RMAF 2019 A.A. Show Report & Pictures

[SCAudiophile]

Originally Posted by 2fastdriving

Such a big success that only one person went from Stereophile

And only visited a few rooms.

JVS is a legend in his own mind [emoji1787]

[2fastdriving]

Originally Posted by SCAudiophile

JVS is a legend in his own mind [emoji1787]

yes, so is Fremer. But I do like them both, especially Fremer, he has a wealth of knowledge and is quite witty.

[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by 2fastdriving

Actually...JVS says he's the only one from stereophile but I guess that's incorrect, because Fremer was there and I really enjoyed his little "demo".

I just watched part of Fremer's "video" (if you could call it that) from RMAF.

I left a "continuous improvement" (aka kaizen) note on his YT comments to 1) get a gimbal for his camera when shooting video so we don't get queasy watching his very shakey camera technique 2) to be considerate of his subjects, pull back a bit and show their face, head and shoulders of the person he's talking to so we're not listening to a "decapitated" voice.

You'd think that someone who is so fussy (and presumably, skilled) about something as technically-challenging as turntable setup could do bring some simple and basic technique to shooting a video.

[2fastdriving]

Originally Posted by Puma Cat

I just watched part of Fremer's "video" (if you could call it that) from RMAF.

I left a "continuous improvement" (aka kaizen) note on his YT comments to 1) get a gimbal for his camera when shooting video so we don't get queasy watching his very shakey camera technique 2) to be considerate of his subjects, pull back a bit and show their face, head and shoulders of the person he's talking to so we're not listening to a "decapitated" voice.

You'd think that someone who is so fussy (and presumably, skilled) about something as technically-challenging as turntable setup could do bring some simple and basic technique to shooting a video.

Agreed. One time I took one of his factory visits I was watching on my phone and cast it to my television to watch...it was painful, I felt like I was watching through a keyhole.

[SCAudiophile]

Originally Posted by 2fastdriving

yes, so is Fremer. But I do like them both, especially Fremer, he has a wealth of knowledge and is quite witty.

Fremer has earned tons of respect...he is much more objective and truly skilled IMHO.

[cleeds]

Thanks for this wonderful show coverage, guys! You did a First Class job!

[mtrot]

Had a great time in Estes Park/RMNP for three days after RMAF. Here is a Flickr album of pics if anyone wants to take a look. If you pull up the individual pics, you can see my captions for many of them.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/675683...h/48749179328/

[JBT]

Originally Posted by audioguy3107

We ended Saturday with a trip back to the Sonus Faber/Audio Research room and the Wilson Audio suite to show my wife how the new Wilson Audio WAMM Chronosonics will look when they deliver a pair to our house.

Here's the Sonus Faber SF17.....about that toe in....maybe Ivan can comment here since he's had way more experience with Sonus Faber than I have, but good night, they turned them into a pair of headphones. I spoke with one of the Sonus guys and I get it, they wanted to showcase the new Olympica Novas on the other wall and feature these as more of a "nearfield" listening experience. I understand what he was saying, but why you would ever use a pair of these in a nearfield experience is beyond me. Hard to comment on the sound, they were playing an old jazz/big band type recording that sounded almost mono so I'll reserve judgement.





Wilson Audio WAMM + wife = "But honey, what's $650,000 in the grand scheme of things?"

I'm sure they sound fantastic, but the Wilson is too much. .

[bart]

Originally Posted by mtrot

Had a great time in Estes Park/RMNP for three days after RMAF. Here is a Flickr album of pics if anyone wants to take a look. If you pull up the individual pics, you can see my captions for many of them.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/675683...h/48749179328/

Marc, fabulous pics!

[Antonmb]

Originally Posted by mtrot

Had a great time in Estes Park/RMNP for three days after RMAF. Here is a Flickr album of pics if anyone wants to take a look. If you pull up the individual pics, you can see my captions for many of them.



https://www.flickr.com/photos/675683...h/48749179328/

Great pictures Marc, thanks for sharing. You were certainly in beautiful country.