In the same room as the Rigid Float tonearm was this new VIDA MM/MC phono stage from Japan that uses an LCR network for RIAA equalization via Lundahl transformers.

Mr. Hiroshi Ishihara of the Japan-based Sibatech, Inc. showed me the unusual and perhaps revolutionary Rigid Float RFE-02H/7 tonearm. The pivot floats in oil with absolutely no other means of support, but more unusual about this design by Mr. Koichiro Akimoto is that the arm geometry features neither an offset angle at the headshell nor an "S" shaped arm tube!

At CES a few years ago, I walked in on Frank Schröder discussing an idea for a relatively simple pivoted tangential tracking tonearm. Now here at RMAF 2012 the Schröder LT is a reality

Luke Manley looking happy as VTL introduced at RMAF a new under $2500 phono preamp

Audio Research Debuted the new Reference 10 two chassis preamplifier.

Doshi's Alaap MM/MC hybrid FET/vacuum tube fully balanced phono preamplifier offers 3 inputs configurable for MM or MC.

AT RMAF Audio Research launched the new Reference 75 stereo vacuum tube amplifier.

Dynamic Sound Associates' DSA Phono II features three independent inputs featuring both single ended RCA and balanced XLR inputs and a single set of RCA single ended and balanced XLR outputs.

This new M2Tech A/D converter plus MM/MC phono preamp includes 16 equalization curves and a 384K/32 bit analog to digital converter

Legacy loudspeakers have long had a "70s dorm room" look but no more