session here afterwards so you can hear how a system ought to sound ! LOL |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2019 10:17:07 GMT
I thought the show was pretty good. The best sounding room for me was Esoteric with large Raidho speakers and the Cambridge Audio CX range with some small Primere speakers.
The Absolute Sounds room with Audio Research, dCS, Wilson and Transparent sounded impressively Hifi but as usual not at all musical.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 27, 2019 11:40:26 GMT
The Absolute Sounds room with Audio Research, dCS, Wilson and Transparent sounded impressively Hifi but as usual not at all musical. Not unusual, although Wilson speakers are a damn sight more musical than Magico. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2019 11:46:06 GMT
The Absolute Sounds room with Audio Research, dCS, Wilson and Transparent sounded impressively Hifi but as usual not at all musical. Not unusual, although Wilson speakers are a damn sight more musical than Magico. Yes, I avoided the Magico demonstration. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2019 18:49:01 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2019 18:58:00 GMT
I thought this venue was a lot better than Windsor. Firstly it was easier to get to by car, very simple in fact. Secondly it was larger, so you didn't feel as crammed in because the rooms and venue were a lot larger and thirdly it was less disjointed. Although this wasn't as well organised, so you did need to use the map to find things.
There were a few things that others experienced that didn't bother me, for instance there were only two choices of lunch, either a set main meal at £14 per head which we had, it wasn't cheap but the food was nice. We got to the restuarant early so were served straight away, but a number of other people have said that there was a massive queue. The other food option was pies and coffee, this wasn't something we tried so I don't know what options they had.
I would certainly return and hopefully this years teething problems will be resolved. For me it is just a good day out.
There was one person moaning about the fact the Hifi's weren't sounding as good as at Windsor because of their room sizes and all of the glass, for me that wasn't the case, but then I don't go to Hifi shows to listen with a view to buying anything, I'd go to a dealer for that purpose.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 27, 2019 19:06:20 GMT
How did those Spendors sound, Paul? I didn't think they sounded that good at the show a few weeks ago.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2019 19:40:41 GMT
They were in a room with a lot of other kit and didn’t sound great, I have to say. I have preferred their floor standing speakers that I’ve heard in the past.
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