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<\/a><\/p>\nThe W11<\/a> from Boenicke Audio<\/a>. Using full-range drivers and it sounded quite nice in this setup.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Robert from AudioConcept<\/a> always bring some interesting equipment to the Show. This time he demonstrated the fully active 3-way Zero 1 XD<\/a> from Avantgarde Acoustics<\/a>. It sounded nicely dynamic and could fill the very large listening room well. The massive and super expensive high-power battery pack S5000<\/a> from Stromtank<\/a> stood for the pure power feed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of Avantgarde Acoustics<\/a>. The huge Trio XD <\/a>. Not my kind of loudspeaker, neither in sound or looks, but impressive.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Ones from Genelec<\/a>. Some very nice fully active 3-way co-axial studiomonitors. The sound is nice, but the design is perhaps more focused on studios rather than a living room.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Sabrina<\/a> from WilsonAudio<\/a>. The Sabrina sounded nice in this setup.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The M2!5<\/a> from PBN Audio<\/a>. A refridgerator sized loudspeaker using JBL drivers. I’ve used the JBL 2235H woofers in the late 80;ies and they are nice as woofers, but this is not my kind of sound or loudspeaker. I guess it needs a larger room than the one it was demonstrated in.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Serafino<\/a> from Sonus Faber<\/a> running on electronics from Audio Research<\/a>. The combination sounded good.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the same room as the Sonus Faber, the Adante AS-61<\/a> from Elac<\/a>.I don’t know if this loudspeaker was paired with the wrong equipment, but in this setup it sounded bright and harsh.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Q10<\/a> and Junior<\/a> from Guru Audio<\/a>. Always nice to see a Swedish designed loudspeaker on display. Sonically the Q10 was the clear winner here.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Another Swedish design. The RAW 12 from Lukase<\/a>. A total of 8 full-range drivers, 1 upwards firing Mundorf AMT tweeter, 1 backwards firing dome tweeter and a 12″ sub-woofer with a 12″ passive radiator. The front and back baffles are made of 25mm aluminium.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Swedish “Deep Space 1” from oido audio<\/a> with an open enclosure design made of steel and using an 8″ co-axial plus four 10″ woofer drivers. Interesting concept, but the bass struggled some with a less than optimal room.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Model T from Bryston<\/a>. Not surprisingly it had some issues in the vertical plane due to the unusual tweeter and mid-range driver layout.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From Line Magnetic<\/a> a remake of the Altec Lansing loudspeaker from the 30;ies. It both look and sounds the 30;ies.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The very interesting waveguide S400 loudspeaker from Buchardt Audio<\/a> using a 6.5″ aluminium mid-woofer from SBAcoustics and it sounded very nice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Blade 2 and the Reference 5 from KEF<\/a>. I only had the chance to listen to the Blade 2 and it sounded beatifully running on equipment from Electrocompaniet<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Twenty5 and Twenty from PMC<\/a>. I listened to the stand-mounts and even though I think they sounded a bit on the bright side, they had qualities and filled the room quite well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The S3 MkII from Magico<\/a>. I must admit that this was the first time I really enjoyed a pair of Magico speakers. It sounded really nice in this setup.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Futuristic looking loudspeakers from Estelon<\/a> and some cool looking equipment from AllUXITY<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Reference 9 K<\/a> 2-way stand-mount from Canton<\/a>. This is a very well engineered and nice sounding speaker for a reasonable price.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Zeth B full-range driver loudspeaker from Voxative<\/a>. Nicely built cabinets, but this isn’t a loudspeaker for me. Sorry, despite how hard I try to enjoy and listen to this kind of loudspeakers, I always end up with listening to its shortcomings.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Special Forty<\/a> from Dynaudio<\/a> running on electronics from Hegel<\/a>. Dynaudio seldom make you disappointed and I liked what I heard!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Music<\/a> flagship loudspeaker from Vienna Acoustics<\/a>. Expensive, but for a flagship model, competitive in this price segment. Very nice build quality and the sound was really enjoyable in this very large demo room.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Bowers & Wilkins<\/a> product line. Beautifully built, super quality finish and advanced driver technologies, but…. despite how much I try to like their speakers, they sound like they are missing their true potential. Usually the treble is excessive and you don’t get a coherent sound image. It sounds like the mid and tweeter have their own life and they don’t blend optimally. Some models are better than others, but my impression remains.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Scala Utopia Evo<\/a> and the new Kanta<\/a> from Focal<\/a>. Detailed, clear, nice sounding and beatiful to look at.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some unsorted pictures….<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I visited the Stockholm HighEnd Hifi show which took place in Stockholm 17-18th of February 2018. This is a reoccurring event that always gathers some interesting designers, distributors and people from many well-known HigEnd manufacturers and Hifi shops. 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