CES 2012 – Gradient DSPeaker, Bladelius

This year the Gradient speakers have a new look, presumably because the old look [see below] was too weird for some people.

In previous years, the rooms with the old look speakers were actually pretty good – sounding sophisticated yet musical, with good separation.

This year my feeling was that the sound here didn’t have the same positive qualities of the previous years.

Sorry for the poor photo quality with some of the photos below – the sun was perfectly positioned to shine directly in the windows causing some issues with the photos.

The previous look of the DSPeakers and the blue-haired gals.

The Gradient DSPeaker

The Gradient DSPeaker

Bladelius EMBLA playback system and ASK amplifier

Bladelius ASK amplifier

Bladelius EMBLA playback system

Not sure if this is the Gradient crossover or amp or what.

Smaller Gradient speakers in the rear of the room.