Product of the year 2018
Please cast your votes for the best 3 this year as usual:
My votes are:
1. Vertere Phase Management Distribution block for its novel approach to deal with a problem all people ignored. With it, it redefines what is the meaning of soundstage.
2. Argento FMR EE Power Cable
3. ReVOpod by Arya Audio
My votes are:
1. Vertere Phase Management Distribution block for its novel approach to deal with a problem all people ignored. With it, it redefines what is the meaning of soundstage.
2. Argento FMR EE Power Cable
3. ReVOpod by Arya Audio
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I dont think PT csn achieve what was described by Fred without the Vertere phase management control center. You wont believe until you use one.
Those revopods by the british chap are real bargain. That is on top of my head all the time. Very rare again, the British Guy Touraj of Vertere is sort of a crazy man, the phase management center is REVOLUTIONARY.
And Ulrik madsen is a friend since 15 years ago, FMR EE power is the last word on power cable. We didnt review them here. But I guess all top guys here have at least 2. They work tremendously with my Zanden chouku/chokoh.
Level of maturity Chris has reached is really out of mainstream way.
There are a large number of new products every year but the ability to integrate these ones is above the benefits of each individually. It's an art. A mixture of knowledge, sensitivity and experience.
If i look the AE development throught these years, there is a “product” that becomes better every year.
Thank you Chris. Keep improving.
Easy vote for me:
1. Vertere phase management AC block. 革命性産品。
2. Revopod by Arya Audio
3. Argento FMR EE power cable
As a group, we paid a visit to AE Sheung Wan on Xmas Eve afternoon. We listened to the whole piece of Brahms symphony. As a group, we were inside the venue swimming together with harmonics. All walls disappeared. We never experienced such soundstage before. Never in our entire audio venture.
When PT switched the phase back to whatever, everything collapses. He did a very comprehensive and thorough demo. We were all sold.
Our vote as a group (many are AE guys but never shared before on the forum) that the Vertere Phase Management AC center is the product of the year.
臉書巿場推廣是主流。技術性討論，不是太多人重視。誰誰的聽感比客觀分析更具影響力。不過今次這個Vertere的電相管理中心，真的不易明白。但PT的簡單示範，卻令所有人目定口呆。我建議他不需要解釋太多，聽完便算，不需要推廣是最好推動的策略。我佩服Touraj能想像得到這個產品。
我也是投票給Vertere phase management center ，因為冇有它是冇可能把音場還源。
1. FMR EE Power Cord: It brought my system to a level I never reached before by giving a much solid layers of music with extremely quiet background that enables all micro details to be rendered. No cables I ever tried before can achieve this level. It removes the noisy background making CDs not listenable before becomes listenable.
2. Vertere Phase Management Center: It solved the problems that no other tools can solve before and its uniqueness and improvements it brings to any system are stunning. I put this in no. 2 because FMR EE produced more shocking effect on my system.
3. Revopod: These legs can really make the system more musical and more live-like. The naturalness and adaptability of these feet are amazingly good.
My vote via my mobile
1. Vertere. It is really out of the box product that makes AE and its followers well ahead of the curve without any competitors in the market at this moment.
2. FMREE. Simply the best power cord, period.
I added Vertere PMC 2 days ago and thrilled by the depth it allows me to land myself into the soundstage.
Vertere Phase Control AC Centre is thr champion this year in my opinion.
Next is Red Sparrow by Top Wing.
Third is Revopod by Arya Audio.
I didnt buy much this year. But I do follow facebook on a daily basis. The popularity of Revopod drove me to buy two sets. For the price, they are no brainer. If price is taken into consideration, I would vote Revopod as product of the year. They are just exceptional.
If price is not a factor, I have to agree with everyone that the Vertere phase management centre is absolutely revolutionary. A short demo held me hostage - can’t forget the soundstage ever since. I dont care the technicals. Bravo to Touraj!
Did you listen to Sound of Music and Faust played by PT at AE Sheung Wan?
That is quite a benchmark there to show off the Vetere PMC.
Uncle Ray
I have to say I was speedless. I could not replay Sound of Music like PT. He could recreate a cinematic experience. I can SEE them. I can’t recreate the depth, positioning, and the soul of the children.
FAUST, forget it in my home. My friend who came with me were still shocked by the dynamic resolution of FAUST at AE Sheun Wan. The speed.....so fast..... bass is very resolute. The integration is so well done. The JMF PC3 is a serious cord for sub. I saw him plugging them anew.
It is a tremendous work there.