No Online Registration. Please arrive 5 minutes before the seminar. Seating is limited on a first-come, first-served basis. A donation box for Swallow Hill Music Association will be at the Aspen Amphitheater. Last year's proceeds funded 7 children's guitar lessons for the year. Thank you for your generosity.

Michael Fremer, Stereophile senior contributing editor and producer of two acclaimed DVDs: "21st Century Vinyl: Michael Fremer's Practical Guide to Turntable Set-up" and "It's a Vinyl World, After All" shows you how to properly set up a turntable and install a cartridge in this hour long seminar that he's delivered to appreciative audiences worldwide. Dr. Christian Feickert will also be there to explain the workings of his Adjust + set-up software.

Computer playback of music offers audiophiles the opportunity to hear true master-tape quality. Yet many record companies prefer to squeeze the music out of the medium. John Atkinson will be demonstrating both the sonic heights and depths of what is currently available.

Steven Stone, reviewer for The Absolute Sound and columnist for EnjoytheMusic.com and Vintage Guitar Magazine will lead a discussion with on how to optimize your musical experience with iTunes and iPods. Industry experts from both the hardware and software side of the industry will explain how you can use iTunes and iPods to experience great sound in your home. Lots of time will be allotted to questions from the audience and there will be prizes for the best queries.

Nordost and Vertex AQ will be presenting the first results of a new, co-operative, audio measurement initiative that clearly shows the importance of the impact of "peripheral" components such as cabling and supports on system performance. Following on from last year's presentation, now you can hear the effects - and see how they are reflected in the measured performance. And for once, what we measure equates closely to what we hear, offering the possibility of a whole new way of testing and understanding the performance of electronics and speakers too.

We are excited and honored to announce that Harry Pearson, the legendary reviewer and founder of The Absolute Sound magazine will be putting in a rare public appearance at this year’s Audio Fest. In addition he will make a pair of public presentations immediately after the show closes on Friday and Saturday. Theme for these addresses, which will both be the same in order to allow the maximum number of people to attend, will be the emergence and early history of high-end audio with an emphasis on the characters who gave the early High End such flavor - perhaps dipping into the early days of TAS and Stereophile along the way. Afterwards, he will welcome any questions from the floor concerning the subject covered.

Michael Fremer, Stereophile senior contributing editor and producer of two acclaimed DVDs: "21st Century Vinyl: Michael Fremer's Practical Guide to Turntable Set-up" and "It's a Vinyl World, After All" shows you how to properly set up a turntable and install a cartridge in this hour long seminar that he's delivered to appreciative audiences worldwide. Dr. Christian Feickert will also be there to explain the workings of his Adjust + set-up software.

Computer playback of music offers audiophiles the opportunity to hear true master-tape quality. Yet many record companies prefer to squeeze the music out of the medium. John Atkinson will be demonstrating both the sonic heights and depths of what is currently available.

The plan is to present a preview of the new Nat King Cole three channel SACD's that I have been working on this past year. Chad is arranging with Gus Skinas of the SACD PROJECT to set up for true three-channel playback and it should be a great 90 minutes each day.

Nordost and Vertex AQ will be presenting the first results of a new, co-operative, audio measurement initiative that clearly shows the importance of the impact of "peripheral" components such as cabling and supports on system performance. Following on from last year's presentation, now you can hear the effects - and see how they are reflected in the measured performance. And for once, what we measure equates closely to what we hear, offering the possibility of a whole new way of testing and understanding the performance of electronics and speakers too.

This seminar will cover the topic of getting the most performance from computer based audio. We will discuss the best way to connect an audio device to a computer and how to store your music. how to rip, download and convert audio files and how to manage your music. We will also have Joe Harley and Gus Skinas with us to discuss things from the music side such as where the music industry see's things going and what they try and do in order to give the consumer the highest level of fidelity. Our goal is to demystify computer audio and answer two important questions: How do I get started and how do I get it to perform at the highest level of performance that people have come to expect John Atkinson will be the host and moderator.

Jeff Merkel is a mastering engineer of 12 years and an instructor at the University of Colorado Denver in both Physics and in Recording Arts. This will be a demonstration-based, non-mathematical discussion of acoustics and how they relate to the modern listening room. Getting the most out of high-performance systems directly stems from an understanding of some of the fundamental sciences. This talk is geared toward everyone from the novice to the most technically savvy audiophile.

Computer playback of music offers audiophiles the opportunity to hear true master-tape quality. Yet many record companies prefer to squeeze the music out of the medium. John Atkinson will be demonstrating both the sonic heights and depths of what is currently available.

Nordost and Vertex AQ will be presenting the first results of a new, co-operative, audio measurement initiative that clearly shows the importance of the impact of "peripheral" components such as cabling and supports on system performance. Following on from last year's presentation, now you can hear the effects - and see how they are reflected in the measured performance. And for once, what we measure equates closely to what we hear, offering the possibility of a whole new way of testing and understanding the performance of electronics and speakers too.

We are excited and honored to announce that Harry Pearson, the legendary reviewer and founder of The Absolute Sound magazine will be putting in a rare public appearance at this year’s Audio Fest. In addition he will make a pair of public presentations immediately after the show closes on Friday and Saturday. Theme for these addresses, which will both be the same in order to allow the maximum number of people to attend, will be the emergence and early history of high-end audio with an emphasis on the characters who gave the early High End such flavor - perhaps dipping into the early days of TAS and Stereophile along the way. Afterwards, he will welcome any questions from the floor concerning the subject covered.

The plan is to present (along with my usual stuff) a preview of the new Nat King Cole three channel SACD's that I have been working on this past year. Chad is arranging with Gus Skinas of the SACD PROJECT to set up for true three-channel playback and it should be a great 90 minutes each day.

Computer playback of music offers audiophiles the opportunity to hear true master-tape quality. Yet many record companies prefer to squeeze the music out of the medium. John Atkinson will be demonstrating both the sonic heights and depths of what is currently available.

This Panel will discuss Electronic Room Correction, Room Design, Room Treatment and speakers designed to work with the listening room. They will also talk about the interplay of Electronic Room Correction, Room Design, Room Treatment and the Speakers. We will be playing a recording made from a recording from the listening position in Tony Knights listening room. There are 4 versions where a recording is made of the recording. Think of this as the clone of a clone of a clone of a clone! Each Panel member will give a short presentation on their area of expertise and then we will take questions from the audience.

Nordost and Vertex AQ will be presenting the first results of a new, co-operative, audio measurement initiative that clearly shows the importance of the impact of "peripheral" components such as cabling and supports on system performance. Following on from last year's presentation, now you can hear the effects - and see how they are reflected in the measured performance. And for once, what we measure equates closely to what we hear, offering the possibility of a whole new way of testing and understanding the performance of electronics and speakers too.

Mark Waldrep, founder and chief engineer of the award-winning, audiophile label AIX Records and high definition, digital download site iTrax.com, will be discussing the emerging area of high-definition, surround music recording, reproduction and distribution through discussion and demonstrations. Listen and learn why recording and delivering new music in HD PCM provides the most accurate and emotional reproduction possible. Dr. Waldrep will present audio spectragrams of a variety of source recording formats to establish real world sonic expectations for analog tape, vinyl, compact discs, SACDs and even Blu-Rays. Experience some of AIX Records unique HD Surround recordings...including new tracks that have never been heard outside his studio. Finally, discover the ease and quality available to audiophiles of high-definition downloadable tracks, how to build a state-of-the-art stereo music server for less than $2500 and how to avoid tracks that “pretend” to be high-definition but really aren’t.

Industry experts discuss ways to achieve better sound from your audio system. Such tweaking can totally free or perhaps cost a bit, yet the goal is to further enhance your musical pleasures. Everything from the listening room to turntable and digital setups... and much more will be discussed. This seminar is not to be missed!

Nordost and Vertex AQ will be presenting the first results of a new, co-operative, audio measurement initiative that clearly shows the importance of the impact of "peripheral" components such as cabling and supports on system performance. Following on from last year's presentation, now you can hear the effects - and see how they are reflected in the measured performance. And for once, what we measure equates closely to what we hear, offering the possibility of a whole new way of testing and understanding the performance of electronics and speakers too.