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What are the big attractions at Capital Audiofest coming up this Friday?
Pics of some of my favorite things at CAF yesterday here.       
New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)
   
New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)
   
What Gear Has Disappointed You?
A lot of the very large and high end systems set up in small hotel rooms at audio shows disappoint me. Could do just as well in a room like that for a fraction of the cost in many cases.  
New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)
I would face them off against anything else I heard at the show in a similar size room ie modest size hotel room. Obviously the bigger products are needed for the larger ball and meeting rooms. The Atmasphere class d amps for less than 6k delivere... 
New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)
The amps they used delivered all the goods.  A perfectly fine choice IMHO.   
What are the big attractions at Capital Audiofest coming up this Friday?
Here were the highlights today for me at CAF Linear Tube Audio Room Gershmann Room never disappoints Triangle Art On a Higher Note which featured a special highlight harp player/vocalist Isabeau Corriveau playing live backed by her recording... 
New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)
Dare I say those new Mofi speakers could be giant killers. I really liked what I heard. I think they were running off a HiFi Rose Class D integrated amp and the pairing was spot on. Meaty yet articulate with good extension. I had my sound meter ap... 
System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live
The Classic Audio room running off the Atmasphere Class D amps did a nice job of this today at CAF. Very smooth and natural. A small jazz ensemble recording including piano played in particular sounded very relaxed yet lifelike.   
New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)
I heard them today at CAF. They sounded like the real deal! One of just a few things I heard today that I would consider owning. Big clean sound. Sounded way better than many other much bigger and expensive setups in many rooms. The price surprise... 
New JansZen Nine-five model
I think those were in the room with AGD amps.   One of the better rooms I’d say.   
Orchard Audio - GaN Stereo Ultra Amp Tour and Reviews
Any chance they will be at Capital Audiofest this weekend?    
Are advances in technology making speakers better?
An advance that doesn’t make things better isn’t really much of an advance now is it?    
What are the big attractions at Capital Audiofest coming up this Friday?
@grannyring  Will do. Something new and different.   Field coils are always an interesting ingredient.  Thanks.   
What are the big attractions at Capital Audiofest coming up this Friday?
@fthompson251  Yeah I always checkout the centerpiece VAC/VS room at CAF  jist to hear what can happen when one throws the kitchen sink at the problem as a reference