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California Audio Show ths wknd bttr than expected

If you live in the SF Bay Area, I encourage to attend the show today or tomorrow (7/31-8/1) in Emeryville. It's a small show, as first-year shows tend to be, but it exceeded my expectations with several excellent rooms. Only if people attend in decent numbers this year is there a chance for this to be a regular event, which would be a great thing. Lots of local companies not showing this year but if the show does well, maybe they will next.

Congratulations to Constantine Soo.
drubin
tvad
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07-31-10: Drubin
Stand out rooms for me:

Lotus Group Granada open-baffle speaker. I'd heard it before, but this time I understood what all the fuss is about.
This room also included the SMc Audio VRE-1 preamp, correct?
drubin OP
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I'm not certain, Grant, but probably. Lotus Group distributes the VRE-1, right?
tvad
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07-31-10: Drubin
Lotus Group distributes the VRE-1, right?
Yes they do.

A lot of Benjamins in that Lotus Group system!
drubin OP
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And that's just for the Prana Wire cables. But at least it was a system actually that sounded like a (half) million bucks
artmaltman
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Most of the rooms had quite good sound and many were excellent. This is unusual in my experience in an audio show. The ones that had poor sound seemed to be playing music inappropriate to the system. For example, I recall one system with SET amps and super efficient speakers playing rock and roll. It was very shrill.

I was personally thrilled to meet John McDonald as I'm using a lot of Audience cable. And to bump into Ori (of Oritek).

Once again the most natural sounds, the most engaging and emotional experiences TO ME, came from systems employing tubes and/or LP.

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