Any shows coming up?

"Also there is a big HT show in NYC this late spring or early summer. "

There is? Who is running it?

Kal

It looks like these shows do not happen as often as I thought. I found CES in LA next week, and Rocky Mountain next fall. Nothing on the east coast. I was really hoping to hear the best of the best all in one place and save time not having to go from showroom to showroom. Looks like I will have to do it the hard way. Thanks for the responses.

Baffled, shows are not condusive to serious auditions. Shows give you the chance to hear new and interesting things that might be worth following up on. Don't get me wrong, I still think they're fun, but, show room visits are still inevitable.

Shows are good for getting a general overview of things. Serious listening is virtually impossible, due to traffic and bad rooms. RMAF is far and away better than CES, but it is designed differently.

CES is in Vegas not LA.

I find show room visits are often worthless too. The dealers rarely have demos of all the stuff they sell. You listen to a speaker, like it, and wonder if the larger one from the same manufacturer would be better, and by how much. Also, dealers want to sell product, and are not interested in your little research project.

All in all an industry show is most useful, at least for a start. But CES seems to be mostly about non-audio things. And, to attend, you are supposed to be in the industry. What do I do? Print myself up some business cards..."Audio Consultant"?

The location of the show is not too big an issue. Southwest Airlines will take you most anywhere for the price of a few CDs.