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INDUSTRY UPDATE
Stereophile
|September 2021
AUDIO NEWS & VIEWS
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US: LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Jim Austin
The first post-pandemic audio show was The Home Entertainment Show in Long Beach, California, which took place June 11–13.
In the months leading up to this show, I wondered why they hadn’t canceled it: It seemed too soon. Then, in late spring, the pandemic was abating. More people were vaccinated. Case rates were dropping fast. I decided, yes, the time was right. I congratulated Emiko Carlin, the show’s coordinator, for her good judgment.
Among the fully vaccinated was Jason Victor Serinus; he lived closest to the show and was eager to go back out into the Big World.
Big world, small show: Carlin said the show counted 1416 visitors. And yet, on Saturday, most rooms were full all day; some were packed even on Sunday, subject to social-distancing protocols. “I hope these show reports convey how good the majority of exhibits sounded,” Jason wrote in his show summary.
This story is from the September 2021 edition of Stereophile.
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