Audio Federation - VTV West 2006 - The Vacuum Tube Valley Show Report

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The Vacuum Tube Valley Show
SHOW REPORT

Los Angeles, California
June 3rd-4th, 2006

The 'Dailies'

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The hotel atrium, from the second floor.

Tube party, with Minarik guitars (and a few records, too).

Lots of tube were on display and for sale.

Audio Note* UK, the 'big room', with AN/E SEC Signature speakers, Ongaku 211-based amplifier, M-10 linestage with dual power supplies, CDT-3 and DAC 5 Signature digital, M8 Phono acting as phonostage.

Audio Note* UK -- the more modest room -- Conquest amplifiers, AN/E speakers (stands lost in transit), CDT-2 Mk II / DAC 3.1x Balanced digital, M3 full function preamplifier, AN-TT One turntable.

de Havilland electronics with Nola speakers and SRA amplifier stands.

Cheer by American electronic Project, Inc. A sound like my old Sonus Faber Electa speakers but more immediate and dynamic.

Tekline Speaker Art, T.R.L., Mr-Cable (that is Mr Cable doing cable demos for a number of showgoers)

Sonist loudspeakers with Royal Device SET amplifiers

Top Audio Triode corporation - Twin Audio - Video

Jumping Cactus speakers. I liked these at CES but the sound here wasn't quite what I remembered it with I believe different upstream components.

Juicy Music.

Madisound, Tonian Labs. This sound was a little too forward and midrangey for my ears. I think Neli was paying attention to exactly which pairs of speakers were actually playing...

Bauls Audio, Bastanis speakers

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