Scot was kind enough to give me a little space at the end here to think out loud about THE Newport Beach. I went back and forth a bit over whether I should summarize my feelings […]
An audio show may be the way some of us hear gear, but, after a while, it’s the madness and enthusiasm of the people involved that becomes a large part of the draw. A few […]
Digital may be sounding better every year, but analog continues to dominate the scene and the imagination. Analog, which was declared dead thirty years ago, is still around simply because — and let’s be clear […]
TAD Floor 10 is the Penthouse Level, and you’ll generally find the statement systems here. Pioneer brought two with them. TAD’s resident genius Andrew Jones fronted the show in the big room. There wasn’t much […]
This is my third audio show in a year, so obviously I am now an expert and qualified to give you advice on getting the most out of your audio show experience. Or at least, […]
Onda Ligera Latvian newcomer Onda Ligera was here to demonstrate what two eight inch woofers can do if you’re mildly crazy. Their WAVE 168D speakers ($35k) run opposing bass-reflex woofers slot loaded for an almost […]
Positive Feedback It almost sounded real in here. Must have been the booze. Perfect8 You’ll forgive me if I passed by this crowded room several times. “Clear speakers,” I thought, “more of that stunt crap. […]
Reus Audio Let’s start with the sound that everybody at the show heard, the Reus Audio SLS. Granted, everybody heard this thing belting out “Hotel California” on the kind of infinitely repeating playlist that can make […]
Profundo / Blackbird / Heed Four of Heed Audio‘s minimal looking Obelisk PM monoblocks ($4200 per pair) were used to biamp Heed’s odd, upward firing Enigma speakers ($4250 as shown) for a musical, social sound. […]
Audience AV
Anthony Gallo Acoustics Gallo was showing off their Strada 2 speakers ($999 each) and TR-3D subwoofer ($985 each) in the Atrium. It’s hard to believe how good these things sound at reasonable volumes. When we […]
I used to work with a guy who was awfully cagey about how he spent his vacations. Eventually, I learned that he raced pigeons as a hobby, but he’d gotten so sick of being teased […]
Attending a show is a fun game for some folks. The 2013 edition of THE Show in Newport Beach (or Irvine if you have to be pedantic) was my third show in the last year. My […]
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