The Audio Consultants Musical Event No 5 – 25-26 June 2022

Following the success of the Musical Event No.4, The Audio Consultants will be hosting Musical Event No 5 at the same venue the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Reading East at Winnersh Triangle on the Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June.

The presentations will be between 10am and 5pm on Saturday, and between 10am and 4pm on Sunday in theSandhurst Suite. This proved to be an excellent space for the audio systems we featured at the May Event, allowing for a more comfortable and controlled listening experience for visitors.

This Musical Event will focus on two superb turntables: the Nottingham Analogue AceSpace Deck with the DS Audio DS-003 optical cartridge; the Luxman PD-151 turntable fitted with their LMC-5 cartridge.

The amplification duties will be split between the Hegel H390 integrated amplifier and the AVM PA-30.3 pre-amplifier with the matching MA30.3 dual mono amplifiers. Both these designs offer exceptional sound and value for money.

The loudspeakers will be the Wharfedale Elysian 4 and the Amphion Argon 7LS, which create a sound quality and sound stage way above their price points. 

We will also be using the Innuos Zenith Mk3 CD/Streamer for a comparison with ripped music files and network streaming against the AVM CD30.3 CD player.

The Special Edition of the Puritan Audio PSM 1512 made exclusively for The Audio Consultants will, again, be the hub of the mains distribution. These Studio Master mains purification systems not only reduce noise and increase transparency, but also enlarge the holographic sound stage, and greatly enhance dynamics and rhythmic pace.

All the signal cables, ground cables, and the power cords will from GutWire Cables, including the new Synchrony Cube Series, with digital cables from the extensive range from AudioQuest.

The equipment supports will include a brand-new high-performance model from Lateral Audio, as well as the HRS RXR frame and E1 Isolation Bases. Both models will provide good isolation from acoustic feedback improving image stability, dynamic speed, and overall naturalness of tone.

The Crowne Plaza Hotel is well located a short distance from Junction 10 on the M4. All visitors to the Musical Event are eligible to free parking, just present your ticket to the reception on departure.

There are good rail connections from London to Winnersh Triangle which is a short walk to the hotel.

The hotel has excellent facilities with a bar and a restaurant for quality dining and refreshments throughout the day.

Complimentary tea and coffee available to visitors to the Sandhurst Suite.

Admission to Musical Event No. 5 is free, you can book your place for either day via this Eventbrite link. Booking is not essential but gives the organisers an idea of numbers.