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I have to agree the new Hansen reference speaker is THE MOST UGLY speaker I have ever seen. If it was brown, it would look like King Kong just made a doo doo. Sorry Hansen, you really dropped the big one this time.

Did any one hear the new Rockport Alya?

No they were in a hotel that was not part of CES.

the Rockport Alya's were over at the Mirage. i went over on Sunday morning to see Andy Payor and ask him about the Sirius V tt. i mostly talked to Andy but i did listen to a few cuts. i was impressed by the sound, as i always am by Andy's speakers. it's a small speaker and beautifully built. Andy showed us the solid metal front baffle where the tweeter and mid-woofer are mounted. cool.

the speaker had a nice warmth and listenability, no upper end glare, and seemed balanced and involving.

there was a window with drapery over it a foot or so behind the speakers; considering that it sounded pretty good overall. but this was me only listening to a couple of cuts from the Blue Smoke music server.

I heard the Rockports on Saturday afternoon. They were not broken in, as Andy readily admitted, and as such weren't as full sounding as he would have liked and were a bit bright. The imaging and speed were excellent, and build quality was as good as ever. The room was too big for them, which Andy also acknowledged. A class act and a speaker with potential.