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The Commercial Zone => Audio Shows and Events => Rocky Mountain Audio Fest => Topic started by: Pez on 10 Oct 2014, 12:54 am
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Coming soon 8)
Check https://www.facebook.com/PezandTysonRMAF For people of RMAF coverage.
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Ahh hell. I'm unlocking it now! Show some love AC!!!!!
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Have fun and we'll (well, at least I'll) anxiously look forward to living RMAF 2014 vicariously through your eyes!
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Looking forward to your coverage, always a great read!
Thanks,
Ed
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Thanks for doing this again this year.
You guys rock!!! :rock:
Have fun,
Jerry
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Have a good time as you keep all of us who can't be there advised on the latest & greatest. I think I can safely say we all appreciate the time and effort you both put into this annual presentation. :thumb:
Thanks........JD
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Thanks for sharing your adventure with us guys and gals back home!
Looking forward to more great pictures this year.
Rich
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Get us some pics dudes! We're dying out here........
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Friggin teases! I hate you! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Get us some pics dudes! We're dying out here........
The only pictures we would get at this point at the boys in their PJ's, I think. (Nope, that's not a 2A3!)
Looking forward to the audio coverage guys. Keep up the great work.
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Always enjoy the input by both of you. looking forward to another great set of posts and pics.
Don
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Have fun guys, and know that we really appreciate what you do. :thumb:
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If it's not too late to ask for a room visit, is it possible for someone to stop by the Acoustic Zen room and ask Robert when we're going to see the debut of his new loudspeaker? Design? Size? Price target? Thanks. :thumb:
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Tyson and Pez,
I always look forward to your honest and no non-sense impressions. I'm sure this year's going to be no different. Thank you guys! :thumb:
Cheers,
Ian
Ahh hell. I'm unlocking it now! Show some love AC!!!!!
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Look forward to seeing both of you today.
Laura
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No non-sense? Wait, I thought this was a Tyson and Pez thread!
OK, it's time for that opening picture of a half eaten bagel, and Marjorie running through the lobby.
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I don't know guys, should I wake Tyson up? I've already double checked all the equipment, fed, clothed and groomed the girls for school, dropped the eldest off AND started a Facebook page for the show.
https://www.facebook.com/PezandTysonRMAF
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Hate to hit you all with bad news right off the bat, but Tyson is sick. I'm going to give him an hour to sleep, but no promises. Best laid plans....
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Oh man... good luck NOT getting sick Pez, I know you can do it! :thumb:
Maybe Tyson needs to wear a mask so so he won't get everyone at RMAF sick too? I could stop by the local hardware store and get you a dust mask if you want....
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Howdy, what I wanna know is what this year's test tracks are? Reckon Mr. Tyson won the arm wrestle/pout-fest against Civil Wars.... either that or I've got an idea what's made him sick! I'll be aimlessly roaming there Saturday morning.
Lateron - RalphE
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No civil wars this year mostly Tysons bitching to blame there. We will see how he's doing and go from there. Ya maybe a mask might be the way to go. :scratch: don't worry we'll pick one up and my wife is a doctor so I'm sure there's some stashed away somewhere.
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Tyson's looking better. We are getting ready!!! :thumb:
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Hey all, I am ALIVE!!! And just posting to test our mobile hotspot. Looks like we are up and running :thumb:
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Tks guys, need to hear about the new PS Audio amplfier, more so since they are using Vintage Infinity speakers, nothing like comparing old vs New internet hype Speakers... :)
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We're here!
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Lol this is why I don't use AC for uploads. :P
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Tyson here - That is exactly how things look to me after multiple doses of DayQuill.
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You two are younger than I expected :lol:
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[Tyson]General Room Notes – Last year the King Sound room was the surprise of the show – they came out of nowhere and kicked ass. This year the speakers are the smaller brothers and still just freaking phenomenal sound. AND they use an electronic crossover – no wonder they sound so amazing.
Mahler Symphony 6 – Nice metallic bit to the horn intro. Shocking how much bass these planar speakers produce. I am actually looking around for a sub! I do think the room is a bit too small to let these speakers fully breath.
Handel Aria – Oh, very nice. Sweet and full. Who said Planars are thin sounding? Not here!
Saint Saens – Danse Macabre (Violin & Piano) – Nice dynamics for this track.
Tom Waits (Jockey Full of Bourbon) – Hey, who know Tom Waits could sound so smooth? Incredibly musical speakers here!
Natalie Merchant (Pepper Man) - Handles all the different voices and rock/blues dynamics with aplomb! Even when Natalie really leans into the mic, still not painful. Great room.
Jason
Tom waits - very great pace and rhythm. Vocal clarity and detail are phenomenal. Great head bobbin. I'm astonished by the detail and clarity of the overall presentation.
Merchant - the overall balance of this system reminds me a lot of a solid state version of my RM40 setup. Backup male vocals are strong and confident! Superb bass control and vocal separation. Great way to kick off the show!
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Sorry folks. Still trying to get the sizing right. The next batch of pictures will be smaller.
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[Tyson]General Room Notes – Another favorite from last year. At least there are a few vendors trying to do some things outside of the standard cones-in-a-box. Love the stands with the integrated up-firing woofers. Late Ceiling Splash I believe it’s called. Gives that great open, spacious that Open Baffle lovers (like me) crave. Plus, Tubes! And Room Treatment! Love this room already!
Mahler Symphony 6 – Big dynamic swings just crush you in the chest. And surprisingly gentle during the subdued parts. And a deeeep soundstage. Those brass instruments come in from waay back.
Handel Aria –Wow, very sweet and beautiful. Her voice just flows. Great clarity and transparency
Saint Saens – Danse Macabre (Violin & Piano) – Large room/venue of the recording is really well defined and "lit up" going faaaar back, again! And some decent bite and grit to the violin. This is an aggressive piece and it sound grab you. It does.
Tom Waits (Jockey Full of Bourbon) – Subdued menace. Yeah, that's Tom Waits on this song. Your bad side, whispering temptation and self destruction, secretly, in your inner ear. Yeah, they got that.
Natalie Merchant (Peppery Man) – Amazing how much "Naw'lins" come through on this track in this room. I can almost smell the gumbo :P
Any criticisms? For sound, no. But the speakers are a bit short, I feel like I'm looking down on the performers. Now, normally I'm totally fine with looking down on people. It fits the natural order of things. But for soundstaging, bring them up (spikes, maybe), and it'll be a grand slam home run.
Mahler - from side seat position. Mahler is imaging great! Very dynamically confident this system. I love the smooth laid back yet confident portrayal of the strings.
Handel - lovely swimming intoxicating yet never overblown. Just lusty gorgeousness here.
Saint Saens - the pacing and the immediacy is quite frankly stunning. Not as dynamically wall bending as last years system, but at the same time I like this one more for its romantic portrayal of the composition.
Waits - from the main seat there is bass bloom, room related for sure. Great imaging and sound staging. Things are pushed waaaay back in the space between the speakers.
Merchant - again laid back. A bit less detailed than I care for but still great focus and realism. The male vocals are definitely over loading the room and loses detail in the low end. Aside from that this system is solid.
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[Tyson]
General Room Notes – I have to say that Emerald has really upped their game in the fit/finish department. I come here every year, wanting to really love this room, and every year the room sounds a bit hot and unrefined in the treble.
Mahler Symphony 6 – Oh crap, I think they have their L/R reversed. Horns are coming out of the right side here, not the left. Or maybe just my imagination The great news is that these do not sound as hot this year. I am also impressed how much bass they get out of these speakers! Clarity and detail is outstanding, as usual.
Handel Aria – Last year this track almost drove me out of the room, but I’m sitting here and enjoying it quite a bit. Not sure what changed year over year, but well done!
Saint Saens – Danse Macabre (Violin & Piano) – Ah, there’s the bite and thrust I love. Uhm, wait, did I just say that? Haha. It’s actually pretty hard to get this track to sound correctly, with enough force, without turning hard/sterile. But these guys pull it off.
Tom Waits (Jockey Full of Bourbon) – First room at the show I can actually understand the words Tom is saying. Clarity and detail are off the scale. But they also sound a bit flat and lacking tonal depth.
Natalie Merchant (Peppery Man) – This track highlights another strength of these speakers (which OB speakers usually suck at) - rhythm and pace! These guys boogie! Wow, what a fun performance.
Without doubt, this is the best the EP room has sounded in all our years.
Jason
These are the best looking emeralds I have seen bar none. Fit and finish is absolutely stunning.
Waits compared to the other setups we've heard today this system is a drier sound. Not as toe tapping IMO. But still incredibly musical and honest. Great sound stage and decent imaging.
Merchant still a bit dry but great bass control and merchants vocals are superb sounding. Her voice just fades to black between phrasing. Great bass control. Not as three dimensional as compared to other setups but still very convincing.
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Ted_b,
LOL!
:thumb:
Ian
No non-sense? Wait, I thought this was a Tyson and Pez thread!
OK, it's time for that opening picture of a half eaten bagel, and Marjorie running through the lobby.
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[Tyson]
General Room Notes – HORNS!!!! Last year we thought the Volti room show a lot of promise but was a bit hot sounding.
Mahler Symphony 6 – Right off the bat, better balanced sound than last year (which was high/lows dominated). Strings come through well, without glare or any grit. Not easy to do with massed strings, especially for horns (and I generally hate horns, FYI). Cymbals are a bit splashy still, but I think it’s a factor of 2 things – we are sitting very close to the speakers (kind of a small room), and no room treatments.
Handel Aria – But that doesn’t hit the human voice at all. Normally I just run out of the room with this track on horn speakers (yes, that’s what makes it a good test track), so having it sound so good is kind of undercutting my preconceptions :P
Saint Saens – Danse Macabre (Violin & Piano) – Ah, there we go, dynamics! Man this track just rocks on this system, love it!
Tom Waits (Jockey Full of Bourbon) – Another track that I thought would sound like crap, because horns!, but nope, another preconception smashed. Incredible clarity. And not a hint of tizz or splash. Nice.
Natalie Merchant (Peppery Man) – You really hear the twang of the string of the guitar and how it lights up the hollow body of it. Harmonica just eases in effortlessly. Oh and the BASS! These speakers were just made for tracks like this. If you want a speaker that can grown and whisper, and rock your world, here you go.
Jason
Waits so on this track imaging and sound staging just isn't gelling for me. It's there it's just not solid. Speakers are probably too big for the room. Tonality is there again a bit on the dry side.
Merchant interesting much better soundstage and imaging on this one. Two dimensional but nice balance. Backup singers not overblown. For the size the dums don't scale as good as I prefer them to be but still confident with what they do.
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[Tyson]
General Room Notes – EP in black, and with room to breath. After the last EP room, I kind of excited to hear what these can do. No CD player, so listening to random tracks while our disc is ripped. OK, here we go....
Mahler Symphony 6 – Just cavernous soundstage. And, not short speakers, so I am actually looking into the soundtage where it should be. Love that you can hear the main notes coming off the violin, and then hear them flowing back and off the rear of the soundstage. Probably the widest/deepest SS at the show. Of course, biggest room, too.
Handel Aria – Hard to hear a bit because the room next to us is really loud. Sounds good, I guess, but fucking rude neighbors. Sounds a bit more relaxed/laid back than what I"m used to.
Saint Saens – Danse Macabre (Violin & Piano) – Slight hollow sound to the violin. Not surprise, as I get that same effect on my home OB setup also. But good job putting the instruments up front and having a big room audible behind them.
Tom Waits (Jockey Full of Bourbon) – The slightly hollow quality affects clarity, so not sure what Tom is saying, but I'm sure he's up to no good. Nice fleshy slap on the congos. Again, giant soundstage. I think that's the biggest strengty of this system, very big, very convincing soundstage.
Natalie Merchant (Peppery Man) – Quite a bit more laid back than we've heard so far, but I think it has to do with the fact that everything isn't shoved right in your face - there's real soundstage depth. So, less exciting, but more realistic, maybe? At least that's what I'm hearing.
Jason
Mahler - ok it took a while for them to get the music going for us but it's done. There's a lot of cross. Sound from other rooms here so I'll be brief. Very high fi sounding. Not very inviting IMO. But it is incredibly detailed and scales well. A bit tipped up in the highs but not annoyingly so.
Handel - They've got something going on in the room next to the main room. It's very very annoying. I can't really hear this one for what it's worth. Vendors note: too much stuff going on is absolutely a bad idea. Keep it simple. Having a system in the main room and another one blasting in the bedroom is not ok.
Saint Saens - buzzy strings and detail is lost quite a bit in quieter passages. Imaging is falling flat for me on this one.
Waits - odd imaging snapped back right when this track started. Somewhat lethargic sounding and just not doing it for me. Sound staging is still lacking I don't get the impression that there's much other than the left right and center going on. Even though this track really has quite a bit of activity.
Merchant - same problem here. Everything is either center of collapsed into the speakers a bit. Sorry this system just isn't doing it for me. Great bass. And that's about all she wrote.
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Next year nothing but James Taylor. Why? Because fuck Tyson that's why.
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[Tyson]
General Room Notes – Daedalus room – we hit them every year because they are so incredibly musical. Every. Single. Year. I’m not sure what Lou does, but they energize a room in a way that most speakers don’t. It’s different and very good.
Mahler Symphony 6 – Oh thank god the sweet spot hog left. Now I can hear glorious Mahler properly :p You know, this room is really all about the emotion. I’m not really wowed by a giant soundstage or hyper clarity, but I do feel my heart strings tugged at more than any other room so far.
Handel Aria – Just a full, beautiful sound. Can’t get over how beautiful it is.
Saint Saens – Danse Macabre (Violin & Piano) – And, they are fierce when they need to be. So definitely not a one trick pony. So, beautiful, but not soft sounding. Neat trick.
Tom Waits (Jockey Full of Bourbon) – Oh man, Tom sounds very sinister now, hahahah. "I'm full of bourbon, I can't stand up", indeed! Just a swagger to the whole thing.
Natalie Merchant (Peppery Man) – Just amazing how SOLID and tactile the imaging is. Incredibly fleshy and real. You know, we hit the Daedalus room so often, we almost skipped it this year. I'm glad we didn't. Downsides? They are short. What's up with all the shorties at RMAF this year? And I don't mean booth babes (which are sorely being missed this year).
Jason
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Handel - from what I heard off center this one sounded great. I loved the emotion. Clean yet rich and full blooded.
Saint Saens - I just love the voicing of Daedalus speakers. Just really excels on stuff lie this.
Waits - bass in this room is actually reticent which you don't see often. Very very very laid back. Soft in detail but superior tonality.
Merchant - you can really hear the maturity of Merchants voice in this system. She has a certain gruffy yet feminine timbre that really comes through on this setup. I think the biggest thing lacking in this setup is confident bottom end. More bass pls!
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Any comments on the sound of those Daedalus speakers?
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[Tyson]
General Room Notes – Oh no, ceramic midrange units prepare to exit quickly. Did I mention that I have some pretty strong biases when it comes to audio?
No CD player in the room, so can only listen to the stuff on the server. So, hard to be real specific. What I hear mainly is the sound just floating free of the speakers and being very delicate and ethereal. Ethereal, fuck yeah! That’s 3 words you don’t often see together. And very, very clear. But not analytic.
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Badass lounge. Nuff said.
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[Tyson]
General Room Notes – Every year these guys have the coolest room of the entire show, and this year was no exception. Totally done up like a real nightclub, with classically dressed bartenders and everything! I love it.
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[Tyson]
General Room Notes – The most badass carrying case, ever! I'm a bit biased, because it's made by Copper River, and my laptop bag is by the same company - American made and freaking awesome! The rest of the room? Meh. These headphones sound terrible. Thin, flat, hissy. Where's the beef? Maybe it's just this one setup. Moving over to a new setup. Nope, sounds the same here.
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Taking a short break. Be back in a few.
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[Tyson]
SOMEONE SAID THIS ROOM HAS FREE DONUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As usual the Daedalus/modwright/ wywires room is setup well and balanced incredibly smooth. We are currently waiting for a demo to finish for another writer. Clown music with bicycle chimes lutes and other crap. Holy hell. I guess it's the job of every reviewer to piss off everyone else in the room.
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[Tyson]
General Room Notes – HOLY CRAP THOSE ARE BIG SPEAKERS! I think my entire head and torso can fit inside the tweeter horn. Hahah, love it. Listening to Elton John off their server and it’s surprisingly coherent because I’m sitting literally 4 feet from them. Aha, someone moved and I now have nabbed the sweet spot! Love it when someone else’s butt keeps a seat warm for me. Probably more intimate than I thought it was possible to be at an audio show.
Mahler Symphony 6 – Big, big sound. I think the orchestra has more weight and heft here then we’ve heard at the show yet. Room treatments help, but I think the speakers are too big for the room, the highs are a bit hot. Or, that’s not right. It’s more that the highs are more dynamic sounding and really tend to jump out at you.
Handel Aria – Love that these make the singer sound life sized. So many other rooms just have a mini-me presentation of singers/musicians. No hardness or harshness with the human voice.
Saint Saens – Danse Macabre (Violin & Piano) – Good groove and jump. A tad analytical sounding. Surprisingly cohesive for such a giant speaker.
Tom Waits (Jockey Full of Bourbon) – Well, we were listening to this track but the douche running the room decided to “mix things up here”, and cut over to the fucking Eagles. To quote the Big Lebowski – “C’mon man, I hate the fucking Eagles”.
Oh thank god, a decent human being slapped down that track and put our disc back on. Yay! OK, different listening spot and everything coheres a lot better. Very nimble, very detailed, and great imaging once you get into the right spot.
Natalie Merchant (Peppery Man) – Oh yeah, those voices reach down deeeeeepppp! Weight and gravitas in spades. And did I mention life size? Makes everyone else at the show sound downright puny. It’s the audio equivalent of kicking sand in the face of all the other vendors. Charles Atlas says “Take That!”.
On the Mahler this system is fucking ballsy as hell!!!! Best dynamics by far that I've heard today. Best soundstage and imagining. Really rock solid.
Handel another incredible performance. Sooooo smooth soooo dynamic sooooo emotive. One of those rare Jems that makes me forget to type AND listen.
Saens so much texture and depth. Effortless effortless effortless!!!! Pretty much head and shoulders above the rest.
Yikes.... They just stopped my portion of the track. No Tom Waits. Fucking Eagles hotel California. Sigh..... Ok so yes it sounds great but I am sooooo damn tired of this track. Absolutely positively over used to the point of annoyance.
Ok they've but Waits back on. For the lack of quality (despite smh redo) this track sounds pretty damn incredible. I'm relatively blown away here. Great pace superb too to bottom integration. Just well done.
Merchant - yes this seals it for me. This room is a must hear. Such amazing control and confidence. For horns they are basically lacking any sort of coloration. Superb detail and excellent dynamics.
First A+ of the day.
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[Tyson]
General Room Notes – Love the uber-simple, clean setup here. Quite a relief after all the rooms jam packed with boxes and audio detritus. No CD player, so not able to listen to our music. The system does well on hard/fast/dynamic music. Sounds a bit tipped up, at least from my seat off to the side. We might have to come back when there’s less people in the room. Overall good sound, but the speakers are short. Holy hell it’s a crazy theme at this year’s show
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[Tyson]
General Room Notes – Vapor have moved! They are in the old GR Research room this year. It’s a moderately sized room, not the tiny coffins most vendors end up in. As always, they are probably the most beautifully finished speakers at the show.
Mahler Symphony 6 – Interesting. I was ready to post a bit of a slam on this room because I was listening to the 2nd and 3rd row and it was incredibly bright. But moving to the front row brings things back in balance. No other speakers at RMAF really scale like Vapor speakers. Not just volume/dynamics, but actual presentation of physical space. Ouch, still a bit hot in the tweeters though, even in the front row.
Handel Aria – This track just floats. Very beautiful. The brightness I heard on the Mahler doesn’t manifest here.
Saint Saens – Danse Macabre (Violin & Piano) – So incredibly clear you can hear/feel/touch the tensioned strings of the violin. The piano is truly a perscussive instrument here. Nice levels of aggression (as it should be) and purity/clarity. Yeah, they are just knocking it out of the park on this track.
Tom Waits (Jockey Full of Bourbon) – "I've been steppin' on the Devil's tail." Indeed. I believe him. The wood block struck in the background is probably the clearest, most realistic I've hear. I though it was just a shitty recording, but no.
Natalie Merchant (Peppery Man) – Goddamn those big male vocals are impressive! That bass singing is rendered will all the same power and authority as the giant tuba on this song. And now the rest of the song hits, they boogie. Still a tiny bit hot in the highs for my taste, but overall an excellent room (no surprise there).
Mahler - the power!!!! The breadth and girth!!!! I love it when a system really controls this track. Tells the music where to go vs most systems trying to take it somewhere but not quite sure where it's going. So much immediacy and gorgeousness.
Handel - I want to make sure you know I'm not in the best seat. Yet wow.... Such beauty. Pretty amazing setup.
Saint Saens - so much control this is what high end audio is all about. Again I find myself completely into the music and forgetting to type.
Waits - every other system sort of makes this sound like a crap recording. This system gives credence to the gruff raw nature of the song and conveys it with utter beauty.
Merchant - wow. This is beauty distilled in its purist form. So delicate when it needs to be and potent when the music demands. Male vocals are incredibly well balanced and play well juxtaposed to merchants voice.
Great performance beginning to end. A+
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Thanks muchly, guys. Terrific work. May I make a request? Would you briefly list major components in the room along with the review? Sometimes it's easy to tell what's what (Cherry amps, Daedelus speakers), sometimes it isn't (big honking speakers along with the Cherry amps). Perhaps I'm just not hip to all the latest gear, I dunno.
Much appreciated,
-dB (who wishes he was in Denver this weekend)
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Thanks muchly, guys. Terrific work. May I make a request? Would you briefly list major components in the room along with the review? Sometimes it's easy to tell what's what (Cherry amps, Daedelus speakers), sometimes it isn't (big honking speakers along with the Cherry amps). Perhaps I'm just not hip to all the latest gear, I dunno.
Much appreciated,
-dB (who wishes he was in Denver this weekend)
That, or maybe just provide the room number if it's not too much hassle, and we can look it up.
The speakers with the Cherry amps are JTR Speakers Noesis 215RT. Full room info: http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=129172.0 (http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=129172.0).
This coverage is awesome guys. :D
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We are done for the day guys! We will post more impressions tomorrow stay tuned.
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For anyone at the show just FYI we are turning in early today.
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[Tyson]
General Room Notes – Love the uber-simple, clean setup here. Quite a relief after all the rooms jam packed with boxes and audio detritus. No CD player, so not able to listen to our music. The system does well on hard/fast/dynamic music. Sounds a bit tipped up, at least from my seat off to the side. We might have to come back when there’s less people in the room. Overall good sound, but the speakers are short. Holy hell it’s a crazy theme at this year’s show
Hey Tyson,
We do have a CD player that is tied to our MacBook. Come swing by and throw in your test disc.
Cheers fellas!
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That, or maybe just provide the room number if it's not too much hassle, and we can look it up.
The speakers with the Cherry amps are JTR Speakers Noesis 215RT. Full room info: http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=129172.0 (http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=129172.0).
This coverage is awesome guys. :D
The Vapor Speakers are in room 2024. The silver box on top of the rack is the Antipodes DX music server. Next down in an Allnic DAC, and on bottom is an Allnic integrated. Cables by Verastarr.
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Pez or Tyson - Big Thank You.
May/might I make a suggestion.
The primary shot in the Vapor room with the blue couch in the forground: get the camera up higher (stand on something perhaps, or hold it above your head) so that the camera exposes for the subject of interest, and not the couch.
Just my humble opinion.
Cheers
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Pez or Tyson - Big Thank You.
May/might I make a suggestion.
The primary shot in the Vapor room with the blue couch in the forground: get the camera up higher (stand on something perhaps, or hold it above your head) so that the camera exposes for the subject of interest, and not the couch.
Just my humble opinion.
Cheers
Yep I even talked to Ryan about that and registered in my head 'retake this photo' then proceeded to become distracted by other stuff. I don't honestly put a lot of deep thought into setting up my photos (obviously) I just do my best to get the vibe of the room and some equipment shots. We historically have never been really great about posting the equipment that is in the room etc, that is not what we're about. We want to post our impressions of what we hear. Sorry to say we are incapable of doing much more without doing a lot less.
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Thanks muchly, guys. Terrific work. May I make a request? Would you briefly list major components in the room along with the review? Sometimes it's easy to tell what's what (Cherry amps, Daedelus speakers), sometimes it isn't (big honking speakers along with the Cherry amps). Perhaps I'm just not hip to all the latest gear, I dunno.
Much appreciated,
-dB (who wishes he was in Denver this weekend)
I can only see 2 issues with that. 1, we'd need a squire boy to do all that equipment name transcribing while we did everything else. And 2, we really don't care about the equipment in the room. Now, I know that sounds a bit standoff-ish, and I don't mean to sound that way. People who do equipment reviews for a living, they care a lot about that stuff. But we are just 2 guys with a CD, a Camera, a laptop, and completely bullshit opinions :P
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Yep I even talked to Ryan about that and registered in my head 'retake this photo' then proceeded to become distracted by other stuff. I don't honestly put a lot of deep thought into setting up my photos (obviously) I just do my best to get the vibe of the room and some equipment shots. We historically have never been really great about posting the equipment that is in the room etc, that is not what we're about. We want to post our impressions of what we hear. Sorry to say we are incapable of doing much more without doing a lot less.
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That's what I want more than anything else - honest input from people who I (generally :green:) agree with about how a room sounds.
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If not the equipment inside then perhaps whose room it is? Some of the room comments don't say which room it is... :)
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Pez thanks for responding, I get what you are saying.
In a similar situation you could rotate the end of the couch clockwise, or SHOUT "Ryan plse help me pull this couch round a bit" (in his interest after all).
Just helps for the minions that are not attending.
Cheers
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If not the equipment inside then perhaps whose room it is? Some of the room comments don't say which room it is... :)
a reasonable request. We'll try harder on that.
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I can only see 2 issues with that. 1, we'd need a squire boy to do all that equipment name transcribing while we did everything else. And 2, we really don't care about the equipment in the room. Now, I know that sounds a bit standoff-ish, and I don't mean to sound that way.
Ah well, never (rarely?) hurts to ask. Meanwhile, keep doing that voodoo that you do so well.
Best wishes, -dB
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Thanks gents for posting a few pictures from this event for those of us that can't get down to experience the show in person :thumb:
Rumour has it that VPI has a second new turntable at this event - Avenger (other than their new Prime TT). Has anyone seen this TT or is it just a rumour?
Be well...
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Thanks gents for posting a few pictures from this event for those of us that can't get down to experience the show in person :thumb:
Rumour has it that VPI has a second new turntable at this event - Avenger (other than their new Prime TT). Has anyone seen this TT or is it just a rumour?
Be well...
Bob's Devices had the VPI Avenger with 2 tone arms in their booth.
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Bob's Devices had the VPI Avenger with 2 tone arms in their booth.
Thanks for the information, did it have a MSRP?
Be well...
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Walked into the room and damn that bass! Mini DSp triamped. My cup of tea right off the bat. Sat in the sweet spot. Listening to an unknown artist singing grandmas hands by bill withers. Amazing imaging really really amazing. I'm really digging this setup. Really pinpoint 3D insert other adjectives! This is the best imaging and sound staging I've heard period.
Dat bass control... Wow.
This is a contender for best in show I can tell you that much already. Best room today so far.
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ariy voicing in general pretty rock solid imaging. I like this setup and fail to find anything wrong with it. Yet there's nothing that makes me love it. Suffers from the hifi sparkle timbre a bit.
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Ok so this room is much better than the other VS room. I like the overall bass balance a lot better and there's no brittleness to the treble. Images better too, but I failed to really enjoy this one deeply.
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Keep "the juice" flowing Pez, we're loving it!
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What's the blue Atma-Sphere component? Is that a line stage? I've never seen it before.
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What's the blue Atma-Sphere component? Is that a line stage? I've never seen it before.
Atma-Sphere Ultraviolet "budget" 6sn7 line stage at $1900 or so, can include a phono stage as well. No remote, no frills, not balanced.