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Miguel Barrio says that the Western Electric Room at AXPONA 2026 is one of those rooms that make you feel you have traveled in time the moment you see it. Find out why.

Rogier van Bakel recounts the "adventure" of how he finally got to AXPONA 2026—and how brand new, pre-production Dutch & Dutch 15c speakers came to his rescue upon arrival.

In our latest video interview from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Essentia Technology co-founder Leoni Alexander-Tomas, and later with Jonathan Nye and John Rowland of Michell, about the British company's gear they were repping at the show, including the Michell Revolv turntable, Michell Gyro turntable, and Michell TecnoDec turntable.

In one of our late-arriving updates from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer visits the Centre Hi-Fi Room, where he checked out a system that included Triangle Duetto 40th Anniversary speakers, a Technics SL-1300GPK turntable, and an Advance Paris 190Wpc A-I190 integrated amplifier.

On Thursday April 2nd at Park Avenue Audio in NYC, Ideon Audio introduced their latest and greatest creation, the Axiom DAC. Walter Schofield, Co-Managing Director of the 2WA Group with Walter Swanbon, did the introductions. Miguel Barrio reports.

In our latest video interview from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer speaks with a rep from Winnipeg’s Altitudo Audio about the gear shown in the two systems on active display this room, including the Audiovector R 10 Avantgarde Arreté in Canadian Birdseye Maple speakers, Elac Concentro 2.0 M 807 speakers, and Zesto Bia 200 amplifier.

In our latest video interview from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer speaks with a rep from Atelier Audio about the equipment shown in this room, including a Yuki AP-01 turntable, Voxativ T-211 integrated amplifier, and Voxativ Ampeggio AC-1.9 (2026 edition) speakers.