The 2002 Montreal Festival of Sound & Image!

Song Audio, Loth X, Argent Audio     Song Audio, A Canadian audio manufacturer and importer, were very pleased to show their line of products. On display where the imported Loth X Aura hornloaded loudspeakers. Standing tall to each side of the speakers and in the center back were the Argent Audio RoomLens resonators or to be more precise: feedback-controlled modified broadband Helmholtz resonators. These are meant to dampen unwanted room resonances and reinforce sound image focus. We haven't tried these ourselves but many swear by them and the sonic benefits they bring. The loudspeakers were driven by Song Audio amplification: Line Level Preamplifier: SA-1 and Power Amplifier: SA-300 MB monoblocks. Both employing single-ended designs with 0 NFB, and direct-heated triodes [8 wpc/8 ohm] for the monoblocks. The cabling was a mixture of VDH, Kimber Kable and Song Audio's own power cords.   next room: