Definately worth stopping by if you find yourseld in downtown New York.

It was nice to put faces to names - although I did not get a chance to talk with everyone.

While I find Sooloos interesting, I'm not much of a social music listener - I'm pretty happy with CDs. The one thing that did strike me was the amount of hirez music they had loaded onto the unit - much of it not available on CD.

The new bookshelves sound surprisingly good - they're not 8000s, but they cost a lot less too. Bass performance was very impressive, as was imaging. Probably not good for a big room, but interesting in a smaller one.

Although I am more an audio rather than video guy, the 810 demo absolutley blew me away. The best picture I have seen ever, by a considerable margin. Black levels were very good, brightness uniformity was excellent, and detail was mind-blowing. 2.35 is a GREAT way to watch movies, although they do need to get a Bluray player that does subtitle shift.

Simon

My Kit: 861v8+ID41, 800v4, UHD722, MD600, MS600, MS200, Oppo BDP-203, Genesis 201, Genesis 350 SE, Genesis S4-8 Sub, BG 520i, VTL MB450 II, Krell Showcase 7, Genesis 928 Subs, Danley DTS10 sub, SVS Ultra 16 subs.