They do not have to be there to compete.
It's the dealers and rags that do the reviews.
The fact that they are in our midst here, will give them the information to carry to the show.
You can only imagine someone at the Arturia booth going " Yeah, that sounds pretty good, but have you heard the XITE-1 yet "........
Since they are tight w/ a buck when it comes to marketing, this is a sound approach using the Z.
But of course, I am an optimistic person.
My live use will be a great demo as up in Tahoe there are several famous people w/ large facilities here, Jim Gamble is only one of many.
In Vegas there are also many venues and studios, but it seems like everyweek I go to another studio here where many SSL and Neve hardware mixers are abundant. Our bassist is a well known engineer, so mostly word of mouth brings out the reclusive folks.
Many are shocked at my DSP mixers, effects and monitoring capabilities.
Just wait till they see all of this done w/ a laptop ans 4U !!
I wish you well Shayne, you are young and gifted, your site is also Pro level IMHO.
You'd be a dangerous Bastard w/ Solaris or XITE-1, and Rapture as well.
PEACE.