Who is going to the Capital Audiofest?

I have been the last 3 years, most likely will make one day this year.

A lot of vendors are not coming.

I will be there. The show usually has the right amount of visitors to each room that one can always find a seat and one can usually get the exhibitor to play a favorite selection. What was remarkable about the past two shows I attended is how much better the rooms with analogue setups sounded than the all digital rooms (I personally listen primarily to digital sources).

Unfortunately, because the show date has been moved so that it now conflicts with another show, a lot of the headphone exhibitors will not be there. That is unfortunate because the big headphone room was the most pleasant part of the show--everyone is friendly and helpful and they even allow people to take phones to another booth to hear them on a different amp or in comparison to something else.

Would like to but cannot.

Interesting you mention the headphone contingent, Larryi.

I noticed they had the most energetic and youthful crowd at CAF last year, by leaps and bounds. As I said, the high-end audio component of the show took a major leap forward with the change in venue. But the headphone room truly sat on a different level from the rest of the show. Say what you will, it's encouraging to see the young crowd show up with such numbers and passion. Makes you realize how far off our hobby has gone.