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In Reply to: RE: RMAF 2014? posted by Frihed89 on October 13, 2014 at 08:43:58
Although the number of rooms continues to slowly decline (IMO) I felt the number of show goers this year was up, and to me more important, the energy level was much more positive. People actually paying attention to the sound instead of just room hopping. More women, more younger people [i.e. proportionally less gray hair].
Hardly any video [just 2 rooms I think]. Still quite a few turntables, but few were playing them. Lots and lots of headphones on display [and their associated amps], even outside the CanJam area. Lots of new small brands - some of which actually sound pretty good.
I've been feeling that RMAF has been declining steadily for 3 or 4 years. More and more gloom. Fewer people. Fewer rooms. Energy level really loooow, especially compared to Newport. But this year I felt much less of a need for anti-depressants after the show :-)
We tried to take a photo of every component in every room. I think we got perhaps 98% of the show... So, you CAN see the show with no crowds [but, you know, with no sound either :-/ ] ....
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Bravo!
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... all of the 149 rooms are up.
I think we only missed 3 (and the PS Audio Sprout room - luckily the Sprout was also at CanJam)
Mostly what's left is CanJam and about a dozen Booths
Thanks a bunch.
Did anyone visit room #482 featuring Dared Audio amps and Rogers loudspeakers?
I did. I spent a fair amount of time listening to the Rogers LS 5/9 with the Dared Saturn SET. Very nice. So nice, in fact, that I gave a lot of thought to purchasing a pair of the speakers. $3800.
That's good to hear. Thanks for the info.
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Thanks a bunch.
The PS Audio Sprout was in a room separate from the main PSAudio setup. Did you get a picture?
I have a couple of friends there at PS Audio and I guess they did not want to seem pushy because no one told me about the room being for the Sprout.
I mean, there were people going in there [and, you know, coming back out] but it seemed more like a private viewing...
And I even visited their large room 3 times (it was one of the better sounds at the show)
Argh!
nt
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
Little OTO integrated is a gem.
You did a beautiful job. Thanks.
Imagine you are King for a day. No. Three days.
You're a King and you are an audiophile. You command that 1000, no, wait, 2000 pieces of high fidelity gear be brought together for you to hear.
The gear is to be assembled into well over 100 stereo systems. Each is to be setup in a different room. Plugged in. Warmed up. And have music playing all day long [but you forget to say 'good' music. Doh! :-)].
There are even to be people standing by to answer any questions you may have about the gear.
Then you invite several thousand of your friends to join you as you listen to this gear all day for three days.
This is a high-end audio show.
Big J
"... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
.....just not in the mood this time.
agree on your general comments about the trend of relevance, nice that you felt an uptic.
mikel
Hey Mikel, aren't you in SoCal, or am I thinking of someone else? If you are, did you go to AES?
:)
Steve,
you visited me in North Bend, where I still am.
I'm not an AES guy at all......I got the room in the barn you took pictures of an put on your website.
and btw, lots of changes on my end, time for you to visit again. ;-)
mikel
Thanks for the reply! I'm not 'Steve'.
And, ya shoulda been at AES! Some excellent papers, products, etc.
:)
... and several others.
Hey, who knew? The graph was just going down and down...
Talking about mood... also kind of dreaded going originally, but we kind of have to considering that it is right here. Just have to manage to get in the car and point it South for about an hour. This is actually harder than it sounds :-)
I've never been to the Newport show. Isn't that later in the year? I have family in O.C. SoCal so it might be a worthwhile trip if I can break away from work.
i hope to see you there. i always go and if you like i can email you my cell #.
...regards...tr
Its at the very end of May. They say it has not rained there during that time of year in 1000 years...!
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