WOW, what a busy show! Well, shows (plural) technically but who is counting?
Just polished up my live coverage and added our senior editor (and also recently announced The Absolute Sound senior writer) Dick Olsher's CES/THE Show report. As for the overall vibe of the show, it was cautious at first, though the crowds and business was very good according to various vendors. So once all was said and done i believe everyone was very happy. Decided to write a roundup article (see
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/viewpoint/0107/ces_2007_the_show.htm ).
All in all it looks like digital downloads will be King and SACD/DVD-Audio are pretty much dead. No one was really doing much new with either niche format as far as hardware was concerned. The amount of computer server, USB and Internet-enabled devices are making their presence felt, thank goodness! If you much have a hard format, there are some very good audio formats for HD DVD and Blu-ray.
Anywho, see
http://www.EnjoyTheMusic.com for the show reports. And now color me a ghost for a much needed week long holiday to visit my folks and celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Good riddance 2-inche thick solid ice in New England and hello sunny Florida coast!
