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TIAS2017 Impressive sounds from ATC
TIAS2017 Impressive sounds from ATC Some more impressive sounds from ATC and McIntosh at the Tokyo International Audio Show, where the ATC SCM100 towers were driven by the enormous McIntosh MC1.25kW amps from McIntosh source equipment. Across a wide range... -
TIAS2017 KEF Tokyo
TIAS2017 KEF Tokyo Walking across to the Tokyo International Audio Show, we came across a KEF boutique in the runs of upmarket designer shops. So, alongside fine jewelry and designer clothes we had a shiny pair of Muons and some... -
TIAS2017 YG Acoustics Hailey and Air Tight
TIAS2017 YG Acoustics Hailey and Air Tight Just when we were starting to narrow down candidates for Sound of the Show, along comes another amazing room: YG Hailey loudspeakers driven by Air Tight electronics with vinyl played by an Air... -
TIAS2017 Quad showing the ESL-2912
TIAS2017 Quad showing the ESL-2912 Quad was showing its ESL-2912 loudspeakers with Accuphase electronics in G410 at the Tokyo International Audio Show. Ravel’s Bolero was playing with all the characteristic electrostatic speaker virtues when we visited the room. On static... -
TIAS2017 SME show of new finishes
TIAS2017 SME show of new finishes SME was showing some of their finish options at the Tokyo International Audio Show: a V-12 tonearm with gold details, the red SME 10 turntable we saw at Munich and an SME 15 turntable... -
TIAS2017 Focal
TIAS2017 Focal Focal had its Maestro Utopias in an eye-catching blue as part of a red-white-and-blue selection which we can only assume was celebrating the British flag. Any similarity to the French Tricolor can surely only be coincidental. This was... -
TIAS2017 Controlling pleasure
TIAS2017 Controlling pleasure Not often you see a knob labelled “pleasure control”, but the darTZeel preamp has one, and when we were listening, pleasure was set to +2dB! With feed from sources by Playback Designs, the darTZeel was driving the... -
TIAS2017 Burmester up close
TIAS2017 Burmester up close An unusual chance to look inside the Burmester 911 Mk III power amp at the Tokyo International Audio Show. Beautiful engineering! The Burmesters were driving some Sonus Faber loudspeakers playing some amazing tracks off Beyond the... -
TIAS2017 We are off to bed
TIAS2017 We are off to bed More coming tomorrow: we are off to bed. After the show there was an incredible selection of food vans outside the conference building. Tokyo is an amazing city! So, after a bite to eat... -
TIAS2017 First showing of Technics SP-10R Turntable
Over in a big space on the other side of the hall, Technics were showing their new Reference Class Direct Drive Turntable, the SP-10R. This has a brand new direct drive motor with an extra-heavy platter and it certainly looks...