Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2017 Day 2

[amirm]

Legacy speakers. They had some kind of correction device in the chain but the talk was time domain and such (?) so not clear what it does exactly:

 

[amirm]

Legacy: Just A Closer Walk With Thee by Wynton Marsalis And Eric Clapton. https://shz.am/t53801619

Horn-like (in a good way) resolution and dynamics. Too bright though. Credit to the presenter for warning us in advance that it might be.

 

[amirm]

Legacy: Mit Aufschwung, Aber Nicht Eilen-"O Schmerz, Du Alldurchdringer" by Barbara Hendricks & Christa Ludwig & New York Philharmonic Orchestra & Leonard Bernstein & The.. https://shz.am/t63023394

This unfortunately was bright too to my ears.

 

[amirm]

Lovely decks and German made spools. Emptied my pocket as I had to get one of the red ones and they only accepted cash!

 

[amirm]

VTL. Having built a friendship with Luke over the years, he really rolls out the red carpet for me and this show as no exception as they played no less than a dozen tracks from my thumb drive. But first I listened to the LP they played for me at the bottom here:

 

[amirm]

Luke usually shows VTL electronics with Wilson speakers. In this case the local dealer carried Vandersteen speakers and that is what I heard starting with the LP from Cecile McLorin Salvant -- one of my favorites -- live at Vanguard theater: You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me by Cécile McLorin Salvant. https://shz.am/t287844709

Nice. Two Vandersteen subs in the corners added good low-end grump. Must say though that I like her music in digital better. .

 

[amirm]

VTL. From here on, these are some of the good recordings I had my laptop which I put on a flash card for them to play. Hopefully it did not drive too many people away!

Take Me To The Pilot (Uk-Release Mix) by Elton John. https://shz.am/t265428

Not sure which edition I have versus this youtube:

It had excellent center imaging.

 

[amirm]

VTL: The Home Fire by Louis Armstrong. https://shz.am/t10806222

Again, not sure of the edition:

Sounded very nice.

 

[amirm]

VTL: The Cobweb by Giovanni Guidi Trio. https://shz.am/t236177295
Can't find youtube sample. Here it is on Amazon for short preview: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00XNBQ...e-scomp-wm-4-wl-prc0&ref=bit_scomp_smile_sav0

Sounded nice.

 

[amirm]

VTL: Sonata Per Cembalo Obligato E Violino G-Moll Gwv 709: Vivace by Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor. https://shz.am/t66757520

I should say that the only content I have on my laptop is high-res purchases including this (and many others) at 24-bit/96Khz.

Volume was too low for this track but still sounded nice.

 

[amirm]

VTL: Billie Jean (Billie Jean Remix) by Blackstreet. https://shz.am/t96288698

Sounded nice here.

 

[amirm]

VTL: Take Five by Antonio Forcione & Sabina Sciubba. https://shz.am/t5330095

This sounded just OK here.

 

[amirm]

VTL: Animal by The Dunwells. https://shz.am/t243843526

Nice deep bass as it should have.

 

[RayDunzl]

What's going on here?

 

[amirm]

VTL: Ceremonial Procession by Eleni Karaindrou. https://shz.am/t104856274

This also sounded good.

 

[amirm]

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What's going on here?

Didn't ask about the bit percentage by the bar graph on the left gives the THD number for the AC power it is generating. It is typical spec of AC generators (similar to mine) of around 2%.

 

[amirm]

VTL: gosh did they play a ton of my music there.

Lute Suite No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 997 : III. Sarabande (Arr.) by Jean Rondeau. https://shz.am/t217005482

Excellent smooth highs.

 

[amirm]

VTL: My Captain by Muddy Waters. https://shz.am/t10145642

Nice!

 

[amirm]

This was a table in the hallway and gathered a good crowd for reasons that I am sure is obvious in this picture:

None of it sounded very good but I enjoyed my time in that chair.

 

[amirm]

BTW, I played with the different filters in their DAC. Other than the volume change on some of them, I didn't detect any fidelity differences. It was hard comparison though as it would mute for a second or two between changes.