AXPONA 2024

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AXPONA 2024
Kyomi Audio, MBL, and Wireworld Meet Expectations of Excellence
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Apr 26, 2024  |  0 comments
It’s become a virtual axiom of show reports: With Jeremy Bryan doing set-up, MBL invariably sounds excellent. In the sweet spot—MBL speakers definitely have one, and it’s not very wide—sound was ideally focused, warm, and pleasing.
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Margules, Scansonic, Raidho, Viablue & RSX, and Tönnen Acoustic Do It Right
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Apr 25, 2024  |  0 comments
Bruce Ball’s AV Luxury Group, with a little help from his other distribution company, Ball Audio Distribution and System Solution (which forms what may be the world's best acronym), and Dantax Radio set up two systems headlined by Margules electronics.
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MoFi Distribution: Balanced Audio Technology
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 25, 2024  |  0 comments
Balanced Audio Technology’s chief designer Victor Khomenko and BAT rep Steve Shade unveiled new products in conjunction with MoFi Electronics in 334.
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Saturday Audio Exchange: Bluesound, NAD, PSB, Pangea Audio, AudioQuest
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 25, 2024  |  1 comments
In the Innovation room, operated by Joe Corona of Chicago-based dealer Saturday Audio Exchange, two systems played, both featuring new components.
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AXISS impresses with Gauder Akustik, Soulution, Innuos, Accuphase, Transrotor w. DS Audio, and more
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Apr 24, 2024  |  0 comments
The all-out AXPONA push by AXISS Audio of Nashville, now headed by Cliff Duffey, encompassed four rooms. The biggest presented three new headliners: Gauder Akustik’s DARC 25-0 Mk II 4-way Reference Loudspeaker ($249,975), Soulution’s 727 preamp with phono module ($89,950; review forthcoming), and Soulution’s 757 deemphasis EQ preamplifier phonostage ($84,975).
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Ampsandsound, Auralic North America Inc., SME
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 24, 2024  |  0 comments
Ampsandsound’s Justin Weber brought a big pile of black vinyl to Chicago, lining the small room’s walls with album jackets. He had me at Sphongle, an electronic industrial act that churned out of the world-debut Ampsandsound Hudson 3-Way speakers ($18,000/pair) like dirty psychedelic water erupting from a broken sewer pipe.
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Well Pleased AV, Vinnie Rossi, Merason, QLN
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 22, 2024  |  0 comments
Well Pleased AV’s Mark Sossa corralled me for an early-morning listen session. I'm glad he did.
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AXPONA Coverage Resumes: Clarisys Audio USA, Convergent Audio Technology, Black Path Audio, and Essential Sound Products
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 22, 2024  |  2 comments
In the Nirvana C ballroom, Nguyen Phuong of Clarisys Audio USA played his range of Clarisys Audio Panels, of which the smaller Minuet panel had so impressed me at the recent Florida International Audio Expo.
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Legacy Audio
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 20, 2024  |  First Published: Apr 17, 2024  |  0 comments
Legacy Audio of Springfield, Illinois featured not one but three systems at AXPONA including three show debuts.
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Interview: Fyne Audio's Dr. Paul Mills and Andrzej Sosna
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 20, 2024  |  1 comments

The following interview, with Fyne Audio Technical Director Dr. Paul Mills and Managing Director Andrzej Sosna, conducted by Stereophile Contributing Editor Ken Micallef, was posted previously embedded in a report on Harmonia Distribution's rooms at AXPONA. Here, we present it on its own so that more people will see it.

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AXPONA 2024
Infigo and Alta Audio
Rogier van Bakel  |  Apr 19, 2024  |  1 comments
Sinatra said it best: Regrets, I have a few.

On Sunday morning, the final day of the show, my main regret was that I hadn’t made it to the fourth-floor Infigo/Alta room a day or two earlier. If I had, I would have encouraged everyone to go listen.

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MoFi Electronics
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 19, 2024  |  4 comments
Affable speaker designer Andrew Jones held court in room 334, explaining the details behind his new SourcePoint 888 floorstanding speakers ($4999/pair), an AXPONA world premiere (review forthcoming). Unfortunately, he couldn’t play his speakers due to the hotel’s intermittent Wi-Fi, which plagued many rooms.
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Audio Note (UK)
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 17, 2024  |  2 comments
I typically attend Audio Note (UK) rooms not just to listen, but to learn.
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Sierra Sound, Aesthetix Audio Corp, Analog Manufaktur Germany, Benz Micro Switzerland
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 17, 2024  |  14 comments
First-time AXPONA exhibitor Sierra Sound was founded in 2020 as a distributor for strictly analog hi-fi equipment. Rather high minded, wouldn’t you say? Personally, I’m all in.
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Rhythm Distribution, Tannoy, Garrard, Goldmund, Lumin, AudioQuest, Nordost
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 17, 2024  |  2 comments

Rhythm Distribution’s Craig Hoffman teamed up with Garrard, Goldmund, and Tannoy to unveil a beautiful-looking, primarily analog rig at AXPONA. Kat Ourlian—Global Head of Sales and Marketing for SME—was on hand to spin vinyl; she had Room 660 rocking from the first needle-drop.

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