We actually went to the CAF a number of years ago with GT Audio. The room was awarded best of show. Nobody asked about anything but the speakers. Exposure was nonexistent for us. Everyone just said the speakers sounded great. Less and less people are going to the shows now and only X percent of people get to many of the rooms so exposure is small. We discussed that not one person asked about the gear, cables, room treatment, etc., at that show We kind of laughed at receiving the award as we did not have a digital cable to pair with our DAC. We used half of an old interconnect the one you would have gotten with your 1970s cassette tape deck with the plastic ends. So we received the award with using that as our digital cable.
While I understand any recommendations is another persons opinion, it will help me narrow down some of the choices to review as I have never listened to many if any.
So any input is appreciated and thank you again.
