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RMAF 2018 A.A. Show Report & Pictures
So we all arrived in Denver and had a fun first day......Some pretty good sound as well.....seems to be a bit better sounding than many of the rooms last year. So this will start the show report....we've already taken a bunch of pictures so we'll add throughout the weekend. So without further ado, RMAF 2018
After the show ended today, the A.A. members met down at the brew house for some drinks and food. Below is Rob Cabral and wife Jodi (I hope I spelled this right) and to the right is Tony Bon (Anton) Next left to right we have Steve (SL1800), Marc (2fastdriving) and Marc (mtot) Finally a group pic including me (audioguy3107) with standard UGA visor during football season. We'll be seeing Brian (briweed) and Freddie (FreddieFerric) tomorrow.
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 |
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Revel, Mark Levinson and Audioquest Niagara power conditioning.....most of us agreed that this setup looked much better than it sounded. I still love the look of Levinson gear, even if it isn't up to the standards of their products back in the early to mid 1990's.
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 |
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Words really don't do justice for the monstrosities that made up the ESD Acoustics room, a Chinese company new to me. The hosts were very nice but none of us could get over the sheer amount of equipment that made up this system. We listened to it, enjoyed it, but still don't really understand what was going on here, I mean, just look at all the electronics, holy crap. By the way, they were bigger in person than in the pictures. We think that gold thing on the top is a CD player but we're not entirely sure, maybe it dispensed potpourri, who knows. Also, they told me that EACH basshorn alone weighs close to 250 kgs. yikes. As for the sound, they sounded nice...interesting but very diffuse, like a large wall of sound but hard to tell with the demo material. We'll be back here to demand different songs!
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 |
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They told me today the total system cost is $500k, or $330 for just the speakers. I actually thought the tonal balance wasn’t that bad on a piece with trumpet and acoustic guitar, but it sounded like the world’s biggest guitar - the imaging was impossible.
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Verity Audio Monsevalts......these were impressive but volume way too loud in this room. Victory of the day was getting them to play "Whole Lotta Love" off Led Zeppelin II. While very loud, it was impressive. Sounded like a small live concert. Speakers seemed to be a bit far apart but it was a large room. Notice the corners....those are subwoofers, not room treatments. It was really an all out assault on the ears.
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 |
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Rockport Aviors with Constellation electronics. This was a nice but unimpressive sounding room, Marc got them to play "Sailing To Philadelphia" off Mark Knopfler's solo effort. We were all surprised that this system didn't do more for us for the price, maybe it was the room.
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 |
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Wilson Benesch and Ypsilon. I really think this suffered from the room it was in, I thought it sounded nice but not for the price. We did get to hear Holly Cole's "I Can See Clearly Now" and it sounded good but not as good as you might think. I really love the finish on the Wilson Benesch towers though.
Edit: We believe that the round black trashcan/stool looking thing in the middle may have been a sub, but we're not exactly sure. I was going to go sit on it but Marc and Steve held me back. The more I look at it, the more that I think I have no idea what it is. I'll continue tomorrow.....tuning in for the evening. Tomorrow, pictures from Von Schweikert/VAC, Martin Logan/Dan D'agostino, Piega/Soulution, The Gryphon, Sonus Faber/Audio Research. not
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 Last edited by audioguy3107; 10-06-2018 at 01:00 AM. |
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