Pacific Audio Fest 2024 Show Report
Experience the best in premium audio gear at Seattle's PAF 2023 show.

  The Pacific Audio Fest (PAF) returned to Seattle for their third year! From September 6th through 8th, you could experience the very best in high-performance high-end audiophile gear at the biggest and best audio show on the Northwest coast of the USA! With over 200 exhibitors showcasing great audio gear, there was millions of Dollars is audio gear, from very reasonably priced to cost-no-object, to hear and enjoy. Taking place at the Doubletree-Hilton Sea-Tac / Seattle, PAF is the USA's very best Northwestern premium audio event.

Scheduled for the Pacific Audio Fest 2024 was live music on Friday and Saturday nights, with NW regional wine and beer tastings, and ~100 rooms of quality audio, Marketplace, Record Fair, HeadZone and much more! The Pacific Audio Fest show is located at a top tech hub and one of the fastest growing communities in the USA, plus it is a vacation paradise in the summer months. The Seattle area has great demographics for the audio industry too!

Enjoy the Music.com had planned to have a reporter there, yet he had a medial situation. Please enjoy a few excellent videos from various YouTube streamers. As always... enjoy the music.

Two Live Music Concerts For 2024
Free live music! Friday night the Pacific Audio Fest 2024 featured Americana band Tony Furtado, John Reischman, and Eric Thorin. These are three Grammy winners on stage playing their hearts and souls out for music lovers at PAF 2024. Tony attracted national attention in 1987, when he won the National Bluegrass Banjo Championship in Winfield, Kansas. Tony has performed throughout the world at top venues and appeared at such prestigious music festivals as the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, Jazz Aspen, Kerrville Folk Festival, Strawberry Music Festival, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Sisters Folk Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival and countless others. 

Saturday night featured the Frank-Irwin Quintet, which plays a wonderfully fresh take on Jazz led by composer / bassist Chris Frank. The Frank-Irwin Quintet is known for their evocative melodies, smooth harmonies, and deep grooves. Founded in 2018 by bassist, producer, and composer Chris Frank, his Quintet strives to bring positivity and levity into the lives of its audience members, armed with a dark sense of humor and uplifting sound. FIQ's two albums and two EPs includes moe than 20 songs plus Frank's arrangements of songs from Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and various popular tunes. Their latest album, New Commute, earned a review within The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, June 2022. Frank's unique and innovative style is said to be inspired by Charles Mingus, as each tune features non-conventional song structures and open compositions.

Both concerts are free with a PAF 2024 show ticket.

Join The Party Thursday Night!
Show exhibitors and members of the press are invited to join Enjoy the Music.com for drinks, music, and good times on Thursday starting at 6pm in Maxi's lounge on the 14th floor.

NW Regional Wine, Beer, And Spirits Tasting
Friday And Saturday September 6th And 7th from 4pm through 6pm. This event will take place in the Seaport Bar within the Doubletree Hilton Sea-Tac Washington.

Ballroom Filled With Vinyl LPs, Accessories, And More!
New this year at the PAF 2024 show is a ballroom filled with vinyl LPs, audio accessories, and much more as many local vendors plus Direct Audio brings their very best to the Pacific Audio Fest!

Pacific Audio Fest 2024 Where And When 
Doubletree Hilton Sea-Tac Washington
September 6th through 9th, 2024

Previous Pacific Audio Fest Show Reports
Enjoy the Music.com's previous coverage includes Pacific Audio Fest 2023, Pacific Audio Fest 2022 and PAF 2021 show report.