Trelja,
Not only did last year's show have the big headphone room, there was another smaller conference room that had a bunch of DIY people, most of whom were young guys showing off their own headphone amps and sharing their projects with each other. That was a lot of fun too. While this protends that the future of the industry is headed in the direction of headphones, I will bet that a sizeable portion of that crowd will cross over toward speakers in the future. Headphones are a great way to start out in the hobby because costs are more reasonable.
Not only did last year's show have the big headphone room, there was another smaller conference room that had a bunch of DIY people, most of whom were young guys showing off their own headphone amps and sharing their projects with each other. That was a lot of fun too. While this protends that the future of the industry is headed in the direction of headphones, I will bet that a sizeable portion of that crowd will cross over toward speakers in the future. Headphones are a great way to start out in the hobby because costs are more reasonable.