Here is my picture diary of CES:
NAD:
Had a good chat with them on the design of their amp. It uses dual feedback: before and after the output filter. I thought I had read the latter was a bad idea but they said it was the opposite.
VTL with TAD speakers:
EAR with modded Technics deck ($$$):
Talon speakers at Rives Audio. Some of the best sounds I heard at CES. These tube amps have surprising amount of power. A treated room helped elevate the performance here:
Lots of shiny tubes there . No wonder it puts out fair bit of power:
Wisdom prototype (hand built):
Back view of TAD speakers. OK shoot me. I am an engineer and care about the the business end of these things
And Electronics with iTunes playing 176 Khz tracks!
More under the hood:
Listening area:
NAD:
Had a good chat with them on the design of their amp. It uses dual feedback: before and after the output filter. I thought I had read the latter was a bad idea but they said it was the opposite.
VTL with TAD speakers:
EAR with modded Technics deck ($$$):
Talon speakers at Rives Audio. Some of the best sounds I heard at CES. These tube amps have surprising amount of power. A treated room helped elevate the performance here:
Lots of shiny tubes there . No wonder it puts out fair bit of power:
Wisdom prototype (hand built):
Back view of TAD speakers. OK shoot me. I am an engineer and care about the the business end of these things
And Electronics with iTunes playing 176 Khz tracks!
More under the hood:
Listening area: