A few more thoughts about RMAF:
One of the news items this week was Architectural Traditions, a large national door manufacturer and supplier in Tucson just went out of business and kept everyone's deposits.
(Click here for AZ Starnet article) The economy hasn't turned the corner yet, looks like they held on as long as they could but new houses are not being built like before.
I think everyone is downsizing, no more McMansions with rooms big enough for monstrous speaker setups. I know a guy who would like large speakers but with a small living room and a wife he is now in the market for high quality bookshelf speakers. Most people have a limited imagination, if they are at RMAF shopping for small speakers and go in a room with a big state-of-the-art setup they will love the sound but then move on to another room looking for something that will fit into their house.
The potential buyer of GR Research will want a quick return on their investment which would translate to selling lots and lots of small speaker packages. Think of RMAF as an open house, interested investors come in, kick the tires and see what you got. Lots of traffic would get the word out, how about a raffle? Most of RMAF attendees would show up for a chance to win a small pair of speakers, once they are in the room you also get a chance to up-sell them too.
Wayne