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<p><img class="story_image" src="http://www.stereophile.com/images/101313-Concert-600.jpg" /></p> We end this show report <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/10th-anniversary-entertainment">as we started</a>, with a photograph (this time by John Atkinson) of singer Lillian Boutté, who both opened and closed the RMAF with her band Eric Gunnison on piano, Mike Marlier on drums, and Mark Simon on bass, in the Denver Tech Center Marriott’s Atrium.
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I’ve seen no official statistics, but my strong feeling is that the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, perhaps for the first time in its 10-year run, saw <i>decreases</i> in attendance, energy, and overall excitement. Opening day was quieter than in the past; on floors 4 and 5 of the Marriott Atrium, exhibitor rooms were often slow; overall, there seemed to be fewer women and young people; by Saturday night, just about everyone seemed sick, tired, or both; by Sunday afternoon, many of us were long ready to head home. And, still, the show was a success.
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The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest succeeds for several reasons, perhaps none more important than the passion and commitment of the show’s organizer, <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/10th-rmaf-pre-show-libations">Marjorie Baumert</a>. Throughout the three-day event, she and her tireless staff raced everywhere, always happy and willing to help, and almost always with bright smiles.
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The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest brings people together. I was moved by the story of the <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/darwin-cables-george-warren-rogue-audio-tyler-acoustics">Darwin Cable Company</a>, whose founders had met, for the very first time, at this year’s show. I was pleased to meet the couple from France, who’d been traveling across the US for several weeks and made sure to stop in Denver for RMAF. As always, it was an absolute joy to meet the people behind the gear, the men and women who work hard to bring ever more beautiful music to our homes.
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Most pleasant of all, for me, was getting to meet and shake hands with our readers: For the most part, a writer has no idea of what happens to his or her words once they’ve left the screen
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/10th-annual-rocky-mountain-audio-fest]
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I’ve seen no official statistics, but my strong feeling is that the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, perhaps for the first time in its 10-year run, saw <i>decreases</i> in attendance, energy, and overall excitement. Opening day was quieter than in the past; on floors 4 and 5 of the Marriott Atrium, exhibitor rooms were often slow; overall, there seemed to be fewer women and young people; by Saturday night, just about everyone seemed sick, tired, or both; by Sunday afternoon, many of us were long ready to head home. And, still, the show was a success.
</p><p>
The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest succeeds for several reasons, perhaps none more important than the passion and commitment of the show’s organizer, <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/10th-rmaf-pre-show-libations">Marjorie Baumert</a>. Throughout the three-day event, she and her tireless staff raced everywhere, always happy and willing to help, and almost always with bright smiles.
</p><p>
The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest brings people together. I was moved by the story of the <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/darwin-cables-george-warren-rogue-audio-tyler-acoustics">Darwin Cable Company</a>, whose founders had met, for the very first time, at this year’s show. I was pleased to meet the couple from France, who’d been traveling across the US for several weeks and made sure to stop in Denver for RMAF. As always, it was an absolute joy to meet the people behind the gear, the men and women who work hard to bring ever more beautiful music to our homes.
</p><p>
Most pleasant of all, for me, was getting to meet and shake hands with our readers: For the most part, a writer has no idea of what happens to his or her words once they’ve left the screen
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/10th-annual-rocky-mountain-audio-fest]