axpona 2019

PureAudioProject 5th Anniversary, and Classic15 Launch Party at The VPI House

August 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

CLIFFWOOD, N.J. (PTA) — It all started with a facebook chat between Ze’ev Schlik (the founder of PureAudioProject) where he was personally inviting me to attend the [...]

Parasound Now Exclusive US Distributor for NorStone Racks and Speaker Stands

August 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (PTA) — It was AXPONA 2019 where I first encountered NorStone A/V racks and speaker stands. Then it was a budding relationship between NorStone and [...]

Eric’s Best of Show | AXPONA 2019

May 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

CHICAGO (PTA) — Despite the sometimes overwhelming size that shows like AXPONA 2019 portray, for me this exhibition still represents the largest collection of small [...]

Marc’s Best of Show | AXPONA 2019

May 8, 2019 // 2 Comments

AXPONA 2019 was a high-end audio show that had a little more meaning for me than usual, probably since the last show I did as an exhibitor was AXPONA 2016. I remember [...]

Bricasti and Tidal | AXPONA 2019

May 3, 2019 // 1 Comment

I covered Bricasti and Tidal last fall during the Capital Audiofest, so this was another case of walking into a room at AXPONA 2019 and thinking that I knew what was going to [...]

Magnepan LRS Revealed | AXPONA 2019

May 2, 2019 // 10 Comments

CHICAGO (PTA) — Under sworn-secrecy and via a private-text-message, I was invited to partake in a time-sensitive meeting with Magnepan marketing manager Wendell Diller. [...]

Credo, VPI Industries, Emm Labs, Meitner Audio, Van Den Hul, Kimber Kable, Falkenohr | AXPONA 2019

May 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

CHICAGO (PTA) — Credo’s latest loudspeaker model (Cinema LTM) was presented for the first time at Axpona 2019. Together with Van den Hul, VPI Industries, EMM Labs, [...]

SVS Sound | AXPONA 2019

May 2, 2019 // 1 Comment

CHICAGO (PTA) — The SVS Sound room will wow you to no end if you are looking for sub-woofer demonstrations that twist your guts around each other. But for the more [...]

AudioQuest, McIntosh and B&W | AXPONA 2019

May 2, 2019 // 1 Comment

AudioQuest, McIntosh and B&W. That almost seems like the answer to an audiophile question that begins with the words, “What would you buy if…?” [...]

PureAudioProject, Pass Labs, Luminous Audio, Esprit Audio | AXPONA 2019

May 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

CHICAGO (PTA) — What would a show be, without Pass Labs, and me waxing on-and-on about open-baffle speakers? Overall, three very familiar brands, offer up something [...]