Ces 2012; show blog

[Hi-Fi Choice Magazine]

<div readability="32"><p>David Price reports direct from the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show 2012...</p></div><div readability="94">
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David Price reports direct from the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show 2012…</p>
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ARCAM</h3>
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A range of exquisitely finished £250 mini-separates, offering DAC and headphone amp<br />
functionality, made its debut.</p>
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FURUTECH</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20adl%20cruise.jpg" /></p>
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Alongside a vast array of cables and connectors, this little carbon fibre clad headphone amplifier<br />
from Alpha Design Labs was shown.</p>
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PEACHTREE AUDIO</h3>
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This relatively new name debuted its Grand Integrated, a swiftly finished high end amplifier<br />
selling for around $3,500.</p>
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MERIDIAN</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20meridian%20818.jpg" /></p>
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The company's brand new flagship 818 'Reference Audio Core' source component was launched,<br />
costing £7,500.</p>
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QAT</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20qat.jpg" /></p>
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The Beijing-based company demonstrated its new 850, a new integrated<br />
amplifier to match its popular MS5 music server.</p>
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DAVONE</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20davone%20mojo.jpg" /></p>
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This quirky Danish loudspeaker company had its whole range on dem, including the unusually styled<br />
Mojo. Watch out for a review soon!</p>
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BLADELIUS</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20bladelious.jpg" /></p>
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The Embla is a beautifully built, striking looking £3,000 network music player with internal hard disk<br />
storage option.</p>
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DAVINCI</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20davinci%20384k%20usb.jpg" /></p>
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With its stealth fighter looks, the new 384K USB DAC was one of the most visually arresting digital<br />
products at CES, with sonics to match!</p>
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CAMBRIDGE AUDIO</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20ca%20stream%20magic.jpg" /></p>
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This room had a range of new goodies, but the Magic Stream 6 (top) was surely the most<br />
interesting –*a digital streaming big brother to the NP30.</p>
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RESOLUTION AUDIO</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20resolution.jpg" /></p>
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The new £5,000 Cantata Music Center offers CD and streamed music playback, along with<br />
superlative industrial design.</p>
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MONITOR AUDIO</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20ma%20gx100.jpg" /></p>
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The popular British speaker brand was showing<br />
its new Gold series, including this beautiful little<br />
GX100 standmount loudspeaker.</p>
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VINCENT</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20vincent.jpg" /></p>
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The German audio brand's fine looking new K-35 tube integrated costs under €2,500; sadly no<br />
direct UK distribution just yet…</p>
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NAD</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20nad.jpg" /></p>
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The company's new $2,000 M51 digital DAC preamp and $3,000 M3 power amp make an impressive<br />
pair together.</p>
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ASTIN TREW</h3>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2012-01/ces%20at.jpg" /></p>
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The young British brand was showing its new flagship Concorde range, including this Concord<br />
Integrated amplifier.</p>
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Be sure to check out the next issue of Hi-Fi Choice that will feature an in depth report on the must see products of 2012.</address>
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