Managed to stop by the HE 2007 show today in New York City. Some observations:1. Planar/electrostatic speakers were mysteriously absent from the entire show
2. Same thing goes for horn speakers
3. There are some promising lower-priced speakers that sound great! (DCM, Audioengine, to name a few)
4. Musical variety was abysmal. Now, I understand why companies wouldn't want to play poorly recorded music, but I personally don't see much enjoyment in listening to "X" singer singing in "Y" language recorded in "Z" country. It was difficult to find any room with real toe-tapping music that had some cajones.
5. My personal favorite room was the Weiss room. Some of the other rooms may have been more spectacular, with more fireworks and hoopla, but I think that this would be the rig I would bring home and keep me in musical enjoyment for the longest period of time.
Posted a couple snapshots at the following link...
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Topic - Some snapshots from HE 2007 - Nico 18:49:47 05/12/07 (22)
- How many rooms were playing classical music? - jsm 11:41:36 05/14/07 (0)
- Re: Some snapshots from HE 2007 - Glen B 14:01:21 05/13/07 (1)
- ah, got it - Nico 14:44:11 05/13/07 (0)
- I saw/heard a few horn-loaded speakers. - michaelavorgna 08:01:20 05/13/07 (0)
- This looks like a planar to me - E-Stat 06:59:10 05/13/07 (1)
- Re: This looks like a planar to me - nycman 18:24:08 05/14/07 (0)
- What are the amplification and speakers in Weiss room? (nt) - WBWB 00:14:05 05/13/07 (4)
- Weiss. Their own. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 09:44:15 05/13/07 (3)
- Thanks for the info, but they are still new, not on Weiss website yet? (NT) - WBWB 18:08:13 05/13/07 (2)
- Well....... - Kal Rubinson 18:34:24 05/13/07 (1)
- Thanks Kal! I've always been a fan of Weiss' Jason and Medea - WBWB 04:02:54 05/14/07 (0)
- So many people were willing - gd 23:00:26 05/12/07 (0)
- Re: Some snapshots from HE 2007 - Todd Krieger 22:31:37 05/12/07 (8)
- Re: Some snapshots from HE 2007 - Odyno 10:21:18 05/14/07 (0)
- Cajones... - The Killer Piglet 07:10:47 05/13/07 (3)
- Don't forget these... - Wellfed 09:45:49 05/13/07 (2)
- Those cabrones! - The Killer Piglet 12:20:15 05/13/07 (1)
- I think you might have just said a bad word... - Wellfed 15:38:39 05/13/07 (0)
- Thanks! What Did you Think of the KEF Room? - jeffrey_t 23:01:14 05/12/07 (2)
- Re: Thanks! What Did you Think of the KEF Room? - hiendmuse 04:50:41 05/13/07 (0)
- Wasn't In the KEF Room..... - Todd Krieger 00:18:53 05/13/07 (0)
- Very nice, thank you (nt) - Craiger56 19:21:38 05/12/07 (0)