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  • doctor rdoctor r Posts: 815
    Most rooms are not stocked with extra inventory, but when I attended Axpona a few years ago many of the vendors were mildly interested in selling the equipment they had demonstrated at the end of the show. (Saves shipping it home) Some of the headphone vendors did have stock to sell and there are usually vinyl sales and possibly cable sales. Also many times you can negotiate a purchase of equipment at a more favorable “show price” to be shipped to you.
    Rick
    VAC Renaissance mk5
    Ayre VX-5/20
    Ayre QX-5/20
    Origin Live Sovereign Mk3-2 dual arm
    Origin Live Enterprise C
    Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum
    Kiseki Purpleheart
    Ortofon Windfeld Ti
    Adona Eris 6dw
    Spendor D9
    Luminous Synestra Sig SC
    Audience AU24 SX XLRs
    Audience aR6-TSSD
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  • CH46ECH46E Posts: 1,963
    Thanks Doc.

    I sent Emotiva an email asking if they might be attending. They said they had no plans to attend at this time.
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  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 7,961
    That's probably for the best.
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  • CH46ECH46E Posts: 1,963
    Clipdat wrote: »
    That's probably for the best.

    I"ve never heard any of their gear. Wanted to see if it lives upro the hype.
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  • CH46ECH46E Posts: 1,963
    You guys think one day is enough to see/hear everything you want???

    And im guessing the vendors there on one day will likely be the same the second day?
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  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 7,961
    No.

    Yes.
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  • kharp1kharp1 Posts: 3,463
    Clipdat wrote: »
    No.

    Yes.

    Ditto. You got to take your time, get in trouble with a few of the guys, go back and make sure what you heard drunk the first day sounds as good hungover the second day. That's the mark of a truly quality piece of gear. Plus, Clearwater Beach is just 30 mins away.
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  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 7,961
    I like that this show is free admission. Very cool.
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  • mlistens03mlistens03 Posts: 2,741
    It’s free!? My word, this keeps getting better and better!
    signature is in the spoiler window :)
    Not Tom or Trey or Jim just Micah
    Martin Logan LX16s, NAD 1155 preamp and 4155 tuner courtesy of DaddyJT, NAD C352 playing power amp, BJC Belden cables, Technics SL3200, Marantz CD6004 CD player and Audio Technica cartridge courtesy of Drew/Clipdat, Salamander Archetype rack
    I've always thought the goal of high-end audio was not to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Turn that darn music down' but to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Tell your friends to go home and you can practice later this week'.
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  • doctor rdoctor r Posts: 815
    Most rooms are not stocked with extra inventory, but when I attended Axpona a few years ago many of the vendors were mildly interested in selling the equipment they demonstrated at the end of the show. (Saves shipping it home) Some of the headphone vendors did have stock to sell and there are usually vinyl sales and possibly cable sales. Also many times you can negotiate a purchase of equipment at a more favorable “show price” to be shipped to you.
    Rick
    VAC Renaissance mk5
    Ayre VX-5/20
    Ayre QX-5/20
    Origin Live Sovereign Mk3-2 dual arm
    Origin Live Enterprise C
    Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum
    Kiseki Purpleheart
    Ortofon Windfeld Ti
    Adona Eris 6dw
    Spendor D9
    Luminous Synestra Sig SC
    Audience AU24 SX XLRs
    Audience aR6-TSSD
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  • doctor rdoctor r Posts: 815
    Hope all have a Happy New year. Looking forward to Florida Audio Expo and meeting a few members.
    VAC Renaissance mk5
    Ayre VX-5/20
    Ayre QX-5/20
    Origin Live Sovereign Mk3-2 dual arm
    Origin Live Enterprise C
    Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum
    Kiseki Purpleheart
    Ortofon Windfeld Ti
    Adona Eris 6dw
    Spendor D9
    Luminous Synestra Sig SC
    Audience AU24 SX XLRs
    Audience aR6-TSSD
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  • doctor rdoctor r Posts: 815
    The North East Florida Audio Society has a number of members attending and exhibiting in Tampa. We are planning to have a dinner at Berns Steakhouse on Friday evening (probably around 8pm). If anyone would like to join us you are invited. Please let me know soon as reservations are required for dinner and at their dessert establishment upstairs.
    https://bernssteakhouse.com/
    VAC Renaissance mk5
    Ayre VX-5/20
    Ayre QX-5/20
    Origin Live Sovereign Mk3-2 dual arm
    Origin Live Enterprise C
    Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum
    Kiseki Purpleheart
    Ortofon Windfeld Ti
    Adona Eris 6dw
    Spendor D9
    Luminous Synestra Sig SC
    Audience AU24 SX XLRs
    Audience aR6-TSSD
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  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 7,961
    A little over three weeks away!

    Looks like @BackertLabs will be there, room 304. @mlistens03 make sure to check out their excellent preamp.
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  • Mikey081057Mikey081057 Posts: 7,130
    doctor r wrote: »
    The North East Florida Audio Society has a number of members attending and exhibiting in Tampa. We are planning to have a dinner at Berns Steakhouse on Friday evening (probably around 8pm). If anyone would like to join us you are invited. Please let me know soon as reservations are required for dinner and at their dessert establishment upstairs.
    https://bernssteakhouse.com/

    I'm in Doc... who else is attending?

    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

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  • mlistens03mlistens03 Posts: 2,741
    Clipdat wrote: »
    A little over three weeks away!

    Looks like @BackertLabs will be there, room 304. @mlistens03 make sure to check out their excellent preamp.

    Holy cow, closer than I thought! I have to remind my dad so we can plan to go. :)
    I will!
    signature is in the spoiler window :)
    Not Tom or Trey or Jim just Micah
    Martin Logan LX16s, NAD 1155 preamp and 4155 tuner courtesy of DaddyJT, NAD C352 playing power amp, BJC Belden cables, Technics SL3200, Marantz CD6004 CD player and Audio Technica cartridge courtesy of Drew/Clipdat, Salamander Archetype rack
    I've always thought the goal of high-end audio was not to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Turn that darn music down' but to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Tell your friends to go home and you can practice later this week'.
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  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 7,961
    It sounds like they want you to register for your free tickets in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/florida-audio-expo-tickets-51593268856
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  • doctor rdoctor r Posts: 815
    Yes I believe they are doing a registration to have a head count of attendees for data purposes. As far as dinner I have a few from Jacksonville committed and more contemplating. There are also a couple of exhibitors/manufactures we are awaiting a response from. I’m hoping for 10 or more.
    VAC Renaissance mk5
    Ayre VX-5/20
    Ayre QX-5/20
    Origin Live Sovereign Mk3-2 dual arm
    Origin Live Enterprise C
    Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum
    Kiseki Purpleheart
    Ortofon Windfeld Ti
    Adona Eris 6dw
    Spendor D9
    Luminous Synestra Sig SC
    Audience AU24 SX XLRs
    Audience aR6-TSSD
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  • doctor rdoctor r Posts: 815
    Start of possible dinner attendees here:
    Doctor r
    Mikey081057
    mlistens03
    Clipdat
    VAC Renaissance mk5
    Ayre VX-5/20
    Ayre QX-5/20
    Origin Live Sovereign Mk3-2 dual arm
    Origin Live Enterprise C
    Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum
    Kiseki Purpleheart
    Ortofon Windfeld Ti
    Adona Eris 6dw
    Spendor D9
    Luminous Synestra Sig SC
    Audience AU24 SX XLRs
    Audience aR6-TSSD
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  • verbverb Posts: 10,154
    doctor r wrote: »
    Start of possible dinner attendees here:
    Doctor r
    Mikey081057
    mlistens03
    Clipdat

    @Clipdat are you going? Drew, that should be fun! :smile:
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS,Cary SLP-05 Pre,Enlightened Audio Designs CD Transport,Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC,Cambridge 851N streamer,Marantz SA-14 SACD,McIntosh MC300 Amp,Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Digital Cable,Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner,Pangea Power Cables,Wireworld Oasis 8 RCA IC's,MIT Shotgun S3 IC's,MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC,EAR Acute CD Player,EAR 834L Pre,Northstar Designs Intenso DAC,PASS ACA Monoblocks,Denon UDR-F10 Cassette,Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers,SVS SB12 Plus sub,MIT AVt2 speaker cables,IFI Purifier2,AQ Cinnamon USB cable,Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
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  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 7,961
    Sorry for the confusion, I'm not attending, just excited for the show.
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  • doctor rdoctor r Posts: 815
    Ok
    VAC Renaissance mk5
    Ayre VX-5/20
    Ayre QX-5/20
    Origin Live Sovereign Mk3-2 dual arm
    Origin Live Enterprise C
    Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum
    Kiseki Purpleheart
    Ortofon Windfeld Ti
    Adona Eris 6dw
    Spendor D9
    Luminous Synestra Sig SC
    Audience AU24 SX XLRs
    Audience aR6-TSSD
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  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 7,961
    I'd certainly go if I was in Florida instead of California. :)
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  • mlistens03mlistens03 Posts: 2,741
    doctor r wrote: »
    Start of possible dinner attendees here:
    Doctor r
    Mikey081057
    mlistens03
    Clipdat

    We are going to the show! I'm not sure about dinner afterward though, I'll have to ask my dad if that is doable as well. :)
    signature is in the spoiler window :)
    Not Tom or Trey or Jim just Micah
    Martin Logan LX16s, NAD 1155 preamp and 4155 tuner courtesy of DaddyJT, NAD C352 playing power amp, BJC Belden cables, Technics SL3200, Marantz CD6004 CD player and Audio Technica cartridge courtesy of Drew/Clipdat, Salamander Archetype rack
    I've always thought the goal of high-end audio was not to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Turn that darn music down' but to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Tell your friends to go home and you can practice later this week'.
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  • doctor rdoctor r Posts: 815
    Well after speaking to Berns today they are completely booked for that weekend so the dinner will be rethought...
    VAC Renaissance mk5
    Ayre VX-5/20
    Ayre QX-5/20
    Origin Live Sovereign Mk3-2 dual arm
    Origin Live Enterprise C
    Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum
    Kiseki Purpleheart
    Ortofon Windfeld Ti
    Adona Eris 6dw
    Spendor D9
    Luminous Synestra Sig SC
    Audience AU24 SX XLRs
    Audience aR6-TSSD
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  • CH46ECH46E Posts: 1,963
    I was planning on going for sure. However with the Gov shutdown and the fact I still have to work and dont know when I'll be paid again has me thinking twice about unnecessary expenditures. If we start getting paid again soon I'll be there for sure.
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  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 7,961
    Show is on FRIDAY! @mlistens03 on a scale of 1-10 how excited are you??
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  • mlistens03mlistens03 Posts: 2,741
    edited February 2019
    I'm gonna go with 11. ;)
    And I'm gonna be dragging along one of my friends for the ride! but we can't go more than one afternoon, so I'm probably gonna have to pick and choose which rooms I go to.
    Anybody else going?
    we probably won't make it to the dinner afterwards, but I'd love to meet a couple of you guys there!
    signature is in the spoiler window :)
    Not Tom or Trey or Jim just Micah
    Martin Logan LX16s, NAD 1155 preamp and 4155 tuner courtesy of DaddyJT, NAD C352 playing power amp, BJC Belden cables, Technics SL3200, Marantz CD6004 CD player and Audio Technica cartridge courtesy of Drew/Clipdat, Salamander Archetype rack
    I've always thought the goal of high-end audio was not to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Turn that darn music down' but to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Tell your friends to go home and you can practice later this week'.
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  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 7,961
    In my experience, you'll know within the first few minutes of listening if it's a room you'll want to spend more time in, or rapidly vacate.
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  • Mikey081057Mikey081057 Posts: 7,130
    So I am cancelling because I got called away on business this week and getting back Friday night and then back out again on Sunday afternoon...

    I was really looking forward to Bern's and after that not being able to get a res.... that kinda lowered my priorities.

    :/
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • CGTIIICGTIII Posts: 692
    Friends can't go with and buying another amp. Hopefully next year. :-)
    Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.

    Lovin' my salvaged 10As! Assist to @lawdogg.
    Polk - SDA-2Bs, 11TLs, (4) M7s, RTi4s, RT35is, RTi28s, RT3s, S4s, M3s, various centers.
    Boston - S8, S6s, S4s.
    M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, Realistic T1000s, and others.
    ​Thompson Adventures, Inc.
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