Not to be missed at Axpona

Make sure to see Grimm Audio. Their DAC, I understand, employs a unique and proprietary approach to digital conversion. The result, I have been told but not yet heard for myself, is fabulous. I am still trying to convince my wife to join me. 

You wife goes all three days -- at the show with you? Hang on to her. She's a keeper.

What I would want to see, if I were going, is the new Volti Lucera speaker. In between the Razz and the Rival. Looks promising.

Convergent Audio always has great sound.  They often use Magico S5MkIIs, sometimes other interesting speakers.  They've exhibited a DP W3 optical cartridge also.  

I just spoke with my friend Danny from RAAL-Requisite. I am making a drive to his location in Ventura, CA this Friday to have a listen to maybe the world’s best headphones, the brand new RAAL 1995 Magna and Immanis ($10k). These ones are not cheap, and the target competition are $60k phones.

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The following week he is taking the phones to the Axpona show in Chicago.

Go have a listen at his booth. The RAAL SR1a ($3.5k) is very much like 2-channel sound. The new phones are not designed like that but supposedly have some similar 2-channel presentation characteristics of the SR1a but with better resolution and bass impact.

I would be very interested to know what other 2-channel people, like me, think of them.