CES Asia is CES trying to branch out from its currently one-a-year shindig in Las Vegas each January.

Sure, why not?

But CES Asia 2015 is going to be in Shanghai on Monday, May 25 – Wednesday, May 27, 2015

But the Munich show, Munich High End, is on May 14 – May 17, 2015

Choose one option below:

a) CES is trying to take thunder [exhibitors] away from Munich, because they see Munich as a threat?

b) CES does not care about high performance audio and so do not care if exhibitors can make it to their show or not?

c) CES did not know there was a Munich show at almost the same time as their show

d) CES figures China is so important to business these days, it does not matter what other shows exist at all, they will all go to CES Asia 2015

e) is there an e) ?

I am going to cheat and say b), c) and d). But a) is funny, so I had to add it in [I mean, it would be great if a) were true, but… ]

In any case, I imagine this may cause some angst for some manufacturers. Which show… which show…

I would say Munich – it is our hobby’s premier show on the world stage – certainly until CES shows some significant support for high-end audio, high performance audio part of their new trade show / conference.

Or I could say CES Asia, because lets say you are the only high-end audio booth; depending on how many people attend the show, this could be an awesome amount of exposure in what appears to be a market hungry for high-end audio gear.

Decisions decisions…