by Michael

Audio Note at CES 2012

Although there will not be a dedicated Audio Note UK room this year at CES/THE SHOW, Audio Note equipment will be featured in two rooms at the Venetian.

Venetian room 29-327 – Robert Lighton Audio

Robert Lighton Audio will be showcasing their new RL10 95db efficient speakers along with:

Audio Note Meishu Silver Signature (9 watt Class A single-ended 300B line only integrated amplifier)
Audio Note M3 RIAA Phono Stage
Audio Note TT3 0.5 Reference turntable and/or Thorens turntable
Audio Note CD 4.1x CD Player

Robert is a long time fan/supporter of Audio Note gear, and these speakers are designed from the get-go to run off of low-powered tube equipment like Audio Note amplifiers. Should be very interesting.

Venetian Room 29-230 – Volent Audio

Volent Corporation will be showcasing their VL-3 speakers along with:

Audio Note Jinro (25 watt 211 SE integrated amplifier – $24,000 copper version of the Ongaku)

We’ve heard rumors that Volent speakers work well with the smaller 300B Audio Note UK amps – and, if so, they should, in all likelihood, kick butt on the Jinro integrated amp. Should also be an interesting room.

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 by Michael

CEDS 2012 – T.H.E. Show, The Home Entertainment Show, The Flamingo Las Vegas – Floor plans/maps


This is the 4th floor, the long hallway. Not sure why it is called ‘towers 3 and 4’. Always confuses the few brain cells I have dedicated to these kinds of things.

Several new companies here, it looks like.


This is the 4th floor, the short hallway. Mostly same ole well-known companies, although I had not heard of Scientific Fidelity before.


The 1st floor on the side of the Flamingo farthest from the strip, or basement, if you prefer, as it is kind of under the casino floor .

These are larger rooms, for the most part, and new this year would be Acapella setting up their own room and WAVAC showing with Lotus Group and their Granada Feastrex-driver speakers. Audio Power Labs might be fun too – I want to hear them with some kick ass speakers and source.

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 by Michael

CES 2012 High-end Audio, High Performance Audio, Venetian Tower floor plans/maps


Floor 29, Venetian Towers. Don’t see any surprises here…


Floor 30, Venetian Towers. Looks like Piega has a room this year – have not seen them since the 2004? Stereophile New York show.


Floor 31, Venetian Towers. Only 1/3 of this floor is occupied this year – and it looks to be all meeting rooms and not likely to have any music playing. My feet are so happy! [but the rest of me is deeply disturbed]


Floors 34 and 35, Venetian Towers. Hansen, MBL and YG Acoustics have all moved to these separate, quiet, and some what exclusive [and not as trafficked] floors this year. YG Acoustics used to be way, WAY down on floor 2 across from the Sands conference center.

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