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At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Marten Global Sales Manager Martin Dunhoff about the company's latest offering, the new $500K Marten Coltrane Quintet Extreme loudspeakers.

In his final AXPONA 2026 report, Ken Micallef checks out Luxman's latest offerings, including the D-100 Centennial SACD player, NT-07 streaming transport, and L-100 Centennial integrated amplifier.

Vinnie Rossi, AudioNostrum, and other key manufacturers will be participating in Vienna Sound Fest 2026, an exclusive international high-end audio event taking place at Tech Gate Vienna from June 4–7, 2026. Vienna Sound Fest is just a 3-minute walk from Austria Center Vienna, the official venue of High End Vienna 2026.

At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Axiss Audio's Steve Huntley and Bel Canto Design's President Michael McCormick about the gear shown in another one of the Axiss rooms at the show, including a Transrotor Dark Star turntable, Bel Canto Design Black system—which includes the ESC2 system controller and MPS2 monoblock amplifiers—and Franco Serblin Accordo Unica speakers.

Miguel Barrio reports on Audio Group Denmark's setup in the Epiphany room at AXPONA 2026, which included an array of Børresen speakers, Aavik electronics, and Ansuz cables and power accessories.

Two major figures in high end audio have quietly moved on from long-held positions.

Now that the High End show has moved from Munich to Vienna, what will audiophiles encounter there this week? One thing they'll encounter is not one but a multiplicity of shows—the big, main show, and at least three much smaller shows.