CES 2006 - Part 1
by Dave and Carol Clark

The tmh room used the Talon Firehawk loudspeakers with Wavac PR-T1 linestage preamplifier ($30,000) and MD-804 MK-II monoblock power amplifiers ($47,000), along with Argento cables and a plethora of Symposium products.

Jim Rickerts of Wavac and Peter Bizlewicz of Symposium with Bryan Gladstone. Always one of the best sounding rooms ever! I mean EVER!! Problem for me is that the system costs as much as my home in Long Beach!! I mean, that is MY problem to solve... lets see, I could sell the house and buy  the system, live on the street, but what would I do with the system? ...nah that won't work!

In the Nagra room we found the Nagra PL-L preamplifier ($8495), PL-P preamplifier with phono stage ($11,495), and DAC ($11,995).  An Exoteric X01 ($13,000) was used as a transport. This stuff is just fun to look at!

Also in the Nagra room, the SAP turntable, a brand new product. Very cool.

Two pairs of Nagra PMA monoblock amplifiers ($10,995 per pair) and Verity Audio Sarastro Speakers ($34,995).

Nagra V, part of their professional line with the PL-P preamplifier.

Nagra PL-L preamplifier. So minimal, and yet so esoteric, and yet-ter (even still) so industrially cool.

The Swedish Statement room. And what a statement it is! Total system came to like $450,000 total ...and it sounded just like mine here ...NOT! Uh... way better mon! Thanks for the vodka!

Marten Design Coltrane Supreme Speakers ($250,000 a pair) did not overpower the room. Very nice integration with no "hey, pay attention to me" coming from any of the drivers/columns.

Bladelius Beowulf monoblock amplifiers, Gondul CD player, Jorma Design cables, and Woo Design racks.

Nordic Concept Artist Signature turntable with air bearing tone arm and Magnapivot tonearm.

AND ANOTHER World Power Wing. Is this something we all need to pay attention to ... a break-out product?

Marten Design Coltrane Supreme uses 2" diamond-mid range and 3/4" diamond tweeters.

David Robinson, Bryan Gladstone, Josh Ray (SonicFlare), and Carol Clark taking a break and trying to figure out where the heck the day went. That is Albert Porter with his back to the camera.

Prima Luna Prologue Six monoblock amplifiers (70 wpc with EL-34, $2295 a pair) and Prologue Seven (70 wpc with Genalex KT88, $2695 a pair) monoblock amplifiera. Different tubes ... different sound ... but not different on musical terms ... same WOW factor! How do they do this for so little cash? This room rocked with the Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario loudspeakers and DH Labs Silver Sonic cabling. Nice seeing Kevin Deal... a good man he is...

Prima Luna integrateds and preamplifiers.

Herman van den Dungen of Prima Luna explaining the ins and outs of his new integrated.

Cardas room with a samples for one and all. These guys got it covered with a line and product for just about anyone! You need it, they make it!

Isophon Cassiano loudspeakers with Accuphase amplifiers in the Axiss room.

Transrotor turntable on TAOC rack ... elegant!

Rogue Stereo 90 amplifier ($2195) and Perseus preamplifier ($1795) shown with Eggleston loudspeakers.

Mark O'Brien of Rogue with Bryan Gladstone.

Zu Definition MK1.5 loudspeakers. These guys are simply too cool for CES! They need their own show with the iPod generation and well ...those of us into the alternative stuff they spin when you are in their room. No audiophile crap here!

Sean Casey and Adam Decaria of Zu.

The coolest music at the show is in the Zu room. Whose yer DJ?

Zu Druid speakers...

powered by the 2-watt Yamamotto ...talk about music?! Easily filled the room with dynamics and soul. The whole system is less then dinner for six at any of the 4-Star restaurants in Vegas town. Well not quite, but you get my point ...it ain't all about whose is bigger.... oh yeah the porn show is in town... we'll be back in a bit. Later this week, Part 2!

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