High-End Audio at CES Still 'Important Category,' Says CTA, Despite Fading Numbers

High-end audio “remains an important category at CES,” and audiophiles at CES will be able to experience more than 50 exhibitors at the Venetian suites, Karen Chupka, executive vice president-CES, emailed us Sunday. Chupka was responding to comments from some manufacturers in the high-end community that feel underappreciated as the show has grown (see 1901040036). CES 2018 was home to some 90 suites with 71 companies, and this year, the Venetian will have 68 suites with 53 high-end companies, she said. Commenting on the eclectic collection of companies exhibiting in the Venetian suites that used to be a high-end audio enclave, Chupka said: “There are multiple Marketplaces featured at the Sands," the Tech West section of the show that includes the Venetian suites. She cited accessibility, baby tech, digital money, Eureka Park, family and kids, fitness, health and wellness, sleep tech, smart home, sports tech and wearables.