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Report from Rocky Mountain AudioFest

First day at fest...Heard some pretty good sound...speakers from PSB (new Symphony line), Tyler Audio, Acoustic Zen (new Crescendo is really good), Wilson Benesch were most memorable. Also appreciated chatting with reps from Audio Research, Acoustic Zen, PSB...and members of audio press (Jonathan Scull). BUT, overall, sound is WAY too loud for anyone who cares about his hearing or evaluating sound. And, there was a surprising amount of truly bad sound. Also, it seems like the only music being demo'd was percussion tracks and cuts by any number of women with an acoustic guitar. At the end of the day, my ears hurt and I had a headache and reaffirmed my feeling that the ONLY way to evaluate equipment is in my home...Maybe my impressions will be more favorable after a cocktail and some aspirin. Cheers to all!
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drubin
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I forgot about the Symposium/Emotive Audio room. I loved that room!

Maril555, I visited the Doshi/ATC room. Nick is a delightful guy. They had the Active 100's playing and the Once TT, which I mentioned above. Great sound in that room, not surprisingly.
cjfrbw
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Graz in Australia now has the Apogee brand name and has a couple of models, the most recent being a brand new from the ground up/ more powerful magnets Duetta Encore which was supposed to be at the show but didn't make it in time. Rich, who was at the show, was displaying a rebuilt Duetta with Graz ribbons, essentially a new speaker/crossover but with the old Duetta frame and magnets. Rich at the info from Gawdbless above would be the one to contact about Graz new speaker and /or rebuilds of the older Apogees.
peepoy2
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Hi RMAF'07 attendees,

Has anyone heard Danny Ritchie's latest speaker designs at RMAF? His GR Research LS-9 speakers were partnered with Red Rock amplifiers and his LS-6 speakers were partnered with Gary Dodd's amplifiers. Any feedback on these two speakers? I was not able to attend this year and I am curious as to how the GR Research speakers sounded to everyone. Thanks a lot!
geddie
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For info on new Apogee Acoustics speakers:

http://www.apogeeacoustics.com/

For replacement ribbons:

http://www.apogeeacoustics.com/repairsapogeeribbons.html

For rennovation of your present Apogee speakers:

http://www.truesoundworks.com/

http://www.apogeeacoustics.com/installers.html
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bombaywalla
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>> 10-16-07: Peepoy2
>> Hi RMAF'07 attendees,

>> Has anyone heard Danny Ritchie's latest speaker designs
>> at RMAF? His GR Research LS-9 speakers were partnered
>> with Red Rock amplifiers and his LS-6 speakers were
>> partnered with Gary Dodd's amplifiers.

Yes, I did hear the LS-6 paired w/ Dodd's 280W/ch monos. I personally thought that the sound was pretty good. I cannot give any more definition to my explanation 'cuz there was standing room only when I walked in & I was onto 1 side. The sound was very good where I stood. Can't comment on the timbre/tonality, etc.
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