AXPONA AND SWAF SOUTHWEST AUDIO FEST WHO IS GOING? Would love to meet yall!

Such a typical American lack of replies. No one wants to meet up. I’ve the same story with my BFFs. I suppose the thought of being saddled all day with a clingy old guy babbling incessantly about their tube rolling endeavors might not be worth the risk.

I've gone every year since they started again after COVID. This will be my 4th trip in a row to AXPONA. Hoping to find some new speakers on this trip.

@dweller You get free water at your hotel and bring the bottle to the show. No need to pay $10/bottle for water. There is no dealing with Illinois. I get off the plane at the airport and take an Uber to my hotel next to the show for 3 days. What's to deal with? Also, what new Venue are you talking about? It's been the same for 4 years with maybe the exception of them slowing trying to integrate car audio. Obviously, the live music is different every time.

@willywonka The first notice I received said "AXPONA located at the Schaumburg  Convention Center". It didn't say "Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center.". My feeble old brain assumed the show was in a new venue.

Also, I live in Indianapolis (where AXPONA should be) and drive to the show. I got burned six-ways-from-Sunday the last time and don't want to go through it again. The Renaissance is not a good place for a show this big (IMO).

@oddiofyl I stopped by the Studio Electric room last year at AXPONA and was very impressed particularly by their M5 speakers IIRC.