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Old 10-15-2016, 04:37 PM
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Focal/Micromega room. I can't remember what Sopra # these are, sorry. But it sounded much better than I would have thought, being run by an all-in-one micromega box.

Those were the Sopra No. 2's. I agree, they sounded pretty good for being driven by that Micromega box. I would have loved to have heard the Sopras on a class a/b amp for comparison. The No. 2's, while a bit out of my budget, are on my short list.
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Vandersteen/Audio Research/HRS room. Sounded very nice, one of my faves.



I agree, this room sounded great. Timbre was natural and staging and imaging were excellent. Overall, one of the best at the show (IMO).
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Wavelength/Vaughn Speakers room. Speakers were kinda crazy, plasma tweeters and a rear facing array of mids. Sound was good, but seemed like something was missing for me.

I agree, while the sound was good, something wasn't quite right here. Vaughn had a much better sounding set-up at RMAF last year. Friday this room sounded pretty bad. I understand that the Wavelength pre-amp did not make it to the show or was damaged in transit? They had to overnight another one in and it arrived for Saturday, at which time it sounded better, but still not wan't quite right. Better luck next year I guess, as Vaughn's speakers can sound really good and those plasma tweeters can sound delicious.
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Old 10-17-2016, 01:18 AM
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I don't see much chatter about Canton. I've noted some comments about their detail and deep base. Their Reference K series are quite handsome IMO.
I agree, the Canton's looked great and sounded very very good.
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Old 10-17-2016, 01:51 AM
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Overall, and considering what the show was up against (Marriott renovations) I thought that the show was excellent this year. Here's a few rooms that I didn't see mentioned that were producing some excellent sound.

Harbeth 40.2's driven by VAC tube gear. Midrange magic with Holographic staging and imaging. I could have listened in this room for hours.

ELAC's higher dollar range ($10K/pr) speakers driven with Audio Alchemy gear (ELAC now owns Audio Alchemy). These are not Andrew Jones designs. Everything (Timbre, Staging, Imaging, scale, drive) was spot on with this modestly priced (by today's standards) room.
Harbeth HL5+ speakers driven by Vinni Rossi Electronics. Somewhat warm, but very realistic sound from this set-up.
Acoustic Zen driven by VOSS electronics. I'm a trumpet player and this set-up played Miles Davis with genuine realism. I've never heard and of Robert Lee's speakers before (only his cables), but these are good ones. Retail is $22K/pair (too steep for me, but .... )
Hsu has a new point source (8" co-ax) speaker for $799 per pair that sounded far better
than the price point. Dr. Hsu said the will be available starting in Jan. 2017. For audiophiles on a budget these may be very tough to beat. Paired with Hsu's $400 sub the sound was very surprising. It was probably the Onkyo Receiver and the zip cord speaker wire that really made it all shine :-) And, Dr. Hsu is such a nice guy.

Regarding attendance: I was roaming the halls and tents and Pods all three days. As previously stated there were more women in attendance (mostly trailing spouses or significant others). Along with those of advancing age, I also notice a lot more young audiophiles in attendance than at previous shows (I've been to 11 of the 13 RMAF's). They did spend more of their time in the CanJam tent (which is where my 17 year old spend most of his time), but there were definitely more young people at the show this year (IMO). They didn't seem to be haunting the rooms with Wilson, Focal, Magico, and that ilk as they don't really have that kind of cash. Their were plenty of the younger folks at the Schiit/Salk room, the Hsu room, the RMAF "audio on a budget" rooms and at CanJam. I attended the seminar on Analog Tape (several great R2R demos throughout the show) and there were several young audiophiles at that seminar also. Yes, us old geezers dominated the attendee list, but so far as I could tell there was an uptick in younger attendees which gives me hope that our hobby may continue on for at least another decade or two :-)
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Wilson/Ayre room. Sabrinas continue to impress me at their price point.

Ahh man, I would have loved to hear that room. I so want to move to Ayre from Devialet but had such bad crops this year.
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