All items tagged with RMAF 2017 (8)

Show Report: Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2017

January 3, 2018 by Oliver A.Masciarotte

Show Report: Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2017

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) took place once again in Denver, CO, from October 6–8, 2017. This was the perfect event to hear the trends and experience new products. This year, the Denver Marriott Tech Center had completed the renovations that affected last year's RMAF edition, and it seems that everyone was happier with the show, from exhibitors to visitors. Oliver Masciarotte explains what impressed him at the show in this full report, which audioXpress included in its January 2017 edition.

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Kick-off 2018 with audioXpress and The Best in Audio Development and Design!

December 11, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Kick-off 2018 with audioXpress and The Best in Audio Development and Design!

A great first 2018 issue of audioXpress is now available to download! audioXpress January 2018 reviews the surprising Vanatoo Transparent Zero powered, wireless, and inexpensive speakers. We report on what sounded good at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2017 show, and Robert Nance Dee returns with the 6922 tube hybrid amplifier, a complete design in his series on buffered preamps... and much more!

Parasound Introduces More-Affordable Halo Phono Stage Preamplifier

October 11, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Parasound Introduces More-Affordable Halo Phono Stage Preamplifier

Parasound has introduced a more-affordable phono preamplifier for a new generation of analog LP and turntable enthusiasts. The Parasound Halo JC 3 Jr. (aka 'Junior') reflects the company's latest collaboration with the legendary Vendetta designer, John Curl, and circuit-board wizard, Carl Thompson. Introduced at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2017 show, the new Parasound Halo JC 3 Jr. stereo phono preamplifier is about half the price of the company's $2,995 premium dual-mono Halo JC 3+.

Periodic Audio Premieres New Nickel Headphone Amp at RMAF 2017

October 6, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Periodic Audio Premieres New Nickel Headphone Amp at RMAF 2017

Periodic Audio announced the world premiere of the Nickel Portable Amplifier, at the CanJam section of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2017, working with Periodic Audio’s trio of in-ear monitor (IEM) headphones: Be, Ti, and Mg. The Nickel amplifier is designed to provide nearly-unlimited clean power for nearly every headphone in an extremely compact and portable package, supplying 150 mW into 50 Ohms, 250 mW into 32 Ohms, and 270 mW into 16 Ohms, and stable into an 8 Ohm load.

Merging Technologies Shows Expanded Merging+Range at RMAF 2017

October 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Merging Technologies Shows Expanded Merging+Range at RMAF 2017

The latest MERGING+PLAYER, MERGING+NADAC and MERGING+POWER from Swiss digital audio experts Merging Technologies will be featured in a dedicated room at The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2017 in Denver. The late decision to take a room at the show was predicated by a change in US distribution and the desire to show the full range of networked audio products without conflict from other brands in the same room.

Legacy to Showcase New VALOR Speaker with Wavelet Digital Processor at RMAF 2017

October 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Legacy to Showcase New VALOR Speaker with Wavelet Digital Processor at RMAF 2017

Legacy Audio will premiere its new VALOR loudspeaker system at the RMAF 2017 show. Powered by an incredible 2750 watts per side, the VALOR is the first speaker to employ Stereo Unfold technology, licensed from Bohmer Audio of Sweden and implemented in the Wavelet Preamp/DAC/Processor. By combining a controlled-directivity front array for the initial wave-launch and a side/rear-firing ambient array, VALOR is said to be able to "reconstruct the natural sequence of sound arrival of the live performance space."

Get Ready to Join the Loudspeaker Industry with Voice Coil October 2017

September 25, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Get Ready to Join the Loudspeaker Industry with Voice Coil October 2017

Getting ready for another edition of the AES Convention in New York City, and many other October shows, this edition of Voice Coil is another one for the records, including an extensive directory of Amplifier and DSP Vendors, and a review of Bose's latest patent of a new bass reflex and tuned pipe enclosure. In Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the 745NEOBe, a pro sound 1.4” beryllium compression driver from Radian Audio, and the updated CQQ76 ribbon tweeter from BoZhen New Audio Lab.

Join the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) October 6-8, 2017

September 4, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Join the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) October 6-8, 2017

America's most friendly and largest High-end Consumer audio show takes place in Denver, October 6-8. Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) is the perfect event to feel the trends, see new products and find the best deals in the High-end audio industry. Over 130 active exhibit rooms and 400+ brands, a myriad of industry vendors and the voluminous CanJam portable audio extravaganza will once again take the whole 12,000 sq. ft. of the Denver Marriott Tech Center.