During AXPONA 2023, I received a text from PTA‘s Matthew Partrick with a photo of SerhanSwift Mu2 MK II monitors, and a note that said I should check them out because they’re really “up my […]
During AXPONA 2023, I had many people come up to me and ask if I’d heard the Rethm room yet. I didn’t drop by until first thing Sunday morning, when all was relatively quiet and […]
The Alexander Suite at this year’s AXPONA was a real treat. It featured one of the new offerings from Avantgarde, the Duo GT, a fully active horn speaker. In case there’s any ambiguity forthcoming, the […]
Brian already talked a bit about the new ZMF headphones debuting here at AXPONA (and available later this month), the closed-back Atrium. I’ll offer that the detail coming out of these headphones was easily on […]
It was a triumphant return to semi-normalcy in a way. AXPONA 2023 had sold out their available space and offered up over 200 listening rooms plus the Ear Gear Expo and marketplace convention halls. Things […]
It seems like it’s been forever since I’ve seen Christopher Hildebrand of Fern & Roby. Actually, it doesn’t seem like a long time since I’ve seen Fern & Roby, considering my equipment rack is similar […]
Just inside the door to this-year’s Ear Gear Expo (or, as I overheard one show-goer call it, the “Eargasm Explosion”), was fan-favorite Moon Audio. I have to admit, their tables are a kind of madness. […]
I have to admit–there’s a part of me that missed hearing Vinnie Rossi amplification with Qln speakers. That’s some of the best sound I know right there, after all, with a Vinnie Rossi Brama integrated […]
The Suncoast Audio rooms with the $33,800 per pair Clarisys Minuet Neo speakers at Florida Audio Expo last February were special–so special that I wanted to catch them again at AXPONA 2023 before writing about […]
The 16th floor at this year’s AXPONA high-end audio show featured some truly unusual speakers. In room 1603, BAYZ Audio displayed their Counterpoint 2.0 speakers, an omnidirectional offering that is sure to turn heads. The […]
As I mentioned in my AXPONA 2023 Highlights report, one of the biggest surprises at the show was the introduction, late Thursday night, of the new Børresen M3 speakers. It was exactly a year ago, […]
In a time not too long ago, in this very galaxy, “Lightning Crashes” by the band Live was crushing the top 100. I may perhaps be dating myself, but when Zach Merbach from ZMF headphones […]
When I cover high-end audio shows for Part-Time Audiophile, I usually have highlights from Friday, then Saturday, then the in-depth show reports from selected rooms. The AXPONA 2023 highlights are going to be just a […]
Starting this weekend, Part-Time Audiophile will start its AXPONA 2023 coverage in Chicago. If you don’t know what AXPONA is, it’s quietly become the largest high-end audio show in the United States. That’s why, once […]
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