Capitol Audio Fest


Did anyone else attend Cap Audiofest this year? I've seen no threads about it, I was only able to attend Friday afternoon but heard some good systems. Favorites for me,  Shindo/Auditorium 23, Zu Audio, Tidal, Classic Audio/Atmasphere, and Deja Vu Audio. I thought the Zu system with Omens and First Watt Sit monos was the best value priced system. Best system overall the stunning Deja Vu vintage system with their field coil speakers just astonishing sound.  I wish I had gotten more time to spend looked like there were lots more rooms this year.
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Boy, I must have bad ears because many of the rooms some of you praise were horrible to me. Just goes to show how we hear differently. I disliked the Volti, Zu, Quad, Harbeth, and Tekton rooms. I came back to the Vandersteen 5 room twice. Liked every room with Tidal speakers. And really was smitten by the Joseph Audio small floor standers. I'm not sure how folks can listen to Tektons. Grating sound. And the Rethms were boring (to me).
A humbling experience putting that data into my head and then reading how others have different takes.
A small show I always wanted to attend but not sure it was worth the drive to do it again. Of course the advantage is plenty of seats and the ability to spend more time absorbing. The crowd was so small on Saturday.