NYC Show

i already comented on my perceptions of the sound at the axpona show. i want to add that i would not want to own any of the stereo systems i heard at the show, for two reasons, no panel speakers and no vintage tube sound.

does anyone have an explanation for the absence of major manufactureres such as audio research, conrad johnson, mcintosh, magnepan, vandersteen, synergistic research, audioquest, et al. ?

by the way. the linkwitz speaker is not worth 14,000, as you can buy two pairs of magnepan 3.7, or one pair of mg 20.1s, instead.

The reason for the absence of many manufacturers is simple. The show was assembled on very short notice and with limited resources. See the post just above yours.

Sounds like a Turkey to me!!

And once a year, turkey is fine.

Several months ago, those who put on the show maintained there will be a far bigger, better show next year. I'm not completely sure why that would be the case, but those involved seemed to view this as a dry run.

If they were intending to use this as a gauge for future interest, it seems misguided. NYC is the largest venue in the USA, able to easily draw from an area that extends from beyond Boston to the north, down through Philadelphia and even Baltimore and Washington DC to the south. In other words, put a show together that people will want to attend, and they certainly will.

Then again, I believe we've reached the point of saturation with high-end audio shows. So, like RMAF, apart from one that can really get traction going forward, what's left over will perhaps come off as leftovers.