THE Show - worth going?

The big difference is that CES and THE Show are for dealers and manufacturers and distributors to do business. It is not a consumer show and while many consumers go, don't expect people to spend much time with you unless they are slow. The manufacturers are marketing to their buyers--not consumers. The Stereophile show is specifically designed for consumers. It's mostly dealers setting up and selling to consumers.

I believe this year the Show/CES is open to the public

THE Show might be open to the public but CES is still industry only. Of course, many do find a way in.....

Kal

They are both industry-only (including this year, no change there). Yes, plenty of consumers get in, which is not necessarily a good thing. Both are far above any stereophool show in terms of scope, but then again CES/THE are designed for business-to-business deals, not consumer tire-kickers, as Rives mentioned.

-Ed

No kidding Kal, they even let my slimey foot-sliding behind in.

And you can't forget the third leg of the Vegas audiophile experience! The AVN Expo!

I already have my badge. Hopefully, work will permit me to attend.