CAS6 – The 2015 California Audio Show Recap
The 6th annual CA Audio Show is in the books, and music is in the ears and on the brain. It was a highly enjoyable and successful show, allowing long-time audiophiles, as well as folks with a budding interest in music, time to hear dozens of systems from manufacturers and vendors all in one location. A special thanks to Constantine Soo and the folks at Dagogo for yet another well-done event!
And now for a few takeaways from the weekend…
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Portable Hi-Fi and headphones are en
fuego..! “Cans” from HiFiMAN, Audeze,
Oppo and others were playing tunes
from portable players such as Pono or Astell & Kern, along with computer
audio through various top shelf headphone amps.
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Active electronics are creeping in to the audiophile
world. Designed to correct room
resonances or speaker output, technologies once frowned upon by the golden ear
crowd are now gaining acceptance with substantial improvements in technology
and application.
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Vinyl continues to expand its hold on the
audiophile crowd and casual listeners alike.
Turntables and records were everywhere, and sounding good..!
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Not only is the audiophile world thriving (once
considered endangered courtesy of the mp3), but the future looks bright as
well. I observed plenty of the younger
set in the crowd, and even several parents with their children in the listening
rooms.
A few pictures from the show. My apologies to those rooms not included. They were all top-shelf...(Above is the Pass Labs room with YG Acoustics' Carmel 2 speakers and the new Pass Labs INT-60 integrated amplifier - spinning some Johnny Cash on vinyl with excellent results!)
Until next time... Cheers..!