Official CES 2006 Expo News and Coverage Thread

[RLA]

Were there many displays/projectors that would accept a 1080P input? If so can you give us a few examples of the displays that will?

It was very hard to evaluate the flat panels because most were displayed showing near static images and as you know most all flat LCD's will look spectacular with this type of material. I would say that the Olevia and the Westinghouse will be high bang for the buck panels.

I viewed a couple of PJ's that were 1080p and they looked awesome.
The Optoma H-81 should be hot when it ships. One of the best images I viewed at CES was the Infocus 777 3-chip DLP and while its native res is 1280x720 It was spectacular on a huge screen. The impressive thing about the demo was that Infocus had the B**ls to show this PJ with live cable HD feed
And non unconverted DVD. Viewing it this way instead of viewing HD material from a hard drive showed us what the PJ will look like in a real world environment

About Monster Cable after this CES I hope I never have to touch another Monster product again I dont care how much profit margin I lose!

 

[Duffinator]

About Monster Cable after this CES I hope I never have to touch another Monster product again I dont care how much profit margin I lose!

Ray, thanks for your input. Care to elaborate on this last comment?

 

[RLA]

Ray, thanks for your input. Care to elaborate on this last comment

Give me a few days and I may post some details Hope you understand

Any of you wondering about Blue Ray software?

How about a picture of the modern looking 777?

 

[RLA]

Another technology all of you videophiles should be keeping an eye on
http://www.audioholics.com/ces/CEStechnology/PoweredbyABTDVDO.php

 

[RLA]

HSU's new prototype subwoofer
check it out!
http://www.audioholics.com/ces/CESspeakers/HSUVTF3HO.php

 

[TWinbrook46636]

You may find some of my McIntosh Coverage of interest:

McIntosh XRT2K Speakers

McIntosh VP1000 Video Processor

McIntosh MC2KW Power Amplifier

Got any pictures or details on the new McIntosh MA6300 stereo intergrated amp? Seems like the only new McIntosh product at CES that no one covered and of course the one thing I'm intertested in given my limited budget. Thanks.

 

[RLA]

I was covering video but I did take a passing shot of the Mac demo room.
I think Gene has posted or will post some Mac info in the official coverage section of the site

 

[gene]

<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><A href="http://www.audioholics.com/ces/CESspeakers/StatusAcousticsTitus.php"><IMG style="WIDTH: 94px; HEIGHT: 125px" alt=[PICT0108001] hspace=10 src="http://www.audioholics.com/news/thumbs/PICT0108001_th.jpg" align=left vspace=5 border=0></A>After nearly five years since their last very well received display of the original Titus Speaker system, the high end division of RBH Sound is back at Alexis Park with a prototype pair of their new flagship speakers which will soon be the successors to the acclaimed Titus tower.&nbsp; <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For&nbsp;their uncanny ability to delivering a lifelike sound experience, we tip or hats to Status Acoustics for having the best two channel performance at CES 2006.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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[howie85]

FINALLY A PAIR OF SPEAKERS I CAN SET AS "LARGE" ON MY THX CROSOVER

 

[TWinbrook46636]

Gene,

Any pictures or details on the new McIntosh MA6300 integrated amp? It's supposed to be an entry level model for those of us with a more limited budget. Thanks.

 

[T2T]

I really liked the RBH representative ... oops, I meant article.

 

[jaxvon]

I just read your coverage of the new RBH speaker system. With regard to the Boulder electronics, I've been saying they're my ultimate for years. Yes they're out-of-this-world expensive, but one look at the specs and build quality and you know they aren't pushing snake oil. It's engineered to the max. I think you guys should get ahold of a full suite of 1000 series and 2000 series components. They would certainly be a benchmark of benchmarks.

www.boulderamp.com

 

[gene]

I really liked the RBH representative ... oops, I meant article.

Actually she was our representative, not RBH's. Look at the logo on her shirt.

 

[mike c]

I scanned pages 1-3 and 8 ...
for velodyne: I have reason to believe they might release an SPL-1500R

 

[Tom Andry]

I really liked the RBH representative ... oops, I meant article.

That was actually an Audioholic in training. Diana was very cool and photography skills were much appreciated. Apparently I have some form of photographic disfunction as 4 out of 5 of my pictures were blurry.

 

[Sheep]

This is one audiophile speaker that is a must see!

Rethm Speaker Coverage

Does that speakers have an erection?

No Velodyne yet?

SheepStar

 

[tparmer]

upconvert-dvd players (non HD/Blue Ray)

Before I plunk down my $200 (to replace my $1000 Arcam DV78) for an Oppo H971, any new upconverting via HDMI/DVI I should audition or consider? I have a Panasonic PT-AE700U that needs a quality video source behind it. Thanks.

PS Oppo vs. Samsung vs. Denon recomendations? (video only, audio via digital coax into Arcam AVR 250). TP

 

[Yakecan]

My CES info requests

Request #1:

At CEDIA Sharp displayed their 65" AQUOS LCD HDTV model, now available, and the word on the floor was that Sharp had plans to begin selling two 50"-59" models sometime in the U.S., currently available in Japan, in 2006. Has there been any information presented at CES regarding the anticipated U.S. release date of these models and what sizes and prices of the two 50"-59" models will be?​

Request #2

HDMI is the hot data transfer technology between home theater components (A/V recievers, HD DVD/Blu-Ray players) and HDTV's. With that in mind and the path I see the industry headed, have there been any announcements regarding increasing the number of HDMI ports on the backplanes of HDTV's and A/V receivers? The two HDMI input ports on the currently available units just won't suffice. With the products which will be available by late summer, it would be easy to fill three ports on my HDTV or receiver (PS3/XBOX 360, Satellite/Cable Box +HDVR, HD DVD/Blu-Ray player)​

Thanks in advance for any info you can dig up on the topics,
Yakecan

 

[gene]

Opera Tebaldi Loudspeaker System

This was a killer sounding speaker that also looked fabulous.

Opera Tebaldi

 

[Emusica]

S.E.D. TV's

I need some info on the new Toshiba SED tv's due out this fall. Any word on price? Sizes? Pros or Cons compared to Plasma/LCD?