Even cooler was Mike's announcement that Altec is going to market two models of UE in-ear personal monitors under the name "Altec by UE." That means the $89 SnugFit 306 and the $129 SnugFit 336 may soon be as ubiquitously available as those noxious white earbuds. Pictured above in Mike's hand are the company's just released Triple.fi 10 Pro which sounded awesome.
Of course, the real thrill at Head-Fests is meeting folks. Jon and I spotted one of our hero audiophile celebrities, the EFF's Fred von Lohmann. Other celebrities spotted included mastering engineer extraordinaire Steve Hoffman, who gave a seminar on mastering recordings.
It was a great show. Tyll Hertsens had the final word: "Can you imagine any other part of the hi-fi market that has this much enthusiasm? Can you? There isn't one. Look at all these great systems!"
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