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Excerpts From Issue 23 (February/March 2006)

                                                               POSITIVE FEEDBACK ONLINE - ISSUE 23

2006 CES Part 2
by Dave and Carol Clark

CES 2006 Show Report
by Roger S. Gordon, CPA

Impressions: CES 2006 & The PFO Audio Oasis Awards
by David W. Robinson

 

Merlin Music/Joule Electra/Cardas Audio Every year—and I mean every year—I can count on Bobby Palkovic's Merlin Music room to be a musical oasis. This year was no exception. Bobby's VSM-MX and Super BAM module continues to improve, year by year, as he works to get the last bit out of every design element. Here's one of the nicest guys you'll meet in fine audio, with a real passion for music. Bobby's room was sounding terrific, as usual…which is a very high compliment to him! Not everybody can keep making magic in his room, in season and out of season—but Bobby does. This year Bobby was using his beloved Joule Electra VZN-100 Marquis Mk. III OTL amps (100 WPC), with Cardas cabling (which Bobby has used forever). How good was it? So good that I listened, fell into a long conversation with Bobby and Rich Brkich, and completely forgot to check out the front end. Now that is a compliment! My good audiobud Rich Brkich of Signature Sound, a long-time friend and former contributor to Positive Feedback. Rich is a very fine person, owns and operates Signature Sound (http://www.sigsound.com) over in New York, helps over at Audio Asylum, and can generally be found at CES in Bobby's room. Good vibes and good friends in this room, which was an "Audio Oasis!" in every way. Many thanks to Bobby and Rich for sheltering audio wayfarers at CES.