Tidal Audio/Reimyo

Wynn Audio presented a system comprising the Tidal Audio Contriva G2 speakers driven by Reimyo electronics: the CDT-777 CD transport, DAP-999EX Limited DAC, CAT-777 MkII vacuum tube control amplifier and CAP-777 monblock power amps.  The system was set up in a large room with Franck Tchang tuning products.

This room provided some of the best sound of the show, with a wide deep soundstage.  The bottom octave was somewhat absent, but that apart the sound was very refined with lots of harmonic texture and excellent imaging and separation of instruments.  I really enjoyed this system.

Wilson Audio/ Dan D'Agostino

In this systems the Wilson Audio Sasha Series 2 speakers were driven by the Dan D'Agostino Momentum preamp and monoblock amps, supplied by a MSB Technology digital front end.  Cables were by Nordost.  The system was set up well into a large, untreated room, firing along its length.

This was another of the best sounding rooms at the show.  The sound powerful and refined with 3D imaging.

Woo Audio

Woo Audio provided a wonderful selection of their headphone amps and some excellent headphone with which to audition them.  I was particularly interested in the prototype of the W8 portable tube heaphone amp, which I used to drive a pair of Beyerdynamic Tesla T1 Semi-open dynamic headphones.  This was a wonderful listening experience.

TAVES 2014 Show Report

Page 1:     Intrduction, Arcam, Audio Note, Bowhead

Page 2:     Bryston, Estellon, Gershman/Berkeley/PS Audio/Pass Labs/Entreq, Harbeth/Accuphase/Kuzma

Page 3:     Kudos/Norma, Lawrence Audio, MBL, Meridian Audio

Page 4:     Naim/Focal, Neat, Pure Audio Project, R2R Audio

Page 5:    Raidho, Sony, SVS, Tannoy

Page 6:    Tidal Audio/Reimyo, Wilson Audio/ Dan D'Agostino, Woo Audio

Page 7:    Wrap up, Additional pictures

 © Wayne Butcher