Leo Yeh (MyHiend.com) is the Lucky Luke of photographers: he shoots fast at anything that stands or moves (and not just hifi, if you catch my drift...), from any angle and perspective, immersing the viewer in the location as if it were there.
JVH and Leo have made a gentleman's agreement and Hificlube will publish some selected photos of Leo's CES 2014 report to illustrate the written information, like press releases (box on the right above).
Thanks, Leo!
The report also includes some photos courtesy of Ricardo Franassovici (Absolute Sounds)
Thanks, Ricardo!
Note: scroll down to watch 60 plus photos and click on the magnifier to enlarge.
Venice Hotel: the ususal traffic jam at the elevator lobby. Seen that, been there. Suggestion: go up to 28 th and use the stairs...
Constellation Audio Inspiration preamplifier (photo courtesy R.Franassovici)
Constellation Audio Inspiration amplifier
RIP. An hommage to Franco Serblin by Ricardo Franassovici.
NAD Master Series Preamp-DAC: a fully balanced, modular construction mix of M2 Direct Digital amd M52 DAC circuitry. Extra cards for phono and HDMI (photo courtesy of Ricardo Franassovici).
Monitor Audio AirStream A100. And yes!, it is an A/B amplifier not a Class D clone (open pdf).
Blink by Arcam. Mini Bluetooth Streaming DAC (photo courtesy R. Franassovici)
A fine picture by Leo Yeh of the new Nagra HD DAC with DXD 384kHz and DSD 128 capability.
Alexia came in colours everywhere. Here the lady in red was caught in the act of playing music with a full Nagra setup: CDP/HD DAC/MPS/MSA (bridged). Photo courtesy R.Franassovici (Absolute Sounds)
Raveen Bawa, whom I have interviewed for Hificlube.net in Lisbon, exploring the amazing possibilities of the dCS Vivaldi System
dCS also used Alexias (I told you they were everywhere) with VTL amplification
Vienna Klimt Musik driven by Dan D'Agostino monoblocks (photo courtesy R.Franassovici, of Absolute Sounds)
The general media couldn't care less for High Performance Audio. But with Sony hopping on the Hi-Res bandwagon there was a lot of interest at the conference held at the Venetian moderated by Alex Pham (Billboard Magazine) and the presence of Mark Piibe (Sony Music), Norman Chesky (HD Tracks), Cookie Marenco (Blue Coast Music), C. Jared Sacks (Native DSD Music), Jim Belcher (Universal), Chad Kassem (Acoustic Sounds), Mark Waldrep (i Trax.com). Photo courtesy R.Franassovici (Absolute Sounds)
Best Dan D'Agostino Integrated photo awarded by Hificlube to Ricardo Franassovici of Absolute Sounds
Constellation Argo integrated amplifier: 125 W into 8 ohms and 200 W into 4 omhs. DAC cards are also available for a price...(photo courtesy R.Franassovici, Absolute Sounds)
McIntosh MHA100 headphone amplifier
McIntosh enters in headphone territory
Ayre KX-R Twenty Anniversary preamplifier: Ayrelock power suply, Equiloc gain stage, Diamond output stage
Ayre room. This photo could have been taken in Portugal where Ayre and vivid share the same distributor, Ajasom
TAD room with Andrew Jones presiding. Gateway to pure high resolution sound: TAD D1000 e DA1000
Naim Statement NAC S1 pre and NAP S1 monoblock powers. A Statement or an overstatement? 200 grand for the trio will get you 9kW into 1 Ohm!!
Naim NAP S1 stripped to tease
DarTZeel LHC 208, integrated amplifier with digital streaming capabilities up to 352,8/24 and 2 x DSD
The Evolution Acoustics/DartZeel room at The Show
Auralic’s GEMINI 2000 Headphone Dock, DAC and holder. Cute.
Audeze LCD-XC closed back planar magnetic headphone and LCD-X open back. I am dying to test them!...I just loved the LCD-3...
From my own experience Constellation and Magico make a hell of a team
NAD: the new D collection of digital amplifiers and streamers, first shown in Munich
PSB M4U headphones with/without noise cancelation circuitry. Smooth operator.
Meridian gourmet digital goods: The new Direct DAC (Director in UE, or is it a different one?) and the also new Prime Headphone amplifier plus Prime Power Supply
Meridian 25 th Anniversary DSP louspeaker edition
Martin Logan Crescendo wireless stereo speaker. Air Play and Blutooth compatible (photo courtesy R.Franassovici of Absolute Sounds)
Martin Logan Crescendo AirStream naked for your eyes to behold. Watch the two Folded Motion drivers each side of the dynamic driver (photo courtesy of R.Franassovici of Absolute Sounds)
ADL headphone portable DAC of David Chesky's preference to listen to HD Tracks files
The incredibly expensive (600 grand!), three horned Magico Ultimate III
May the Air Force Two be with you
Lumin: a whole new breed of network players, from the new flagship S1 to the entry level D1
Lumin L1. Lumin has now its own Music Library Server to turn your USB storage into network attached storage.
Pass Labs Point 8, the new reference
Monitor Audio: a family gathering for their first amplifier baby shower, the AirStream A100
Martin Logan: are you ready for the upcoming multichannel HD files?
Transrotor: turntable beauty contest in Vegas.
Arcam room. You couldn't miss they were demonstrating the A49 amplifier. Conceived in UK, born in USA for a change
Devialet, the naked truth
Tivoli Model 3BT. A lovely musical alarm clock with Bluetooth (photo courtesy R.Franassovici of Absolute Sounds)
Focal Aria 948, the green loudspeaker: drivers are made of organic flax
The mighty Focal Utopia III soothed by VAC tube amplifiers
Focal Dimension soundbar can be bolted to a zero vibration subwoofer and works as a plinth for the TV set. The bar uses five ultra flat speaker drivers
Unison Research Triode 25, passionately made in Italy
Vandersteen M7HPA, a hot amplifier cooled by liquid!...
Tannoy Kingdom Royal Black carbon driven with care by Cary tubes. Through the window you can see outside The Treasure Island and The Trump Tower, the only one on the Strip without a casino
Marten Coltrane Supreme II driven by Pass amplification
Marten Coltrane Supreme II from a different angle
YG Acoustics Hailey, Sonja's younger sister
Finally! The Dan D'Agostino Momentum Integrated amplifier (with external power supply)
Dan D'Agostino proudly showing his newest artistic creation: Momentum Stereo Integrated
The new Krell iBias Series of Class A high efficiency amplifiers
New Wadia 321 decoding HD computer (designed by Silvio Cuccuza)
McIntosh all stars room
Vivid Giya 4 driven by Mola Mola Class D amplifiers
Bruno Putzeys, a master of the digital field with his Mola Mola Class D amplifiers
Crystal Cable's magic Cube amplifier based on Siltech technology
Estelon Diamonds are forever. Proudly made in Estonia by people who care.
Esoteric Grandiose P1/D1, a double chassis player and a dualmono DAC! Plus Grandiose M1 amps driving Cabasse loudspeakers
MSB Technologies: Signature/Diamond IV Transport/DAC. Can it beat analogue? Some say it can...
The brand new Magico S3 driven by Soulution electronics
Air Tight: tradition is still an important factor when it comes to enjoying music and...life!
Ole Vitus and Wilson Audio Alexia with Light Harmonic's DaVinci Duel DAC, and Stillpoints ESS rack
Wilson Audio Alexias were everywhere. Here with VTL amplifiers.
Wilson Audio Sasha II, the golden girl
Wilson Audio Sasha 2 (a room with a view from the backyard)
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