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AXPONA 2018: Quintessence and Musical Surroundings, a devotion to sound

June 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

A world within the show, a Quintessence Audio LTD exhibit only requires a few steps physically (none socially) to transport you to a wonderland of high-end audio toys. For [...]

AXPONA 2018: The Sound Environment and the simple sound of unity

June 10, 2018 // 1 Comment

I met two wonderful men in a hotel elevator at Axpona. It’s not often that you get to freely say such things as a man but that’s a topic for another time and place. A [...]

AXPONA 2018: Studio Electric, Fern & Roby, Zu Audio, Modwright; All-American Performance

June 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

There have been a growing number of monitor/bookshelf designs that I’ve encountered recently which impress me more than towers from other manufacturers. Segregating [...]

AXPONA 2018: Daedalus, Modwright, WyWires, a vein that continues to produce gold

June 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

A perennial favorite of the audio show circuit and with good reason. Here begins the benchmark for the audio show experience. More than a room of friendly and engaging [...]

AXPONA 2018: Italians do it better, Toska Audio presents Gold Note

June 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

I personally have never seen a Gold Note product at an audio show, and I doubt anyone who habitually remains stateside has seen one either. Making their US debut at Axpona [...]

AXPONA 2018: Vandersteen and AudioQuest clean-up nicely

June 5, 2018 // 2 Comments

System synergy is everything, why change the recipe if you find something tasty? We’ve seen a magic mix when you bring together Vandersteen + Audio Research + [...]

AXPONA 2018: Legacy and Raven Audio, just the beginning of a beautiful friendship

June 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

If you are no stranger to the audio show circuit, then I probably don’t have to tell you that Legacy Audio and Raven Audio have put forth some of the most unique audio show [...]

AXPONA 2018: Kimber Kable and Woo Audio at The Club Lounge

June 3, 2018 // 2 Comments

A sprawling, hip, and peaceful retreat away from the hustle and bustle of the expo hall, the brilliant minds at Kimber Kable and Woo Audio have a taken advantage of the [...]

AXPONA 2018: Fidelis Music Systems, New England’s everything audio store

June 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

Building and growing a system can be an arduous task to say the least. More than just the components, it takes experienced ears and patience in fine tuning the sound. Further [...]

AXPONA 2018: The Expo Hall (Part Two)

June 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

Bigger and better than ever, this years Expo Hall at AXPONA was alone worth the cost of admission. Vendors were pulling all the stops with their displays and demo exhibits. [...]