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Title: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: ServerAdmin on 26 Mar 2016, 06:36 am
1) T.H.E. Show Newport Beach
2) Newport Beach/Irvine California
3) June 3-5, 2016
4) http://theshownewport.com/


Rooms at the Hotel now available as well as tickets.
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: Triode Pete on 29 Apr 2016, 04:53 pm
For those attending NEWPORT, a special invitation for you!


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=142097)
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: Hugh on 29 Apr 2016, 06:09 pm
Are you going to be there Pete?
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: Triode Pete on 29 Apr 2016, 07:40 pm
Are you going to be there Pete?

Absolutely! I look forward to seeing you, Hugh! Perhaps we can get some pho!

Cheers,
Pete
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: dflee on 29 Apr 2016, 07:42 pm
Libations will be served. Glad your not discriminating against them and what about the rest of us and are you just serving them.
Who are these Libations anyway?
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: Hugh on 29 Apr 2016, 09:35 pm
Absolutely! I look forward to seeing you, Hugh! Perhaps we can get some pho!

Cheers,
Pete

DONE. :)
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: Triode Pete on 30 Apr 2016, 01:14 pm
Libations will be served. Glad your not discriminating against them and what about the rest of us and are you just serving them.
Who are these Libations anyway?

WIT beer for you, Nit!
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: woofersus on 3 May 2016, 02:32 am
My day job has kept me away for a while but I'm pumped to be doing THE Show Newport with Hugh.  I look forward to seeing everybody again.
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: willsw on 24 May 2016, 06:44 am
We (Linear Tube Audio) will be there with our ZOTL40 power amp (the production version that had its one day of glory at last year's RMAF), MicroZOTL2.0 as preamp, Vapor Audio Derechos, Resonnesence Labs, and a roomful of other fine folks in room 208. We'll also have a booth in the Marketplace for headphone listening. We'll also have a ZOTL10 if anyone wants to hear that one when there's time. Looking forward to our first Newport!
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: misterphoneman on 30 May 2016, 09:40 am
Any advice for a first timer looking to come out with a great deal on a demo pair of really nice studio monitors and perhaps a sub?
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: Gopher on 30 May 2016, 11:21 am

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=143877)

Come see us.
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: SoCalWJS on 30 May 2016, 02:44 pm
Any advice for a first timer looking to come out with a great deal on a demo pair of really nice studio monitors and perhaps a sub?
Have a good idea of what you want and don't be afraid to ask the Vendor's if they are willing to sell the Demo pair even if it is not advertised (some of the rooms will have "Show Specials" on speakers or signs that their Demo gear is for sale). Usually have to pick those up late Sunday.

Sometimes the Demos get claimed very quickly which is why I say you should have an idea of what you want (size/brand/cost/etc) beforehand. Visit those rooms early and ASK.
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: Hugh on 30 May 2016, 03:56 pm
Have a good idea of what you want and don't be afraid to ask the Vendor's if they are willing to sell the Demo pair even if it is not advertised (some of the rooms will have "Show Specials" on speakers or signs that their Demo gear is for sale). Usually have to pick those up late Sunday.

Sometimes the Demos get claimed very quickly which is why I say you should have an idea of what you want (size/brand/cost/etc) beforehand. Visit those rooms early and ASK.

What he said.

Incidentally, we may also bring our Trinity monitor speakers down for display.
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: misterphoneman on 30 May 2016, 06:56 pm
Very good, thanks for the advice!
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: Clio09 on 30 May 2016, 07:44 pm
Music Reference will be at the show this year in room 402 featuring some new components including ESL Speaker system and AirSpring subwoofer system. Also, I am told an RM-300 prototype may be on display and the system will feature an RM-9 Special addition. RAM Tubes and Emission Lab tubes will be available for sale.

Libations may or may not be available but Mr. RAM himself will be in attendance and there may be some lectures in the room on speaker and amplifier design during the exhibit hours.
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: misterphoneman on 1 Jun 2016, 05:38 am
Hey last question, is credit cards generally accepted for these transactions or do you guys prefer other methods of payment?
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: Gopher on 1 Jun 2016, 11:28 am
Cash tends to be king for deals at shows, but I suspect at a minimum that most vendors would accommodate you with a PayPal transaction.
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: SoCalWJS on 1 Jun 2016, 11:31 am
Cash tends to be king for deals at shows, but I suspect at a minimum that most vendors would accommodate you with a PayPal transaction.
My experience as well. A handful of cash as vendors are starting to disconnect everything and ponder loading up and shipping a bunch of stuff back home can be a very good thing....
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: misterphoneman on 1 Jun 2016, 11:53 am
My experience as well. A handful of cash as vendors are starting to disconnect everything and ponder loading up and shipping a bunch of stuff back home can be a very good thing....

Well that was my initial thinking which was to wait until the last day and see if I could catch someone packing up just like you recommend but then I also heard to the contrary that things get snatched up early so I would be better advised to make a deal on the first day.  Now I'm a bit torn  :scratch:
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: SoCalWJS on 1 Jun 2016, 12:34 pm
Well that was my initial thinking which was to wait until the last day and see if I could catch someone packing up just like you recommend but then I also heard to the contrary that things get snatched up early so I would be better advised to make a deal on the first day.  Now I'm a bit torn  :scratch:
Both scenarios are absolutely true. I guess the question you gotta ask yourself:

Do ya feel lucky? Well, do ya?

You're taking a gamble by waiting. You could lose out on what you really want at a reasonable discount, or you could miss out on a better deal. Flip a coin.
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: misterphoneman on 1 Jun 2016, 12:53 pm
Well I guess I've got a couple of days to ponder my strategy.  Another reason why I'm glad I relocated to SoCal!   8)
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: Hugh on 1 Jun 2016, 02:43 pm
Both scenarios are absolutely true. I guess the question you gotta ask yourself:

Do ya feel lucky? Well, do ya?

You're taking a gamble by waiting. You could lose out on what you really want at a reasonable discount, or you could miss out on a better deal. Flip a coin.

What he said. :-)

In our experience, when someone wished to purchase a demo/display unit, we asked for full payment upfront and then he/she can come by on the last day to take it away.
If there is more than 1 buyer then we shipped it to the next person in line after the show.
Title: Re: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, June 3-5, 2016
Post by: fritzspeakers on 3 Jun 2016, 04:11 pm
I will have a tower pair of FritzSpeakers Carreras with ScanSpeak Revelator mid/bass drivers and Transducer Labs Beryllium tweeters in the NFS room.  Have fun at the show!