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Crafty is just what the name implies - quality cheapskatery with Yarland tube integrateds from China and loudspeakers, all operating out of the Netherlands. Good sound on a budget? You bet. It wasn't all baubles and chrome. |
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No sooner said than the alphabetical progression gets us to Crystal Cable, with Gabi van der Kley's Arabesque loudspeakers and her new, yet nameless equipment racks available in a number of trim options including carbon fiber, wood, glass and decorative 'piano' panels. |
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Raal Ribbon's Alexander was walking the show incognito and must have enjoyed the expansion of his drivers into the home-audio scene. Crystal Cable uses them, Siltech does, Sonics by Joachim Gerhard, Kaiser GmbH by Rainer Weber, Zu Audio in their forthcoming $17,000/pr Experience and BPT. And I likely overlooked other Raalists. |
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This stylish display shows what distinguishes Gabi's cables as one climbs up the line. |
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Dali from Denmark had their usual mass showing but what caught my eye in particular were wall-mountable tiny tots that looked truly well made. A GoodSound-type reporter (that's one of Doug Schneider's many sites) could have assembled a monster report of affordable products at this show. There was a lot of it in attendance. |
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Da Vinci Audio Labs' maximally mondo quintuplet-pod turntable was not that. But before you suspect this particular theme had hit any ceiling yet, Suono i Communicatione's even better-looking giant Klimo table (formerly Angelis Labor) still awaited. Patience, grasshopper. Eyes always bigger than mouth. |
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It's no longer news that Denon has joined the luxury headphone caterers' small troupe but seeing is still believing. And yes, hearing would have been mo betta still but that monkey on my shoulder wouldn't let me. |
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