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Saturday, June 11, 1–7pm, Esoteric Audio (111 W Monroe Street, Suite 100, Phoenix), is presenting "Musical Bliss for any Budget" with Aerial, Aesthetix, dCS, Musical Surroundings, and Simaudio, while from 11am–7pm, Integrity Sound (4035 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota) will host a special "Truth in Sound" event with MartinLogan, Parasound, and AudioQuest.

Only one question followed me to the 14th floor of Hotel Irvine: Will floor 2's unprecedented number of good-sounding rooms be repeated on other floors during T.H.E. Show Newport?

"Dear TSA, These are Hi-Fi components. They are magnetic. Nothing active. Thanks."

Was it really possible that so many excellent sounding rooms, both large and small, could be located on a single floor?

A Game of Thrones vibe hit me when I visited the room hosted by Texas-based distributor Believe High Fidelity…

During the second part of my first day at T.H.E. Show, I paid a visit to the Hotel Irvine's Woodbridge Room—a poetic name that gelled with the quality of the gear on display…

After the speakers totally disappeared, all that remained was truly glorious, open, clear, extremely seductive, and supremely musical sound…