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AKFest, who's going?

I was just wondering who was planning to attend AK Fest at the end of the month? I haven't seen much buzz about it here. I also wanted to let people know that I'll be there with 2 rooms. One room will be shared with Bill O'Connell and Morningstar Audio (Eastern Electric), and will be using my Cirrus speakers. The other room will have BMC electronics, the S1 amp and DAC1, and will be using my Breeze and Arcus speakers. I'll also have a display of my upcoming Nimbus floorstander, and possibly a demo of the new Cirrus White - with the high efficiency Accuton midwoofer.

I hope to meet some new people there, and put faces with some screen names.
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csmgolf
906 posts
 
The veneer on th Cirrus was beautiful. I can't imagine not being pleased with it. I think the size of the room was ok, but you are correct in that it could have used tratment of the first reflection points at a minimum. Ryan had the first reflection points treated in the room with Breeze, Aurora, and Arcus. It made a significant difference, mainly due to the high frquency capabilities of each of the mentioned speakers.
dayglow
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The Vapor Audio Breeze sounded better to me then the Cirrus. It was probably due to a bigger room with some minor room treatments and being driven by better electronics.
The Good-Audio Note-Best sounding room!
The Bad-Tyler Acoustics-Why the hype?
The Ugly-David Michael Audio-Decided to take Sunday off?
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roscoeiii
1,155 posts
 
Ah, I wondered why somone mentioned that they were surprised David Michael didn't show. I saw them on Saturday. They were very displeased with the sound of their room. Both being very bright and not giving them the bass they normally expect from the Harbeth they were showing. Even with those issues, I did think the Harbeth sounded great.
jp1208
502 posts
 
Csmgolf, all electronics and cabling appear to be on the floor as well in the Cirrus room. From past experience this has never been a good thing. The set up and room may had a lot to do with the speaker not shining the way it has in the past.
csmgolf
906 posts
 
One other thing working against the Cirrus at AK Fest. I was in the room first thing Saturday morning and heard that those speakers were brand new, with maybe 2 or 3 hours on them according to the person running the room. They were his personal pair and he had just taken delivery of them.
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