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Some Brief Observations.....

1. I saw more vinyl rigs than in past shows...... At least since vinyl's "demise" in the 1980s. Saw a lot of server based audio as well..... But relatively few CD and SACD rigs.

2. Although the best sounds I've heard have come from relatively expensive gear, the super expensive setups didn't quite get there....

3. One of the best sounds I heard at the show came from a wireless bluetooth device. One of only few products that got the top end right.

4. For the first time, I heard digital correction that sounded decent. But it was on loudspeakers, not rooms.

5. My most common complaint, for a sonic perspective, is making the music sound like "dramatic sound effects", like in home theater. Especially classical recordings....

6. Speaking of home theater, it's seemingly falling out of favor.

7. Heard Brubeck "Time Out" album in three consecutive rooms. Most common album played at the show.

8. Noticed a lot of dynamic compression and "shout" in a lot of systems.

9. The few times I tried auditioning portable audio, the techs setting up the systems had problems getting the systems to work right.

10. I think the weakest link in most non-vinyl based systems is the recordings themselves. I've noticed a lot of people having a hard time deciphering vocalists.

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