Graphic abuse from CES

Posted by Rod M (W) on January 13, 2002 at 18:33:45

The Shigaraki budget system from 47 Labs, total price $8,300. What's Shigaraki mean?

Note those electric cables! Art Audio's "Gill Signature" ($3,800, SE EL34) had them lighted up rocking the Solidiquy speakers ($6,400).

What can you say about Kondo except, sit back, shut up and listen! The table was a Garrard 501. In the middle foreground is the X-4313, 300B PP amp. The system was excellent with a deep, wide soundstage and liquid sound.

Audio Valve had yet another fine sounding room with more gear than you can shake a stick at to drive the little Jean Marie Reynaud Offrande monitors. The Vyger table can be seen on the right.

Balanced Audio Technology was showing their new VK-300x Integrated Amp ranging from $3,500 to an SE version with the 6H30 tube for $5,000. It's a hybrid with the optional tubed preamp section and even an optional phono stage.

Steve Bednarski of BAT. But the picture I missed was the little System Audio monitors that were mated with the system. For $3,500, there're not cheap, but you'd swear you were hearing a far larger speaker or that there must be a sub in the corner. The CDP was a Sony, not!

My top 10 just keeps growing, Emotive Audio Designs had yet another. The speakers were from SAP, I think, and I'm equally foggy about the amps which might be the Caeli 300Bs.

Fred Volz of Emotive.

The Emotive Sira preamp.

The Neat room featured the Vito speakers fed by Exposure electronics and a Roksan table. Everything sounded quite neat with Neuance isolation platforms which are quite different. Forget heavy, these Neuance devices feel more like balsa wood or foam, very light weight. Unfortunately, I missed Ken Lyon twice! Maybe next time.

See you next year, Bobby.

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Topic - Graphic abuse from CES - Rod M 18:33:45 01/13/02 (27)

Liquid Audio? - Joe II-V 14:55:15 01/14/02 (7)

Re: Liquid Audio? - Bruce from DC 15:48:54 01/14/02 (0)

It's a new company, Joe.... - Rod M 15:13:51 01/14/02 (5)

Re: It's a new company, Joe.... - Joe II-V 14:14:45 01/15/02 (1)

I don't know Joe.... - Rod M 18:46:03 01/15/02 (0)

Re: It's a new company, Joe.... - Brian Walsh 16:12:47 01/14/02 (2)

There's right here..... - Rod M 16:19:29 01/14/02 (1)

Re: There's right here..... - Brian Walsh 16:25:52 01/14/02 (0)

19 tubes in the Emotive Sira pre?? - dpy 08:49:46 01/14/02 (0)

You are correct on the Emotive Audio amp - Edp 06:46:07 01/14/02 (0)

What the heck are those glowing cables? - Rob Doorack 06:28:57 01/14/02 (5)

The Purist Audio RLS glows blue. - Brian Hueske 20:19:08 01/14/02 (0)

Actually ... - Stephæn 11:48:02 01/14/02 (0)

Re: What the heck are those glowing cables? - Eagle 09:48:35 01/14/02 (0)

Cool huh? - Rod M 07:13:42 01/14/02 (1)

Re: Cool huh? - chiggy 07:22:42 01/14/02 (0)

Re: Graphic abuse from CES - Terry 06:05:03 01/14/02 (0)

Rod, thank you for the work you put into this - darkstar 05:34:59 01/14/02 (0)

How many exhibitors position gear like Kondo & Audio Valve??? - Bruce Righter 03:57:24 01/14/02 (0)

More interesting than Hergs picy posts - R B 03:45:37 01/14/02 (0)

Re: Graphic abuse from CES - Kristian85 18:50:24 01/13/02 (6)

Re: Graphic abuse from CES - ps 00:00:42 01/14/02 (0)

interesting - Old Guy 22:51:02 01/13/02 (0)

Re: Graphic abuse from CES - Robert H. 20:32:00 01/13/02 (3)

Shigaraki DAC - agattu 23:17:05 01/13/02 (2)

Re: Shigaraki DAC - Robert H. 10:17:24 01/14/02 (1)

Thank you (NM) - agattu 17:23:28 01/14/02 (0)

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