Oh yeah, I WILL be there.
Count on it like the sun going down tonight.
I'll probably be using my own Ayre CX-7e CD Player, K5-xe preamp and Niagara amplifier. I'll probably have a few tube amps there too to play with. I am somewhat partial to Ayre, the two pieces I have cost $3000 new, and I still think that at that price point, they have incredible value. That says alot, since at that price point, most things are just different from eachother in one way or another, like flavors of ice cream. Those two pieces are Cremé Brulé for the same price. As to amplifiers, there are amps at many different price ranges that get a bunch of the picture right, but quite a bit of it is synergy with the speakers and the rest of the system. As to other sources, maybe I should see if I can get Boulder to modify my Sonos system (think SB3, with the coolest controller EVER).
I have been playing with some new modifications on the Niagara amplifier, and it will be ready for a road trip soon to interested buyers, it has come a long way from what you heard in St. Louis Brian.
And as to CES next year, you are right... nah. RMAF is where its at!!!
-Paul