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The Federated Mike posted a set of the phonographs took at RMAF 2008 in Denver

http://www.audiofederation.com/hifiing/2008/RMAF2008/report/index.htm

I kid of do not like the pictures he did this year in past the images were much better. This year the images have no thoughts in them – juts a series of documents taken randomly. In past the was some “story telling” signature in the images and it was possible to see an interest in the way how the image line unfold. This tame it was boring – kind of it is what it is and it’s it. Anyhow, it is not the site to research the Federated Mike’s photojournalistic talents... However a few questions hat I though address from the RMAF 2008 photographers I was not able to juts because the right pictures from the right perspective ware not taken.

It looks like Thorens and DaVinci came with new interesting turntables. Good, now Mike the Framer need to invent a reason why his Continuum turntable sucks and to start to “processes” the Thorens and DaVinci….  BTW, about the DaVinci Audio Lab turntable – what is in the mind of those people who make white turntables?

The BD Design shows off in US, I think it is for a first time. The BD Design is absurd loudspeaker, completely idiotic in my view. I never heard anybody comment on BD Design sound, though I know very well how they shell sound. I think that the guy who runs BD Design is the key this company sonic misfortune, I forgot his name – Bret, Brext or Berett… The guy is quite knowledgeable, informed and under other circumstances is talented engineer. But, being exposed to Hi-Fi idiocy and to the Hi-Fi idiots the “Brext” demonstrates unambiguously-idiotic engineering tendencies that lead to predictable sound consequences. BTW, I was glad to see that RAAL room did not use the BD Design “digital” amps.

Feastrex showed out anew 5” driver. Would it be interning to try it for my MiniMe project? I do not know at this point. If I have a local guy who have them than I might try…

ViV Laboratory has some kind of new speaks with a small driver and a big skirt-horn. I read about them and about this rise of a driver with no suspension. It is controversial but to talk more about it is necessary to discuss the topology sitting in front of the speaker and putting the accrual sonic results behind the words that support or not the controversy.

I heard that the Classic Audio Reproduction had completely changed this year and that Bruce Edgar re-design them. I do not know what was done but I know that as long Classic Audio Reproduction bind itself to the sound of Atmosphere amp it will continue to impress with sonic nothingness.

Anyhow, one more comment I would like to make about the whole Hi-Fi show atmospheres. Looking at those pictures and recalling my memories from the shows I found myself incredibly bored with the format how the rooms present themselves. In fact it is revoltingly boring. I will not comment on what might be changed and would live it to the show played to discovers themselves but in the format it exist now it might feed interest and demands only of  some very idiosyncratically-desperate people. 

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