AXPONA 2024
Wynn Audio and Thiele | AXPONA 2024
The last few times I’ve visited the Wynn Audio room at high-end audio shows, I keep thinking of the phrase “knocking it out of the park.” I’m not sure why, maybe proprietor Wynn Wong, North […]
Month: April 2024
AXPONA 2024
Perfect8 Cube T | AXPONA 2024
Usually when I encounter Perfect8 Technologies speakers from Germany at high-end audio shows, it’s The Cube, a small bookshelf monitor with matching subwoofer made from glass. The Cube always captures my attention because it images […]
AXPONA 2024
WestminsterLab, LampizatOr, VSA and Hear This | AXPONA 2024
What’s a British-created and Hong Kong-based cable and electronics company doing running VR-55 Special Edition loudspeakers with Foundation/ARC bass controllers ($85,000/pr) from Von Schweikert Audio? Making fabulous music! I first heard WestminsterLab playing on Von […]
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Orangutan Bronze from DeVore Fidelity | AXPONA 2024
John DeVore’s room at AXPONA this year was a delight on many levels. Not only was he showcasing a new speaker, but he was way off the reservation with music selection in a good way. […]
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Fidelity Imports | AXPONA 2024
Distributor Fidelity Imports had six rooms on the 12th floor with various iterations of gear from their catalog of brands. Many of the rooms sounded great, but there were a few that really got a […]
AXPONA 2024
Zesto and TIDAL Audio | AXPONA 2024
The Zesto Audio and The Voice That Is room, which also included Cardas, TIDAL Audio, Ortofon, Dr. Feickert Analog, Stillpoints and Tri-Planar, benefitted from the set-up talents of Doug White. Doug White, if you don’t […]
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TAD Laboratories | AXPONA 2024
Distributor and custom studio designers PAD had the sponsors of the AXPONA badge lanyards, TAD Laboratories, in rooms 1239 and 1240. TAD president Shinji Tarutani-San was in attendance, showing that TAD is serious about making […]
AXPONA 2024
Luxman and AudioQuest and Magico | AXPONA 2024
Luxman was showing with Magico in a similar setup to Axpona 2023. But what was different this year was flying in top brass from Japan. Activities setup by Luxman included a presentation by Chad Kassem […]
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ampsandsound Hudson Loudspeakers | AXPONA 2024
Room 550 at this year’s AXPONA was super cool. I was treated to the more well-known ampsandsound tube amplifiers, along with the new-to-me Yellowstone preamp and the fantastic ampsandsound Hudson horn speakers. The Black Pearl […]
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Geshelli and Acoustic Energy | AXPONA 2024
I’ve grown to love the offerings from Geshelli Labs at the last few years of audio shows, and this year’s AXPONA was no exception. I suppose it’s partially because they’re a homegrown company in my […]
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Consonus and Mytek | AXPONA 2024
Room 1521 at AXPONA this year featured a company with which I was not familiar: Consonus Audio. They were presenting their super cool Tide speakers, listed at about $80k/pair. These are American-made, partially-open back transducers, […]
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Quintessence Audio – Under the Escalators | AXPONA 2024
One of the few true brick and mortar stores in the Chicago area, Quintessence Audio commandeered the four rooms and hallway/lobby area under the main entrance escalator area. They have been using these four rooms […]
AXPONA 2024
Acora in Amethyst | AXPONA 2024
Yes, the Acora Acoustics room was the first room I visited at AXPONA 2024–I really had to get a good look at “Acora in Amethyst.” At the Florida International Audio Fest in February, I fell […]
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Turnbull Audio, Audio Thesis and Rosso Fiorentino | AXPONA 2024
While I have been to a great many audio shows over the years, there is always a few new brands that have escaped me. I was pleasantly surprised with a stop by the Turnbull Audio […]
AXPONA 2024
T10 Bespoke | AXPONA 2024
Just before AXPONA 2024, both Scot Hull and I received an email from T10 Bespoke asking us to stop by their booth and check out their new products. I get a lot of these emails […]
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Lone Mountain and ATC | AXPONA 2024
[In my best announcer voice] And in this corner, weighing in at 65 lbs, is the new ATC 2024 Limited Edition SCM20ASL Active Loudspeaker presented by Lone Mountain Audio! One of only 150 made, and […]
AXPONA 2024
AudioShield Distribution | AXPONA 2024
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 […]
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Bending Wave USA and Göbel High End | AXPONA 2024
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 […]
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Treehaus, Iconoclast and SME | AXPONA 2024
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 […]
AXPONA 2024
Linn and YG Acoustics | AXPONA 2024
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 […]