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TAVES 2014: Part 2
TAVES 2014
Robert Deutsch  |  Nov 06, 2014  |  5 comments
I'm drawn to the idea of having a single transducer reproduce all the frequencies, but I appreciate the difficulties of this approach. Generally, the larger the driver, the better it is at reproducing low frequencies, and the worse at reproducing the highs. Thus, I was intrigued when I walked into the demo room of R2R Audio, a new Canadian manufacturer, which featured a single-driver system, with the driver having a 15" diameter, used in a dipole configuration. Can a driver like that reproduce anything other than the bass?
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TAVES 2014: Part 3
TAVES 2014
Robert Deutsch  |  Nov 07, 2014  |  1 comments
The Estelon X ($70,000/pair) was on the cover of the TAVES 2014 Show Guide, with the printed admonition "Don't miss Estelon in the Yorkville East Suite, 4th floor." Since they were kind enough to provide direction to the demo room, I just had to comply . . .
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TAVES 2015, the Deutsch Report Part 1
TAVES 2015
Robert Deutsch  |  Nov 01, 2015  |  4 comments
The first room I visited at the 2015 TAVES, held this past weekend in Toronto, was Update Stereo & TV's big room that had MartinLogan's flagship Neolith speakers—and they sounded completely different from the pair that I heard at the 2015 CES. Transparency, tonal neutrality, precise imaging, presence: it was all there. These are great speakers!
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TAVES 2015, the Deutsch Report Part 2
TAVES 2015
Robert Deutsch  |  Nov 02, 2015  |  4 comments
Cellist Vincent Bélanger (above) is getting to be a fixture at audio shows, the sound of the instrument and Bélanger's impeccable musicianship always serving as a welcome reminder of what our hobby is all about. He played at the party TAVES put on for the industry and media in a large ballroom, and first apologized that the sounds he was about to make were not nearly as loud as people were used to in the demo rooms. I think there's a lesson in there—and it's not that Bélanger was playing too softly!
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TAVES 2015, the Deutsch Report Part 3
TAVES 2015
Robert Deutsch  |  Nov 04, 2015  |  3 comments
TAVES 2015 presented the World Premiere of the ACA Seraphim Skogrand Edition speakers ($58,500/pair), with Skogrand cable CEO/Designer Knut Skogrand (above) on hand for the event. "Manufactured in a small workshop in the mountain hills of Norway," Skogrand cables are designed to "let any system perform at its full potential." This search for perfection does not come cheap: a 3m pair of SC Beethoven speaker cables costs $32,500!
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TAVES 2016: Day 2
TAVES 2016
Robert Deutsch  |  Oct 31, 2016  |  4 comments
The Muraudio PX2 ($US79,500/pair) was introduced at TAVES 2016, and sounded very impressive indeed…
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TAVES 2016: Day 3
TAVES 2016
Robert Deutsch  |  Nov 02, 2016  |  4 comments
How often do you find that a new model of a loudspeaker or other audio component is less expensive than the one it replaces…?
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TAVES 2017, Day 1
TAVES 2017
Robert Deutsch  |  Oct 18, 2017  |  7 comments
The Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show (TAVES) has changed its venue. The show that now bills itself "North America's ULTIMATE Technology & Hi-Fi Show" has moved from the suburban Sheraton/Best Western location of the past two years to the Toronto Congress Centre, near the airport.

Why the move? Suave Kajko, President of TAVES, cites several reasons: the venue wanted to literally double the price for the large rooms; the Best Western hotel was the source of many complaints from exhibitors, and, in any case, is scheduled for demolition, and the show was bursting at the seams in terms of space (they didn't have enough space for booth exhibitors).

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TAVES 2017, Day Two, Part Two
TAVES 2017
Robert Deutsch  |  Oct 23, 2017  |  6 comments
Having heard some impressive, cost-no-object audiophile systems at TAVES, I returned to the Totem room to listen to the Tribe Tower, and continued to marvel at the power and sheer musicality of this system…
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TAVES Day 1
TAVES 2012
Robert Deutsch  |  Sep 29, 2012  |  0 comments
Location, location, location. Although there are more factors that go into a successful audio/video show, unless the location and the venue are right, it's really an uphill battle. The organizers of the Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show recognized that unless the show is in location that's convenient and has a venue that's attractive, only the most devoted audio/videophiles will attend.

They got it right by selecting the King Edward Hotel, a luxury hotel in downtown Toronto, with many restaurants nearby, and also close to theaters. All right, so parking is expensive, but the King Edward is steps from the subway, so it's easily accessible by public transit.

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