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Details: Written by Gordon Brockhouse Gordon Brockhouse; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 10 November 2019 10 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Headphones and Related Products

At Audio Video Show 2019, there was a large area devoted to headphones at the Warsaw National Stadium. At many of the tables, attendees waited patiently for 15 minutes or more for a chance to audition headphones and related products.

Details: Written by Jason Thorpe Jason Thorpe; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 10 November 2019 10 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Electronics, Part 2

I’m going to finish off my show reporting with my last series of electronic products. At this, the close of the Audio Video Show 2019, I’d like to draw your attention to the sheer number of products we’ve presented in this show coverage. It’s a large cross-section of items, but without trying too hard I know that -- if we had time -- we could have unearthed a significant number of additional components.

Details: Written by Jason Thorpe Jason Thorpe; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 10 November 2019 10 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Speakers, Part 3

More speakers! Such a diverse group -- so many ambitious designs, all coming from different countries. Audio Video Show 2019 was noticeably larger than the 2018 version, with more exhibitors, more products, and what felt like a greater number of attendees. And that meant lots of multicultural speakers for us to cover.

Details: Written by Jason Thorpe Jason Thorpe; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 10 November 2019 10 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Turntables and Analog Related, Part 2

Well what do you know? There unfolded a whole bunch of analog pearls hidden within the fleshy innards of the Audio Video Show 2019. While my initial feeling was that there were less turntables actually in use this year, what I did find made up in quality what it lacked in quantity.

Details: Written by Jason Thorpe Jason Thorpe; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 10 November 2019 10 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Speakers, Part 2

Walking around the Radisson Blu Sobieski and National Stadium, it seemed like every. single. room. had new products. Usually we have to hunt for these, but here, there was no escaping from components that needed our attention. A wealth of opportunities for show coverage here at Audio Video Show 2019. All prices are shown in Polish zlotys (zł) or euros (€). (Currently, the zloty trades at approximately USD$0.26. Note that prices in Europe typically include value-added tax, which in Poland is 23%.)

Details: Written by Gordon Brockhouse Gordon Brockhouse; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 10 November 2019 10 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Streaming and Lifestyle Audio, Part 2

The day-one crowds at the Warsaw Audio Video Show were pretty good, but on day two, the joint was jumping -- among the busiest I’ve ever seen at a consumer audio show. Moreover, the demographic mix was far more diverse than the male-boomer crowd you typically see at North American audio shows. There were lots of young couples and singles, and young families with children, too -- and the kids didn’t look like they were at the show under protest.

Details: Written by Jason Thorpe Jason Thorpe; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 10 November 2019 10 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Turntables and Analog Related, Part 1

I had high hopes for a multi-part analog article for this show report, as I recall being inundated with turntable after turntable at last year’s Audio Video Show. However, the first two days here at the show I haven’t seen anywhere near as many analog rigs, so I’m a little skeptical of whether I’ll be able to glean enough products to warrant a second part. But no matter! Let’s get it on, shall we? All prices are shown in Polish zlotys (zł) or euros (€). (Currently, the zloty trades at approximately USD$0.26. Note that prices in Europe typically include a value-added tax, which in Poland is 23%.)

Details: Written by Doug Schneider Doug Schneider; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 09 November 2019 09 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Coffee with Peter Lyngdorf

“I’m too old to do something only for money,” Peter Lyngdorf said wryly, as we sipped coffee at Costa Coffee, just down the street from Warsaw’s Radisson Blu Sobieski Hotel, where I was staying. It was a day before Audio Video Show 2019 opened.

Details: Written by Jason Thorpe Jason Thorpe; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 09 November 2019 09 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Speakers, Part 1

Between the Radisson Blu Sobieski and National Stadium exhibits, it didn’t take long to fill up my buffer with a whole pile of speakers that needed writing about. Audio Video Show 2019 seems to have grown this year, and there’s a ton to cover. Let’s get right down to it, with all prices shown in Polish zlotys (zł), euros (€), or British pounds (£). (Currently, the zloty trades at approximately USD$0.26. Note that prices in Europe typically include a value-added tax, which in Poland is 23%.)

Details: Written by Gordon Brockhouse Gordon Brockhouse; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 09 November 2019 09 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Streaming and Lifestyle Audio, Part 1

You might not think a major stadium, built for events like soccer, basketball, and motorcycle racing, would be suitable for an audio show. But Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy, or National Stadium, is the main venue for the Audio Video Show, and it works really well. There are two levels of exhibits at the stadium, some in hallways, and others in box suites overlooking the athletic field. Two hotels also serve as venues for the Audio Video Show -- these host mainly high-end exhibitors.

Details: Written by Jason Thorpe Jason Thorpe; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 09 November 2019 09 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Electronics, Part 1

There’s a planted, landed feeling of comfort that I acquire at shows, and it’s directly associated with the various hotel lobby bars. At the Montréal Audio Fest, it’s the brutalist architecture and excellent club sandwich in the Hotel Bonaventure Montréal. Back in my CES days, I acquired my center when I saw the same crusty bartender pouring my morning coffee at the now-demolished, where-bums-go-to-die San Remo hotel.

Details: Written by Jason Thorpe Jason Thorpe; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 07 November 2019 07 November 2019

Audio Video Show 2019: Warsaw-Style Vinyl Making

Vinyl is a labor of love -- every aspect of it requires personal interaction. I’ve known this for years now. Setting up a cartridge, aligning it, cleaning the stylus. Cleaning a record -- both a wet wash on a machine or a quick swipe with a carbon-fiber brush. All a part of the life cycle of an LP-based system.

Details: Written by Doug Schneider Doug Schneider; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 03 November 2019 03 November 2019

UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2019: Sonus Faber’s Paolo Tezzon on the Olympica Nova loudspeakers

The UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2019 afforded me an opportunity I don’t often get at shows -- time to sit down and have a lengthy conversation with a designer. Usually, they’re too busy -- or I am. But in the room of Absolute Sounds, Sonus Faber’s UK distributor, I noticed that Paolo Tezzon had some time on his hands at the same time I did. Tezzon is Sonus Faber’s acoustic designer, so I didn’t want to miss this opportunity. I caught Tezzon’s attention and asked, “Want to talk about the new Olympica Novas for a few minutes?” He was happy to oblige.

Details: Written by Doug Schneider Doug Schneider; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 27 October 2019 27 October 2019

UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2019: Cables and Accessories

I spent my final few hours at the UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2019 hunting for products I know many people enjoy -- cables and accessories. I can’t blame them -- once you’ve bought the speakers, amplification, and source components you really want, you probably want to try some tweaks to see if your components can be made to sound even better. All products are shown in the order I saw them, with prices in British pounds.

Details: Written by Doug Schneider Doug Schneider; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 27 October 2019 27 October 2019

UK Hi-Fi Show 2019 Live: Turntables and Related

Insofar as physical media products go, few audiophiles care about CDs anymore. I don’t think they ever will again. But vinyl -- that’s a totally different story. It’s back, it’s big, and it’s getting better.

Details: Written by Doug Schneider Doug Schneider; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 27 October 2019 27 October 2019

UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2019: Speakers

In my first UK Hi-Fi Show Live report, about electronics, I mentioned that show organizer Paul Miller moved this annual event from a hotel to the upscale Ascot Racecourse. I think that this was the smartest decision Miller could’ve made. If you’re going to showcase high-priced hi-fi gear -- and let’s face it: even entry-level hi-fi is priced way beyond what most people are willing to spend on sound equipment -- you’d better do so in a fitting location rather than a bunch of makeshift bedrooms-turned-soundrooms.

Details: Written by Doug Schneider Doug Schneider; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 26 October 2019 26 October 2019

UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2019: Electronics

Gloomy, rainy, shitty. That, to me, sums up the weather in Ascot, England, on October 26 -- maybe all of England, for all I know. On the brighter side, Paul Miller, who presides over the annual UK Hi-Fi Show Live, and is also the editor of Hi-Fi News and Record Review, has taken his event out of the hotel where it’s been held until now, and moved it to the Ascot Racecourse -- a seriously attractive, upscale venue that’s home to thoroughbred horseracing.

Details: Written by Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 15 September 2019 15 September 2019

CEDIA Expo 2019: Speakers, Part 3

Here’s the final segment of my three-part coverage of new speakers from last week’s CEDIA Expo, which took place at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. While conventional freestanding speakers aren’t the focus at the CEDIA Expo, I explore several new models below -- as well as one of the weirdest in-wall speakers I’ve ever seen. All prices in USD.

Details: Written by Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 15 September 2019 15 September 2019

CEDIA Expo 2019: Soundbars and Subwoofers

Unlike most consumer hi-fi shows, the 2019 CEDIA Expo tradeshow, which took place at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver last week, always features lots of new soundbars and subwoofers. Few audiophiles consider these components essential for music listening, but most of them are designed to sound as good with music as they do with movies, so they’re worth consideration -- especially in rooms where you don’t want the audio gear to be the focus of your decor. All prices in USD.

Details: Written by Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 15 September 2019 15 September 2019

CEDIA Expo 2019: Electronics

Traditional stereo audio has never been a major category at the Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) Expo, which ran for three days last week at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. But it’s the most important show of the year for makers of surround-sound receivers and processors, and they usually bring along a stereo piece or two, too -- as well as cutting-edge home-theater electronics that may interest many audiophiles.

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