We had Jason Serinus, from Stereophile, stop by the Genesis room today with the Stereophile camera crew and they did an interview with Gary Koh and shot some footage. I guess they post a daily video blog of the show on www.stereophile.com and You Tube. Also, Craig Fitzpatrick, reviewer from www.stereotimes.com, came by our room for a demo at the end of the day and said that of all of the rooms he visited throughout the day the Genesis speakers were the best sounding. I thanked him and directed him to visit the SONICS and Focus Audio rooms tomorrow as those are my favorites thus far.
On to the goodies.
Here we have a newly introduced loudspeaker that I was told had been in development for some 12+ years. Symposium Acoustics' large 4-piece prototype "Panorama Loudspeaker" definitely catches your eye as you peak into their room, requiring you to go inside and take a closer look and listen. The New Jersey based manufacturer describes this speaker as a "quasi point-source" that employs the use of proprietary planar dynamic ribbon drivers with diaphragms all manufactured in house by Symposium. I'll admit I didn't get much time to audition these but the one thing that is immediately apparent is the incredibly accurate and fast transient response of the bass towers which are a proprietary aperiodic transmission line design. MSRP $60,000 www.SymposiumUSA.com
Last but not least is my favorite "new find" from CES 2006, Eventus Audio. On static display this year, unfortunately, were my favorites from last year, their METIS stand mounted bookshelf speakers.
Also shown on static display is their SOPHIS center channel.
For our listening pleasure the active demo was their NEBULA loudspeaker featuring an 11" Eton carbon fiber woofer, 5" Eton carbon fiber mid-bass unit, and a ScanSpeak ring radiator tweeter in a bass reflex design.
Mr. Domenico Fiorentino, product designer for the Italian based company, has really done his homework with fantastic fit and finish, sharp attention to every aesthetic detail, and uncompromised sound quality. These speakers, as do the entire Eventus line, feature a revolutionary cabinet construction, both in materials and form. I know many music lovers look at high-end hi-fi as astronomically over-priced, but these speakers are worth every penny! If memory serves me correct the METIS are roughly $6k and include custom matched stands, and the NEBULA comes in around $40k-ish, but don't quote me on that. Check out www.Eventus.com for technical specs and photos of all of their products, then run out to your nearest hi-fi shop and bug them to carry this brand! Last I heard was Eventus are currently negotiating distribution in the US, but are available in many other countries across the globe.
Cheers,
Mike
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