We had resided ourselves to not doing RMAF this year, we simply didn't want to do it in a small room. But about 2 weeks ago I decided to call one last time and see if anything bigger opened up. I figured there was about a .0001% chance, but the sun shone upon us and we were answered! GR Danny had just cancelled his reservation, and Marjorie told me I was first to call so it's mine if I want it.
So yes, we will be in Danny's old GR Research room - 2024. I know there's a lot of responsibility to follow in the footprints of Danny Ritchie, but I promise we'll do our best to honor the room
I think we have a fantastic lineup for this year, some new partners and exciting gear!
First off we will have the show debut for the Joule Black. We have shown the White version a couple times, but now it's time to show other side. The more sultry, romantic side.
Also we will be showing the first in our new Dealer lineup, the Tuonare. Our dealer rep tells me he has interested parties from all across the country coming to see them. I'm sure they'll like what they see and hear, so chances are you'll start seeing these pop up at dealers across the country. We have worked closely with a local cabinet maker to completely outsource the cabinet construction, but still keep it our standards. That means no additional work-load for us, and the ability to offer a Vapor speaker without wait for construction. We're excited about this project!
Our partners for the show:
Antipodes will be showing their new line of servers including the new DX, and an all new network player at around $1000 called DP.
Care Audio will be providing a front-end from Allnic including the T2000 Integrated (with KT150 tubes), and the D5000 DHT DAC that has been receiving a lot of buzz lately.
Verastarr will provide all system cabling, great sounding cables that have earned a spot in my home, and now a show partner
Running Springs Audio will be providing their Dimitri power conditioner
And of course, GIK Acoustics will be treating the room.
Oh, and Kingsound will be providing a pair of their closed Electrostat headphones and the matching OTL Tube amp for them. We will be showing them with a second Antipodes server and Allnic DAC setup. That should be a sublime headphone rig!
That will get people in the room, to keep you there I almost have my wife convinced to come. No, no lap dances ... but she is an excellent chef, and our room has a full kitchenette. That's why she wants to come, so that she can bake goodies all weekend for the attendees. Why do you think I need to lose 20, because she's an amazing cook! Just ask Pete
We're very excited for this year, it's going to be a great show!
