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Tampa Audio Expo 2022

Just got back from this show today. I have been to dozens of RMAF, CES, T.H.E. shows, and others, and I have to say, this show was the worst, both on quality of sound and # of rooms that participated. We were done listening to all the rooms by early afternoon. My flight took longer than this, and I have another day to kill before leaving. There were some nice rooms that we spent more time in: MBL, Von Schweikert, Black Ice, Fink, and BØRRESEN. In the past, we would spend 3 days at a show because you went back 2x or more to the rooms you liked or it took more time to go thru all the rooms.

Hopefully next year will be better.

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I was mesmerized by the Volti Audio Rival II Horn speakers. That SET amp and those horns were wonderful sounding. I think the little DAC was also quite impressive.

The other speaker that left an impression on me were the granite Acora speakers. I walked into that great Hall and saw these two diminutive granite towers that just didn’t seem to go with the great sound filling this giant space. I went back that evening to hear a talk about the 24 Channel mix tape of Bohemian Rhapsody and marveled even more at the bass these speakers can deliver. The Mastering Engineer presentation was interesting and informative as well.

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