Positive Feedback ISSUE 58 november/december 2011

RMAF 2011
by Dave and Carol Clark

Michael Lavorgna, always a pleasure to see him.

The affable Danny Kaey.

Myles Astor with Heidi, always good to see them.

Wadia iDock with Sonus Faber loudspeakers.

the PranaFidelity model 108 loudspeakers, new from Steve Norber.

Atocha Design featured customizable cabinets to store CDs and LPs. Very nice looking, the fit and finish was impeccable.

David Robinson on the panel, The Future of High-Resolution Computer-Based Audio.

Marjorie doesn't look pleased with having her picture taken.

In the Positive Feedback/Audio Evo Hospitality Suite, Carol shares a moment with Kelly of Prana Fidelity.

Josh Heiner relaxing with the PF crew, Michael Mercer, Bryan Gladstone, and Carol, in the Positive Feedback/Audio Evo hospitality suite.

The nice thing about having a hospitality suite is that there's a ready place to go sit and cool your jets for a bit.

Nina Sventitsky of WyWires checking out the wine from Texas that Marc Phillips and Colleen Cardas brought.

Brand new upgraded Diverter by Sonicweld.

Josh shining up the Pulserod loudspeaker system, getting all ready for the hospitality suite.

Abis Shuhgetsu amplifiers

German Physiks Unlimited MkII loudspeakers.

Michael Goodman of Centrance, hanging out in the Can Jam.

Amazon turntable with Moerch tonearm.

SORAsound, Dynamic Sounds, ZYX Cartridge, Volti Audio Horn Speaker, Lampizator DAC, and Sonore Music Server.

Beautiful Moerch tonearms and ZYX cartridtes.

Rethm Maarga loudspeakers.

Fi amplifier.

Fi preamplifier.

Zu loudspeakers with Spatial room correction.

Good music in the Zu room as always.

TW-Acustic, Tron Electric, Cessaro Horn Acoustics, Thoress, Thales, Prana Wire, Miyajima Labs, and Silent Running Audio.

Tron amplifier.

TW-Acustic Raven Ltd.

Cessaro Horn Acoustics.

Border Patrol amplifiers with Living Voice loudspeakers.

A lineup of AcousticPlan electronics.

LM Audio 219 IA, dual mono single ended integrated, $7995.

LM Audio products, Box Furniture Co racks.

DeVore Fidelity loudspeakers.

Absoluta Sound and Space Partenope integrated amplifier with Black Cat Cables.

Davone Ray loudspeakers in The Signal Collection room. Music provided by MA Recordings.

Jean Marie Reynaud loudspeakers with Blue Circle electronics.

Jean Marie Reynaud loudspeakers with Blue Circle electronics.

Bob Neill, Amherst Audio, and Carol sharing a laugh.

Joseph Audio loutspeakers with Bel Canto Design, and all Cardas Audio cables.

Jeff Joseph of Joseph Audio with John Stronczer of Bel Canto.

Chris Sommovigo plays vinyl!

Carol taking a breather with Hajime Sato of Eastwind Imports.

Gorgeous turntable surrounded by Concert Fidelity electronics.

Kaiser Kawero! loudspeakers, $66,000 a pair with Concert Fidelity electronics.

Gingko Audio Semi Cloud isolation device.

Gingko Audio Clara Vu loudspeakers, $4500 a pair with Rowland amplifier and preamplifier and a Benchmark DAC. Cables by Purist Audio Design and power cords by Silver Circle.

High-End Palace, Reference room. The Stahl-Tek Opus D/A & CDT Transport.

Gorgeous power conditioner.

High-End Palace Reference Music Room, Egglestonworks Loudspeakers with Stahl-Tek and Stradivari Audio Designs.

Kubala-Sosna with YG Acoustics Carmel loudspeakers, Devialet integrated amplifier, Bryston Media Player, and all Kubala-Sosna Emotions cables.

GTT Audio & Video with Kubala Sosna, Tenor Audio, YG Acoustics Anat III Signatures.

Alan Langford of DEQX with Jonathan Scull.

In the DEQX room.

Purity Audio Design Ultra GT Silver LInestage, $29,995, Harmony Blanaced Tube Buffer Stages, $2595 stereo/ $3,495 mono, Purity Power Supply, $1200. Beautiful products that sound great.

Purity Audio Design featured Von Schweikert VR-44 loudspeakers, $20,000.

Tidal Audio with dCS and Kubala-Sosna.

Carol standing by as Dave Stanard of Silver Circle shares pictures with a crowd in the Estelon room.

In the Estelon room, Hanss T-60 turntable with a Origin tonearm and a Tri-Planar tonearm.

Stillpoints rack with Concert Fidelity, Neodio, and Zesto.

Estelon Model XA Diamon loudspeakers.

MIT Cables, Cary Audio, and Chapman Audio Systems, using Amarra.

Chapman T-8 loudspeakers. Cary CD player, preamplifier, and amplifier. Interconnects and power cords by MIT.

Just as the sign says, Music Hall DAC15.2, $299. It's new!

In the Music Hall room, also featuring Creek, Epos, Aktimate, Bellari, and Goldring.

Another shot of the Music Hall room.

Genesis Advanced Technologies, Kosmic, Tweak Studio, SMc Audio.

Coincident Speaker Technology electronics.

Coincident Speaker Technology.

Sutherland, new preamplifier.

Another shot of the innards of the new Sutherland preamplifier.

Carol and Ron Sutherland.

EnKlein Cables.

Sutherland preamplifier.

EnKlein Cable, Sutherland, and Merrill-Williams room.

Angel City Audio with Melody Valve HiFi.

Angel City Audio with Melody Valve HiFi.

Audio Engine wireless DAC.

Audio Engine loudspeakers.

Avatar Acoustics Dr. Feickert Blackbird Turntable with DFA tonearm.

Also Avatar Acoustics, Rosso Fiorentino Sienna loudspeakers, AMR CD Player, phono preamplifier, and integrated amplifier.

Channel D Computer Audio Seta Phono preamplifier.

Rob Robinson from Channel D/Pure Music.

Wes Bender Studio, NYC Red Point turntable.

In Wes Bender's room, Hansen loudspeakers, Wavestream Kinetics, Lindeman Audio, Kaplan Cables.