AXPONA 2025
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Love this thanks Ron,
GIP Labs System Info below from Stereophile… ( Note: neither the open baffle or wide range or tweeter were on the GIP website last time I looked)… would even love the baffle alone… just lovely elegant proportions!!
True Source Audio Distributors debuted the massive G.I.P. Laboratory 4165 field coil horn-loaded loudspeakers at CAF, featuring the Japanese company’s replicas of the original Western Electric 4165 driver. The 70lb G.I.P. 4165 Radiata pine cabinets filled nearly half of the small Hilton room. G.I.P.’s TW 38 tweeter sat atop the large cabinets.
Source gear included: AMG Giro 2 Wood Turntable/9WT tonearm ($17,500), with a Benz Micro SLR Gullwing MC Cartridge ($3500), a ViV Lab Rigid Float Ha-9 tonearm ($4500), a Benz Micro ACE SL Mono Cartridge ($1000), and an AMG Viella Forte Turntable ($32,000) with a Benz Micro LP-S MC Cartridge ($5000). This vinyl goodness fed a tubed G.I.P. Preamp 1 ($39,995) into a 65Wpc Mactone MH120 Amplfier ($13,500), driving the G.I.P. 4165 loudspeakers.
The G.I.P. 4165 system—a 12” full-range driver running at 8 ohms, 105dB sensitivity—included a tubed G.I.P. Preamp I ($39,995) and 30Wpc G.I.P. 6L6 Mono Amplifiers ($48,000). A Mactone XX440 Preamplifier ($12,500) was on static display. A Box Furniture Co. Isolation Platform ($5995) was also in use.
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Please enjoy my AXPONA 2025 show report!
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It was wonderful to meet Nuno and Amelia of Innuos in person! Nuno put me to work comparing the new Stream 3 versus the Zenith NextGen.
I could hear quite clearly that the Zenith NextGen was more alive, energetic and dynamic. It sounded more like real music. The Stream 3 was smoother and less energetic.
Saw these last year. I know the drivers are very costly and high performing but the speaker is just a front baffle and costs nearly $100k. Silliness. Wasn’t my cup of tea sonically eithrr.
Thanks for that info… did think it would be pricey as it’s GIP Labs but yes, that’s beyond up there given it’s such functionally a simple design. Still very much like the composition of the baffle though.
Ron, I think your show wrap up report was quite good. Clear and comprehensive. I have one question about a comment you made about the GIP room. You described it as a “DIY sound”. What do you mean by that?
Elliot G.
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FYI most of the Big Stuff debuts in Munich each year especially products that not made in the USA. I think that is the major reason since Munich is both a B2B and a B2Public show. Axpona is not but still the largest US show. Timing with them a few weeks apart does not help.
Interesting final thought Ron. You made it sound like this past show was your favorite of all Axpona shows you had attended because you met a lot of people and enjoyed seeing old friends and socializing. Now you are thinking of not attending next year because they only had 4-5 mega systems? I don't get it. "Woofage" is prettyi funny. Perhaps you should take Lola with you next time.
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