AXPONA 2012: Scaena, Conrad-Johnson, dCS, Veloce, Nordost
Scaena is Latin for “line source speakers with monster subwoofers”. Okay, I made that up. But that’s what I think of whenever I see Scaena hit the showroom floor. At AXPONA, the $110k Spiritus 3.4...
View ArticleNYAV12: Audio Doctor presents Scaena, conrad-johnson, dCS, Kronos
I have to confess. Okay, I don’t have to, but I’m gonna anyway, so gut it up. Here’s the thing — I’ve never really given Scaena a fair shake. I first heard them at AXPONA in Atlanta last year. I …...
View ArticleRMAF 2013: Grab bag (Music First Audio/Electra Fidelity, Scaena, Keith Monks,...
One of the problems with RMAF is that it’s just too big. The basic effect of the size is to turn me into that four-year old kid in the ice cream parlor who just can’t decide what flavor he wants. …...
View ArticleAXPONA 2014: Scaena and Ayon, sculptures in sound
Scaena had some new loudspeakers tucked kitty-corner into one of the larger demo rooms down on the main floor at AXPONA, and it was either the room, the odd placement, or “something else”, but the room...
View ArticleNew York 2014: Care Audio Maximizes the MAD Baron
I’m still scratching my head a little bit about the system I saw and heard in New Jersey’s Care Audio room at the New York Show. 10 years from now, I might still be there, scratching my head. Yes, I...
View ArticleA day at Axpona 2011: Scaena, YG, King
A disappointment in three parts Scaena Scaena had some pretty amazing-looking speakers set up. The line array and subs, together (I think), worked out to be something like $66k. Impressive. Huge....
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