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09/22/09 - “A New Beginning at The Flamingo….Where you always Belonged”

T.H.E. SHOW, Las Vegas has a new home, a new look and, according to The Home Entertainment officials, “Is better than ever!”

Entering its twelfth year, T.H.E. Show is relocating to the famous Flamingo Hotel, right on the Las Vegas Strip, directly across the street from Caesar’s Palace. T.H.E. Show is sharing the Flamingo with Donny and Marie Osmond; a host of entertainment and dining options and, according to Richard Beers, President, “the absolute best lay-out and best pricing we have ever had”... [READ FULL RELEASE]

Venetian Unsuitable

Certain manufacturers had told us ahead of time that the split-level rooms in the Venetian weren't suitable for their purposes.

High-end Audio like CES' 5th Wheel

No matter how you slice it, hi-end 2-channel audio is the least important segment of CES. Despite the very best efforts by the organizers to create a dedicated venue that's suitable for active demos, our interests at this event are really a fifth-wheel affair.

6moons,

CES Not About Audio

If you think that the annual CES is about audio, you're in the vast minority.

6moons,

On T.H.E. Show's Exhibitor List

Companies include some of the most famous names in high performance audio in addition to some of the newest.

On T.H.E. Free Lunch

Better than ever.

Backing Fine Audio

T.H.E. Show fully backs the audio world.

Scattered Hidden Meeting Rooms at CES

Far away from the lofty rooms of the Venetian Towers and located near ground level were the various so-called meeting rooms, located on three different levels. Some people never seemed to find all those meeting rooms. That was a major complaint. I talked to a number of manufacturers who vowed to not use one of those larger meeting rooms next year.

On CES' Lower Floors at The Venetian

Traffic was extremely light when we toured, and we were told it had been that way throughout.... If CES maintains the Venetian as its high end venue, it will need to make considerable adjustments.

UHF Magazine, UHF Magazine

On Entering the First Audio Exhibit Room at CES

The music was notably subdued. I quickly realized the sound was coming from THE ROOM NEXT DOOR! The Ballrooms were all using partitions to separate the rooms from other exhibitors. Talk about an acoustic nightmare.

CES Venetian Venue Inexcusable

I think the CES, the Venetian and its managers, have a lot to learn in order to make this show the success it was at its previous site. From an ease of travel standpoint, it was a near disaster with access to the upper floors possible only through undersized and unmanned elevators.

Fun People and Good Music at T.H.E. Show

T.H.E. Show organizers and staff went out of their way to make exhibitors and attendees feel welcome. Many thanks to them for a job well done. Fun People and Good Music.

On CES Exhibit Rooms

The room wasn't an ideal venue to obtain good sound. The walls weren't solid walls and sound was bleeding in from other rooms making it hard to listen accurately.

CES Bad Sound, Bad Signage

The conference rooms were certainly not the best places to demonstrate two channel audio, because the rooms were cavernous with really high ceilings and in some cases rooms were only separated by partitions.... Also the signage could have been improved because I almost missed an entire floor.

CES is a Challenge

Unfortunately, access to the rooms is somewhat challenging. The room layouts are not clear and there is a long walk through the casino and the main floor of the hotel before one can reach the meeting rooms or the elevators to the upper floors.

T.H.E. Show Exclusively about High-End Audio

T.H.E. Show is filled exclusively with high-end audio products. The Consumer Electronics Show concerns everything from video game systems to audio.

CES: Bad Sound, Bad Parking, Bad Prices, Bad Attitude

The conference rooms with the sliding walls on the lower floors of the Venetian were horrible, with bloated bass due to the flexible walls, and mucho bleed-through from room to room. Neighboring exhibitors were forced to time-share.
A tremendous amount of walking was involved in seeing this show, and the parking structure turned out to be like something from an Escher drawing. The hotel charged the exhibitors usurious prices for food and drink (would you believe $60 for a dozen bagels?) and for moving furniture. Room rates were up significantly this year as well. The sound police were running around with SPL meters, harassing some exhibitors to keep it under 85dB.
And to top it all off, the contractual conditions were so unappealing to the many fine vendors of vinyl that all boycotted the show this year.

T.H.E. Show a Great Relaxing Atmosphere

Mike Maloney and Richard Beers did another outstanding job with T.H.E. SHOW this year, providing a much more laid-back atmosphere, and an alternative to the expense and clamor of the Venetian.
Keep it coming, Mike and Richard ...you guys are doing a great job!

CES Exhibitors Offered Two Bad Choices

In addition to the change of the venue itself, draconian rules and regulations where placed upon the handling of the Venetian's furniture if the exhibitor opted for the rooms in the main tower. In addition to those rooms, CES also offered converted 'ballrooms' to exhibitors: those rooms were plagued by two rather important issues: first, abysmal foot traffic due to improper posting of venue signs; second, rather bad sound due to the fact that these large rooms where really only separated by razor thin wall boards.

CES a Damn Shame

The premier hosting at this new setting was, in my opinion, a wash.
To top this all off, there was very little signage directing you toward those meeting room exhibits. Here, the CEA failed miserably. Moreover, the layout was so vast (remember, we are talking about roughly two million square feet), that finding things was more than just challenging. There were many rooms that I never got to or found… Damn shame, if you ask me.

CES' Unfriendly Venue

To get to the majority of hotel room exhibits, we must negotiate about a quarter mile of hallway and casino to get from the shuttle stop to the elevators. The rooms themselves are nicely appointed, but several exhibitors are already complaining about the acoustics and the challenge of finding ways to make the two level suites music friendly.

An Exhibitor

I'm impressed by the class of your organization. It is just a delight to work with you guys, in stark contrast to CES.

T.H.E. Show Personnel are Quick to Satisfy!

Because of the great dissatisfaction, many specialty audio (high-end) manufacturers and distributors have left the CES and joined T.H.E. Show. In fact I find the venue to be better, the show is more organized and it also has a added personal feeling to it unlike the CES. Manufacturers told me that if they have any special needs, T.H.E. Show personnel are quick to satisfy unlike the CES.