The naysayers were wrong, the show organizers were correct: Brooklyn was a good borough in which to hold a hi-fi show, the holiday weekend didn't greatly (if at all) suppress attendance and even the glorious weather proved not to be factor. The above photo was snapped Sunday afternoon in the VAC/Focal room.
In case you aren't up on the latest audio industry mergers and acquisitions: in 2011 French loudspeaker manufacturer Focal purchased NAIM, one of Britain's most fiercely independent and iconoclastic electronics and loudspeaker manufacturers.
VPI debuted the new $3500 Prime turntable at The New York Audio Show 2014. Created by 29 year old Mat Weisfeld, son of VPI founder Harry Weisfeld, the Prime is a literal "next gen" design.
Brooklyn, NY based WAX RAX showed its full line of attractive record storage units including the brand new LP-V4 vertical stack that can hold up to 700 LPs.