What are your goals in attending RMAF?

[flez007]

You can also get some great deals on equipment or music. I've seen some great gear going for less than half retail at the show. I enjoy buying records there and chatting with fellow audiophiles..

+1

Would you mind sharing some record store names and location?

 

[flez007]

I would very much appreciate some comments from anyone who hears the following digital sources:

- Zanden 2500S (Room 521)
- Stahl Tek Opus (Room 570)
- Ypsilon digital (Main lobby Larkspur Room)
- Audio note digital (Room 566)

Thank you!!!

I will try to do my best LLoyd!

 

[Steve Williams]

All the music is typically for sale on the first floor of the hotel

 

[caesar]

I think there should be a rule in all shows. When the thin-out point happens at the end of every day and on the last day, all bets are off.

The problem with the plinky-plonky dinner jazz played so extensively at shows is it does unfortunately fill rooms. I don't know why - when I've asked people about this, very few people actively like this kind of music - but if you reach too far out of band, the room empties. At the last two Manchester Sound & Vision shows in the UK, I handed the musical choice into the hands of the listeners, with a hard drive with hundreds of albums in all genre. There were some interesting choices (as I didn't have anything apart from magazine marketing and some subscriptions to sell, the number of people on seats was comparatively unimportant) but many people actively chose Norah Jones, SRV, etc, etc.

I can understand the reticence of manufacturers to play your music during the busy periods. Even if you pitched up with a piece of music that filled the room with glory, it sets a precedent that invariably leads to someone handing the manufacturer a true horror room clearing disc. However, my take on this is if you hear something you like and want to hear it with your own discs, ask them if you can come back when things are a bit quieter for a more thorough listen. That way, you get to listen to your music for longer and the manufacturer doesn't end up with the musical equivalent of a bad smell right at the point when custom is at its peak.

However, if the manufacturer flatly refuses to play your music under any condition (assuming, of course, they have provision to play what you want... no point getting upset about a vinyl-only system being unable to play your USB thumb drive) or at any time, I'd be reluctant to shortlist that manufacturer's products.

Alan,

Thanks for the great advice - I will be sticking around until the end of the day!

Cheers!

 

[Steve Williams]

Well Caesar

if you're attending you have to come for dinner with the group on Sat eve

 

[rbbert]

I'm actually very sorry I'm not going. It's been on my list of things to do for a while, along with driving the Ring and seeing Mt. Everest, and is probably easier and cheaper (maybe) to do than those things. I also would really like to meet some of you in person, because, in the short time I've been on the site, I've really come to enjoy alot of you guys.

It's definitely WAY cheaper, especially travelling from Austin, unless you make an ultra-expensive impulse purchase.

 

[caesar]

Well Caesar

if you're attending you have to come for dinner with the group on Sat eve

Thanks for the invite, Steve! My visit is fairly short this time, and my brother lives in the area, so we already have dinner plans. But I will be peering for a guy that looks like your avatar walking through show.

 

[garylkoh]

Perhaps not at RMAF, but he's a staple in many European shows. Although recently even SRV has been passed over in favour of dinner jazz.

I was quite surprised by the number of times SRV was requested and also surprised that almost the whole room sat through all 9:12 of Tin Pan Alley during the Gothenburg show. During RMAF, I think that most would stay for 3mins at the most...... even though the last 4 mins is the best part.

 

[slowGEEZR]

+1

Would you mind sharing some record store names and location?

My favorite is "Twist and Shout", 2508 East Colfax Avenue.

 

[Alan Sircom]

I was quite surprised by the number of times SRV was requested and also surprised that almost the whole room sat through all 9:12 of Tin Pan Alley during the Gothenburg show. During RMAF, I think that most would stay for 3mins at the most...... even though the last 4 mins is the best part.

The original reason for playing Tin Pan Alley was that it's well recorded... and long enough for the exhibitor to go off for a cigarette break and still come back to find the room full. The smoke break went to the big Ash Tray in the Sky, but SRV's spirit lives on.

 

[MylesBAstor]

My favorite is "Twist and Shout", 2508 East Colfax Avenue.

Ditto.

 

[Bruce B]

I did not see Magico on the exhibitor list of RMAF. Are they not showing?

 

[slowGEEZR]

I did not see Magico on the exhibitor list of RMAF. Are they not showing?

They're not listed in the official hand book, either.

 

[Steve Williams]

They're not listed in the official hand book, either.

I saw the entire show and AFAIK Magico was not there

 

[A.wayne]

Anyone expect to be blown away? Or are you guys going just to have a beer and socialize?

Are all exhibitors just big pussies who only play Diana Krall and Norah Jones SACD's to please audiophiles, or are some exhibitors courageous enough to play some real music to see if their gear measures up to the real thing?

Nora jones has the opposite effect on me, thats when i leave the room ...

 

[Steve Williams]

How true

walking by all the rooms today, I would say that the same 10 albums and tracks were being played

speaking of which I would recommend people stop by the MA Recordings room to find some very new and exciting music to buy

 

[A.wayne]

Which SRV album would you guys recommend , i don't have anything from the chap .....

 

[NorthStar]

Which SRV album would you guys recommend , i don't have anything from the chap .....

1. Couldn't Stand the Weather
2. The Sky is Crying
3. In Step
4. Texas Flood

 

[treitz3]

I was quite surprised by the number of times SRV was requested and also surprised that almost the whole room sat through all 9:12 of Tin Pan Alley during the Gothenburg show. During RMAF, I think that most would stay for 3mins at the most...... even though the last 4 mins is the best part.

Hello, Gary. Would you happen to know which recording of this they were using? The best I have heard this on is from the Burmester Vorführungs CDII SACD [First Impression Music], song 11. I have a strange feeling that you won't know due to the amount of music servers, high-rez files and whatnot that were probably there but I thought I'd ask anyway. BTW, I agree with you about the last part of the song.

Out of all of the great musical selections and recordings out there, I find it to be a shame that it seemed like only the same ten songs were used throughout the show.

Tom

 

[rbbert]

Remember, Gary was referring to RAMF 2011, not 2012.