World’s Finest Audio Brands at The UK Hi-Fi Show Live2023

The world’s finest audio brands at The UK Hi-Fi Show Live2023…

 

Spectacular sonic wonders lie in store at Ascot Racecourse this weekend at the UK’s premier high-end hi-fi show

 

Absolute Sounds – the UK’s leading distributor of high-performance audio equipment – occupies a capacious area on Level 5 of the show’s venue, the Ascot Racecourse Grandstand. All the latest launches from many of the world’s most prestigious high-end brands will be showcased in this grand space, incorporating two dedicated listening rooms where extraordinary systems and spellbinding demonstrations await fans of fabulous audio finery.

 

The show takes place from Friday 29^th September to Sunday 1^st October, with public access over the weekend and Friday reserved for press and trade.

 

Several brand representatives have flown to the UK to assist Absolute Sounds with demonstrations, including Mark Döhmann (Döhmann Audio), David Gordon (Audio Research), Irv Gross (Constellation Audio), Peter Mackay (Magico), Peter McGrath (Wilson Audio) and Bill McKiegan (Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems). These demos will be interspersed with a series of special presentations, with speakers ranging from Mike Valentine of audiophile music label Chasing the Dragon to Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister fame!

 

The main components that make up the systems on demonstration at the show are listed below, together with a full list of brands that Absolute Sounds is showcasing.

DEMO ROOM 1 – “TRANCOSO”

 

TURNTABLE

Döhmann Helix One Mk3, Reed 5A tonearm, Koetsu Coralstone and Urushi Vermillion cartridges

DIGITAL SOURCE

dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, Rossini APEX DAC, Rossini Master Clock

PHONO STAGE

HSE Masterline 7

AMPLIFIER 1

Constellation Audio Pictor preamplifier and Centaur II 500 power amplifier

AMPLIFIER 2

Robert Koda K-15 EX preamplifier and K-160 mono power amplifiers

LOUDSPEAKERS

Magico S3

DEMO ROOM 2 – “VIENNA”

 

DIGITAL SOURCE

dCS Vivaldi CD/SACD transport, Vivaldi APEX DAC, Vivaldi Upsampler, Vivaldi Master Clock

AMPLIFIER 1

Dan D’Agostino Momentum MxV Integrated Amplifier

AMPLIFIER 2

Audio Research Reference 6SE preamplifier and Reference 160M mono power amplifiers

LOUDSPEAKERS

Wilson Audio Sasha V with Lōkē active subwoofers

ADDITIONAL LISTENING AREA

 

DIGITAL SOURCE

dCS Lina Network DAC and Lina Master Clock

AMPLIFIER

Trafomatic Rhapsody

LOUDSPEAKERS

DeVORE O/96

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS BY:

 

JAY JAY FRENCH

Guitarist, author, producer, founding member of Twisted Sister

 

ALAN SIRCOM

Editor, Hi-Fi+ magazine

 

MIKE VALENTINE

Owner of audiophile music label Chasing the Dragon

 

JASON FORD

Manager, KJ West One (Central London’s premier high-end hi-fi store)

 

RICARDO FRANASSOVICI

Founder and MD, Absolute Sounds (the UK’s foremost high-end audio distributor)

THE UK HI-FI SHOW LIVE: “TAKING THE HOTEL OUT OF HI-FI”

 

The UK’s longest-running show dedicated high-end audio, The UK Hi-Fi Show Live moved to its new location in the Grandstand at Ascot Racecourse in 2019. While virtually all other hi-fi shows are held in hotels, this show’s venue makes it distinctly different, with private boxes and other areas in the Grandstand serving as beautifully appointed spaces to discover and experience the best that the world of audio has to offer.

 

The show is organised by AVTech Media, the home of illustrious hi-fi publications from the UK and US, including Hi-Fi News, Hi-Fi Choice and Stereophile. For more information, visit hifishowlive.com

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