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Dear Ariel,
Lets face facts, it is easier for Lyric and Stereo Exchange not to participate in the show, and the fact that both of these dealerships have showrooms directly in the city does make sense as part of the reason for them not to participate.
However Innovative is a New York City dealer and they are showing at the Waldorf, and the same is true with some of the other dealers you mentioned.
If a show is to be truly competitive then everyone needs to compete fairly, which is to show under the same adverse conditions of a hotel room and not in their tricked out sound rooms, and only in that way can someone actually gauge the relative performance of each system, under nearly identical show condtions.
Could it be that maybe these stalwart, veteran companies are affraid of some fair competion?
I will gladly put the new Scaeana Spiritus Loudspeakers at $110,000.00 up against the $190,000.00 JM Labs, or the new $190,000.00 WIlson Alexandrias!
I will gladly put up my $30,000.00 Kef Blades against the Magicos, Wilson's or Nolas!
I would say the same with my other products, the $15,000.00 EMM Labs Dac 2XSE is amazing sounding, same with the new Esoteric Dac, the D02 at $23,500.00!
Perhaps these other dealers are afraid of a little fair competion, and are trying to divert some traffic away from the show, I would invite show goers to visit our two suites at the Waldorf, and see why Audio Doctor is taking on all the regions other dealers, if you are looking for the most innovative, and highest performing audio products on the market, we have them!
I say visit these two New York City legends and then come visit the new kid on the block, we have four sound rooms filled to the brink with the coolest brands of high performance audio in the east cost, I say bring it on!
Dave Lalin, President, Audio Doctor