Bonus Coverage
T.H.E. Show Newport Beach (The Home Entertainment Show) 2013

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  Morrow Audio cables always seem to be prominent at shows with their very reasonably-priced cables.

 

Venture VICI 2.1 with AW500 sub and V200A amps... this room had the most free-floating soundscape and even for a large room, filled it with great music. Am sure those who attended agree, this room was a must-visit!

 

If you wear and Enjoy the Music.com t-shirt at shows you win prizes! Here is Russ Stratton wearing our iconic Steampunk t-shirt and proudly holding all the free goodies he won. Have already heard back from Russ and he says the prizes have enabled his system to reach a new level. Always glad to be of service Russ and congratulations on the winnings! You can get your Enjoy the Music.com swag at this link.

 

Concert Fidelity brought all their newest of gear including their award-winning CF-080LSX2 line stage, ZL-200 monoblock amplifiers and the brand-new DAC-040BD with innovative Ni-MH Battery Drive. Onda Systems reference cables, TAD EV1 loudspeakers and Esoteric K-03 SACD/CD player round out this system.

 

Mat of VPI sneaks in wearing our Steampunk t-shirt.

 

Wow, the ball just keeps rolling as Natalya B of Chapman Speakers was in the game.

 

And to end this show report is my top prize for the most Cali Cool of them all. Here we have Stereophile’s own John Atkinson, an accomplished bass player in his own right, enjoying seasoned bassist Dean Peer perform at T.H.E. Show 2013. With the wife and I hanging out at our third flood pad playing beach ball with the roadies as I smoked a wonderful cigar on the balcony, there was John Atkinson listening to great tunes played by Dean Peer. Truly mesmerizing performance with such great musicianship! The sun, the live music... the entire gestalt of this moment (as reported here by John) marks the ultimate of Cali Cool and so it is none other than the great John Atkinson of Stereophile who earns my award for the Best of the Best in Cali Cool at T.H.E. Show Newport Beach 2013!

As always, in the end what really matters is that you...

Enjoy the Music,

Steven R. Rochlin

 

The gang outside the Atrium hotel.

 

My wife Heather during the first morning of T.H.E. Show 2013. Her enormous support is always welcome and she truly enjoyed meeting so many vibrant and enthusiastic music lovers at T.H.E. Show. A most humble thanks for your support, it is so very much appreciated!

 

Wife and i just chillin' at the Hilton bar.

 

The great West coast DJ Michael 'The Maniac' Mercer... also known for his great writings on all things portable.

 

Head honcho of T.H.E. Show Richard Beers fronting his bling. Richard is most certainly one Cool Cali Cat.

 

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