Steve's RMAF 2012 Picture Thread And Top 5 In Show

[Steve Williams]

Burmester

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[Steve Williams]

Jolida, Von Schweikert, Your Final System Music Server

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0209.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0208.jpg

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[Steve Williams]

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0210.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0211.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0212.jpg

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[Steve Williams]

Focal Grand Utopia, Soulution

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0216.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0217.jpg

 

[Steve Williams]

Focal

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0224.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0225.jpg

 

[Steve Williams]

United Home Audio, Von Schweikert VR-44, Jolida. Best tape display at the show

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0227.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0228.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0229.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0230.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0231.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0232.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0233.jpg

 

[Steve Williams]

Sonist Loud Speakers

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0234.jpg

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http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0236.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0237.jpg

 

[Steve Williams]

Kef Blade. I heard all about it at CES but didn't hear it until RMAF. Big disappointment for my ears as it sounded harsh and tinny

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0238.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0239.jpg

 

[Steve Williams]

Harbeth, Perreaux


http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0242.jpg

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[Steve Williams]

B&W Loud Speakers

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0246.jpg

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[Steve Williams]

Sonus Faber

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0248.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0249.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0250.jpg

 

[Steve Williams]

PSB Loud Speakers, NAD

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0251.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0252.jpg

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0253.jpg

 

[Steve Williams]

Martin Logan, Prima Luna

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0254.jpg

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[Steve Williams]

And finally this is for our friend John up in Oakville Canada

Totem's new speakers with McIntosh. Both speakers are priced exactly the same but I preferred the floor standers

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0260.jpg

 

[Steve Williams]

And that's all she wrote guys

Pictures were challenging given the poor lighting conditions so please excuse any poor shots. I culled the shots down to 260 from over 400 photos

Enjoy

 

[rockitman]

Nice job Steve. Thanks !

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Outstanding job on the pictures Steve! I kinda just gbreezed through them a bit, but will be going back to check them out at leisure.

And finally this is for our friend John up in Oakville Canada

Totem's new speakers with McIntosh. Both speakers are priced exactly the same but I preferred the floor standers

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/RMAF 2012/IMG_0260.jpg

The monitors are the Ember from Totem's Element line which features their Torrent driver technology.
The floorstanders are the Totem Forest. These are 2 steps up from my Sttafs, but have a very similar sound signature. The Forest is just much more open. Although the cabinet hasn't changed, the internals have with new crossovers and other features. I'm looking forward to hearing them. I've always them to be very musical.

I'm not sold on the Element line of speakers that Vince is very hot on promoting. They sound somewhat cold and sterile to me.

For the record. McIntosh and Totem pair up very well with the older line of Arro, Sttaf, Hawk, Forest and Wind speakers.

 

[Matt193]

As always great pictures, Steve! I hope to make it out there someday.

I have to ask, what is the giant box in the middle of the speaker cable pictured below?

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[Steve Williams]

That's the network box that all Transparent cables (as well as MIT cables) have

 

[chrisr]

Transparent Opus MM2 speaker cables.