Overall, the event was very well attended. The Macintosh room had a very complete system that drew quite a crowd. My favorite room was probably PS Audio's, because I got to speak a bit with owner Paul and listen to Arnie Nudels last speakers (the room sounded great as well). Their own new speaker line will not be out until next year's show. The Technics room was pretty cool too as I hadn't seen any of their new stuff in person. There seemed to be a war among manufacturers as to who could offer the largest mono amps. Some would need a forklift to move around. I came away lusting for Boulder amps though...just amazing stuff. Interestingly the La Scala IIs were driven by a small tube amp....to extreme levels. Very efficient and beautiful (matched veneers....proudly crafted in the USA). Focal speakers appeared in many rooms. I can say that all of them sounded amazing and I came away with a new appreciation for that brand. In the Mark Levinson room they had a couple JBL L100 speakers. I thought they were vintage until it was explained they released a new version of these waffle-grilled classics this year (hard to keep up). Cool man! The hotel though is a mess. They are remodeling (still) but it really needs to be scraped and rebuilt. It's no place to exhibit such incredible equipment.