Munich 2018

[GuillaumeB]

I got it. It's the Munich thread, so now we're switched to German 

Excuse my English   

I must say that I felt a bit weird in Munich going from one of the world's most prestigious high-end shows to a small Devialet office. Barely a showroom for listening session to say the least. I was there for three and a half hours and forgot to ask the question: "Why are you not in MOC or at least in the Marriott?" And for the last 3-4 years. And what about the future? Any show presence planned? 

I was wondering if we should open a new thread or dedicate this one to a shortlist question for a similar event, again with a handful of us, or one of us happen to meet one the top D guys for one reason or another.  

Zoltan

Actually the reason this gathering took place in the first place was partly due to a conversation I had with Devialet regarding their lack of attendance at Munich over the past few years, and how I felt this was potentially damaging to the brand in terms of public perception of Devialet's commitment to the hi-fi/high end market. What did Devialet's absence at Munich say about their priorities?

I think with the new structure in place we will probably see a change in this regard, but I don't know. Munich is very expensive to exhibit at and my guess is that there will need to be a clear ROI to justify this.

Last I noted that Cambridge Audio had a very large presence at the MOC this year. Last year they didn't exhibit choosing instead to use a gimmicky double decker bus parked near the entrance and their focus was more on meeting their dealers (like Devialet they manage their own distribution into many markets) rather than talking to the public. Given the demographics of the show it makes sense to do both.

Guillaume