Capital Audiofest 2023

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  • honestaquarian
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  • honestaquarian
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    edited November 2023
    Linn and Magnetar!!
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  • stangman67
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    I’ve heard Dan Wright’s room showcasing his small form factor stuff and Acora speakers is pretty darn good. Have a lot of friends up there, I’m trying to build next years show into my schedule
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  • honestaquarian
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    They’re packing up now. I got a good bit in, but missed and entire floor. Oh well I expected that.
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  • treitz3
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    edited November 2023
    Yeah, many of the folks you see are ready to go. They have been there for 4 days (plus an untold amount of time packing and preparing for this). You only have 6 hours invested (plus your own travel time).

    What you have provided for this forum, within the limited time you were there is awesome. Thanks for allowing the members here to somewhat live vicariously at the event through your posts.

    Seriously, thank you. Folks don't realize how much effort it takes to do what you have done and still enjoy why YOU went there in the first place.

    Tom

    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • honestaquarian
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    @treitz3 Thank you!
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  • stangman67
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    @honestaquarian do you live in the DC area?
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  • Emlyn
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    honestaquarian wrote: »
    Linn and Magnetar!!

    Interesting to see that pairing for sure.

    You must have been exhausted after that whirlwind trip. :)
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  • honestaquarian
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    @stangman67 I live in DC yes. The fest was in Rockville, Maryland north of DC. @Emlyn Yes I was exhausted. I hit every floor except the sixth floor-which I made it to after 4:00 when it was over and everyone was tearing down their setups. Since it was the last day of the three day fest it went from 10:00 to 4:00. I got there at around 12:00. I didn't even know about the fest until Saturday night after work.
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  • honestaquarian
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    treitz3 wrote: »
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    Live vocals to track. The room is huge and there’s lots of bass!

    Anne Bison?

    Tom

    @treitz3 I wasn't in there long enough to find out. I was so busy trying to get to as many rooms as possible in the four hours that I was there. Obviously I didn't succeed, but it was a whirlwind tour that's for sure!
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  • stangman67
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    edited November 2023
    honestaquarian wrote: »
    @stangman67 I live in DC yes. The fest was in Rockville, Maryland north of DC. @Emlyn Yes I was exhausted. I hit every floor except the sixth floor-which I made it to after 4:00 when it was over and everyone was tearing down their setups. Since it was the last day of the three day fest it went from 10:00 to 4:00. I got there at around 12:00. I didn't even know about the fest until Saturday night after work.

    Awesome, don’t know if you are a member but the DC area Facebook group is awesome! They had a huge presence up there
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  • honestaquarian
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    Some of the strangest cables I have ever seen! A lot of the rooms were taking requests from visitors. As a result you could hear a LOT of music from all kinds of genres. Not just the usual warhorse classical and jazz audiophile material. Whenever I got a request played in many of the rooms it would attract attention and people would come in. In this room I got him to find some old eighties Chicago House music on Qobuz!
    Just like last year they were all over the Hotel.
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  • honestaquarian
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    stangman67 wrote: »
    honestaquarian wrote: »
    @stangman67 I live in DC yes. The fest was in Rockville, Maryland north of DC. @Emlyn Yes I was exhausted. I hit every floor except the sixth floor-which I made it to after 4:00 when it was over and everyone was tearing down their setups. Since it was the last day of the three day fest it went from 10:00 to 4:00. I got there at around 12:00. I didn't even know about the fest until Saturday night after work.

    Awesome, don’t know if you are a member but the DC area Facebook group is awesome! They gas a huge presence up there

    @stangman67 I’m not on Facebook.
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  • msg
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    @honestaquarian - Great photos Carlton, you got a great many here. As others have said, thank you for your time and effort in doing that and sharing here. You must really have sped through there.

    Did you get a chance to hang out in any of the spaces for long enough to check anything out?

    A lot of neat stuff. I like the shots you got of that Linn turntable.
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    @honestaquarian . . . . THANKS for your effort . . . . much appreciated!
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  • honestaquarian
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    edited November 2023
    @msg I did get to sit down and listen in some rooms. Usually at the behest of the host in the room. The Linn/Magnetar room being a prime example. He insisted I sit and listen and asked me to select something to play. He was even willing to open up a brand new box set LP of Miles Davis. I was actually horrified he was willing to do that and begged him not to!! (the pic that shows the system on the rack with the LP’s next to it in the box. You can see it in the back still wrapped in plastic) We listened to the SACD instead. @GlennDog thanks much!!
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  • marvda1
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    Were there a lot of people there?
    From the YouTube videos I have seen, the rooms are not crowded.

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  • audioluvr
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    Thank you @honestaquarian. I don't get out much so I thoroughly enjoyed the time and effort you put in documenting the event!
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  • smartie_panta
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    Awesome! Thank you for allowing me to live vicariously through you, @honestaquarian !!
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  • honestaquarian
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    @marvda1 I went on Sunday the last day. I saw plenty of people, but I wouldn't say it was PACKED with people. They expanded and were spread out on several floors. They the lobby and floors 1,2,3,6,7 and 8.
    I didn't have enough time to get to all of them.
    @audioluvr @smartie_panta Thank you both!
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  • msg
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    honestaquarian wrote: »
    @msg I did get to sit down and listen in some rooms. Usually at the behest of the host in the room. The Linn/Magnetar room being a prime example. He insisted I sit and listen and asked me to select something to play. He was even willing to open up a brand new box set LP of Miles Davis. I was actually horrified he was willing to do that and begged him not to!! (the pic that shows the system on the rack with the LP’s next to it in the box. You can see it in the back still wrapped in plastic) We listened to the SACD instead.

    Nice, man, I'm glad you actually got to enjoy yourself a bit. I laughed at your reaction to the host offering to open that Miles Davis for you lol

    this is one of my favorite photos you shot...
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