by Michael

Vintage Voltage Expo (Denver)

Vintage Voltage Expo March 27, 2011 Ramada Plaza Convention Center

Dear friends and fans of vintage audio,

The 5th annual Vintage Voltage Expo is in just 3 weeks! We’re only hosting ONE show this year – back to our annual March schedule at the Ramada Plaza in Northlgenn/Denver.

Over 1,500 dedicated fans of vintage audio, radio and music gear attended our show last March! Every year more and more people are finding out about us!

WANT TO SELL? Register now to be a seller at www.vintagevoltage2011.eventbrite.com .
More info at http://danacain.com/vintage-voltage-expo/ . Dealers Tables are $40 or 3 for $100.

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Be part of the year-round community.

And for those of you heading up to the Big K Record Show today – Have a blast, look for our fliers and help us spread the word!

General show info follows. See you in 3 weeks!
– Dana

Sunday March 27, 2011

Ramada Plaza Convention Center

I-25 at 120th Ave, Northglenn/Denver
10 am – 3 pm
(Early Bird admission: 9 am)

Winner:
BEST VINTAGE ELECTRONICS

Loads of Vendors from Around the Region Selling:

vintage electronics – old school audio gear – tube amps – antique radios – transistor radios – speakers – turntables – vintage LPs & 45s – hi-fi – synthesizers – stereos – 8-tracks – electric guitars – amps – vintage TVs – ham radio – commercial equipment – video games – parts – and MORE!

— All kinds of cool old electronics and music stuff! —

It’s like a:

– Antique Radio Swap Meet

– Vintage Audio Convention

– Record Collector’s Show

– Used Electronics Flea Market

– and a Vintage Guitar Show

ALL IN ONE!

Bring a FRIEND and come on down! It’s Guys’ Day Out!

COLORADO RADIO CLUB:
The Colorado Radio Collectors Club (CRC) will be hosting their big annual show within our show! Don’t miss this chance to see LOADS of the best radios in the STATE! Big Radios, Little Radios, Old Radios and Even OLDER Radios! This is a REALLY GREAT bunch of guys! For more info on the club, visit www.radioace.com

VINTAGE VOLTAGE EXPO

Admission: $5.
Kids under 12 Free.
CRC members FREE.

Early birds ( 9-10am) $10.
(if you want first crack at this stuff!)

Vendors:
6-ft Vendor Table: $40
or 3 tables for $100
Set-up 7 – 10 am.
Tear down – 3pm (no early tear-down)

Payment Options:
Pay online with credit card at:
www.vintagevoltage2011.eventbrite.com

or mail check to:
Dana Cain (made out to me)
5061 S. Stuart Ct. Denver, CO 80123

More info: http://danacain.com/vintagevoltagexpo.html

Please Forward to Interested Friends, Groups and Lists!

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 by Michael

Announcement: 2nd Annual Capital Audiofest

“The 1st CAF went so well that we are having a second! We had approximately 500 people in attendance not including the vendors and manufacturers and plan to have many more for this event.

We are now looking to fill the rooms for the 2011 CAF and have lots of interest for the 2nd event. The 2010 CAF went as planned being a casual fun-filled event for audiophiles, music lovers, music media and vintage audio gear collectors, dealers and manufacturers. Families and many couples came to the event which you don’t see that often. Yes the WAF was felt by all. Great food and beverage (Adult beverages too!) were enjoyed by many. The event included high quality vacuum tube and transistor audio equipment, analog and digital playback sources, buying and selling of vinyl LP records and CDs, and retailers and manufacturers of quality audio gear from the Baltimore – Washington DC Metropolitan Area and beyond. Saturday night we had a live Jazz show with DC native master drummer Nasar Abadey and Supernova and even the host joined in for two numbers (They humored me)! The Sunday Audio Swapmeet went off well with many early morning risers prowling the tables for gear. ”

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 by Michael

CES 2011 – Finale

OK.

Done with the photos and I hope people can see that:

1) There just were not a lot of contenders for best of show
2) Of those, many were using laptops as sources, which almost always severely compromises the sound quality of a system at this show
3) Of the remaining, many were just trying to attract attention and did not focus on the creating the best sound that they could.

So…. better than RMAF, sound wise, as usual, but not as good as previous CES’s…

I think I detected a more relaxed attitude about the defacto train-wreck that is high-end audio and the doom and gloom dire predictions of the future are now almost as quaint and boring as playing Diana Krall all day long.

All the people using laptops to demonstrate the sound of their equipment (as opposed to just demonstrating that it, in fact, works) are like car dealerships sending a sales associate with bad breath and B.O. along with every person taking a test drive. It ain’t helping your case, people.

Let’s see, what else….

Clueless show reports by 2nd and 3rd tier magazines are still all the rage [I’ll let them decide if they are 2nd or 3rd tier :-)]. Jeez I wish these people would get a different job – perhaps even a job they are actually good at? Hmmmm… maybe the next post should be about how to detect a clueless review?

One of these days we have to stop buying crazy audio gear for just a darn minute and get me a decent camera [Yeah right :-)].

I like Las Vegas a lot better when it is warm, say 70 degrees during the day. Maybe next year…?

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