The McIntosh room sponsored by Chicago retailer Audio Video Interiors was fascinating to me. At one end was an all-out “balls to the wall” reference system with prodigious and clean bass emanating from the Martin […]
“The t-i-i-i-i-i-mes they are a ch-a-a-a-a-a-nging,” howled a high-pitched, impossibly nasal singer as I entered a room at AXPONA that highlighted equipment by Joseph Audio, Jeff Rowland Design Group and Cardas Audio. “Who’s this?” I […]
It’s almost taken for granted these days that most products in high-end audio are not going to produce significant distortion. One exception is tubed gear, but enthusiasts consider second-order harmonics to be pleasing — the […]
A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook I’m going to start off simple in this coverage. When Scot told me that AXPONA was an option, I got excited. What audiophile wouldn’t? We all love to see the […]
There’s a quote I got from Peter Qvortrup of Audio Note UK which I brought up a number of times over the weekend in Chicago at AXPONA, and it goes like this: “There’s far too […]
There’s was pulsating electro music, and a disco ball. Just kidding, I’m at AXPONA in Chicago, there’s Diana Krall, and Tony Bennet. BUT, and this is a big but, there’s a lot of non-traditional music being […]
It’s become a tradition at AXPONA for Quintessence Audio and Musical Surroundings to reserve a sizable block of large rooms together on the 12th floor of the Westin O’Hare. Walking through the displays, adorned with […]
The first line of almost any story can be improved by making sure the second line is: “And then the murders began.” Mark Laidlaw’s tweet last month pretty much won the Internet for me. […]
Some may snicker at the suggestion that what I do for a living is work, but most have never been to a large audiophile trade show, and do not understand the level of physical commitment […]
If high-end audio manufacturers harbor many serious concerns about the state of the industry, you wouldn’t know it from the long list of new products that went on display Friday at AXPONA in Chicago. The […]
AURALiC has been impressing us all for a very long time. Their VEGA DAC has been on most best-of component lists since it was first released, and even Part-Time Audiophile has lavished some deserved praise on […]
Given that I’d just completed reviews on two of the main products/lines in this room here at AXPONA (BorderPatrol SE DAC and some selections from the Triode Wire Labs cable loom), I figured I’d better […]
It was quiet. Too quiet. As I wandered the wide, empty halls of the Westin O’Hare Hotel just outside Chicago Thursday afternoon I couldn’t help that notice that the bulk of the exhibitor rooms were […]
By John Stancavage With brick-and-mortar audio shops increasingly few and far between, high-end shows have seen tremendous growth in recent years. But are we on the verge of having too much of a good thing? […]
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