RMAF 2017 - Grand Show Report

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Merkel Acoustics R&D - A fun and immersive room where we made beats simultaneously while having our work revolve around us.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5215" align="alignnone" width="1080"]

Auralic's new Vega G2 streaming DAC[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5211" align="alignnone" width="1080"]

Composing our next hip-hop album...[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5213" align="alignnone" width="1080"]

The elegant sounding Ryan R620s[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5219" align="alignnone" width="1080"]

Auralic's new Aries G2[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5221" align="alignnone" width="1080"]

Voxativ Hagens: These may be my next set of near-fields...absolutely gorgeous.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5224" align="alignnone" width="1080"]

2 Giant Speakers, 1 Small Room. Troy Audio Hellena loudspeakers ($100,000/pair). These 300+ pound monsters deserve a larger room.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5225" align="alignnone" width="1080"]

The Lumen White Kyara ($49,900/pair) and Ayon Audio Orthos XS Gen 4 mono blocks ($29,000/pair) were one of the best sounds from the show. The soundstage was unbelievably wide, stretching way beyond the boundaries of the small hotel room. There's also a level of resolution and air not present in most of the setups at the show.[/caption]

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Auralic's new and gorgeous Vega G2 streaming DAC and Aries G2 streaming transporter. With 50% faster-processing power, a browser-based interface, and user-replaceable hard disks, this streaming DAC and transport are quite versatile. I couldn't really judge on sound as I believe this system really needed a power conditioner but I found it to be quite resolving.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5230" align="alignnone" width="1080"]

GamuT Zodiac ($149,000/pair)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5231" align="alignnone" width="1080"]

Salk Song3 ($2,895/pair), Schiit Yggy DAC ($2,299), Saga ($349), pre Freya ($699), Vidar ($699), Streamplayer Gen III ($1,695). I blame the room for the sharpness of this system. :)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5216" align="alignnone" width="1080"]

Ryan R610 ($2,000)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5220" align="alignnone" width="1080"]

Burwell and Sons Plain Jane loudspeaker, VPI Avenger, Transparent Ultra, and more. Click for full component list.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5226" align="alignnone" width="1080"]