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In Reply to: RE: RMAF 2014? posted by Frihed89 on October 13, 2014 at 08:43:58
Went for 2 days. 4th or 5th trip to RMAF. I think the number of exhibitors has fallen, but there are newer, smaller companies/individuals appearing with interesting products. It seems you still see the established, mostly high dollar brands, but I noticed more rooms dedicated to affordable systems, some of which sounded pretty damn good (Sony for one).
The reps/owners/inventors are pretty laid back at this show in general; most seem to take time and interest in the attendees who listen for a a few cuts, and don't just walk into a room and sit down in the 'sweet spot' for 7 seconds, then leave.
You can't please everyone, but naturally I'm attracted from a hallway to a room where music I enjoy (N Jones, E Cassidy, African folk music, Knofler, etc.) is playing; as opposed to hard accoustical, New Age, hard Jazz. But again, that's only my bias.
Nordost had an interesting project in the Mezzanine. Jeff Rowland electronics with Vahalla cabling. The reps then put on an hour's demo of switching out ONE cable at a time, and playing the same cut of music for 45 to 60 seconds. Going up the line, for example, with Nordost power cables, even my ancient ears could tell a definite difference.
I think the RMAF people work damn hard to put on a show in a nice locale, and I'll continue to visit to learn and enjoy.
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Nothing night and day, but the improvements as you moved up the line were clearly audible. Wish I'd asked which cheapie cable he was using for a baseline-it looked like Radio Shack pro gold.
I went for all 3 days and had a great time- it was pretty dead on Sunday, but that made it a lot easier to request tracks from my demo disc. RMAF is a lot friendlier and more laid back than other shows I've been to.
What time, more or less, were exhibitors striking their rooms on Sunday?
Vbr,
Sam
I was in the tower negotiating some speaker cables about 4 PM when people began earnestly packing up.
Oh, that seems pretty good for those attending.
Show hours were to 4 p.m., Sunday.
Which cables interested you? Hope you got them :-)
Vbr,
Sam
Speaker cables; Snake River Hybrids. Scored a pair of Dynaudio C1's (lightly used) on a trade and needed cables. " " has gotten good press (although they don't advertise much, or at all), and the owner is very approachable and informative, no hard sell at all. Haven't set up system yet but will report back when I do.
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