Axpona 2024 who is going and why?
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The San Francisco Audiophile Foundation (shortening to the Audiophile Foundation this year) will be holding a meetup and mixer Saturday night at Axpona from 6-8pm in the MoFi room 336. A short talk about plans for SFAF will happen, and some excellent Chicago style pizza will be served along with some fine Oregon wine to take the edge off your day! Personally, I'm looking forward to some real Chicago pizza! I may also bring some Japanese Whisky for shots and sipping
A number of industry folks will be in attendance, I hope I can meet a few more WBF frienz while I am there too!
Interesting that the San Francisco Audio Foundation would be associating their brand with mobile fidelity, that misled people and had to pay $25,000,000.
mobile fidelity paying for wine and pizza?
What a disgusting industry!!!
PS. and they humiliated the audiophile darling, Michael Fremer, who ended misleading is readers and took a huge hit to his reputation
Looks like CAT is showing with Clarisis?!?! Wow!!!! Worth the trip alone!
Too bad for Magico! I will wait to listen to judge, but I bet it won't be as good as last year!
PS. While Danellae from Alsyvox is having his siesta in Spain, the audioshark dealer / distributor is out-hussling his ass!
Too bad for Magico! I will wait to listen to judge, but I bet it won't be as good as last year!
PS. While Danellae from Alsyvox is having his siesta in Spain, the audioshark dealer / distributor is out-hussling his ass!
First of all, this guy is not Italian. Second, he can’t even pronounce the name correctly. But at least he recognizes that it’s good pie.
Yeah, and birds aren’t real. The things people believe because they saw it on the internet
Not sure what is real horns or wave guidesI'm curious if anyone knows if any of the following will be represented at the show...? I couldn't find them listed in the AXPONA link. I know that I probably am sounding pretty darn stupid by asking this, but I wonder if they might be being used in some room systems by other manufacturers and that might be why I couldn't find them being listed?
1. Living Voice Loudspeakers
2. Border Control Amplifiers
3. Aric Audio Amplifiers
4. EMIA Audio
5. Acapella Speakers
Can anyone recommend some great sounding horn loudspeakers for me to check out at the show? I have discovered that the following will be there... but wondering if I might be missing others that might be worth listening to?
1. Aries Cerat
2. Cessaro
3.Avantgarde
4. AER
Really looking forward to this show
Best wishes,
Don
But the large anantgarde are very good to me
the huge Asian horns have great potential
again just my opinion
I'll there for three days, going to check the Various planer type speakers like Magnepan, Volti Audio for their horn Speakers, and the fully active YG Acoustics Speakers, Vimberg is always a favorite of mine too.
The 2023 AXPONA Show: Jonathan Valin on Speakers $30k and Up - The Absolute Sound
The 2023 AXPONA Show: Jonathan Valin on Speakers $30k and Up - Judging by the number of displays and attendees, I’d call AXPONA 2023 a roaring success—not quite Munich High End level, especially in the way of new product introductions, but approaching it.
www.theabsolutesound.com
The undisputed winner of oddest loudspeaker at AXPONA was the $49k Orchestalls KMD 700R—a weird, multi-box, cone loudspeaker in which each of the boxes is individually articulated via the arms of a large adjustable stand. The funny part was that it actually sounded very good—amazingly coherent considering the number of cones and boxes in play. Rich, expansive, and full range with fairly flat and well-defined bass in a tiny room, it was high among the most interesting intros at this (or any) show.
I am curious how it sounds.
I'll be at AXPONA, supporting our US Distributor Rutherford Audio.
My first AXPONA, and first trip to the US.
I'm looking forward to meeting and chatting with like-minded audiophiles, and taking in everything AXPONA has to offer.
My first AXPONA, and first trip to the US.
I'm looking forward to meeting and chatting with like-minded audiophiles, and taking in everything AXPONA has to offer.
Hail caesar, AJ is long term friend who agreed to allow us to his room for 2 hours Sat eve. MoFi paying for zero.
I'm going to believe you meant to type audiophilefoundation.org instead of what is above as that link is broken
and if Jay's video is one good reason, I sincerely hope you have more profound reasons for launching the Audiophile Foundation.
I read through the organization's History/Vision/Mission and you all have collectively piled a lot on your plate.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...Who are we kidding? It was never going to be safe.
Back with his follow-up video on censorship and/or its lack thereof at HiFi Shows:
HiFi Shows NOW Uncensored
Rather comical how in less than a week we can go from blanket censorship to now, none at all.
Back with his follow-up video on censorship and/or its lack thereof at HiFi Shows:
HiFi Shows NOW Uncensored
Rather comical how in less than a week we can go from blanket censorship to now, none at all.
Jays video about not allowing negative remarks makes a lot of sense , you cant have industry involved people making negative comments about rooms at such a show, report , film and move on , paying show goers can say what they want on their respective forums and platforms ..!
The effort and expense to put on and or attend an audio show , demo product and then have some silly arse comment from someone selling other products out of the industry is disastrous at best , its cancer really ..!
Regards
The effort and expense to put on and or attend an audio show , demo product and then have some silly arse comment from someone selling other products out of the industry is disastrous at best , its cancer really ..!
Regards
Do bear in mind whether or not the absence of negative remarks can be rationalized, show organizers have commented that there is no such policy in place, blanket or otherwise. No member of the media, and I am one of such, has ever been made aware of such a directive.
Yes, the truth can sometimes hurt, and I would posit that each respective publication may very well define the content and mission of a "show report" differently. For some reason unbeknownst to me there are manufacturers, on their websites, who will clump reviews of their products and show blurbs together. I hold that the latter is NOT a review and should be filed/maintained separately. Is there a need for critical commentary in a "show report"? In my estimation, that's best reserved for a proper analysis/review, but that's just me.
I’ve always felt the shows are for a few groups
some to actually buy products and get to atleast see them playing.
talk to others at the show to get alt views
I think most tend to lean twards a sound they like as in there room.
this is most definitely not correct in most cases so these people are the hall mark of negativity
then add cost so many are there to tear down rooms.
lastly myself to enjoy rooms , confirm what I like or think was good. talk to folk on there choices
I’m always amused at some who say a room is great where I felt it’s not or backwards
I’ve asked buds hey go to this room with me now I love this room.
then look at there faces. this is the moment of pure honest reaction. but it’s private and not to be posted
But I’m sure I’ve broken this rule myself
the last part is read what others so called experts say. it’s not to be confused about right or wrong
it’s info on that persons views.
it’s a major tell as some here comment what’s right or wrong
videos as an example.
this hobby has many layers to it and events exposes some of them.
like Ron is a dealer well I’m sure even what this means.
but I’ve met him and talk many times and always seemed genuine to me. Likes his you tube stuff.
But now I’m guessing is what he did right as I know a few people who sell. it’s nit fir me to judge nor care. but I can’t not care and we each are allowed our views.
we who post here are not the average people to attend shows this makes us closer to the fire.
lastly enjoy the music with a friend we get to hear and watch others faces.
I’ve always been the person who looks at others a bit away to see there tells. I don’t play poker but I’m sure there guessing anyway.
do we where a name tag ? Sounds cheap but how can we know who anyone is ?
My thought is I’ve turned on a cell phone for this event.
im going to post it here for all. it gets turned off a month or so after the show and an email as well.
Does anyone think this is ok or not ?
some to actually buy products and get to atleast see them playing.
talk to others at the show to get alt views
I think most tend to lean twards a sound they like as in there room.
this is most definitely not correct in most cases so these people are the hall mark of negativity
then add cost so many are there to tear down rooms.
lastly myself to enjoy rooms , confirm what I like or think was good. talk to folk on there choices
I’m always amused at some who say a room is great where I felt it’s not or backwards
I’ve asked buds hey go to this room with me now I love this room.
then look at there faces. this is the moment of pure honest reaction. but it’s private and not to be posted
But I’m sure I’ve broken this rule myself
the last part is read what others so called experts say. it’s not to be confused about right or wrong
it’s info on that persons views.
it’s a major tell as some here comment what’s right or wrong
videos as an example.
this hobby has many layers to it and events exposes some of them.
like Ron is a dealer well I’m sure even what this means.
but I’ve met him and talk many times and always seemed genuine to me. Likes his you tube stuff.
But now I’m guessing is what he did right as I know a few people who sell. it’s nit fir me to judge nor care. but I can’t not care and we each are allowed our views.
we who post here are not the average people to attend shows this makes us closer to the fire.
lastly enjoy the music with a friend we get to hear and watch others faces.
I’ve always been the person who looks at others a bit away to see there tells. I don’t play poker but I’m sure there guessing anyway.
do we where a name tag ? Sounds cheap but how can we know who anyone is ?
My thought is I’ve turned on a cell phone for this event.
im going to post it here for all. it gets turned off a month or so after the show and an email as well.
Does anyone think this is ok or not ?
Elliot G.
Industry Expert
IMO that video is just wrong. If he has some proof that this is true then he should present it. I can state for a fact and all of you can verify that there are many bad comments about shows and rooms at EVERY SINGLE SHOW! At every single show there are lists of the best and sometimes the worst rooms. There are video's made by youtubers telling people why this and that show suck and how the Industry is abusing them.
None of these people have been banned or even singled out.
All the press visit and comment at every show. Axpona this year will be no exception and there will probably be somehere aroiund 100 press credentials given out. That means free access and perhaps even more perks. So IMO this video needs serious explanation and real facts if anyone is going to take it seriously.
FREE SPEECH is a right not something that authority grants us.
None of these people have been banned or even singled out.
All the press visit and comment at every show. Axpona this year will be no exception and there will probably be somehere aroiund 100 press credentials given out. That means free access and perhaps even more perks. So IMO this video needs serious explanation and real facts if anyone is going to take it seriously.
FREE SPEECH is a right not something that authority grants us.
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