ABT Electronics Audio Innovation Event 10/10/2019

JuanR

https://www.abt.com/help/events/audio-innovation

Anyone hear about this or planning to attend?

JuanR

Details:
On October 10th, experts from more than 20 audio brands will gather at Abt for the Audio Innovation Event. They'll be putting on special demonstrations, answering technical questions, and giving you the chance to win a variety of great audio gear. There's no better way to shop for A/V equipment than trying it out in person, and this event is your chance to get up close with some of the hottest products on the market, while chatting with industry experts.

erniejade

That is the same day they are supposed to have the new Polk SDA's. I was thinking of going.

erniejade

Strange, on ABT web site, it does not mention Polk but on Polk's listening event site, https://www.polkaudio.com/legend-listening-events , It says that's the day.

EndersShadow

I'm in deep internal debates on if I make the 3.5 hour one way trip to this event, on a workday, backing up to another workday lol.....

erniejade

EndersShadow wrote: »

I'm in deep internal debates on if I make the 3.5 hour one way trip to this event, on a workday, backing up to another workday lol.....

if you do, I can get you the chromecast audio

WLDock

Here are some pictures from the event. They had a good turnout however that made it tough to really listen.

As far as the SDA's...great looking set and and I heard a little of the magic. However, they were in an open and noisy area so it's hard to give a good impression.
So, the story on them goes....I guess they got shipped two RIGHT speakers. The Polk rep had to rewire one of the speakers. Who knows if they were in full glory or not????






The L100's sounded nice!

monepolk

Which is why I chose to make the trip @DSkip.

WLDock

I must say, I went there to look at the budget active speakers from Edifier and SVS. Call me impressed. All thing considered.... It was noisy and I had kneel down on one knee to get my ears in the sweet spot. However, these are some nice sounding budget options. I'll have to go back and listen on a less busy day.







These SVS active units with and without the sub were impressive for the money.

WLDock

Here's the David Abt $480,899 home theater... that's right..they have a half Mil theater right there in the store!

WLDock

Here are the raffle prizes they gave away! I didn't win anything...


Other shots from the event!



Yamaha has really stepped up their game. This stuff was being shown for the first time...straight from Japan. I was told that some of these units have been in development for years. This was a $40k system. It sounded pretty nice.

WLDock

erniejade

Nice pics!! I knew I should have went.

anonymouse

so sorry I missed this. Are there any dealers with those SDA's in south chicagoland?

WagnerRC

Thank you for sharing.

Clipdat

Nice Lexus!

BlueBirdMusic

WLDock wrote: »

WLDock, you have an "eye" for great audio pictures and scenery (Lexus).

indyhawg

Really cool pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Mike Reeter

Great pictorial, what a display of gear, WOW!

WLDock

Clipdat wrote: »

Nice Lexus!

Clipdat wrote: »

Nice Lexus!

BlueBirdMusic wrote: »

WLDock wrote: »

WLDock, you have an "eye" for great audio pictures and scenery (Lexus).

Hey, thanks! I'm glad I was able to make the event. It was cool. Audio, free finger food, and raffle prizes = good times.

Abt is one of the most unique upscale home stores in the Country. It's located near some affluence areas in the greater Chi suburban area. I've been wanting to stop in for awhile. I've passes the area many times driving around Chi for budget Craigslist deals. I live in NW Indiana and I would say that my household income in much less than their typical customer. LOL!

Nevertheless, its great to have a place like this to get away and listen to music on nice systems, and dream a little. The stuff that was within my budget I was impressed with. I almost picked up a set of those Edifiers but the SVS were impressive and I want to listen again upset better circumstances.

As far as the Lexus.... As soon as I pulled in the store lot I saw many nice cars and that SC just popped! I stopped and held up traffic for a sec to take a picture.

nooshinjohn

I thought cables mattered... what is up with the Rat Shack special here?

nooshinjohn

...double post.

mhardy6647

nooshinjohn wrote: »

I thought cables mattered... what is up with the Rat Shack special here?

I thought they were Bluetooth speakers?!?

WLDock

Not only are they Bluetooth, but the speakers are wire-free/wireless to each other. So, one could get away with just having to plug them into an outlet if using just bluetooth.

https://www.edifier.com/us/en/speakers/s3000pro

Still, I think they could have found a better interconnect for the CD player. All of the nicer systems had at least the mid to upper Audioquest stuff in use.

halo

I have been to Abt numerous times. My family has purchased a lot of appliances there (they used to be great at making deals - back in the day - now, not so much). You can save a lot if you buy the floor/demo models.

I would NOT recommend having a car stereo installed there. Their techs are a little "sketchy," to say the least.

They have grown by leaps and bounds in the last 10 years but business has always been good/they're always very busy.

Tony M

I like ( in that one picture ) how the guy let his wife ( assumed ) sit in the sweet spot between the martin Logan beasts. Then again maybe she IS the one shopping for new speakers and he's asking her why she needs another new set.

I can almost hear him/her convincing him/her how much he/she needs them.

There's a lot to assume in that one picture!

It would make a great POSTER!

mhardy6647

Tony M wrote: »

I like ( in that one picture ) how the guy let his wife ( assumed ) sit in the sweet spot between the martin Logan beasts. Then again maybe she IS the one shopping for new speakers and he's asking her why she needs another new set.

I can almost hear him/her convincing him/her how much he/she needs them.

There's a lot to assume in that one picture!

It would make a great POSTER!

I dunno -- I think her body language speaks volumes.

WLDock

Man, that area with the Martin Logan's was impressive. They had some of the largest 4k, 8k TV's with some of the most amazing images I've seen. I really was really digging this 77" LG OLED!