My CES favorites - yoeddy - General Asylum

My CES favorites

Posted by yoeddy on January 13, 2003 at 18:43:26

Just got back from Vegas yesterday. Great show! I've read a few of the CES posts on this forum, and they have been great at describing the stuff at the show. However, I've got to say that my favorite stuff at the show hasn't really been mentioned...maybe I've got a more "mainstream" ear, but here's a list of the stuff I was impressed with:

-Balanced Audio Technology reference setup driving Wilson WATT Puppy 7. Every show I have ever gone to in the last 2 years, I have been utterly impressed with BAT equipment. This time, it stunned me even more because I usually am not a fan of the WATT Puppies, but the sound this system produced was my favorite at the show hands down.

-Piega C3 LTD/Rives Audio acoustic room correction EQ. I had never really heard Piega speakers before, so I had no real expectations. The Piega C3 LTD produced a very smooth, warm, and dynamic sound with great detail and accuracy. The Rives Audio acoustic room correction EQ was also a pleasant surprise...didn't think it was doing much until they turned the unit off. Then the issues with speaker placement in the cramped Alexis Park room were really noticeable.

-Hovland Radia/Lumin-White. I heard the Lumin-White speakers at THE Show in the Acoustic Dreams room and was less than impressed...not that they didn't sound great, but for the price they seemed disappointing. Not so in the Hovland room...the Hovland Radia/Lumin-White combination sounded fabulous. Was surprised to learn that the Radio was a solid state amp, especially from Hovland...

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Topic - My CES favorites - yoeddy 18:43:26 01/13/03 (23)

Rockport & Tenor - Gordon Rankin 15:03:16 01/14/03 (0)

Re: My CES favorites - LarryB 14:43:14 01/14/03 (3)

Lumen and MSB - Edp 18:43:32 01/14/03 (2)

Re: Lumen and MSB - LarryB 06:40:47 01/15/03 (1)

Understand - Edp 07:24:47 01/15/03 (0)

More Favorites..... - Jerry O 09:35:12 01/14/03 (2)

Re: More Favorites..... - yoeddy 12:42:12 01/14/03 (1)

Me too, ref. Halcro - Ivan303 11:59:26 01/15/03 (0)

Re: My CES favorites - Jwm 07:53:47 01/14/03 (0)

Grand Prix Audio Rack - RonyW 00:39:01 01/14/03 (3)

Re: Grand Prix Audio Rack - steve b 06:03:47 01/14/03 (2)

Re: Grand Prix Audio Rack - Grant 08:01:50 01/14/03 (0)

wouldn't any rack company give a free loaner - RonyW 07:59:10 01/14/03 (0)

Marten Design speakers? - hifisweden 23:26:34 01/13/03 (1)

Re: Marten Design speakers? - LarryB 07:47:53 01/16/03 (0)

Watt Puppies - Rod M 18:53:42 01/13/03 (7)

An all BAT system ... - Mike K 19:49:59 01/13/03 (6)

Erm ... - Stephæn 20:17:23 01/13/03 (5)

Re: Erm ... - Chris Garrett 21:29:31 01/13/03 (2)

Re: Erm ... - Char 09:34:25 01/14/03 (1)

Andy Singer was sitting on the couch in front of me and....... - Chris Garrett 11:45:18 01/14/03 (0)

Re: Erm ... - RBP 21:01:19 01/13/03 (1)

Re: Erm ... - steve b 06:06:31 01/14/03 (0)

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