[Tyson]

Starting this topic as a placeholder for a list of vendors I'm planning on hitting at the next RMAF.  Starting it now so I have more of a chance to hone and refine it before the show actually rolls around.

I'm also open to requests, so if there's a particular manufacturer you want me to check out, just add it on.  Obviously I'll just my judgement whether or not to take any specific rec's   And if I don't accept a rec, no worries, it just means that I don't like you 

Fair warning - if you suggest I check out any single driver speakers, I will beat you.

To start off, here's a beginning list.  This can and will change over time:

GR Research Speakers
Salk Speakers
Daedalus Audio Speakers
Empirical Audio
Dynaudio Speakers
JH Audio (IEM's)
Audez'e (planar headphones)
MA Recordings
Fritz Speakers
Tri-Audio
Lansche Audio Speakers
Sonist Speakers
Mark Neumann Coliseum Speakers
TAD Speakers
First Sound Preamps
Merlin Speakers
Purist audio
TAD
Green Mountain Audio
High Water Sound
Odyssey Audio
Rockport Speakers
Tidal Speakers
Selah Speakers
Linkwitz Orion Speakers
Vienna Acoustics
Zu Audio
Soundfield Audio
Hansen Speakers
Audio Artistry
Purity Audio

[jtwrace]

Atma-Sphere

[Tyson]

Sure, but in general I dislike OTL'S....

[Pez]

Wow incomplete list Tyson

First Sound
Merlin
Purist audio
TAD
Kimber kables

Just off the top of my head.

[Tyson]

List updated.

[jtwrace]

Sure, but in general I dislike OTL'S....

Why?

[Tyson]

They sound "fast and open", but don't have the tonal warmth I like in tube amps.

[WGH]

The Nola Metro Grand Reference speakers sounded amazing last year, I was blown away by how much high quality bass a pair of 6-1/2 woofers produced. The highs were clear and spacious too; with a frequency response of 26 Hz to 45 kHz they certainly qualify as unique. I wanted a pair until I found out the price, $22,000.
http://www.nolaspeakers.com/



Wayne

[jtwrace]

Tyson

No Duke at 2011 RMAF...

Just saw this http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=94095.msg939390#msg939390

[TomS]

Tyson

Just saw this http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=94095.msg939390#msg939390

Bobby P from Merlin wasn't there in 2010, but I don't know about this year.

[fly_fish_nz]

High Water Audio - Jeff's Catano's (sp?) rooms always get high marks and his was the favorite for my wife and me at a show last year.  Before hearing the Aspara speakers he used, I'd never really been drawn to horns, but they sounded so, so good that I immediately started scheming about how I could get a pair sometime in the future.  Definitely worth a few songs.

[cloudbaseracer]

Geddes will be there? I thought he did not do shows?

[jtwrace]

Geddes will be there? I thought he did not do shows?

He will not...

[TheChairGuy]

Tyson - dang, you're an early planner!

Hoping to be there again in 2011 as last years visit was more of a blast than i had anticipated...but, have to wait a few more months to see how my schedule fleshes out in the meantime 

[woodsyi]

Tyson and Jason,

I enjoyed the dinners last year (one with you guys and another with Ted b, BRM, et al.) but I got to thinking we could do better if we cater a dinner party at one of the bigger rooms with a lot of the guys we have befriended on AC.  If the hotel allows it, or even using Marriott catering, I bet we can do better than eating at the restaurants.  I know I can do much better with wine (better wine at cheaper price) which I can drop ship to a local member.

 Do you guys want to work together to organize a Saturday Banquette? 

Whichever vendor that will let us use the room will be a can't miss room!

[toxteth ogrady]

I don't know if they'll be at RMAF, but I'd highly recommend checking out Tonian Acoustics if they are. With very modest ancillaries they far and away made the most compelling music at the California Audio Show last year. The closest approximation to a live event I've heard in a hotel room in a long time. Resonating cabinets, AER and PHY full range drivers augmented with ribbon tweeters...YUM!. Also, technically NOT single drivers due to the ribbon tweeters, so beat down unnecessary.

http://tonianlabs.com/CA%20Audio%20Show%202010.htm

[rbwalt]

 as a good friend of bobby at merlin i do believe he will be at the show this year from what i have heard so far. know doubt he will get one of the best show awards if he is going to be  showing what i think he will be.

rob.

[Tyson]

Chairguy,
Yep, last year I put the planning off till the last minute and there were some vendors I didn't get a chance to see, RMAF is just too huge to go without a plan.  Doing it this way lets me slowly accrue things over time.

Woodsyi,
It's a possibility, you could send me the wine and we'd just have to get something catered.  Although getting a Vendor to participate might be hard, since I get the feeling most of them want a change of scenery for dinner after being stuck in their rooms all day.

Jason,
Bummer about AK and Geddes, they are some of the best speaker builders around. 

[TheChairGuy]

Woodsyi,
It's a possibility, you could send me the wine and we'd just have to get something catered.  Although getting a Vendor to participate might be hard, since I get the feeling most of them want a change of scenery for dinner after being stuck in their rooms all day.

Phantabulous idea all around.  Is there a nearby restaurant or catering facility we can rent out for the evening and make it an AudioCircle shindig? Could be more than we all want to handle for a 'fun' occasion, tho(?)

I think that would negate our ability to ship in wine as they'd want to serve it to us.

Hey, ship in 3 glassfuls for me woodsyi/Rim...that seems to be all the ole' lightweight here needs to get stonkin' drunk in the hi altitude 

John

[Tyson]

I suggest drinking heavily for several days leading up to your trip, to build up your immunity!!