UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2023: My Picks....

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UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2023: My Picks....

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13th Note HiFi Reviews

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@IrenESorius 10 ай бұрын

What an excellent way to start a week,, 👍🥰‍‍👍‍‍ Thanks Simon,, 💖🙏💖

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

thanks very much too Irene :)

@IrenESorius 10 ай бұрын

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@davidrivera2165 10 ай бұрын

Paul and Bruno describing their systems was a treat. Thank you Simon.

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Thank you too David.

@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461 10 ай бұрын

GREAT JOB 🤗…THANKS FOR SHARING WITH US 👍😎💚💚💚

@mrpositronia 10 ай бұрын

It was a great weekend. Very relaxing. Can't wait for the next one!

@analogueman5364 10 ай бұрын

Good video Simon and agree with many of your selection. Kii was one of the standouts for me - the sound quality of their speakers coupled with they're ability to cope with any room placement and the futurefi nature and connectivity is a compelling package. Also enjoyed PMC Fenestrias - a statement speaker way beyond most peoples budget but still great to hear what its possible to achieve - a supercar of hifi if you will. Paul McGowan of PS Audio is as nice in person as he appears on youtube. Shame the FR20s were being drowned out by another exhibitor near by, couldnt hear them properly. I also didnt think attendance was good but didnt realise there was a train strike - hope it was worthwhile for everyone. Final comment on the venue - very nice location but as someone else noted, all that glass and steel didnt do anything for the sonics. Paul Miller could choose a better venue imo. Otherwise a good day and thanks again for the video Simon 👍

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Thanks very much, I remember you recommended I go to the Kii Room. I agree with the glass, this was a thing in the last show I went to there, but many had got around it with traps and other treatments. :)

@Joel-m777 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, who needs to go to the Hifi show with coverage like that! Was wondering what those new yamaha speakers sound like? I believe they utilise technology from their very expensive high end range. .

@turboal1044 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to do this Simon, unable to attend so good to get a view of the show👍

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure

@gadymarcus5297 10 ай бұрын

magnifico.💓💓💓💓💓💓

@georgeheatherley7408 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Wish I was there ! Thanks 👍

@ceegold2583 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Simon, great video as always. Would really like to see a review of the Kii Seven as well as the Golden Ear speakers you liked.

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Christian. I’d like to try those too, as I love actives.

@yuriwalter385 10 ай бұрын

Great! Thanks!

@m9dlh 10 ай бұрын

Excellent as per usual. Thanks Simon,

@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461 10 ай бұрын

🤗THANKS SIMON…THE TRACK LOOKS BEAUTIFUL 🤩, Makes me wanna look for HENRY Higgins😁 VERY HAPPY 🤗 YOU GOT TO MEET PAUL, AND ENJOY HIS SYSTEM…

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Thanks it’s buzzing going there on a race day.

@Percival1919 7 ай бұрын

I was really impressed by the sound of the Roger’s speakers.

@harriettowny 10 ай бұрын

Great interviews Simon! very informative. We missed you at Daventry! :)

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Thanks. I didn’t do much interviewing though. Don’t really do interviews. Just gave mic airtime😀👍🎶🔊

@erwindewit4073 10 ай бұрын

Very intesting! And I agree with David, very cool that the owners tell you about the systems! It's really cool to see, as I can't go myself. Thanks!! Which was your absolute favorite?

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Erwin. Too hard to say but the ps audio system was pretty awesome.

@erwindewit4073 10 ай бұрын

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Funny, it thought it might be. What did you like so much about it? It was pretty flagship-y, wasn't it?

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

I’d say very powerful sound, huge staging and very neutral

@erwindewit4073 10 ай бұрын

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Cool. And not, because I want to hear a set line that now as well ....

@fedrichorlandineumann3062 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much from Italy

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@etk4188 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Simon! 🇧🇷

@gamesessions 10 ай бұрын

great coverage Simon - I liked you showing the products with the manufacturers talking, very clean and concise. Would love to know your opinions on some of your favourite systems that you heard :)

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, it works out well doing it that way as I can just shoot and they know their products the best. plus Im not a fan of interview type videos

@gamesessions 10 ай бұрын

@@13thnotehifireviews7 it works well - appreciate the longer reply too, not sure where it’s gone, but I read it in my inbox - makes perfect sense - look forward to seeing some of these products in your upcoming reviews, fingers crossed 🤞

@klaverro 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this video Simon. Looks like a great show to visit (beautiful location!). I hope you already have some review stuff in mind from this show (like KII Seven, PMC Prodigy, Hegel Viking, Totem Bison, MF Nuvista DAC or some PS Audio FR10's ...😉). p.s.: is it always this quiet on this show? This weekend we have the Dutch Audio Event here in The Netherlands, which will be attended by many people (and where almost every room will be very busy...).

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Ron. Definitely want to try and see if I can try some of these. It might have been the train strike going on in the uk that day, but it’s a huge space at Royal Ascot so people are possibly spread out. Not like hotel type shows where you get crowding in corridors so might have been that. 😀

@michaelmityok1001 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful summary 👏 wish I'd been there, most systems were not stratospheric $

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Thanks very much Michael. Definitely will go again to this one.

@johnh10069 10 ай бұрын

Need to remortgage 😂

@daveyurkovich9459 10 ай бұрын

Awesome dude! What a venue, Motorsport and Hifi… BTW I’m curious about the totem pole that seems to be your moniker? What’s the significance? Thank you 🙏

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. Obviously a horse racing venue. It’s just a childhood ornament that I’ve had all my life. 😀

@daveyurkovich9459 10 ай бұрын

@@13thnotehifireviews7 …guess I’m daft, somehow I thought it was a Motorsport park, lmao. At any rate, it looks like a nice place. ✌️

@CurlyHoward928 10 ай бұрын

nice

@r2dno1 10 ай бұрын

Went on Saturday and had a great day. It was great to see Paul McGowan. Such a decent guy. It was a little quiet (probably due to the rail strike) which is a shame. Hope it was still a profitable weekend for all involved. I love this venue. Sad to say I was a little disappointed with Absolute Sounds Wilson/D'Agastino demo which seemed to focus more on volume and power over finesse and was bested (in my opinion) by other cheaper setups.

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

He is such a decent guy, I’ve chatted to him on email for ages so really wanted to see what his best system is about and give him airtime. I’m not sure if the strike did but I agree it is a stunning location. Can’t help think of the racing history there. The chicken burgers on their weird Japanese style, order on a screen thing in the bar, were good. I didn’t go into the absolute sounds room, I tried to keep it a bit real and tried to hear more of the stuff that sounds good but isn’t too crazy money. The Goldenear’s got me wondering how they compare to the Adam audio actives I currently have.

@r2dno1 10 ай бұрын

Totally understand you avoiding the Absolute Sounds demo as that gear is way out of my price range too. Curiosity got the better of me though as I missed their demo at the last show. I've always been impressed with the Golden Ears, would also be interested in how they compare. The KII room was sounded pretty impressive too. I thought the PS Audio system/new speakers were sounding very nice. No harsh highs, very neutral and clean sounding. It is so difficult to judge at a show though. I wish I could get to spend some time with these systems after everyone goes home. Id be like a kid on Christmas day.

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

I agree I only think you can appreciate some of these uber systems in the right custom room, and at home. Way out of what I review though.. @@r2dno1

@nasdkhan254 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for filming. I look forward to when Hifi news changes venue . I went in 2019 and all that steel & glass did that lavish equipment no favours . Pleased to see Yamaha who do a decent product at realistic price . I bought a Yamaha As1200 6 months back and its fantastic.

@redleather100 10 ай бұрын

Ahh that poor chap eating his lunch on his own on the intro 😢. The sound difference when you went from the T+A room to Yamaha was incredible. T+A sounded soooo good compared . Could just be the track I suppose. Are you doing a future vid of the full show Simon .

@royhumphrey49 10 ай бұрын

I remember that when I was at school, me and my friend went to the Audio Fair at the Russell Hotel. We couldn't afford to buy Quad then, I spent the next 50 years ...... Nah still cannot afford to spend that sot of money! Though I have a small pot of money...…..Buckhardt S400 Mk II and Heaven 11 Billie Mk2 ????

@hclandscapes 10 ай бұрын

Great coverage of this HIFI show, really interesting. Would love to hear the H600, how does it compare to your H390?

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Thanks very much. So hard to definitively say in a diff environment and speakers. It does grip those American speakers very well 😀🎼🔉

@madds6678 10 ай бұрын

Did the golden ear brx have a sub supporting them the bass sounded deep & rich for a small bookshelf ?

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

I don’t think it did as per the footage I took. I don’t it’s possible to go off the sound as recorded though 😀

@johngabris9690 10 ай бұрын

Don't understand how people can say this sounds good and better than that --- when the person is listening through the same system via a compressed KZfaq stream. There is no way to appreciate the imaging and the quality of the original source. At best you get to see the equipment some of which looks fab. Just my thoughts all the best.

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

I agree with you and a good assessment

@Drackleyrva 10 ай бұрын

The Totem room sounds really good---wonder how the Bison Tower would sound with a Sugden integrated?

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Donno but they were smaller than I envisaged, but that's often a large room can make them appear small. I'd love to try these with the Hegel I have or this Gato Audio AMP-150 I have atm on loan.

@Drackleyrva 10 ай бұрын

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Yep, they did appear quite small. I think they're about 88db efficient. I bet the Hegel would sound great with these little guys.

@13thnotehifireviews7 6 ай бұрын

@@DrackleyrvaI tried them since. C review on my channel.

@TechNick50 10 ай бұрын

Wiim amp wow

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Got the wiim pro plus coming tomorrow, so having reviewed the mini this will be an interesting one for me bypassing the pro version.

@2HatHudders 10 ай бұрын

I did see you there but too shy to say hello 😅

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

You should of but no worries. I got quite a few saying hello which was nice. The most unusual encounter I’ve had so far was in my home town in essex, travelling on a bus and he recognised me and was a KZfaq subscriber. That made it very small world

@2HatHudders 10 ай бұрын

It sure is a small world. I'll say hello another time. It was my first hifi expo and certainly not my last.! Out of the smaller rooms, Origin Live really impressed 👍🏽

@andrewhaines3259 10 ай бұрын

I think shows like this highlight one thing. Everything demonstrated is beyond any budget or space I have!

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

You’ve got to have a look around I think, like wiim on display with the app being demonstrated. Most of them would do well to have more budget friendly gear I agree

@kingtubbyleeperry 10 ай бұрын

It’s sad that I’m already 50 and still can’t afford most high end stuff. 😂 Even with 5.000 euro income each month, no.

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

You can give some of that income to me and I’m spend it. Or maybe 5 a month on patreon……

@itk2493 10 ай бұрын

Looks a better place than Bristol, not busy?

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

Defo nicer than Bristol and way more space which may be why didn’t look that busy. I think the Bristol organisers should hold it here

@itk2493 10 ай бұрын

@@13thnotehifireviews7 The rooms probably cost a ton more?

@13thnotehifireviews7 10 ай бұрын

@@itk2493possibly, I don’t know. The Bristol show is in an inner city location so that may account for more cost, but you might be right and Royal Ascot racecourse is a pretty flash place. I know why the late queen liked it.