Pacific Audio Fest

This room also gave very musical sound.

Well Audio is making excellent amps and dac.

I almost pulled the trigger for its new tube Dac called Cipher.
 

http://www.wellsaudio.com/cipher-dac

The Songer speaker is modern field speaker but in Vintage style.

I enjoyed its intimate and fast sound in Pacific Audiofest.
 

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5a3 push pull amplifier was also interesting.

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I was there for all 3 days. The Borrenson book shelf speakers impressed me the most. Only a 5"" driver and wow what a huge musical soundstage. Preferred them over there 100k bookshelf and floorstanding speakers. Clearly my favorite room BUT 60k for  bookshelf.

I was disappointed with the Kef Blade metas running on the new Parasound monoblocks and I am a kef blade owner. Surprisingly, the Magicos with convergent amps sounded very good and musical. Generally not a magico fan. Genesis never played the music loud enough for me.

The VS and Vac room was awe inspiring and impressive.  Well you have my 2 cents.

No doubt the Borrensons are impressive...I wonder what they sound like when they aren't being driven with a $60k front end that probably has been optimized to make them sound their best?

During Pacific audiofest, I enjoy sound from vinyl than digital source.

This modest priced Modwright component with vinyl give very musical sound.

But I had quit vinyl 25 years ago, no turntable, phonoamp and vinyl.

Alas it may be too late to go back to vinyl.