It remains the single most requested piece of information at the beginning of a clients' consortation with a product; ”Where is it made?”

The Fanatic himself attended the 2006 consumer electronics show (CES) in Las Vegas. Stay tuned for the sordid details on what went down at the industry's pre-eminent trade show.

"I was very fortunate to be able to pay a visit to the CES for 2006, many of my colleagues have been there and it is something of a Mecca for our industry. I took a few snaps of product of interest that I can show you here."

A store reference and a personal favourite, these loudspeakers are transducers of electricity to sound in its purest form.This week we are running the ultimate Ambience Reference multichannel audio system with an Arcam AV8/P7 pre power hooked up to Ref 1800s at the front, Ref 1600s at the rear and matching centre set up in the Gambling Den demo area upstairs at 164 Lygon St. The Reference models are the Neodymium magnet high efficiency models at the top the range. Not cheap but highly effective!