weinhart design 2011 Show Report

	CES Show Report 2011 Las Vegas

	This years CES Hi End Audio was once again at The Venetian Hotel Las Vegas and once again overlapped with the Adult Entertainment Show. The combination of High Rollers, High End Shopping, Gourmet Food, Entertainment, Shows, Activities and Adult Entertainers walking around is always amusing. Las Vegas is a wonderful place to indulge oneself and meet up with friends and some of the most important people, reviewers and companies in High End Audio & Video. The high end audio show at the Venetian had many new comers and a abundant amount of new, turntables, speakers, electronics, tweaks and accessories. The buzz of the Show was the New World Debut of THE Magico Q 3 Speakers and they sound WONDERFUL! In part these are several of the rooms I enjoyed and spent time at...

	Magico V-3 Speakers David Weinhart standing with Irv Gross the Sales Manager of Magico with Two Thumbs Up for a Great sound and likely the most sought after speaker under $60,000 and being introduced at a incredible value of only $34,000. We have already sold our first pair and have our demo's on order. Likely releasing in February or March. All new propriety made cost no object 7" woofers 3 per speaker. New cost no object tweeter from the cost no object Q-5. New all aluminum cost no object cabinet using the Q-5 technology's Improved 90 dB Sensitivity, 250 pounds each see stats on the Magico Site
	The incomparable internal cabinetry of the Q-3's.
		Irv Gross Sales Manager & Yair Tammam, designer & principle of Magico standing next to new Q-1 prototype cabinet. Magico continues to defy convention with their all metal enclosures. Hearing is believing what this out of the box idea does for speaker sonics.
	Close up Q-1 mini monitor prototype.	Yair Tammam, designer & principle of Magico proudly standing next to new Q-1 prototype cabinet.
	The Magico Q-5's being powered by Solution electronics. This is a combination simply sounds R-I-G-H-T ! This is likely the most accurate speaker ever made and along with the M-5 two of the best speakers I've ever heard. Please come into Weinhart Design to audition them for your self (by appointment) after February 1, 2011 with my fine choices of electronics and sources.
	Pictured left to right Richard Schram, Owner Parasound, friend and the man with the Golden Ear's Mitch Freeman & the one and only Gary Gerlich good friend and Universal Pictures, Mastering Guru. Sanding next to the all new long awaited new John Curl Parasound Halo Signature Series JC-3 Phono pre amplifier under $3,000 and said to change what we thought was possible at this price point!
	Designed by John Curl - creator of the legendary Vendetta Research phono preamp Inputs and outputs use Vampire brand 24k gold-plated RCA jacks Balanced outputs use Neutrik brand premium XLR jacks MM 47 k ohm, MC 100 ohm or MC 47 k ohm; (MC 47 k ohm is ideal for high-end Grado moving iron cartridges) S/N 86 dB MM; 75 dB MC RIAA accurate within 0.2 dB Exclusively Vishay-Dale resistors in the audio path Triple shielding; low-carbon mild steel partitions isolate the power supplies & AC wires Dual mono design; each audio channel is separately enclosed in its own extruded aluminum enclosure	Separate high speed-soft recovery rectifiers, filter caps and voltage regulators for each channel Superior R-core type power transformer Mono switch can improve sound of mono and older LPs Built-in AC line conditioner to prevent AC noise from polluting the circuits AC polarity reverse switch can reduce hum in many systems Non-magnetic aluminum rear panel for purest sound Turn On Options switch: manual or auto with 12v trigger input Premium detachable heavy gauge IEC AC cord 2 6’ (3m) trigger wires included 3u Chassis, rack mountable with HRA3 (sold separately) Parasound 5 year parts, 5 years labor warranty (For USA and Canada purchases only)
		David Weinhart standing with friend and owner of Parasound, Richard Schram.
	Craig Bell pictured with Bryston's display full of wonderful electronics and showing off one of the best lines in solid State electronics ! The Bryston BDP-1 is up for an award as BEST NEW PRODUCT AT CES 2011
	Bryston 28B-SST2 single mono block with the cover off. It's no secrete that Weinhart Design thinks this is the finest solid state high powered amplifier made under $50,000 a pair and a steel at $8,795 each ! 1,000 powerful watts into 8 ohms and 2,000 into 4 ohms.
	Bryston 28B SST2 close up with the cover off. Look Ma no wires... The secret to part of the incredible sound and new SST2 technology is the shot circuit path and the design with out any wires.	Magico prototype Q-1 Mini Monitors.
		Bryston has their own Power Conditioners and line of fabulous products that is marketed under the Torus brand name. This is a picture of me 6'3" tall standing by their new cost no object wall unit and circuit breaker. Their are many ways of doing electrical right and if interested please call David @ Weinhart Design 310-472-8880.
	ARCAM's rCube, perhaps the best portable & rechargeable iPod Docking station ever made or conceived at $799 you must hear it to believe it.
	Meridian known for their incredible sounding life style and cost no object products showed their new DSP-Based & self powered new monitors and matching stands the DSP-3200's shown above in White with matching stands. Above pictured Meridian's new Stereo Preamplifier for the DSP Speakers the Audio Core 200. We're a Meridian Premium Partner, their hight level dealer.
	David Weinhart standing between the New & Improved Sooloos Control 15, music server, loading station and remote, display and touch pad "the best over all server system made" and the new Audio Core 200.
	Meridian / Sooloos has been very busy and from the MS600 introduced last summer and now the Media Core 200 and Media Core 600, Sooloos is becoming Meridian by borrowing design features from G Series and all being built in their UK factory right along side other Meridian components. When we refer to Sooloos we are not referring to hardware, all new hardware is branded Meridian. FYI: Sooloos is a category within Meridian. We're a Meridian Premium Partner, their hight level dealer. Meridian's & Sooloos new slogan is: 2011 the year of the modern music system!
	Raidho Danish speakers being powered with new Jeff Rowland Electronics sound wonderful!
	And I thought I was tall... Jeff Rowland & David Weinhart discussing the new improved Jeff Rowland electronics.
	Jeff Rowland pieces from left to right the Corus Preamplifier, new Aeris DAC (a Rowland first) the at $9,995 with passive or digital volume out, and it sounded fantastic and is said to be a first in its ability to get the digital information from any source right using revolutionary Bit Perfect and virtually Jitter free clocking circuitry and the Model 625 Stereo amplifier.
	EAR & Marten Room with Marten Duke monitor speakers $8,500 speakers & $1,200 stands, new integrated EAR tube cost no object 50 watt integrated amplifier, EAR Acute CD Player sound wonderful.
	EAR & Marten Room, displaying the Marten Getz speakers $20,000 , Technics 1500 Reel to Reel tape deck with Tim de Paravicini's electronics inside custom ordered approximately $7,500, EAR 912 Tube pre amplifier (my reference) $12,500 with one my favorite phono sections included, 890's bridged tube mono amplifiers (my tube reference amplifiers) $15,990 a pair and the New Acute long awaited and not disappointing CD Player with USB, SPDIF & Optical digital inputs $6,595.
	EAR & Marten room with the legendary designer Tim de Paravicini of EAR, David Weinhart and Dan Meinwald, EAR & Marten importer gathered for a friendly picture.
	Clearaudio & Musical Surrounding room showing the new TT-3 Tangential tonearm $3,500 along with pivoting arm.	Clearaudio Musical Surroundings room, the new Clearaudio Smart Matrix Record Cleaning machine $1,500.
	Clearaudio & Musical Surroundings room the new Double Smart Matrix SE, two sided fully automatic record cleaning machine $4,000.
		The Clearaudio Room with Robert Suchy, principle of Clearaudio showing off his new cost no object pre amplifier and wildly versatile Statement Phono & Line preamplifier, two chassis with fully balanced audio circuitry and battery supply, multiple phono and line level inputs with direct and volume control outputs, both RIAA and 3 band fully adjustable phono equalization and remote control of volume, input, phono loading and phono EQ $35,000. This is designed to complement Clearaudio's cost no object Statement table 800 pounds and a meir $150,000 (on display at Weinhart Design and the stores reference LP source).
	Clearaudio & Musical Surroundings room showing from left to right good, better and even better...
		Clearaudio & Musical Surrounding room showing the Clearaudio TT-2 Tangential Tone Arm $9,500 & the Innovation Wood Turntable $10,000 (stand available separately).

	Clearaudio & Musical Surroundings room showing a display of Moving Magnate & Moving Coil Cartridges for any system, budget and need... Also shown on the bottom shelf is Clearaudio's incredible line of accessories and record clamps. Call David for information and system matching in the Los Angeles Showroom 310-472-8880.
	That's it for CES 2011. I hope you enjoyed the reviews as much as I did chasing down the best gear whether price-no-object or best value in class. You're invited to make an appointment to come and talk about CES and choose a system to demo. While it hasn't been covered, Weinhart Design now offers full in house installation of the finest Home Theater equipment available. Again, in price-no-object or price conscience. We have an award winning history of superb Home Theater installations going all the way back to Ambrosia Audio - my former company. Be sure to call and come in to hear and see all the gear in our showroom.

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