T.H.E. Show coverage continues... about half way there!
From Part One...
Second year at the same location, the Hotel Irvine, room 441, and with us arriving late Wednesday afternoon after a full day of teaching. Tired, exhausted... and bittersweet as this was the next to last week before we retired as educators. Daunting task. Set up a room—a hospitality room with an audio system hitting well over a $100K—make the room a place to sit and chill. Adult beverages, 8 different bourbons and scotches, best coffee around (burr ground on demand, filtered water, special blend of beans courtesy of Ristretto Roasters in Portland... all brewed via the Moccamaster), soft lighting, comfy chairs... yeah, we pulled it off... of course to really pull it off, we also have to visit the exhibitor rooms. Meaning we need to report on the show, get around to people we know and people we are glad to get to know, all the while hosting the PF Hospitality suite.
What this really means is that spending any serious time in any room, other than our own, becomes hopeless. The best we can do is drop in, take a few images, grab some literature, give a cursory listen where if it sounds okay, it is probably way better than okay... and then onto the next. For sure it gets old, and we are old, and so each day becomes a seemingly longer and steeper hill to climb. Stop for lunch, say hello to friends new and old in the hallway... by Sunday we are physically and emotionally gone. But on Monday we were back at school for our last five days...ever...with kids.
So what you got here is a hundred plus images, a list of what was shown in the rooms, some people we ran into... and a few comments about this and that. Enjoy. Part three of five...
Vinnie Rossi Audio, Volti Audio, Triode Wire Labs.
Vinnie Rossi Audio, Volti Audio, Triode Wire Labs.
Audiophile Direct, Aurum Candus, Wells Audio.
Amarra.
Amps and Sound, Sonic Studio Amarra, Pass Labs, Audioquest, Airist Audio, Core Audio Designs.
Jon Reichbach of Sonic Studio.
Justin Weber of Ampsandsound.
Amps and Sound, Sonic Studio Amarra.
High Water Sound, TW-Acustic, Cessaro Horn Acoustics, Zen Sati, Silver Circle Audio.
Shelley's Stereo.
Nola Loudspeakers, VAC. Always musical.
Nola Loudspeakers, VAC.
Zesto Audio, Kharma Loudspeakers, WyWires, Merrill-Williams. Always musical too... sorry the image is cloudy and blurry. Sort of like me by this time.
Zesto Audio, Kharma Loudspeakers, WyWires, Merrill-Williams.
Alex Sventitsky of WyWires. Good friend. Nina too!
Jason Victor Serinus of Stereophile.
Danny Kaey of Sonic Flare had a listening room that featured: Wilson Audio, Techdas, Graham Engineering, Einstein, and Nordost.
Ryan Loudspeakers, ModWright Instruments. Way nice.
Wyred 4 Sound, Kef Reference, Spread Spectrum Technologies.
Acoustic Zen Technologies, Spread Spectrum Technologies. Always a great sounding room...
Robert Lee of Acoustic Zen. Fun times. Always so happy.
Jim Pham, one of the original members of the Audio Society, back when we called it the Greater South Bay Audiophile Society. Good times!
EveAnna Manley and David chilling out in the PF Hospitality Suite.
Carol and EveAnna, the brightest smiles at the show!
Merrill Wettasinghe of Merrill Audio.
Merrill Audio, German Physiks, Distinctive Stereo.
High End Zone, Acoustic Zen, Aurender, Golden Ear Digital, Verastarr, Ypsilon.
I know that unit!
High End Zone, Acoustic Zen, Aurender, Golden Ear Digital, Verastarr, Ypsilon.
