McIntosh not at CES
 

Did not find McIntosh at CES.. bummer.. I wonder what happen.:tears:

Looks like none of the Fine Sounds brands exhibited at CES this year. Smart move. I think CES has become a marginal exercise for high end audio companies with the emergence of really good regional audio-only shows.

This is my first time in a longtime to skip CES - I no longer have to attend for work, and it is such a challenge logistically to deal with I decided to stay home and attend vicariously.

Enjoy the show! There is nothing like it.

What major players are there? I heard neither Wilson nor Magico were going.

Here's an interesting article on why audio has died at CES. I heard this from several manufacturer reps that 2017 was their final year in attendance. Big shows like Munich and RMAF & a few others they favor these days.

http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/we-...755e-162423477

Best Sirs,

Bob

Bob,
Great article and even better response from Audioquest / William Low.

Yes, I thought his reply nailed it too and meant to mention that in my post.

Best Sir,

Tom

BE A attendance
 

Several magazines have reported this occurring. Manufacturers said too costly v. returns. Too many shows and not enough time.

I would not be surprised to see hi-end Audio return to CEDIA in the future when it is again in vogue. I do hope that dedicated home audio will once again be a regular consumer product.

CES Shutdown -- power failure for a few hours today. Good golly --

https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/10/1...t-power-outage

Best Sirs,

Bob

At the end all manufacturers cannot attend all shows in the world. They need to decide the more international ones or strategic for a specific market.

For secondary shows that they dont consider is worth, then they tend to push their dealers from that region to participate there... if that event is consider to be more local oriented.