Crikey, It's Kef!
Not exactly <I>old</I> blighty.
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Eye Want Candy!
Cayin was showing the stunningly retro SP 105i table radio, which had me drooling. Nobody here knew what US importer Sze Leung was going to sell them for, but having seen the show sample, it's not what I thought I remembered, obviously. Importer VAS is still trying to determine a price, I've now been told.
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For the 40th anniversary, B&W is introducing the limited edition Signature Diamond, a $20,000 floorstanding two-way featuring the Diamond tweeter and B&W's kevlar 7" mid/bass driver. The flared port is tucked into that wedge-shaped cut-away on the bottom. Only 500 pairs will be made.
History Lesson
Antony Yim, marketing & product manager for B&W Group Asia Limited, used the 40<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary of B&W to give a history lesson that includes classic B&W products and a memorial wall.
Some Stats
Over 10,000 products; seven floors of audio; "every manufacturer who matters from the US, Canada, Europe, China, Korea, Japan, and Kowloon;" and more than 30,000 people over four days.
Big Mac
McIntosh was showing a "true 1080p high-def" projector. I said, "I didn't see this at CEDIA."
Booth Babeage
This one's for Stephen Mejias. GuangZhou Hi-Fi 2006 is <I>seriously</I> into booth babes. I could almost do a series on that subject alone. You may talk among yourselves.
I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore
GuangZhou Hi-Fi 2006 was opened by the mayor of GuangZhou and other dignitaries, and included a pulchritudinous ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Just Your Everyday Daoist Christmas Display
China really <I>likes</I> Christmas. It makes for some odd bedfellows.
Ping Gong
This is Ping Gong, one of my hosts and my fellow traveler. At breakfast this morning, he explained to me how he became an audiophile. "It was the Cultural Revolution," he said. "We weren't allowed to study, so we played music and talked. I had a big Russian turntable—mono! And one speaker, of course.