The 2010 California Audio Show, Part 1, Page 2
by Dave and Carol Clark

Ian from Grant Fidelity

Rachel from Grant Fidelity discussing tubes.... she knows her stuff!

Part of the Consonance wireless DAC... the USB transmitter.

The rest of the Consonance wireless DAC (like $300!).

Grant Fidelity RBS-1 Morel loudspeakers, Shengya A206 integrated amplifiers and CD player, and Nobility magnetic levitation equipment rack.

Believe it or not, that's the price! These are the Grant Fidelity MBS-1 Vifa loudspeakers, included to make up the system at that price was also the DAC-09 and PM150.

Grant Fidelity RBS-1 Morel bookshelf loudspeakers.

Opera Consonance turntable on the Nobility rack.

Grant Fidelity is truly hi-fi you can afford, and sounds incredible!

Valvet electronics in the highend-electronics room.

KR Audio Kronzilla.

Valvet monoblock amplifiers with the KR Audio Kronzilla, Synergistic Research Tesla Powercell.

highend-electronics featured Consensus, Valvet, Alto-Extreme, and KR Audio.

JIB-Germany. This started as a static display, but by the end of the show they were playing some tunes.

More JIB-Germany cables.

Salk Signature Sound with Audio by Van Alstine.

Salk Signature Sound loudspeakers.

Russ Stratton having a close conversation with Jim Salk.

The Salk Signature Sound system, sounded good.

Bergmann Sindre Airbearing turntable with Airbearing tonearm, $21,000.

Loggie Audio and Aaudio Imports featured Ypsilon products including their AELIUS monoblock amplifiers, PST-100 preamplifier, CDT-100 CD transport/player as well as many other Ypsilon products. Cabling by Stage III.

Carol collecting literature from Brian Ackerman of Aadio Imports. It really makes these show reports a lot easier when exhibitors take the time to write up a list of products they are showing. This room had a quite detailed list!

A new USB DAC from Lindemann.

An array of cables on display in the Loggie Audio & Aaudio Imports room.

Lots of accessories for all your needs.

Acapella High Violoncello II loudspeakers $80,000 with Reference LaMusika speaker cables, $21,000.

Ypsilon AELIUS monoblock amplifiers.

Tim of Tone of Music with good friend Rick (on left).

Simon Yorke S9 turntable in the foreground, and the S10 in the background.

Tim demonstrating the ease with which one can change the tonearm on the S10 record player.

The Simon Yorke S10 record player $19,950,

The Tone of Music room sounded great with Quad loudspeakers and Convergent Audio Tech amplifier.

Earthquake Sound. makes a whole line of speakers and components...BASS!

Earthquake Sound.

Inex Innovations amplifiers and preamplifier.

Inex Innovations also features a line of accessories including battery packs and AC filters.

Inex Innovations cables.

Inex Innovations system.