In the week leading up to RMAF Darrell McCombs and I had no idea of what sort of reaction we would receive at RMAF, we just hoped to be able to demonstrate our modified Mac Mini (Mach2Music.com) to a few people at the show. Then on Friday night we got the chance to demo one of our modified Mac minis in the GR Research/db Audio Labs (room 2024) room for Danny Ritchey and Eric Hider. Within seconds of hearing the opening bars of "Way Down Deep" by Jennifer Warnes, with our Mac mini at the front end of their system, the reaction was "we can't go back!”
Of course that was the response that we hoped for, but we were even more amazed by what followed. The glowing praise that they offered helped us immensely. So, we owe a huge debt of gratitude to thank Danny and Eric for their generosity in allowing us to be demonstrated and displayed in their room. Thank you both. Also, thank you to Dave Elledge for his faith, his encouragement and his tweaks that made our modified Mac Mini sound even better.
Their GR Research/db Audio Labs room displayed a number of totally new or substantially improved products. db Audio Labs new Signature Edition Tranquility DAC which was superb in every aspect, PI Audio Group's new MacSandwich, Mac mini power cord, and diffusers, and An Audible Difference’s new vibration control cones. There were some much improved products there as well such as the GR Research Super V's, and the Dodd Audio 3rd generation 120’s. Overall the sound quality improved exponentially from last year and was either best or not far from the best in every category. Considering the price of the entire system, it was easily the best bang for the buck at show.
We are truly fortunate to have the caliber of friends whose generosity allowed us to be displayed at RMAF in room that sounded that good. I can't thank them enough. This hobby attracts the best people in the world and we are extremely lucky to be able to say we know them.
Really good people, great sound, fabulous show. Thank you.
Kevin Burke
Mach2 Music
www.mach2music.com