Los Angeles plus Orange County would equal more people coming to the show. Having an airport shuttle to the hotel also will bring more. If the is the new location of the Newport show it is a win win and would replace CES with no problem.
I think this location will be much more difficult to get to (for locals) than the Hotel Irvine. Traffic in and around LAX is a nightmare these days, and not expected to improve for the next few years (until several current and impending construction projects are finished). Should be convenient for those flying in, though.
Why take something that works so well and change it just because you can, another wining formula destroyed.
A shame.
From what I understand the sequence of events were triggered by two things
1. The hotel in Irvine not wanting to renew the venue next year
2. The death of the man who owned THE Show and who took it over
The man who owns the name moves THE Show to Anaheim BUT the LAOC audio society took the concept of THE Show as we know it and moved the location to Los Angeles whereas the man who owns the name moved the venue to Anaheim later in the year. Absolutely crazy
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