https://twitteringmachines.com/caf-2021-well-pleased-av-and-command-performance/
“But back to more important matters — I love, love, “Exile” from Taylor Swift’s Folklore album that features Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon who begins the vocals. And you’d be hard-pressed to guess Taylor Swift even after she joins Justin. This system played “Exile” with a deep and full voice, while beautifully highlighting the world of differences between these two distinct voices. I was moved. Really, moved.”
“This system sounded fantastic: clear and dynamic with exceptional scale, imaging, and a sleek musicality that left me satisfied. The rig reproduced Tour de France exceptionally well, revealing ambient and spatial cues that allowed the music to have space and breathe, while its low-end, particularly bass drum, had more tone and texture than I’ve heard from this well-loved (by me) album. The Truffaz disc came across in a wide, deep stage, with a trumpet that floated across the speakers. The QLN Prestige Five speakers made me hungry for more.”
“As far audio show exhibits go, it’s Mark Sossa of Well Pleased AV who is well known for his center-to-corner speaker placement. And I must admit, it worked wonders here at CAF 2021. The new Prestige Five is a bass monster. Capable of driving just about any room you can domestically imagine. With that, the exhibit space at Rockville Hilton did seem rather small considering what we know of the P5’s ability to play large.
Was the room overloaded? Nope.
Plugging the bass ports on the back of the P5’s is an option Dave and I have explored, but with Sossa’s speaker placement he was able to tame the bass output and furthermore deliver one of the deepest sound-stages of the show. Period.
As many showgoers would agree, this was one of this years favourite rooms.”
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/Capital_Audiofest_2021/clott/
“Another room worth a mention was the QLN, Innuos, and Gryphon. Sounding its best on Sunday (which is typical at these shows), the combo was well set up and offered a staggering stage, surprising low end punch and an even and natural tonal palette that drew me back again and again. This room didn't WOW you (which I find loses it's allure quickly), but endeared itself to you for a long term relationship. Nothing in this room shined above any other; it was a well put together room that reminded us that system matching and good setup will always satisfy in the long run.”