What's the best-sounding system you've ever heard?

possibly Son et Lumiere? I spent a lot of hours there listening…

Hi Alan. I have seen a few but never these- look cool actually. Would it be worth asking HQ? ATB Peter

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I’ll give it a go. :grinning:

For those who knew Sound Organisation in its Southwark home, this is what the large dem room was like in April 2019. Being transformed to its new role - a restaurant!


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Was that the DSP5500 system, when they were running a movie with a Saturn 5 launch? “Apollo 13”, perhaps?

These are VicTotem Ultra VMT from Vicoustic.

Vicoustic produce very nice, and efficient, acoustic treatment for listening rooms and professionals.

I use some of their diffusers and absorbers:
–> System Pics 2020

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See, I knew Thomas would know! :+1:t3::wink: ATB Peter

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Yes, that was it. I only went there a couple of times, but they were very helpful and did have a lovely system. I’m still using the same NAC A5 to this day.

Doesn’t look the same without the old Chesterfield and rows of Sound Org record racks does it?

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Sadly no. But in my imagination…

I was so pleased the builders let me in - to see the old place again was very touching. All those happy hours in hifi wonderland!

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@Thomas
What do you think of the Vicoustic Totem as corner bass traps? Would fit nicely in my room.
Sorry for detour.

There’s a great thread on rooms here:

And happy hour at the Thameside Inn :woozy_face:

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That’s where I bought my LP12/Ittock/Karma in 1983, plus snaps for my 42.5.

Hamish delivered and installed it to my parents nr Windsor!

M

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Wow, that’s fantastic to see. Many happy hours spent in there, sometimes seriously auditioning kit (quite a bit of which is still in my system), sometimes just listening to music and chatting when they were quiet and I’d been passing.

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–> https://vicoustic.com/product/super-bass-extreme-vmt?g=0&melamine-colors=Brown%20Oak&solid-colors=Natural%20White

For corners I use Vicoustic Super Bass Extreme.

Vicoustic Totem are used as free standing bass absorbers and placed in high pressure areas (which can be located not only against walls or corners)

@jsaudio

Details of what I use for room treatment can be found here:

–> Don’t buy new speakers – The listening room reality

Neat, barely visible in your photo

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Was it Son et Lumiere ?.

That’s scary.

A giant robot peering into the widow. :scream_cat:

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