CEDIA 2023 was all about bringing consumers the most impressive video demos we’ve ever seen. From JVC’s new FW update on their 8K DLA-NZ9 to Sony’s awesome QD-LED displays and Hisense 100″ mini-LED display at prices mere mortal videophiles could afford. I personally thought the... Continue reading
Category: Trade Show Coverage
On Tuesday of last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Marantz’s 70th Anniversary Celebration Pop-Up Event being hosted from July 10-12 in downtown Manhattan. The event, across several floors at the Spring Studio in Tribeca, included multiple experiences to celebrate the important milestone in... Continue reading
Last year’s first-ever Audio Advice Live high-end home audio and home theater show was an unmitigated success, bringing together a number of the best audio and video brands in the industry, along with top influencers and experts, including Audioholics founder Gene DellaSala. “For their first... Continue reading
There are some systems that dazzle you within seconds, delivering perhaps more sparkle up top or more slam down low than you’ve ever heard before. In some instances, this love affair can stand the test of time, but just as often, what sounded impressive initially... Continue reading
In the US, we have plenty of companies making big, expensive, high-tech loudspeakers — Wilson, Magico, YG, Rockport, Von Schweikert, and so on. These companies only make speakers, and they’re really good at it. But interestingly, in Europe there are many manufacturers in the super-high-end... Continue reading
My friend Aaron is not an audiophile and had never been to an audio show before he tagged along to T.H.E. Show 2023 with me. We’ve been friends since we were 3 years old, and it was a fun opportunity to hang out and introduce... Continue reading
The Home Entertainment Show (T.H.E. Show), which can boast being North America’s longest-running high-end audio show, took place June 9th-11th in Costa Mesa, California. It was the first audio show I’d attended since before the pandemic. Judging by the quality of the demos, and the... Continue reading
Axpona couldn’t have picked a nicer day to launch in 2023 with an uncharacteristically sunny 80-degree day in April in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Audio Expo North America, shortened to Axpona, broke new records in attendance and is doubtlessly the premier audio show in... Continue reading