Kef blades what are they? On the end of statement system? 500? On the brink of going for a 552 next month, seen a not very old one for 12k which appears decent value.
Did you go the chord stand ? Anything new ?
About £22ks worth of speakers. SQ was fantastic but aesthetics were awful.
Interestingly they had them on the end of the new 222/250 . To be honest I think they were too good for the electronics but when I asked the demonstrator why he said it was to show that the 250 was capable of driving them.
They sounded fantastic but surely would have been a better match for the statement series.
The Chord room was chocker so I didn't bother.
The star of the show for me was a brand me speaker company ( to me ) Kerr Acoustics.
Had the opportunity to have a long chat with the designer and builder a young guy , Jess Kerr. Very personable , talented and sensible young man.
His entry level standmounters came in at about £7 k and sounded stunning on the end of a Primate system. I'd love to hear them on the end of my 282 / 250 and he promised me a home demo ( no local dealers yet - it must be so difficult to take a product from development to market).
I was also impressed by Moor per and Power amps but again they are absolutely huge and not really practical if you want to maintain marital relations!
Overall a great show.