All,
I was not able to attend the NYAS 2016 last weekend, but I was fortunate to still have the
LIO DHT Preamp and
VR120 Power Amp at the show in the room also shared with
Volti Audio,
Triode Wire Labs, and
Fidelis Music Systems.
Greg (Volti) was showing is
new Rival horn loudspeakers, which use the same drivers as his Vittora model, but in
a different cabinet configuration and at 1/3 the price! See:
http://voltiaudio.com/rival/Pete (TWL) took care of the
cabling for the entire system:
http://www.triodewirelabs.com/triodeweb/Walter (Fidelis) brought an
Acoustic Signature Triple X turntable:
http://www.fidelisav.com/model/acoustic-signature-triple-x-turntable/
From speaking with the gentlemen above, I learned that the show was very crowded and the rooms acoustically were troublesome with bass nodes and bleed through from other rooms, but overall they pulled off excellent sound and fun factor (lot's of music, libations, and of course their fun personalities that make me love doing shows with them).
This room was
voted Top 3 at the show by Stereophile's Jana Dagdagan, here:
http://www.stereophile.com/content/perspective
It was a comfort system; nostalgic, deep, and enveloping.
These three rooms were not only my personal sonic favorites, but also the rooms that I saw making the best attempt at creating an entertaining, accepting atmosphere for everyone.
Photo Credit: Jim Austin / Stereophile
Our room was also mentioned by Stereophile's Jim Austin:
http://www.stereophile.com/content/nyas-2016-day-one-jim-austin#AwpMK9VQgxDzzmkj.97My award for Most Surprising Sound goes to the Vinnie Rossi/Fidelis AV room, where the smaller (but still imposing) Volti Audio horn loudspeakers—the Rivals
Hopefully more to come!
Vinnie
