RMAF 2017 Reader Reports

[The Computer Audiophile]

Room setup and component selection seems much better. The right speaker for the room and right level of volume make a huge difference. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Aurender Hegel Rel AudioQuest and Maggie's. Interesting combo. 

[Ralf11]

42 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

Room setup and component selection seems much better. The right speaker for the room and right level of volume make a huge difference. 

 

 

That's good - maybe people can now focus on the sound of the components...

[Ralf11]

BTW - be on the look out for some big big Maggies - rumor is that the Tympani sized ones are back (despite them saying nobody wanted giant giant panels anymore)...

[jamesg11]

1 hour ago, Ralf11 said:

BTW - be on the look out for some big big Maggies - rumor is that the Tympani sized ones are back (despite them saying nobody wanted giant giant panels anymore)...

Source of rumour? Any info / details appreciated!

[exdmd]

My first great speakers were Tympani 1Ds lived with them for many years fond memories. I always liked the room divider three panel design. They would drive you nuts until you found exactly the right spot for them in your listening room though. Inches mattered and you had to put them where they sounded best not where your decor dictated so not a wife friendly speaker:)

[The Computer Audiophile]

I highly recommend checking out the Micromega Focal room. Ask for the demo of DSP room correction on/off. 

 

Great stuff. 

 

Micromega M 150

Focal Sopra 3

[rando]

Is there any chance of getting a live video feed from the Marriott Aspen Amphitheater between 1:10 PM MST and roughly about the time riot police manage to break through the human barricade and restore order?  

 

 

                                                                             

[The Computer Audiophile]

38 minutes ago, rando said:

Is there any chance of getting a live video feed from the Marriott Aspen Amphitheater between 1:10 PM MST and roughly about the time riot police manage to break through the human barricade and restore order?  

 

 

                                                                             

Post of the week.

[rickca]

12 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

Is there any chance of getting a live video feed from the Marriott Aspen Amphitheater between 1:10 PM MST and roughly about the time riot police manage to break through the human barricade and restore order?  

What is happening then?

[The Computer Audiophile]

Why We in “The Industry” Are All Arguing Over MQA and So Much More … @ Marriott Aspen Amphitheater, Lobby Level

Oct 8 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Speaker: Danny Kaye, Positive Feedback & SonicFlare

[The Computer Audiophile]

9 minutes ago, rickca said:

What is happening then?

That's like Pee-Wee Herman asking if anyone has heard any good jokes lately. 

 

 

[ShawnC]

Chris, were you apart of  any siminars this year?

[ferenc]

On 2017. 10. 07. at 10:39 AM, Summit said:

 

It’s not BS it’s VAT , which stands for value added tax and are placed on goods or services. Most industrial countries (not including USA) has some kind of federal VAT, but how much can vary. In Sweden for example the VAT is 25 %, which is one of the highest VAT in the world. The VAT is a form of tax and the main purpose of tax is to finance the public sector. The tax may also have other purposes, such as equalizing income.

 

Actually it is 27% in Hungary, and even some of the foods are in this range, there are only very few exceptions.

[Samuel T Cogley]

Maybe this is posted elsewhere, but I didn't see it.

 

MQA bails on RMAF

 

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So the organizers decided to cancel the Saturday noon panel on MQA. Frankly, I was surprised and more than a little disappointed. It seems MQA is fine with one-sided presentations and photo ops — I been to several of Robert’s presentations, seen the photos of Mytek and MQA, and viewed testimonials videos on YouTube by Grammy winning engineers. But if it comes down to an open and honest discussion between intelligent individuals on both sides of the issue, they get cold feet. MQA and their promotional strategy nedd to be willing to debate others that oppose their technology. Apparently, some in their camp don’t believe that their message can survive critical analysis and open debate.

 

Perhaps the internet-enabled democratization of audiophilia is progressing at a faster rate than I thought.

[Johnseye]

On 10/6/2017 at 7:39 PM, kennyb123 said:

The $5000 ELAC speakers punched way above their weight.  Apparently the total cost of gear in this room (excluding cables, etc) was around $10,000 and yet the sound was better than in many far more expensive rooms

 

The Audio Alchemy equipment driving those speakers is amazing as well.  

[Johnseye]

On 10/6/2017 at 6:16 AM, The Computer Audiophile said:

New Mytek Brooklyn+ announced. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   RMAF: Lobby Booth #13   

Press Contact: Bryan Stanton [email protected]

 

Mytek Introduces New Brooklyn DAC+ With Upgraded Performance; Now Shipping: Brooklyn AMP, Plus Optional Phono and Roon Cards for Manhattan II

 

2017 RMAF, October 6, 2017 — Mytek, manufacturer of professional ADC/DACs and consumer DACs, unveiled at RMAF 2017 a brand new model of the highly-acclaimed Brooklyn DSD/MQA DAC, the Brooklyn DAC+.

Brooklyn DAC+, priced at $2,195, features redesigned and enhanced conversion, analog and power supply circuits, resulting in overall improved sound quality. Improvements include the new Sabre 9028PRO DAC chipset for enhanced resolution and better digital filter options, upgraded headphone amplifier, better L/R separation, larger capacity power supply and new, very transparent analog attenuator circuit.

 

All these quality improvements result in even more convincing digital PCM, DSD and MQA playback and streaming as well as state of the art M/C, M/M Phono musical experience. The Brooklyn DAC+’s new headphone circuitry performance challenges many dedicated headphone amplifiers.

A lot of praises were written about the Brooklyn DAC, which has sold many thousands of units since the launch of MQA. The new Brooklyn DAC+ provides users with benefits of the newest conversion technologies, while retaining the amazing versatility and affordability that the original Brooklyn DAC has been praised for. 

 

Shipments of the Brooklyn DAC+ start Oct. 16th, 2017.

 

Mytek’s new Brooklyn AMP, the world’s smallest dual-mono 300W power amplifier, is now shipping in quantity. Priced at only $1,995, the Brooklyn AMP “delivers unbelievably analog-like, triode-type sound,” according to Mytek president and chief engineer Michal Jurewicz.

 

Mytek’s engineering team have used their extensive DSD experience to get the Brooklyn AMP dual mono Class-D circuit design sounding better than other comparable Class-D designs to date. The Brooklyn AMP is compact, yet delivers deep and powerful tight bass, natural mids and silky, smooth highs.

 

 

 

Several additional features include monoblock bridge operation, biamp operation and a 12VDC power trigger. The sculpted chassis design integrates perfectly with the Brooklyn MQA/DSD DAC and Brooklyn MQA/DSD DAC+ for a great sounding compact electronics setup capable of playing digital music or vinyl into a set of speakers and headphones.

 

The Brooklyn AMP and Brooklyn DAC are also available together at the special introductory “bundle price” of $3,595. Weight is a mere 6 lbs./3kg.

 

Mytek is also now shipping their long-awaited optional Phono and Roon cards for the Manhattan II DAC.

 

◀ Optional Precision Phono Analog Preamp Card: High End M/M, M/C Phono Preamplifier with custom nickel core step up transformer, relay switchable and tunable. Input impedances, transformer ratio, RIAA curves and choice of gain can be changed within the menu or using the remote via relay switches.

 

 

Optional “Roon Ready” Network Card: Turns the Manhattan II into a network streamer with 24/192k and DSD64 maximum throughput. Compatible w/Roon, DLNA/UpnP. ▼

 

 

Both are user-installable, and priced at $1,495 for the Phono card, and $995 for the Roon card.

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http://www.mytekdigital.com/

 

About Mytek

 

After graduating from Warsaw’s University of Technology with a Master of Science degree in Studio Electronics and Acoustics, Michał Jurewicz left his native Poland and moved to the United States. He worked in two legendary New York City recording studios — the Hit Factory and Skyline Studio, forming many working relationships and friendships in the NYC audio-engineering community that have continued to this date. He developed a series of Analog-to-Digital converters that improved the quality of digital mixes. Nearly all recordings by Mariah Carey, James Taylor, James Brown, The Chic, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, and others from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s were mixed with prototypes of Mytek digital converters. In order to commercialize his hardware designs, Jurewicz founded Mytek in New York in 1992. Mytek’s goal has always been technological innovation aimed at preserving the highest possible sound quality during the recording process. It was Mytek’s leadership position in Professional Audio since 1992 that convinced MQA, Ltd. to make Mytek its first standalone-hardware technology partner. For further information, please visit the Mytek website at www.mytekdigital.com.

 

PRESS CONTACT

 

J B Stanton Communications NY/CT/LA/HK

Building Brands for A/V Products & Technologies Since 1977

Norfolk, CT 06058 USA

www.jbstanton.com

 

CONTACT

Bryan Stanton

[email protected]

 

+1.860.542.1234

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Mytek 2017 RMAF press release.docx

 

Still waiting on the Clef....

[rickca]

1 hour ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

Why We in “The Industry” Are All Arguing Over MQA and So Much More … @ Marriott Aspen Amphitheater, Lobby Level

Oct 8 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Speaker: Danny Kaye, Positive Feedback & SonicFlare

Well, MQA bailed on a proposed panel discussion and said it was because there would be no MQA representatives at RMAF.  So it would be really interesting if, in fact, MQA actually has someone attending RMAF or just their usual surrogates.  Isn't it kind of out of character for MQA to skip an audio show of this size?

[wdw]

18 hours ago, jamesg11 said:

Source of rumour? Any info / details appreciated!

 

 

Review up on the Absolute Sound site

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/magnepan-307-loudspeaker-part-one/

[The Computer Audiophile]

2 hours ago, ShawnC said:

Chris, were you apart of  any siminars this year?

Yes. Moderated a boring one and had a blast going against Steve Guttenberg and Roy Gregory in a physical vs. digital type of seminar. 

[ShawnC]

3 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

Yes. Moderated a boring one and had a blast going against Steve Guttenberg and Roy Gregory in a physical vs. digital type of seminar. 

Was it taped for YouTube viewing later?

[The Computer Audiophile]

Yes. 

[Ralf11]

21 hours ago, jamesg11 said:

Source of rumour? Any info / details appreciated!

 

 

I hope you like BLUE - if not, then screw thy courage to the sticky place before clicking...

 

https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=mug&m=227930

[Johnseye]

2 minutes ago, Ralf11 said:

 

 

I hope you like BLUE - if not, then screw thy courage to the sticky place before clicking...

 

https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=mug&m=227930

 

I see some parallels to the Wall of Sound.

 

[The Computer Audiophile]