Jan. 9 - "I hereby nominate Michael Griffin to the post of Ambassador of High End Audio. His friendly demeanor and winning smile make him a natural for the job."

Jan. 8 - "Nothing profound here. Just a few pictures of turntables I spied, including one I have in for review."

Jan. 7 - "One of the unfulfilled promises of last year's CES was Vladimir Lamm's ML3 Signature mono amplifier.

Jan. 9 - "...Blu-ray has the best chance of being declared the winner."

Jan. 8 - "In the world of flat-screen video displays, there have been tremendous leaps and bounds in terms of the size and quality..."

Jan. 7 -  "The HD DVD/Blu-ray format war is finally coming to a head."

Jan. 9 - "I’m not unsympathetic to the plight of the fellow asking for the gear, but I am a little frustrated with the fact that there are 'writers' at CES who might be attending under questionable credentials."

Jan. 8 - "This is the tenth CES I’ve attended. I’ve reviewed hundreds of products and am completely entrenched in the high-end-audio industry."

Jan. 7 - "The audio/video press gets hung up on discussing the format wars. Today it is HD DVD versus Blu-ray. Yesterday it was DVD-Audio and SACD..."

Jan. 9 - "I can’t get Shakira out of my mind."

Jan. 8 - "I must admit that I was a little disappointed walking the show floor at the Las Vegas Convention Center today."

Jan. 7 - "A few months ago, I thought that the high-def format war was all but over."