Marc’s RMAF Wrap-Up | RMAF 2019
My RMAF wrap-up for 2019 almost didn’t happen. Many people in the high-end audio industry were concerned with the new venue, the Gaylord Rockies Resort, and the [...]
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Quintessence Audio | AXPONA 2019
Quintessence Audio makes up half of the floor space under the escalators at AXPONA, opposite two rooms which Paragon takes, both in a prime space. Usually they have three [...]
Florida 2019: Lee’s Best of Show
Wow. What a great beginning for a much-needed, in my opinion, regional Florida-based show. The weather was great, the sound was great, the people were great, the food and [...]
Florida 2019: Wilson Audio, Audio Research, VPI and Transparent
The Wilson Audio room was a bit of a reunion of sorts for me. This room seemed to be the room that many visited first. Bart suggested to many to start at the 8th floor [...]
RMAF 2018: Audio Research, Sonus Faber, and UHQR
Fast on the heels of a successful AXPONA show which saw Audio Research introduce the Ref 160 monoblock amplifiers with Wilson Alexia 2 speakers, the team showed up again with [...]
RMAF 2018: Nola , VAC, Nordost; The Metro Grand Reference Gold 2, a live experience in-room
It is almost impossible to visit every room at an audio show. To do so would require running shoes, twenty-something knees, and a stopwatch for limiting your listening window [...]
RMAF 2018: The Allure of the Rockies
Around 20 years ago, I met my friend Howard at the local Atlanta audio club. Over time Howard and I became pals in part because we both loved Magnepan speakers. But we [...]
Sonus Faber Launches Sonetto
The 1900 Building in Kansas City, Missouri, is the original HQ for Lee Jeans, and last week I got a tour, courtesy of Mr. Karbank, the owner. The “new” [...]
AXPONA 2018: Quintessence and Musical Surroundings, a devotion to sound
A world within the show, a Quintessence Audio LTD exhibit only requires a few steps physically (none socially) to transport you to a wonderland of high-end audio toys. For [...]
AXPONA 2018: Vandersteen and AudioQuest clean-up nicely
System synergy is everything, why change the recipe if you find something tasty? We’ve seen a magic mix when you bring together Vandersteen + Audio Research + [...]
