I thought the show was just okay. Nothing really lit a fire for me.
Burgess wanted to spank me for my comments on the web regarding the MES EQ's. We talked for like an hour. I just reminded him I just repeated what George had told me. He an George still have that rivalry going after 30 years! He showed Ed Littman and I pictures of the one and only ITI console ever made, very cool. It's funny as Burgess hasn't changed in 15+ years I've know him. Him coming to AES and his booth was a last minute decision, he said he wanted to show everyone that he wasn't dead yet. Still has a great sense of humor. I will be waiting to see about deliveries myself. Chris (Muth) was going up to see him at the end of the show as he needs a bunch of op-amps from him.
Good to see you and meet you Ed. Paul (Gold) sorry I missed you, we seem to run into each other at every show but not this time.
Ran into lots of old friends and some new ones. Dave Amels (was showing the Anamod but it still isn't shipping till Novemeber). Anthony DeMaria, Joe Demao, Chris Muth, Bob Muller, Joe Monterello, Daniel Weiss, etc...
Finally got to meet Tom Reichebach and David Geren, what nice guys. We talked about his Dad's designs and he told me to hold onto my 10002 and 10013 transformers as they will never able to be produced again. The way in which his Dad built them and wrapped them is a lost art and no one knows how to do it anymore... not even Tom... and forget about the materials they were made of, just not the same.
Had a nice long chat with Dan Lavry, nice guy and impressive mind. Will be arranging a shootout between the Weiss, Lavry (Gold) and Prism converters shortly.
As always these things are more about the people then the gear IMHO and it was great to see old friends and to just go out and do the NYC night life thing. Many of the left coast guys I was looking forward to seeing just didn't make the show, bummer.