2023 Florida Audio Expo Show Report

I really enjoyed both Clarysis rooms.  Soundstage and realism was great and very very close to a live performance.  Plus the bass was natural and dynamic.  Anyone else check them out?

@gkr7007 Completely agree about the Clarisys rooms.  Terrific sound,. What did you think about the entry level Minuet model? The specs say it goes down to 28Hz. I thought it could use a sub to add some slam. I used to have Maggie 20.7's and adding just a single REL S512 sub made all the difference in SQ.

Joseph audio had the best streaming and all that was used was an older Apple TV box which had an optical connection that was connected to a streamer that impressed many with great sound from a YouTube video. YouTube video Quality is outstanding through a decent home theater system these days. 

Was simple enough.

These shows are getting more ridiculous. Dealers come in with all their higher priced gear, most on loan from the manufacturers, mis-matched with other components and rooms that are not designed for sound. Very few Make money off these shows and attendance is very weak.

you have YouTube video channels taping each individual room contending how great the sound is which is all done to promote their websites which really are geared to sell their latest promoted products, it's a very difficult business and profits are very difficult to achieve. It's all nice and occasionally you hear something of interest.  But the so-called eye candy of these visually stunning components is getting long in the tooth.

Much of what is on display Is very overpriced and that's not news to anyone.  Absolutely ridiculous to look at a list of components when entering a room totaling $50k to $300,000 and who knows how well they've been matched. It just doesn't sound very good most of the time. The interconnects, Power cords and speaker cables, it's hard to comprehend. 
 

Look forward to the next show

Joseph audio had the best streaming and all that was used was an older Apple TV box which had an optical connection that was connected to a streamer that impressed many with great sound from a YouTube video. YouTube video Quality is outstanding through a decent home theater system these days. 

I've been streaming audio via youtube to my system for quite a while now.  So if I'm on the sofa watching a youtube music performance on my phone, or ipad, I stream it to my Bluesound Node, to my 2 channel system.

The sound quality can be absolutely remarkable for many performances.  One vulfpeck concert was "you are there" quality, same with many of the tiny desk concerts.

The VRC flagship probably needs to come with a small electric forklift to make handling more manageable for the average person.