This is a familiar room for me, the AudioShield Distribution room, where you’ll find some of my favorite brands in high-end audio such as Credo, Van den Hul and more. At AXPONA 2024, I saw […]
It’s only a couple of years since I discovered Göbel High End–it was at the 2022 Munich show and I wound up awarding these huge German speakers Best Sound at Show. I’ve never heard percussion […]
I love attending AXPONA. Where else can you find a smorgasbord of audio gear that you never would have dreamed of otherwise? For example, walking into the Treehaus room is always a treat. Not only […]
Here’s another AXPONA exhibit room where YG Acoustics made its presence known–in the Linn and YG room. While listening to YG speakers in another room, Duncan Taylor asked me if I’d heard the set-up in […]
I enjoy how Focal/Naim has set up their exhibit rooms at all of the high-end audio shows over the last few years. Basically, they’re set-up like one of the new Focal/Naim retails stores where all […]
Let me tell you about my “Aretai at Midnight” story. I had a busy Saturday evening at AXPONA 2024–drinks in the hotel bar, a heavy dinner, and by ten I just wanted to get to […]
Audio Group Denmark rarely attends a show without introducing at least one new product, and at AXPONA 2024 they introduced two–the new Børresen C1 two-way monitors ($16,500/pair), and a new line of Axxess cables to […]
The Dream Team of high-end audio–Joseph Audio, Doshi Audio, Cardas, Aurender and J. Sikora–welcomed a new addition to their ranks at AXPONA 2024. Aidas Cartridges from Lithuania is now being imported Jeff Fox of Notable […]
I haven’t heard from my good audio buddy Arnold Martinez in quite a few years–long enough to have the what-happened-to-Arnold discussion with a number of others this year. Arnold was one of my favorite dealers […]
When I walked into the Audio by Van Alstine room at AXPONA 2024, I instantly realized that I have never walked into an AVA room at any high-end audio show before. Mary from AVA confirmed […]
The Kubala-Sosna room, hosted by one of the finest cable manufacturers on the scene for the last couple of decades, featured a system that included so many great products that have popped up on my […]
North America’s biggest audio show is behind us, but coverage continues to roll out all week on the site, video channels and even our audiophile-oriented podcast. Host Brian Hunter is joined this week by the […]
This is the section of our AXPONA 2024 coverage that plays out like musical chairs–YG Acoustics with Vinnie Rossi, YG Acoustics and Linn, Qln with Vinnie Rossi and, as we have here, Ayre and YG. […]
Room 1643 at AXPONA this year was the Bob Carver room, and it was very enjoyable. That’s because their products on display here were completely new to me, and catching up with Carver turned out […]
And now for something completely different–a big pair of panel speakers in a big hotel conference room playing big music. I’m not sure why the CAT and Clarisys Audio room at AXPONA 2024 seemed like […]
I’ve known Walter Swanbon of Fidelis AV and Fidelis Distribution for many years, and we usually see eye-to-eye on high-end audio brands. That’s why I’m especially glad to see JMF amplification in his exhibit rooms, […]
Usually when I listen to a system with TIDAL Audio components and speakers, my focus is on TIDAL Audio itself. I’m truly impressed with this German brand, especially after hearing the Tidal for Bugatti system […]
The absolute highlight of my AXPONA experience came from a somewhat expected source: Room 1427 featuring Vinnie Rossi and YG products. Vinnie was displaying the latest iteration of his Brama products, including the Brama preamp […]
In one of the three rooms from Next Level HiFi, a dealer in the Chicago area, and Audio Group Denmark, the Børresen X3 loudspeakers ($12,000/pr) were pumping the jams with the Axxess Forté 2 integrated […]
Room 1632 at AXPONA this year featured products from Axiss Audio, and was stacked with gear from Soulution and Gauder Akustik. Up to this point I’ve been unfamiliar with Soulution Audio, but these source components […]
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