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In Reply to: RE: Certus posted by John Elison on April 14, 2014 at 08:53:10
You've sort of explained why, after one trip to RMAF, I have chosen not to attend any audio show beyond driving distance, which fortunately for me still allows me to attend the Capital Audio Fest, each of the last 3 years. And the reason is that I can tell very little about a component in the context of an audio showroom. For example, how do you really know that no turntable you've ever heard at a show is as good as your own, since most likely no other part of the system you are hearing has much in common with your system? Perhaps you can do that. I cannot unless the turntable is truly awful. Same goes for cartridges, interconnects, AC cords, phono stages, CDPs, etc. On the other hand, I agree that one can make a pretty good judgement about speakers even at an audio show, by comparing one room to another, etc. It's a lot of work. At RMAF, I quickly learned that some highly touted and very expensive speakers that I previously admired from afar were not worth the lusting for. That was therapeutic.
Edits: 04/14/14Follow Ups:
The main reason I go to audio shows is to get together with friends and to see people I haven't seen in awhile.
Best regards,
John Elison
Great reason. After a while, that's why I went.
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I fully agree, that WAS the best benefit of my one visit to RMAF.
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