Heathrow HiFi Show

There's gonna be a few surprises according to my dealer.

I am sworn to secrecy.

See you there.

I have heard that Naim will have a special guest DJ on the wheels of steel at the show

That'll be Alan Partridge then Dev!

Doug

What new products can we expect?

One or two DVD players seems to be the worst kept secret.

A subwoofer has already been seen in the newsletter.

There has been talk of a bookshelf speaker to complete the AV product line.

A new tuner (or two) are under development. Will they be ready?

Heard some rumours about a new reference phono stake. (Perhaps this one is only wishfull
thinking.)

Anything else?


Hans

Damn! I'm going to miss it as I shall be holidaying in Malta. Darn it...

Regards,
Frank.
All opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinion of any organisations I work for, except where this is stated explicitly.

Frank,

Damn! I'm going to miss it as I shall be holidaying in Malta. Darn it...

I now can see the validity of the disclaimer at the end of your posts.......


Cheers

Don

JN

I am sworn to secrecy.

a few hints won't matter.....

and who would ever know anyway......

Cheers

Don

I am going the on Saturday

Anybody fancy meting up for a pint at lunchtime?

Cheers

Don

HI Don

Are you buying.

Colin

Colin,

Are you buying.

Usual arrangement....I'll buy the first 5 pints

Cheers

Don

Hi Don

Is that the first 5, "hic" or my first 5 "hic"

Colin

Honest opinion please:
Is it worth cancelling my appointments for Friday and taking the day off work?? If it's generally good, then I would go, but so often these things can be of very limited interest.
Whaddayathink?

Judging by the way dealers and Naim employees have been offloading NBL's recently mayby a Mark II version is on its way.


Hans

Thanks Tom. That is exactly what I will do then.

Rasher,

You could opt for Sat or Sun thus avoiding the need to take a day off work (unless like me you tend to work Sats and Suns)

I agree with many that LISTENING to music at a hifi show would be a poor basis on which to make a decision to spend hard-earned cash.

But having a 'look-see' and a 'quick listen' across awide range of equipment, might open your mind to new possibilities.

These would be explored at your liesure, after the show, via appropriate dealers.

OK, you could dismiss a perfectly good piece of equipment because of a poor room and conversley follow up a poor piece of equipment because of a half decent room next door, but generally, my experience is that decent equipment still sounds better at hifi shows than awful equipment.

And the food is usually a bit limited and a bit pricey.

Cheers

Don

Having a young family, I would be with my kids, and I don't think they would benefit any enjoyment of mine at a hifi expo. I can lose a day at work, but not at the weekend.

Can someone take pictures and post here?

Thanks,

Chris Bell

Yeah...and if there is some new stuff, please can we have an instant report?
I want to know about SACD & DVD-A.

Having a young family, I would be with my kids,

I wonder if the organisers have ever considered a creche?

Cheers

Don

Surely a HiFi show is a creche!

Hi-fi show demos usually sound crap, often due to poor room acoustics, but not always. The Naim demos have often sounded truly awful in comparison to how I know they can sound. If the punters buy stuff on the strength of what they may hear at a show, then surely companies can lose a lot of customers this way???

I bought my Densen B200 preamp direct from the Chester Show in October 2000 - it was the one used in the Densen/Ruark CL20s room and sounded superb for a show. On that day, the CD5/FC2/112/150/Credos sounded really good, but the top-flight CDS2/52/500/NBLs was bloody awful. Go figure.



Regards,

Steve.

Sod the hifi. Piccies/info on the DVD players please


red

If they can make a DVD player work using "the 'orrible puck" I'll be most impressed


red

Steven has a valid point for newcomers to the show.

If you're new and never heard Naim before, be aware that the hotel environment (poor electricity, acoustics and crowds) often dramatically drops the sound quality standard. Now and then there's a great sounding set-up at the show.

Andrew

Andrew Randle
Linn Binn Sinner

quote:

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be aware that the hotel environment (poor electricity, acoustics and crowds) often dramatically drops the sound quality standard

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...however, Linn equipment is unaffected by such trifles.