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AXPONA 2011

A day at Axpona 2011: Scaena, YG, King

A disappointment in three parts Scaena Scaena had some pretty amazing-looking speakers set up. The line array and subs, together (I think), worked out to be something like $66k. Impressive. Huge. Domineering. Gi-freakin’-gantic. And muddled? […]

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AXPONA 2011

A day at Axpona 2011: Acoustic Zen

The $16k Acoustic Zen Crescendos have sounded excellent at every show I’ve heard them, and Axpona was no exception. Robert Lee has a winner here, and it’s a pleasure to visit with him every time […]

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AXPONA 2011

A day at Axpona 2011: Sanders Sound

The all-Sanders room was a nice treat. Apparently, whatever the LSA Group had caught wasn’t in evidence here in ESL preserve that was the Sanders Sound room. They had their big 10c panels on display […]

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AXPONA 2011

A day at Axpona 2011: LSA Group

I first heard the LSA 1 Statement monitors at RMAF and flipped for them. Then, like here, they showed with the LSA Statement Integrated. Unlike then, the monitors didn’t shine quite as brightly as they […]

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AXPONA 2011

A day at Axpona 2011: Avatar Acoustics

The Avatar Acoustics room was my favorite room at Axpona this year and tied for “Best Sound”. The system produced a lovely, warm, enveloping sound stage that I thoroughly enjoyed rolling around in. Or maybe […]

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Show Report

A Day at Axpona 2011

I haven’t been to many audio shows. My first was the Capital Audio Fest in 2010. I suppose you could say that it got me a little curious. The show was in its first year, […]

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AXPONA 2011

Axpona 2011

Well, it seems I qualify as “press”. Who knew? I’m all set for my one-day whirlwind into Axpona this year. Not sure how much I can do in a single day, but I have high […]

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Components

Santa Luxman Comes to DC

Philip O’Hanlon is the President/CEO of On a Higher Note, a high-end audio distributor, and this weekend, he came by to spend a day with the folks of Command Performance A/V of Falls Church, VA. […]