Went to the Rocky Mountain Audio Show!!

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,244
edited October 2010 in 2 Channel Audio
The place was infested with Tubes and TurnTables.. Plenty of Vinyl,SACD, and DVD A's.

Had a great time funny that half the stuff I would never buy.
I got to meet Tyler from TA. Very nice guy and it was nice to finally hear some TA Speakers.

I am in love with the A Capella high violoncello boy do they sing, Amazing!!! Also my other love is Venture. All I can say is WOW if one could afford to have both of these speakers I don't see where one would need to look any further.

Mod Wright was there and they had a modded tube Oppo 83 let's just say I'm sold and want one they also had a tube modded Sony SACD player and the Oppo killed it IMO..

Oh I can not forget the Bella Luna Diamante loud speaker.. These babys are not only original looking they sound fantastic..

MIT was there and I was hoping Joe would be there, not sure if he was or not, they had some show going on somewhere else in the building..

Emotiva was there as well they had their subs,speakers,4 XPA-1's their new DAC and of course the ERC-1 CDP. I will not post my thoughts as it was just OK and I'm being nice. They are super nice guys and are in it for the budget of audio. But they don't hold a candle next to the rest of the show. And yes I'm bittimg my tongue.. They did not give me the WOW factor. But I don't think their speakers are very good. And I know they are there to showcase their product..

The vinyl that I got to enjoy was fantastic. I thought my TT setup sounded good. Boy does vinyl sound good with the right setup. I have said it before but I will take vinyl over CD anyday of the week..

Well that's it for now. Now if I could win the lottery!! LOL.


Larry.
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited October 2010
    Thanks for sharing some highlights Larry.

    I think I would have had a blast there. Hope to catch next years.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited October 2010
    well that sounds like allot of fun, I might try and go next year.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited October 2010
    Sounds like some great things you got to listen to Larry. Vinyl over CD??? That's crazy talk!!:p:p:p;):D

    Greg
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    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited October 2010
    Thanks for sharing your adventure. Man, you love your vinyl!
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  • praedet
    praedet Posts: 314
    edited October 2010
    Wat did you think of the Dodd Audio/GR Research room?
    HT: Ninja Master LSi9s, Ninja Master LSiC, Slightly Modded LSiFXs, Modded LSi7s, Outlaw LFM-1 EX and Polk PSW125
    Outlaw 970 Preamp, Outlaw 7700 Amp, Velodyne SMS-1, Oppo BDP-83,
    2 APC H-15s and a Panamax 5400 for good measure ;)
    Stereo: DIY Alix Music Server, DODD Audio Battery Tube Buffer, Modded DAC-60 and MF V-Link (for now), DIY Silver ICs, Battery Powered Class D SDS-254 Amp, and GR-Research N2X Speakers
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2010
    did you get your ear on the fritz monitors?
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • ecod123
    ecod123 Posts: 379
    edited October 2010
    Thanks for the post, Larry! Especially the impression on Modwright stuff.

    From what I have read from the feedbacks from the various forums, it was audio nirvana for everyone who attended. Seems like just visiting all the rooms to audition the gears is worth the airfare alone!

    Did you get to listen to the Virtue gears and Zu speakers?

    Now to save up for next year RMAF!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2010
    Did you get to meet Ian and/or Rachel at Grant Fidelity and see the new Shuguang 845 Treasure monoblocks?
    Jake
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,244
    edited October 2010
    praedet wrote: »
    Wat did you think of the Dodd Audio/GR Research room?

    Loved It!!! Dodd as come a long way. Gary was there but I had just missed him.:( I met another guy there on some room treatments super nice guy. I have his card at home, nice looking stuff and very affordable..
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited October 2010
    Thanks for the posting, Larry. Were you able to drop by the Bottlehead room? I believe they were demoing the Tape Project tapes?
    Cheers, Ken
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2010
    By any chance get to hear Selah Audio? http://www.selahaudio.com/
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • lakesailor
    lakesailor Posts: 319
    edited October 2010
    Thanks for the report. I would have loved to have gone !
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