CES Show Report Day 1 Dailies

Seems like less traffic than last year. Nice and calm means more time for listening, which is nice. Try to get as many photos up here in the evenings…

Cute little Chord Chordette (about 6 inches long).

A really cool looking amp from Jones. The ventilation holes on top are made in this kind of organically random pattern. The box itself is… not boxy! and the front panel is on the corner. Just so cool.

New Clearaudio ‘Master Innovation’ turntable ($27,500).

Napa Acoustic amp – very inexpensive (I think less than $1000) and very cute. And very, very high price performance.

Light Harmonic DAC. Another non-boxy component… looks like a stealth fighter jet, kind of – supports WiFi and takes streams directly from your smartphone.

Peak Consult’s Kepheus speakers. $110,000.

HRS SXR Signature (left). See the new cross braces on the top shelf which we took the platform off? These cross braces appear on the other shelves as well. New RXR prototype, HRS quality at a much lower price point.

Acoustic Signature’s Master Series ‘Ascona’ turntable. About $27K. Definitely a contender from based on what I heard.

Audio Note (UK) TT3 0.5 ‘half reference’ turntable (first time at a show in the U.S.). Much of the performance of the TT3 but with only 1 giant power supply box instead of 3.