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RMAF 2008 - Your impressions,...

I know there's still few hours to go but I was wondering what my fellow Audiogoners think of RMAF 2008. What equipment left great impression, even what was a bit of a let down...As for me, it was my first year and my time was very limited, but I have to point out Emerald Physics for their CS1 and CS2, which are great speakers, selling for much less (esp. CS2) than you would think. They sound a bit different than what most of us are used to due to their unique design. Unfortunately their need for two amps make it little difficult to integrate them in my system, otherwise they'd be on top of my list. I also have to mention AV123 and GR-Research whose X-static speakers must be one of the best bargains on the market (I know, we all have heard it before...), anybody looking for a $1000 dollar speakers (and even much more) need to give these a listen.
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Aren't horn speakers particularly sensitive in the sense that small differences in the system driving them and setup in the room can have a larger effect on the sound in general than less sensitive speakers?

Given this, I would think it hard to take a pair of good horn speakers and set them up in a strange room effectively to sound their best in comparison to less sensitive designs. Isn't this why it's harder to get horns set up correctly in general than less sensitive speakers to the extent where they sound their best?

Assuming this to be the case, I would be more forgiving of a pair of horns that sound "slightly off" in a show environment and wait to hear them when things are truly set up optimally.
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All these auditions were only about 15 mins long. So its hard to come to any meaningful conclusion.

I had a 3 day pass and still missed some stuff I wanted to hear.

Also its near impossible to get the best sound out of a system in such a short period of time.

It can take me months of fiddling around to get a new addition (speakers mostly) to sound its best.

Alot of systems were not done justice because of the rooms they were in.

Tbg, I did go to YGs small room on the first or second day and could not listen because they were not happy with the sound and trying to work on it. Yes it is funny to read other peoples posts about rooms I didn't care for. That's why it so important to hear for yourself.
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Mapman, I think you are right, but this is also true about setting them up in your own room. The Acapella room was heavily treated and was quite big. The YG room was also big but poorly or untreated.
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Dave, Yes I meant The Music.
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Tbg,

If it were me, I think putting my system into a new room, particularly if using horns , could well lead me to change other components assuming that only so much can be done with most rooms to change the way they sound practically.
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