Next Stop: CES 2008. Prepare for Photos and Commentray Extraordinaire

… Well, you will have to wait until AFTER the show starts.

Sorry.

According to the CES pamphlets this year – this is what the show is all about:

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Funny how they focus on home audio when it is treated like such a distant cousin to PCs and Cell Phones and Cameras and even Car Audio and, oh yeah, video.

Face it, we lack glamor. Josh over at SonicFlare.com is trying to help, comparing equipment to sports cars.

Let’s see, what can we do?

Neli’s too busy to read this post, so how about:

The Sophia Loren of amplifiers. The Rachel Welch of speakers…?

McIntosh can get Brittney Spears…

No? The approach too libelous?

How about… No, can’t use gemstones: the platinum version of things this day is way too tired of a adjective .. or is it metaphor?

Endorsements would be cool…

These speakers are endorsed by Arnold as true Kick Alien Butt class loudspeakers. Spok says these amps are ‘The logical choice’.

Still gonna get us sued.

Well, we know how motorcycles and alcohol do it. But any nudity in Stereophile seems to bring out the church brigade. [I wonder what percentage of us WANTS high-end audio to stay a niche hobby.?]

One way is obvious, have the print media not dumb down their offerings to the ‘buyer guide for everyman’ state. Such a cop-out. Magazines in Japan have glorious audio porn and present the ultra high-end in a very desirable, Wish You Had These kind of style. You go to the magazine stand in THIS country, and look at the car mags… 1 in 20 is a buyers guide – the rest are high-end specialty car mags. Somebody has a clue over in THAT aisle.

Well, so now you know where we stand, and where this blog stands. And where we are headed.

I know, a lot of posts in a row – but you will be rid of me for a few days… next time you hear from this blog will be from smoky, sexy, crowded Las Vegas!