ZYGI
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jameskk,
That's pretty much how it goes. Mostly Steve, but we both are talking/answering so many questions during the fest that it would be impossible to set up everyones combinations they wanted to hear ourselves. If Steve had someone that wanted to listen to a particular gear combo, we made it happen.
Placement wise, we add a piece of carpet/matt with an angled tape which most speakers seem to work best overall. So quick changes can be made that should work pretty well. If you look from the doorway behind the speakers and amps, you hardly ever see anyone sitting in the sweet spot. I think everyone is being such a complete gentlemen they don't want to take the sweet spot for themselves, leaving no one sitting in the sweet spot. As Steve C. commented many times at the fest...he didn't want to be that guy at the party that....I think everyone thought that way!
Usually Chris K is the guy setting up all the combinations and swapping out speakers as he has more energy than my 6 y.o. GD
I did get a chance to set up a pair of Super Zens strapped as mono's and was completely impressed with them on both the new MG's and HR-Ones. All while realizing I had just put them into the wooden bases the night before. A singleZen was enough to get me to my normal listening levels at home, even though Steve's room seems to need more power than my much smaller room to get me there. Everything Steve had described to me over the phone, was pretty much what I heard. One of the best, did just get better. You've got to love that little guy.
The Mini-T was very impressive as it sounded more like the new mono's without the balls that the monos have. And again it was also brand new, sans any hours of break in. For the most part most of the guys that own Decware gear, when a change is made if it's the amp they own at home, jump right in and help set up the new system.
Unlike a few Decfest's ago, when someone set up a phono stage and plugged it into a clearly marked 220V power cord. A bit of an oversite on that gents part.
Zygi
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