OK. I was at the show today in NYC and I guess I'm the first to comment on it.
First things first. This was a more enjoyable show than the AXPONA 2011 in NYC. The venue was the Waldorf-Astoria. A gorgeous and very upscale hotel. Last years show was in a dingy and dark location with tiny rooms and generally terrible acoustics.
Many of the rooms used for the current show were large with carpeting, high, ceilings, window draperies and various architectural elements which aided diffusion. On the down side, the majority of vendors, other than MBL and Legacy, and a few others, did not have dedicated rooms, but shared space with other vendors, and were often hosted by retail shops like Sound by Singer and Innovative Audio. The total number of high end manufactures that participated was almost as sparse as last years AXPONA NYC show.
Interestingly, while the show was billed as and Audio and AV show. I did not see even one room that hosted video, although I did not get to every one and may have missed a demo or two. The turn out on Saturday was much better than the 2011 show, but still very low when compared to the NYC shows from years past.
I wanted to hear the big YG's but was disappointed they were not being played in one of the better rooms. I also wanted to hear Harbeth speakers, but they were not on demo in the room that was listed for them. There were very few accessory and music vendors selling products at show prices as I've seen in the past.
In general, while I'm glad I went, the current show and the 2011 AXPONA are both mere shadows of the expansive audio shows from several years back that were a regular affair at the NY Hilton. Those shows took place on 3 or 4 different floors with scores of rooms and had a huge vendor participation. Those were the glory days. Sigh.
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
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Topic - T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - MaggieLover 22:47:20 04/14/12 (53)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - paulmah@hotmail.com 22:49:41 04/25/12 (2)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - Peter Breuninger 06:51:19 05/01/12 (1)
- Right. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 12:39:06 05/01/12 (0)
- Wonder why.. - Bill the K 19:44:18 04/17/12 (5)
- RE: Wonder why.. - John Atkinson 09:00:14 04/18/12 (4)
- RE: Wonder why.. - Peter Breuninger 13:40:41 04/18/12 (2)
- RE: Wonder why.. - Rob Doorack 05:24:46 04/19/12 (0)
- RE: Wonder why.. - John Atkinson 17:41:15 04/18/12 (0)
- I heard a bootleg of it. - Enophile 09:19:20 04/18/12 (0)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - Ozzy 12:01:55 04/16/12 (0)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - Pjay 07:05:10 04/16/12 (40)
- Speak up, Pjay! - Art Dudley 16:23:48 04/16/12 (1)
- RE: Speak up, Pjay! - Peter Breuninger 14:57:15 04/17/12 (0)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - MaggieLover 08:13:32 04/16/12 (37)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - Ozzie 15:44:49 04/17/12 (4)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - MaggieLover 16:27:02 04/17/12 (3)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - Ozzie 17:29:17 04/17/12 (2)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - MaggieLover 17:34:01 04/17/12 (1)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - paulmah@hotmail.com 22:28:36 04/25/12 (0)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - Kal Rubinson 08:38:46 04/16/12 (31)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - MaggieLover 21:11:53 04/16/12 (2)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - Bill the K 08:08:28 04/17/12 (0)
- Agreed. - Kal Rubinson 06:59:51 04/17/12 (0)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - MaggieLover 11:49:29 04/16/12 (25)
- Agree to disagree. - Kal Rubinson 15:24:04 04/16/12 (24)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - RGA 20:00:11 04/16/12 (19)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - rick_m 07:13:57 04/17/12 (14)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - Alan Sircom 16:30:13 04/17/12 (13)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - rick_m 10:41:52 04/28/12 (0)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - RGA 18:07:31 04/17/12 (11)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - josh358 19:54:32 04/27/12 (10)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - RGA 21:28:59 04/27/12 (9)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - josh358 06:57:06 04/28/12 (7)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - Tony Lauck 21:00:17 04/28/12 (4)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - josh358 06:27:33 04/29/12 (3)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - Tony Lauck 09:12:03 04/29/12 (2)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - josh358 09:47:36 04/29/12 (1)
- Thanks. nt - Tony Lauck 10:31:33 04/29/12 (0)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - RGA 11:58:32 04/28/12 (1)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - josh358 12:30:12 04/28/12 (0)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - Tony Lauck 06:27:41 04/28/12 (0)
- Solution? - Kal Rubinson 07:07:44 04/17/12 (2)
- RE: Solution? - RGA 18:02:52 04/17/12 (1)
- And..................................... - Kal Rubinson 19:10:18 04/17/12 (0)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - MaggieLover 20:45:51 04/16/12 (0)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - MaggieLover 15:41:21 04/16/12 (3)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - Ozzie 16:06:39 04/17/12 (1)
- RE: Agree to disagree. - MaggieLover 16:38:50 04/17/12 (0)
- Fascinating differences of experience! Just goes to show... - Enophile 17:25:45 04/16/12 (0)
- yes and - Pjay 09:54:01 04/16/12 (1)
- RE: yes and - paulmah@hotmail.com 22:42:27 04/25/12 (0)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - The Duke 10:08:06 04/15/12 (1)
- RE: T.H.E. Show, New York 2012 - MaggieLover 11:40:13 04/15/12 (0)