The triple highlights of the Parasound booth were a new ZoneMaster two-channel amp, new five-channel amp, and new phono preamp, all designed with a knack for combining performance and value.
Monoprice, which started with cables and went on to offer tons more things at affordable prices, bowed three new subwoofers under its Monolith brand, maker of respected multichannel muscle amps.
One result of the merger of the Pioneer receiver line into Onkyo's receiver line is the spread of the D3 digital amplification pioneered by Pioneer into a greater array of price points.
The sound rooms lining one side of the show floor featured loads of great projection and surround demos (thank you, GoldenEar, Meridian, and Emotiva). Many featured in-walls. One of the few to feature new freestanding speakers in our beat was RBH.
How dare you, sir, how dare you accuse soundbars of being low-end proletarian piffle when Paradigm is custom-cutting aluminum enclosures to match the flat screens of its discerning clientele.