REPORT

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AUDIO FEST
The Denver High-end Audio Show
 

Part 3

October 20th-22nd, 2006

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  Advanced Ribbon Technologies, North Acoustics / North Creek Music Systems

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
  Salk Sound, AVA (Audio by VanAlstine)

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
  Audio Alternative is a local Fort Collins dealer. Ayre amplification, Vandersteen speakers.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 Well, I recognize David Berning amplifier and preamp... and that John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman LP is one of our test discs / LPs (what a great album)....

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
  Analysis Audio loudspeakers, HGA, Joule Electra amplifiers, Real Trap room treatments, VPI turntable, Bybee Power conditioning.

A big room with nice relaxing sofas along the side.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 More McIntosh.

 

 

 

 
 
 More McIntosh.

 

 

 

 
 
 
  Sonicweld active loudspeakers, Locus Design Group, CyroParts.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 Sonicweld active loudspeakers

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
  Gershman Acoustics Black Swan loudspeaker, Magnan cables, Red Rock Audio amplifier.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 Red Rock Audio Renaissance amplifier

 

 

 

 
 
 Red Rock Audio Renaissance amplifier

 

 

 

 
 
 Exemplar Audio

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
  LSA Group

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
  Audio Unlimited is a local Denver dealership. Focal/JM Lab loudspeakers, Mark Levinson, Kuzma turntable, Running Springs, TARA Labs cables.

 

 

 

 

 
 
  Audio Unlimited is a local Denver dealership. Focal/JM Lab loudspeakers, ARCAM, Dwin Electronics, Tannoy loudspeakers, TARA Labs cables.

A little ARCAM iPod player with little speakers.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 A little ARCAM iPod player with little speakers.

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 GR Research, DODD Audio

 

 

 

 
 
 GR Research, DODD Audio

 

 

 

 
 
 GR Research, DODD Audio

 

 

 

 
 
 
  Serious Stereo

 

 

 

 
 
 
  ListenUp is a local Denver dealership. Sonus Faber speakers, Musical Fidelity amplifiers, Audioquest cables, ReQuest music server.

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
  ListenUp is a local Denver dealership. B&W speakers, Classe amplifiers, Rotel electronics, Sonos.

 

 

 

 
 
 
  Red Rock Audio amplifiers, Walker Audio* turntable, LSA Group, Exemplar Audio.

The Walker Audio / Red Rock Audio room was one of the best rooms last year, when they used Verity Audio loudspeakers. 

This year the sound was much colder and closed in, unemotional and was not as enjoyable for my taste.

The Walker turntable has a new tonearm and new name, and we have a lot of photos of it below.

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 The new tonearm on the Walker Proscenium Black Diamond turntable

 

 

 

 
 
 The new tonearm on the Walker Proscenium Black Diamond turntable

 

 

 

 
 
 The new tonearm on the Walker Proscenium Black Diamond turntable

 

 

 

 
 
 The Red Rock Audio Renaissance amplifier

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
The MBL room

 

 

 

 
 
 The MBL room

 

 

 

 
 
 The Globe Audio room with WLM loudspeakers and the Audio Aero* Prima CD player and Prima integrated amplifier.

 

 

 

 
 
 The Globe Audio room with WLM loudspeakers and the Audio Aero* Prima CD player and Prima integrated amplifier.

 

 

 

 
 
 The Audio Aero* Prima CD player and Prima integrated amplifier.

 

 

 

 
 
 The Audio Aero* Prima CD player

 

 

 

 
 
 The Audio Aero* Prima amplifier

 

 

 

 
 
 The Legenburg cable room with Wilson Watt / Puppy loudspeakers.

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 The Symposium Acoustics room with their new Panorama loudspeaker.