(Left to right: Doug Schroeder, Jack Roberts, Constantine Soo, Fred Crowder, Ed Momkus. Not in the picture but at the Show also: Gary Lea and Phillip Holmes.) I know everyone says that the best part of going to audio shows is see old friends, and making new ones, and surely I would agree that this […]  read more…

Foreword I felt a very relaxed atmosphere this year at RMAF; despite the two power outages from an overloaded electrical service, and local fire department sweep of the building, there was a pervasive sense of ease. The haughtiness of HiFi headspace was deflated a bit by the recession, and manufacturers along with distributors and music […]  read more…

Aaudio Imports (Tidal speakers) A most bizarre show-going experience occured to me at Aaudio Imports’ Acapella (Larkspur Suite, see Coverage 1) and Tidal exhibits (Room 2004), in which the company’s dealers congregated. I mean his dealers are so supportive of the importer, their enthusiasm is a rarity in the industry. The Tidal speaker exhibit was […]  read more…

Foreword On the cover of this year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest official directory were the words “Remembering Al Stiefel”. In previous Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, I could always spot show founder Al Stiefel walking the venue. He was among the taller of guys and you could always see him way down the corridor. That day […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Jack Roberts “Other interesting stuff at the 2008 RMAF” Part 2 of 2 ▼Reel-to-reel. ▼ModWright system. ▼Antique Sound Lab amplifications. ▼Manley 250 monoblock. ▼Einstein system. ▼Artemis Labs system. ▼Soundsmith system. ▼Ayon / Lector system. ▼Electrocompaniet system. ▼DODD Audio amplifier. ▼VTL and Friend. This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Jack Roberts “Other interesting stuff at the 2008 RMAF” ▼Two hours before show time… ▼My Favorite Room. ▼Let’s clean some LPs… ▼…and lift some cables, too. ▼A treasure chest of Purist. ▼Atmosphere amps were out in several rooms. ▼deHavilland Audio’s soon-to-be-released Interstage Driven Triode Monoblocks. ▼The PLAYBACK […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Constantine Soo Oracle / Usher ▲(outer pair) Usher Audio Dancer Be-719 Reference Monitors The Oracle/Usher Exhibit featured Oracle’s Delphi MK V Turntable with Turbo Power Supply ($4,750), Oracle SME 345 Tonearm ($2,200), Oracle Thalia cartridge, Oracle PH 1000 Temple phono stage ($7,500), Oracle CD 1500 MKII ($5,800) […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Constantine Soo AudioSpace/GINI (text only) Alfred Lew of GINI and AudioSpace fame was always the welcoming face at every show, and his Exhibit this year yielded noteworthy dividends. The demonstration system was consisted of the AudioSpace CDP-320 ($880), DAC-1US ($2,990), Reference 3.1 300B ($3,990) integrated tube amplifier […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Constantine Soo Red Rock Audio A little more than a year after the company’s introduction of an updated Renaissance Svetlana SV-572 directly-heated triode push-pull monoblock amplifier, Red Rock Audio unveiled its prototype preamplifier and loudspeaker at the show. I reviewed the Renaissance monoblocks recently, and found it […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Gary Lea As a way of intro to this article, I want to point out that I came to the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest a seasoned writer with The $ensible Sound and left a member of Dagogo.com. Meeting Constantine at the show moved me to make a […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Jack Roberts (Updated Nov 3, 2008) Jack Roberts’ Top Ten Rooms ▼ROOM ONE: Aaudio Imports Acapella Triolon Excalibur, $192,000/pair, plus Einstein electronics, Isoclean power conditioning The Triolon Excaliburs powered by Einstein gear had all the dynamics, aliveness, bass impact, transparency, and soundstage you could ever want. The […]  read more…

This Dagogo 2008 RMAF Show Commentary by Gary Lea DirectGrace Records When Is The Audio Community More Than An Audio Community? If you have children, have thought about having children, have friends that have children or simply know some children (now that should cover everyone out there) please read this and bear with me as […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Jack Roberts Loudspeakers, Part 3 of 3 ▼Von Schweikert Unifield 3 loudspeakers with Audio Space electronics ▼Emerald Physics loudspeakers and Wyred 4 Sound electronics ▼Analysis loudspeakers ▼Waterfall speakers ▼Reference 3A Grand Veena ▼Emerald Physics CS-1 ▼Emerald Physics CS-1 Soundsmith Dragonfly speakers▼ ▼Oswald Mill AC1s ▼Avantgarde loudspeakers ▼Harbeth […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Jack Roberts Loudspeakers, Part 2 of 3 ▼MBL ▼Red Rock Audio ▼Red Rock Audio (closeup) ViV Laboratory Evanui Signature▼ ▼ViV Laboratory Evanui Signature ▼Studio Electrics loudspeaker with ModWright electronics ▼Reference 3A Episode ▼RAAL-Requisite “Eternity” omni-directional speaker (RAAL/Serbia, ribbon manufacturing + Requisite Audio/U.S., electronics)▼ ▼Podium Sound loudspeakers ▼open […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Jack Roberts Loudspeakers, Part 1 of 3 ▼Avalon Acoustic Indra Audio Note AN-E SEC Signature▼ ▼Audio Note AN-E Kit Acoustic Zen speakers▼ ▼bd speakers ▼Classic Audio Reproductions ▼Classic Audio Reproduction “Hartsfield Reference” Von Schweikert VR-9 SE▼ ▼Daedalus Audio Ulysses ▼Dynaudio 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Sapphire with Wadia […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Constantine Soo A.R.T./AcousticPlan/Da Vinci/Audio Tekne In the confine of a modestly sized room, U.S. importer Tangram Audio’s Exhibit marked the convergence of technologies from Scotland (A.R.T. loudspeaker), Germany (AcousticPlan electronics/loudspeaker) and Switzerland (Da Vinci electronics/loudspeaker). A new, more avant-garde looking loudspeaker from A.R.T., the Deco 10 Signature […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Fred Crowder As I approach 60 years of age, lose a little more hair and put on a few more pounds, I have begun to realize that in some ways the world is passing me by more rapidly each year. Part of this is a result of […]  read more…

(continued from Coverage V) This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Doug Schroeder (Part 2 of 2) Audio Unlimited/Focal/Boulder Amplifiers/Running Springs Audio/Tara Labs I am sickened by the fact that I had a lousy pic of this room which is unusable. I’m a better listener than photographer. A very majestic experience; this rig was […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Doug Schroeder (Part 1 of 2) RMAF was enjoyable, quite a relaxed atmosphere, and perfectly timed as the weather was fairly dismal, making the thought of not being in the mountains bearable. Aside from the odd quirk, like a speaker manufacturer removing my Yoshida Brothers demo disc […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Constantine Soo Ayon/Escalante/MaxxHorn ▼Ayon electronics and Escalante speakers Ayon Audio and Escalante Designs are the hosts of this large Hyatt Grand Mesa C Exhibit. Escalante is now the enclosure builder for MaxxHorn speakers, and this Exhibit showcased the beautiful cabinetries of MaxxHorn speakers in two separate systems, […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Jack Roberts Turntables Part 2 of 2 Teres Audio Model 260 Turntable Teres Audio’s prototype arm Galibier Design A couple more Artemis Labs SA-1 Turntables Gerard Scheu Diamond Turntable Schroeder Model 2 tonearm The Scheu Diamond Turntable with the Red Wine Audio Phono Preamp One of several […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Jack Roberts Turntables Part 1 of 2 Continuum Criterion turntable with Copperhead A pair of Triplanars Allen Perkins’ Spiral Groove SG1 Turntable Clearaudio Reference Audio Note Turntable Montegiro Lengo Da Vinci Nobile The Montegiro Lusso Komplet Turntable Montegiro Lusso Komplet Turntable Clearaudio Wood Anniversary CMB Turntable with […]  read more…

This portion of Dagogo’s 2008 RMAF Coverage by Constantine Soo Audio Note UK To date, after listening to other system at the show, the Audio Note UK system, with such extraordinary level of sonics in extreme-premium parts and silver implementation, continued to provide the most explicit experience in tonal sophistication. The only regret in this […]  read more…

2007 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest October 12 ~ 14, 2007 Denver Marriot Tech Center Hotel Show Coverage Page 3 (Exhibit details supplemented by the Exhibitors and the companies they represent) Oracle is one of the more established name brands in this industry, demonstrating a level of technological insights that is worthy of their reputation. In […]  read more…

2007 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest October 12 ~ 14, 2007 Denver Marriot Tech Center Hotel Show Coverage Page 2 (Exhibit details supplemented by the Exhibitors and the companies they represent) German electronics brand AcousticPlan and U.K. loudspeaker company Acoustic Research Technology (A.R.T.) were represented by their common U.S. Importer, Tangram Audio. Using his own 47 […]  read more…

2007 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest October 12 ~ 14, 2007 Denver Marriot Tech Center Hotel Show Coverage Page 1 (Exhibit details supplemented by the Exhibitors and the companies they represent) Harmonix Reimyo of Combak Corporation unveiled the Dinosaur Tuning Speaker Stand for use with the Bravo! mini-monitor ($5,995/pair). Also new in 2007 was the CDT-777 […]  read more…

The VRS Audio Systems-Music Studio will be at RMAF. The future of high fidelity recording and playback is here. Get ready for an extraordinary, new listening experience. VRS Audio Systems will present the VRS Revelation Music Studio at the RMAF room 518. The Music Studio can digitally archive entire music collections of virtually any size. […]  read more…

Rives Audio Equipment List: Rives Audio PARD (Parametric Adaptive Room Compensation) Classe amplification and B&W Nautilus 800 Song Audio From top to bottom: Song Audio SA-300MB power amp Song Audio SA-1 preamp & power supply Also: Song Audio Type II Silk DM speaker Zu cable Druid speaker (Alternative System) From top to bottom: Song Audio […]  read more…

Locus Design Group Locus Design * DampClamp * Nucleus and Polestar power cables * Polestar speaker cables (on the Eminent Technology speakers) * Polestar AC extension box CryoParts * Beast power cable * Ogre power cables Sonicweld * Pulserod loudspeaker system (Saturday and Sunday) Eminent Technology * LFT-16 loudspeakers (Friday and Saturday) Eastern Electric * […]  read more…

Gallery 3 Eminent, Empirical Audio, Encore Performance, & Excalante Eminent Technology – Eminent Technology TRW-17, Rotary Woofer Winston Wright standing by the manifold he constructed, The manifold for the rotary woofer was located in one room (7809) and the listening area was in the adjacent room (7811). The manifold connected through the door between the […]  read more…