The Home Entertainment Show, Newport Beach CA, June 3-5

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http://www.theshownewport.com/2011n/mainpage.php

Anyone else planning on checking this out (or showing product)?

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http://www.theshownewport.com/2011n/mainpage.php

Anyone else planning on checking this out (or showing product)?

I'm thinking of going on Saturday, perhaps. Still working out the details, but some of the AVS crowd (LA HT Group) plans on showing up.

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Revel/Levinson (unfortunately, too small a room).
18" Revel Sub [driver noted on JBL/Northridge Tour] not yet ready, per Kevin Voecks.

TAD electronics, emphasis on massive chassis
(monoblocks on the floor, later pics, built around 70lb cast iron frame):

Driver examples for the TAD Reference speaker line:

Andrew Jones demoing the Compact Reference One Monitors:

McIntosh/Martin Logan ... for the blue meter fans:

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Precision Transducer Engineering - TAD 2001 driver fitted to the Tannoy frame, active bass driver below:

Otari R-R source ... there were quite a few rebuilt/hot-rodded R-R units at the show:

Zu demo room. DJ spinning pleasant, but unfamiliar tunes:

Sanders Sound Systems Model 10 Electrostats

Sanders Magtech amp (had me wondering where the heatsinks were
for those large bridge rectifiers ):

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Big Boy TADs (sorry about the ceiling, just scroll down ):

Big Boy Focals:

Big (for the show) MBL's, and amps:

AMT-1's return:

Bizzare mid-70's ESS full range driver (under AMT)... possibly reviving this design
(see pic in next post):

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ESS driver ... rods move diaphragms (vs. voice coil structures) in unison:

Von Schwiekert VR-33 driven by Jolida electronics and a blinged-up TEAC/Tascam R-R:

Magneplanar 3.7 with Audio Research electronics:

Vandersteen 5A in carbon fiber (the little VLR's next door were amazing for the size):

RPG Diffusors, VTL amps, and Wilson Sasha (I think... hard to tell in the dark):