Comments from 2011 Capital Audiofest:
"I was at the show on Sunday, and unfortunately, did not get to hear
the (larger) speakers, as they were pushed to the back so that a pair of
bookshelves that were in the end-stages of development could be
demonstrated. Wow! What a demo it was!
My initial thought upon entering the Soundfield room was,
"Franken-speakers?? What are these doing here?" I soon got my answer -
greatly exceeding expectations!
What I saw was a pair of small bookshelf speakers...claimed low-end response extended into the sub-30Hz realm... and
without the benefit of an actual measurement, they definitely seemed to
be proving it. Just wow. With handmade crossovers seemingly tuned to
perfection, the overall response seemed exceedingly smooth from top to
bottom
."
"an orchestral piece was playing and the dynamics and bass were
energizing the whole room more so than any other demo at the fest. IMHO they put some big time speaker manufacturers to shame."
"they can produce impressive sound levels, they also handled more intimate material with aplomb as well. Some of the most impressive sounding at the show regardless of price"
Comments from 2012 Axpona (Jacksonville):
I was especially taken with the bass, depth, air, and detail of the
bigger speaker package. But even the $1300 monitors, however, delivered
solid sound that turned heads and influenced people - Jason Serinus Stereophile http://www.stereophile.com/content/soundfield-audio-0
Biggest surprise at AXPONA? Soundfield Audio! - Scott Hull Part-Time Audiophile
http://parttimeaudiophile.com/2012/03/13/axpona-2012-soundfield-audio-and-power-modules/
Best Value?
..the much
larger, powered bookshelf Monitor loudspeakers in the new Soundfield room
Best Horns?
The best "horns" at the show were also in AJ's
room. His new 1812 Overtures are big, two-foot square, raw boxes - one on top
of the other, separated by the narrow black pipes of a loudspeaker stand -
with two simple large cone drivers. Unlike most of the systems at AXPONA, when
I first came into AJ's room, he was
playing the wide frequencies and dynamics of complex orchestral music at loud
volumes. Just like horns. They easily made orchestral music sound real, live
and present. Not what every tweaking audiophile is looking for, I know.
Nevertheless, hard to beat the "in your own listening room" experience too.
Although he quickly showed how easily his big black boxes
handle typical demo fare, like Norah Jones and Jack Johnson, his simple
Overtures are powerful and dynamic for $7500. - Colin Flood Enjoy the Music
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/axpona_2012/page4.htm
