California Audio Show ths wknd bttr than expected

Ditto the OP. Check out this show if you have an opportunity. The sound in some of the rooms was very engaging, especially listening to some of the vinyl I brought along. Got a chance to meet and talk to a few folks that I've purchased from or corresponded with in the past. For the most part, a really good group of people.

Of the rooms/floors I visited, I really liked the Loggie Audio room featuring the Acapellas, and for high value to performance - Grant Fidelity. Ian Grant is a nice guy too.

would someone attending this show please let me know if the Levinson #53 monoblocks are playing in one of the rooms? IF SO, can i get some CANDID
impressions on their sound? i am very interested in what M.Levinson has accomplished beyond the performance of the 33/33h amplifiers. there is little that has been published so far about them, other than "how expensive they are" or "how they sound on billy joel records", etc. Thanks!

It was my first audio show and lots of fun. Congrats to Constantine Soo.

Good sound at reasonable price at the Sonist-Glow-Wireworld room.

Tonian Labs speakers were very impressive but I now wonder if the recordings played, made by owner Tony Minasian didn't account for some of that.

Also like the Audio Note room, Tone of Music with the Quads, and Grant Fidelity - good sounding budget gear.

This also was my first audio show, and it was a lot of fun.

Best sound for me:

-YG Accoustics with DCS

-Evolution Acoustics with Dartzeel and Playback Designs.

- The room with the Quads I thought had the most reach out and touch it experience, but whoever set it up spent a lot of effort on treatments.

- I brought my own music which sounded great in the above rooms but the bass was booming in the Magico room

I'll go next year.

Excellent blog posts and photos by Jason Serinus up on Stereophile.