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Room 9030
Room 9018
The Vandersteen Treo loudspeakers make their international debut with the Audio Alternative.  Included with the Treo loudspeakers are the following components.

Audio Research Corporation VSi60 integrated amplifier, Reference CD8 and Phono 8 phono stage.

The Bryston BDA-1 DAC and BDP-1 Digital Player complete the digital end of this system.

The analog front end is a Linn LP12 with a Lingo 3, Ekos tone arm and fitted with a Lyra Delos MC cartridge.

Interconnects and speaker cables include Audioquest Rockefeller speaker cables, Colorado interconnects, NRG 10 AC power cords, Diamond USB cable and Wild AES digital cable.

Equipment Racks from Quadraspire.  The Sunoko Vent T component racks.






The Wilson Audio Sasha/WP loudspeakers.  The front end includes both the reference Rega Osiris integrated amplifier and Isis Valve CD player and the new Rega DAC.

The analog front end is a full-blown Linn LP12 Sondek turntable equipped with an Ekos SE tone arm, integrated Radikal/Urika power supply and phono stage,  This LP12 is fitted with the Keel sub-chassis, custom Woodsong Audio plinth and fitted with a Lyra Kleos MC cartridge.

Interconnects and speaker cables include Audioquest Oak speaker cables, Sky interconnects, NRG 100 AC power cords, Diamond USB cable and Wild AES digital cable.

Equipment Racks from Quadraspire. The Sunoko Vent T component racks.

​Listen to the heralded Vandersteen 7 loudspeaker paired with the new Vandersteen M7 crossovers matched with a  full compliment of Audio Research Corporation Reference products powering the front end,

The system includes the new Reference 250  mono block amplifiers, Reference 5 pre amplifier, Reference Phono 2, Reference CD8 and the ARC DAC 8.

The analog front end includes a Spiral Groove SG1.1 Turntable and Centroid tone arm and Lyra Olympos MC cartridge.

Interconnects and speaker cables include Audioquest Wildwood speaker cables, WBY interconnects, NRG AC power cords, Diamond USB cable and Carbon Firewire cable.

Harmonic Resolution System SXR Isolation Stands with M3X Isolation Bases,  R1 Isolation Base power amplifier stands.


Room 9017
The Audio Alternative at the 2011 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest
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Suite 9030 with a front end of Audio Research Corporation Reference electronics, Spiral Groove  turntable, Audioquest cables and Harmonic Resolution System components
Room 9017's front end includes Audio Research Corporation, Linn, Audioquest and Bryston Audio components
The room 9017 highlight was the international debut of the Vandersteen Treo loudspeakers
Suite 9030 included the new Audio Research Corporation Reference 250 Amplifiers and Vandersteen model 7 loudspeakers with the new M7 Crossovers
Room 9018 with Wilson Audio Sasha/WP loudspeakers
Room 9018's front end includes the new Rega Reference electronics, DAC, Audioquest  and a full blown Linn LP12 turntable
Loudspeaker innovator Richard Vandersteen and Rick Duplisea, the owner of the Audio Alternative 
The Spiral Groove SG1.1 turntable with Centroid tone arm, Lyra Olympos MC cartridge and Audioquest Wild Blue Yonder interconnects tied to the Audio Research Corporation Reference PH2 phono stage 
Part of the the digital front end in room 9017 included the new Bryston BDA-1 DAC and BDP-1 digital player tied to the Audio Research Corporation VSi60 integrated amplifier with Audioquest Colorado interconnects
Dave Gordon, Managing Director of Sales at Audio Research Corporation chats with Leon Shaw the owner of Audio Advice in Raleigh, NC in Suite 9030 
Suite 9030 was "standing room" only for most of the 2011 RMAF!
Room 9017's Audio Research Corporation VSi60 integrated amplifier and Linn LP12 turntable
Kalvin Dahl, Customer Support Manager at the Audio Research Corporation chooses the next LP in Suite 9030
The Audio Research Corporation PH8 phono stage in Room 9017
The Vandersteen Treo loudspeaker in Room 9017 makes it worldwide premier at the 2011 RMAF.  Be sure to stop by the Audio Alternative in Fort Collins to hear what many of the reviewers and hundreds of attendees called "One of the best loudspeakers at the show"
Eneke Vandersteen helps keep order in Suite 9030 and the next LP cued for play
Jerron Marchant from Wilson Audio chats with RMAF attendees outside of Room 9018 about the Wilson Sasha/WP loudspeakers
Mike Jorgensen from the Audio Alternative keeps both the digital and analog tunes playing in Room 9017