AXPONA 2023

[Alrainbow]

What we did wile young I have some stories like that too. up
North it was snow blizzards
Asian and Aussie accents must be fun to look at faces lol.
Me it’s easy I look like an Italian meatball and talk like one too.

 

[Gregadd]

IIRC CAF was the Tribute debut.

 

[Treehaus Audiolab]

I liked that slab of maple speaker with the field coil coupled driver and DSP woofer. Very clean and smooth. Did not sound Hifi at all.

Calling the Treehaus Audiolab speakers not Hifi is perhaps one of the greatest compliments! It was my first AXPONA; it was a fantastic show and I am already looking forward to the next one (well, apart from the drive from CT to IL)

 

[Big Dog RJ]

Would have certainly been nice to have such shows here. Since our last decent one, which was in Nov 2017, the ones after that were absolutely useless. Nearly every source is predominantly streaming, zero TT's, zero analog. Hardly anything to gain or learn from, other than have a good laugh meeting old maties. It's not a sad thing, it rather reflects the actual highend market, which is a very very tiny segment compared to say the US, UK, Europe or the far east.

However, our private owner / dealer demos are really tops! Some very lofty systems that need further tweaking to sound optimally but those few who get it right, are definitely impressive. These are the ones I look forward to attending, plus you have to be invited. And of course the other demos I look very forward to are the ones at the Adelphi. So whenever I do visit at least once a year in Feb or July, I make the most of it for that one full week. The private dealer demos over there are outstanding! Nearly all of them now use Nordost Odin 2 Gold cables as their full power loom. That cost of cables alone, exceeds my entire system! So it better be good.

Cheers, and Enjoy those fine tunes!
RJ

 

[David Hyman]

What a great show! I've finally decided to make an account here on WBF. I've been attending shows for around 10 years and it's incredible to see how these companies have evolved over the years.

My favorite rooms of the show:
The new Magico S3, much smaller in size than I was expecting, is absolutely stunning and worked SO WELL in that room. Mind absolutely blown.
I always enjoy visiting the MBL rooms. A very unique speaker that always impresses.
The Acora Acoustics flagship seems ridiculously overpriced... I was a fan of their speakers when they first entered the market, and they don't sound horrible, but that speaker is ridiculously overpriced for what you get.
Unfortunately, the Estelon Extreme left me with the same impression... the bass seemed bloated and there was a horrible separation between the tweeter/midrange and the low frequency woofers. Not impressed in the slightest.
I went to visit the Shunyata room and was absolutely BLOWN AWAY by the new version of the Clarisys Minuet panels in that room... just as good as, if not better, than they sounded at the Florida show in February. They blow the Alsyvox speakers away... Clarisys has one of the best sounding speakers in the market right now.

That's what I have for now. I may post up some more notes soon.

My experience in Munich was quite the opposite. Both speakers on my bucketlist but Alsyvox was a different league. Echoed sentiment from 2 friends who were there.

 

[Barry2013]

My experience in Munich was quite the opposite. Both speakers on my bucketlist but Alsyvox was a different league. Echoed sentiment from 2 friends who were there.

Pardon me if I have missed a post, but were the new YG Hailey Reference speakers on demo at Munich and if so did anybody who attended hear them.
They were unveiled shortly before the Show but I am unclear if they were actually playing at Munich

 

[JiminGa]

I did a tribute to Jeff Beck at Axpona and played most of Live at Ronnie Scotts both days loud to a packed house...

You are my hero. Live at Ronnie Scott’s showcased his otherworldly talent. It didn’t hurt to have Vinnie and Tal along for the ride

 

[asiufy]

Pardon me if I have missed a post, but were the new YG Hailey Reference speakers on demo at Munich and if so did anybody who attended hear them.
They were unveiled shortly before the Show but I am unclear if they were actually playing at Munich

Hi Barry!

Yes, the Hailey 3.2 was playing in the YG room in Munich, but not always, as they rotated between various speakers throughout the day.

 

[Barry2013]

Hi Barry!

Yes, the Hailey 3.2 was playing in the YG room in Munich, but not always, as they rotated between various speakers throughout the day.

Thanks Alex
I have only seen any very brief comments on them, but favourable.
I will be interested to hear a considered appraisal of them