Taipei International Audio Show 2022

[mresseguie]

I’ll be there tomorrow (Taiwan time).

I’ll do my best to take photos and give commentary, but I’m not the best note taker.

[Edit] I just noticed there is a pair of Perlisten speakers in one of the rooms. Gotta check them out!

Just learned these speakers are in a room: JBL DD 67000

Charles: I'll keep my eyes peeled for those field coil speakers. In past years, there's been just one room with field coil speakers, and they were from a European company whose name has slipped my mind. Fantastic sounding and very expensive.

[S Clark]

Looking forward to your impressions.

[Nick B]

I’ll be there tomorrow (Taiwan time).

I’ll do my best to take photos and give commentary, but I’m not the best note taker.

Have fun, Michael. Whatever pics and commentary you can provide would be appreciated
Nick

[P.I.]

I’ll be there tomorrow (Taiwan time).

I’ll do my best to take photos and give commentary, but I’m not the best note taker.

[Edit] I just noticed there is a pair of Perlisten speakers in one of the rooms. Gotta check them out!

I'm looking forward to your reporting! 

[rollo]

Enjoy Michael. Thank you for taking the Time. If Wolf Von Langa is there give it a listen.

charles

[mresseguie]

Whew! It's been a long day. There were a helluva lot of people attending today.

First photo:

Best sounding speakers by far:  JBL DD 67000 [CORRECTION!] JBL 4344 speakers These are rebuilt speakers using vintage and non-vintage parts. The guy told me they try to rebuild the speakers to the same specs as the original JBL speakers. I liked the sound so much that I returned to this room 2 more times. It didn't matter if Classical or Jazz was played - the music coming from these speakers was just marvelous. They're big speakers with 18" Correction: 15" woofers.
[Edit: A kind gentleman on AC pointed out that these speakers look nothing like the DD 67000 model.
 

[mresseguie]

More photos with commentary to follow.

First photo is YPL speakers - a Taiwanese speaker company. Both models are 2.5-way. The larger speaker sounded pretty good in the lower and mid-frequencies, but a bit too bright for my tastes.

Photo #2: This speaker was on display only. No audio and no specs other than the price of $99,000 NTD (~$3100 USD). The reps were busy with paying customers who were buying CD, LPs, and other stuff, so I wandered off.

Photo #3: Sorry, the cute girl is not for sale! This kit includes an amp, DAC w/volume control + 2 3" fullrange speakers + a 4" 'sub'woofer. Price $12,000NTD ($375 USD) Yes, it's all very basic stuff. The speakers sound okay so long as the music isn't too demanding. It would be a cool set for a desktop system.

Photo #4: JM Reynaud speakers. These are nice sounding speakers. If I hadn't just listened to the marvelous sounding JBL 4344 speakers in the first photo, I probably would have been more impressed. Good balance from top to bottom/no complaints.

Photos #5 and #6: These JBL speakers sounded flat to me. And, yeah, it didn't help that I listened to them mere minutes after I listened to the marvelous sounding 4344 speakers. The TT was MASSIVE! I nearly made shocked noises when I got up close to this monster and fully understood how huge it is. Of course, it wasn't hooked up or powered, so all we could do was gawk and stare at it. I didn't bother to ask how much it costs.

[mresseguie]

More photos and commentary on the way, but I promised my wife I'd play Mahjong with her and the in-laws tonight.

[TopRound‎]

Air Force zero, nice I heard that at a friends house, its like 700 pounds with the rack.

CAn you post videos of the show on this site or is this not allowed?

I know it recorded from a phone played on a laptop but it works.

Mike

[GDHAL]

More photos with commentary to follow.

First photo is YPL speakers - a Taiwanese speaker company. Both models are 2.5-way. The larger speaker sounded pretty good in the lower and mid-frequencies, but a bit too bright for my tastes.

Photo #2: This speaker was on display only. No audio and no specs other than the price of $99,000 NTD (~$3100 USD). The reps were busy with paying customers who were buying CD, LPs, and other stuff, so I wandered off.

Photo #3: Sorry, the cute girl is not for sale! This kit includes an amp, DAC w/volume control + 2 3" fullrange speakers + a 4" 'sub'woofer. Price $12,000NTD ($375 USD) Yes, it's all very basic stuff. The speakers sound okay so long as the music isn't too demanding. It would be a cool set for a desktop system.

Photo #4: JM Reynaud speakers. These are nice sounding speakers. If I hadn't just listened to the marvelous sounding JBL DD 67000 speakers in the first photo, I probably would have been more impressed. Good balance from top to bottom/no complaints.

Photos #5 and #6: These JBL speakers sounded flat to me. And, yeah, it didn't help that I listened to them mere minutes after I listened to the marvelous sounding DD 67000 speakers. The TT was MASSIVE! I nearly made shocked noises when I got up close to this monster and fully understood how huge it is. Of course, it wasn't hooked up or powered, so all we could do was gawk and stare at it. I didn't bother to ask how much it costs.

If I were to have guessed, I would have guessed that the speakers in your first photo (#7508) were JBL Everest. Looks like a nice show. Enjoy!

[mresseguie]

Air Force zero, nice I heard that at a friends house, its like 700 pounds with the rack.

CAn you post videos of the show on this site or is this not allowed?

I know it recorded from a phone played on a laptop but it works.

Mike

I'm afraid I did not take any videos of today's event. I do have another half dozen photos that I'll <hopefully> post tomorrow (it's midnight here).

I did not see the room that was supposed to have Perlisten speakers. Over the years, I've noticed that certain rooms only show on the weekend. This may have been the case with the Perlisten speakers.

[rollo]

 Thanks for doing this Thivan Labs there. Acoustic Go ??

charles

[mresseguie]

Thanks for doing this Thivan Labs there. Acoustic Go ??

charles

I did not see Wolf von Langa, Thivan Labs or Acoustic Go. Is Acoustic Go a guitar amp company? I just Googled it and saw 'Go Acoustic guitar company.

This audio show is not Taiwan's best audio show. The best and biggest show is sometime in late Spring or summer. Many of the big dealers and manufacturers do not present at this event.

[mresseguie]

Notes and commentary to be added soon.

[mresseguie]

Notes and commentary to be added soon.