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Here we go again, New show, same shit, different day. Major magazine looking for new revenue streams and advertisers fluffs another Chi-Fi schlepper. After years of preaching the high end uber alles, Stereophile is now soooooo excited about toy audio. Is Wine spectator reviewing 2-buck chuck from Trader Joe's Is Cigar Aficionado reviewing 5 cent cigars? Is WatchTime reviewing $19 quartz watches from Wal*Mart? I was in their room Saturday afternoon and it was indeed mobbed, and so was every other room on the same floor. A product of capacity as opposed to brand loyalty. I have been speaking to dozens of attendee's here, nobody's lusting after this stuff.