Saw that coming a mile away.
Many symphony orchestras, opera companies and broadway productions are still planning to open full capacity spaces in the coming weeks or have already opened.
I don’t know what’s wise and what is careless at this point for planners and promoters.
Those venues have the space necessary for some type of safe distances. An audio show where a lot of vendors have hotel rooms is a little challenging to say the least in our social distance world.
The orchestras with which I am familiar are performing, but audience members must show proof of vaccination and wear masks.
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Perhaps I misinterpreted hthaller’s post, but to me that says a consortium of manufacturers should run the show. Just sayin’ …
My guess is there was support behind the scenes from local manufacturers and audio shops, that may not have been readily apparent to attendees. It was a fun show. Hope to see it in one form or another in the not too distant future.
That’s what I was saying the year before, and here we are today, in the same boat.
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OK - apologies for clarifying my reading of it. You did ask.
No, not saying that Paul and PS should single-handedly take over the show, but given his passion for end-to-end high quality music in our homes, he would be the logical choice as someone who would get the ball rolling, pull together the local manufacturers - and then deftly organize and delegate.
With their direct-to-consumer strategy and a raft of new products in the pipeline, including some new pricey (to me, anyway) speakers with tech based on the element unaffordium, the loss of access of two large forums to showcase and demo the new toys has to hurt.
The new FR30’s, in particular, will be going up against a raft of formidable competition in the $25k price range like the Magico A5’s, Martin-Logan ESL 15’s, Acoustic Zen Cresendo II’s , and many other worthy contenders that can - in theory, anyway, if you can find one - be auditioned at a brick and mortar dealer.
Also disappointed that it is canceled, would have been my first RMAF. I can understand their reasons, still would be great if there would be some smaller event and I don’t need to cancel my flight and hotel.
Just saw this on Agon
Our Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has instituted a policy requiring either proof of vaccination, or a negative test result from within a narrow prior time window, and mask wearing everywhere except the bar, all until further notice.
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JS Audio in Bethesda MD also puts on nice events with representatives of some of the companies whose products they sell. I went to a few pre-COVID. Good wine, too!
I’ll make another soft pitch for Paul to consider coming out to the Capital Audio Fest in November. . . .
Just a thought. Take a look at where most of the forum members live and set up a traveling listening show in hotel rooms or a short rent/lease in an abandoned retail spot. Plenty of empty retail here in Illinois.
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St. Elmo Ave.!!
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Emotiva sort of did this in the past.
1-2 days at most in conferences areas of hotels (not in rooms). I think they’ve had large fly-in gatherings at their HQ so this may have been a single year roadshow and not a recurring thing. Don’t quote me,
I attended one in Santa Clara, California with a home theater fanatic friend. I recall they had a two channel room, an elaborate, large, very dialed-in home theater room, informal talks by staff and raffles for gear.
I’d like to bring RMAF back…somehow. Hmm.
@WATChad Go for it. It’s all yours.
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I would think it would be in all the audio manufacturer’s best interest, here in Colorado, if they put their heads together and resurrected RMAF.