CES 2012 – Vivid Audio, Luxman, Audio Aero


This room featured the Vivid Audio B1 speakers driven by a Luxman integrated and a Brinkmann Bardo turntable. I did not get to hear the new Audio Aero La Fontaine CD / SACD player.

I like the Vivid speakers, the can sound very energetic, integrated and with lots of separation. However with this system, which we’ve heard variations of several times, the sound is muddy and dull, and not to my taste.


The Vivid Audio B1 loudspeaker


The Vivid Audio B1 loudspeaker


The Brinkmann Bardo turntable


The Brinkmann Bardo turntable and tube power supply there on the left


The Brinkmann Bardo turntable and Brinkmann Pi cartridge


The Brinkmann Bardo turntable from the side / below. You can easily see the feet and spindle.


The Luxman SQ-N10 integrated amplifier [there were two different Luxman integrateds in this room, not sure which one they were using – the photo of the other one is too blurry for publication]


The Luxman SQ-N10 integrated amplifier


The Audio Aero ‘La Fontaine’ CD / SACD player. Took several photos of this, but again, most were too blurry. Some kind of brain dead photography work [this was the 2nd to last room in the marathon 29th and 30th floors]


The Audio Aero ‘La Fontaine’ CD / SACD player closeup of the tray


The Audio Aero ‘La Fontaine’ CD / SACD player remote control


Danny Kaey was here photographing the goods. Of late he has been putting stuff up on Sonic Flare but nothing for this show yet