No contest there. If there must be one, then CEDIA is it. All of the new products come out of CEDIA (and CES) and all of your important vendor contacts are there.

Important trends in residential integration are found at CEDIA, not ISE.

You want to talk to Amazon, Sonos, Nest and such? You won't see them at ISE. None of your distributors are there. You won't find your local reps there. The Europeans manning the booths (stands) won't be trying to win your business for the most part.

Because European distributors are so strong, many US mfrs rely on them and don't bring the team that matters most for US dealers.

Plus: Amsterdam in February (blechy) or San Diego in September?

Duh.