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I said no, because I wasn't there. Makes it easy.
Another Consumer Electronics Show has come and gone. Was there anything at CES that got you excited this year?
There were a number of rooms and products that were excellent—the Mystere demo, sponsored by Upscale Audio. And Nola's suite, with the Metro Grand Reference speakers. Joseph Audio's Pearls were wonderful, with great bass and clarity. The Usher room, featuring the Dancer Mini-One Diamond, was another favorite. The darTZeel room was also superb, as were the Reference 3A Grand Veenas, another top contender. And Soundsmith's room—their stand-mount speakers and wood-cased amplification made the music warm and inviting. Overall, a great show!
The United Home Audio reel-to-reel tape deck in the Nola room. They were playing a tape that I thought was a master tape, but it was actually recorded on the deck from vinyl! Then, on Sunday, I heard the Arnold Overtures on The Tape Project master tape and wow! Beautiful amazing sound. We moved from CD to SACD, then we moved backwards to vinyl and now back again to reel-to-reel for better sound, What an evolution of technology.