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RMAF: A different angle ...

Posted by Stephæn on October 20, 2006 at 22:13:15

As usual, I took a lot of pictures and I took a lot of notes. I heard a few things that struck my interest, but I'm confident those will be covered by many other members of the press that are in attendance. What I heard that was most interesting were the replies to my simple query, asked of all the exhibitors I visited (at least those that had a moment to chat):

After doing a system demo for others … after all tweaking and all the futzing … after everyone is gone ... and it’s just you and your system ... what recording do you pull out for yourself?

As noted in yesterday's report, Ray Kimber was the first to have a shot at the question. His answer:
"Widor Mass, recorded at St. Sulpice in France. It can be found on SACD through JAV Records (Recordings?). Why does Ray dig it? "The music gets me ... it has scope ... and grandeur."

Ray Kimber

Here's what we learned today:
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Chris Hoff (Balanced Power Technologies)
“I listen for emotion in music, especially vocals.”
* James Taylor – Live
* Jackson Browne – Solo
* Four Generations of Miles
* Tierney Sutton – Something Cool
* Tao Ruspoli – Flamenco
* Joni Mitchell

Winston Ma (First Impressions Music)
“My favorite is Super Sounds III [FIMXR24 073]”

Chris Hoff and Winston Ma

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Ron Williams (Alpen Audio)
* Patty Larkin – Mink Coats

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Adam Decaria (Zu Audio)
* Telefon Tel Aviv – Map of What is Effortless

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Dennis Fraker (Serious Stereo)
* Greg Holland – Let Me Drive [Warner Bros.]

Dennis Fraker

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Lloyd Walker (Walker Audio)
* Roger Waters – Amused to Death
* Emerald Forest [Soundtrack]

Lloyd Walker

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Jim Hagerman (Hagerman Technology)
* Green Day – American Idiot

Jim Hagerman

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Duke LeJeune (audioKinesis)
* Jethro Tull – Songs from the Wood

Duke LeJeune

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Joseph Cohen (PranaWire)
* Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussein and Eric Harland

Joseph Cohen

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Jerry Siegel (10Audio)
* Dire Straits
* Joan Armatrading

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Jonathan Tinn (Blue Light Audio)
* Benny Carter - Jazz Giant [on SACD]
* Sinatra: Come Fly with Me

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Alvin Lloyd (Grand Prix Audio)
* Willie Nelson – Stardust
* Satchmo Plays King Oliver

Alvin Lloyd

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Ron Welborne (Welborne Labs)
* Watermelon Slim and The Workers

Ron Welborne

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Louis Chocos (Omega Speaker Systems)
* Jimi Hendrix – Axis …
* AC/DC – Back in Black

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Bobby Palkovic (Merlin Music Systems, Inc.)
* Nils Lofgren – Live
* Patty Loveless
* Bill Frisell – Gone Like a Train
* Vince Gill – These Days

Bobby Palkovic

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Chris Brady (Teres Audio)
* Duke Ellington and Ray Brown – This One’s for Blanton

Chris Brady

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Pete Riggle (Pete Riggle Engineering and Audio)
* Leonard Cohen – Ten New Songs
* Leonard Cohen – Dear Heather
* Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt - Trio II
* Michelle Shocked – Short, Sharp, Shocked

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Cornelia Davis (Audio Federation)
* Verve/Remixed – Volume 1

Cornelia Davis

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Dave Stanard (Silver Circle Audio)
* Ray Brown and Laurindo Almeida – Moonlight Serenade

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Ron Sutherland (Sutherland Engineering)
* Freddy Fender
* Julie London

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Expect more replies tomorrow, as I query other exhibitors ... and possibly even (gasp!) attendees.

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