Summer of '18

Summer of '18

Posted by Inmate51 (P) on January 17, 2024 at 14:56:24

In Reply to: From what I just gathered posted by Ozzie on January 17, 2024 at 11:01:39:

The last hifi show I went to was the California Audio Show in Oakland back in the summer of 2018. Went to a number of demo rooms. It was like deja vu all over again - it could've been a CES show like the ones I went to in the late '70s, but with new products. Same kind of setups, same kind of rooms with no acoustical treatments, same sales pitches, etc.

I went to ONE "technical" session, 'cause it was a topic I'm familiar with and I wanted to hear what the guy had to say. It was about acoustical power output (acoustic watts). The guy was not a good presenter. How they chose him is beyond me. Besides talking poorly for over ten minutes before he even got around to saying the words "acoustical power", he got a fundamental formula wrong on his flipsheet pad, and his writing was barely legible.

Despite the ho-hum experience, I thought I might go again in 2020, but we all know how that summer unfolded, and I didn't travel at all.

I'd probably go to a show here in Dallas if there is one. The Lonestar Audio Fest has been held at Park Central in the past, and so I'd go to that if it's held again. The issue is knowing about it BEFORE it's over. Marketing for audio shows is less than excellent - a person has to keep their ear to the ground or there's a good chance they'll miss it. I know people who are musicians and have nice stereo systems, and they've never heard of Lonestar Audio Fest or AXPONA or Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, etc.

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Topic - From what I just gathered - Ozzie 11:01:39 01/17/24 (29)

RE: From what I just gathered - Palustris 07:42:22 01/24/24 (0)

I haven't attended a show in ~50 years - Feanor 04:03:32 01/20/24 (2)

RE: I haven't attended a show in ~50 years - Ozzie 16:23:50 01/20/24 (1)

Yes, probably the best reason ~nt - Feanor 04:27:30 01/24/24 (0)

RE: From what I just gathered - AbeCollins 07:58:23 01/19/24 (0)

That sums it up pretty well - Jack G 04:53:53 01/19/24 (1)

RE: That sums it up pretty well - Inmate51 05:37:39 01/19/24 (0)

No. nt - Tom 08:11:31 01/18/24 (0)

You ought to be a stamp collector.... - troutbum 06:21:29 01/18/24 (0)

Despite what Ms. CfL says (i.e., "70 is the new 60"). . . - Chris from Lafayette 01:51:39 01/18/24 (6)

Is that why - E-Stat 10:04:16 01/18/24 (5)

Believe me, E-Stat, I think about that all the time - Chris from Lafayette 11:52:18 01/18/24 (4)

you'd make the usual poilitician /nt - Story 12:07:46 01/18/24 (0)

Just kidding! - E-Stat 12:07:29 01/18/24 (2)

RE: Just kidding! - regmac 12:49:04 01/18/24 (1)

I expect nothing less than a 360 degree panorama - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 14:31:34 01/18/24 (0)

Main problem is - there is no great sound on those shows - Wojciech 20:17:55 01/17/24 (2)

Midwest Redneck culture?? - kuma 04:06:56 01/18/24 (1)

RE: Midwest Redneck culture?? - Wojciech 05:58:45 01/18/24 (0)

RE: going to AXPONA; I'm 60 but I'm taking my daughter, her husband, and his brother - Oldbean2 19:07:20 01/17/24 (0)

Nope! - Raiderman 15:44:09 01/17/24 (0)

Summer of '18 - Inmate51 14:56:24 01/17/24 (0)

RE: From what I just gathered - G Squared 14:30:18 01/17/24 (0)

RE: From what I just gathered - Analog Scott 13:35:12 01/17/24 (0)

RE: From what I just gathered - Craiger56 13:16:16 01/17/24 (0)

RE: From what I just gathered - Skip Pack 13:09:00 01/17/24 (1)

RE: From what I just gathered - lokie 07:12:02 01/24/24 (0)

RE: From what I just gathered - Chris K. 11:52:17 01/17/24 (0)

RE: From what I just gathered - Mike K 11:24:05 01/17/24 (0)

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