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NYC Show

I attended th Axpona NYC Show last and despite a disappointing number of exhitors and crowds I heard many excellent sounding rooms such as Rogue/Eggleston Works, Legacy/Coda, Pass/KEF, Linkwitz, Steinway, MBL, Emotiva, Unison Research/Opera and I am sure a few others I am forgetting to mention. I also enjoyed a few Video/Audio demonstrations in the Totem and Thiel rooms. To me it is a bargain to hear all of these great components for $25., espcecially with fewer and fewer brick and mortar high end audio stores. I would go back today, but I have family commitments, but I am glad I worked half a day yesterday and got to spend a good 6 1/2 hours at the show
guppy
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kr4
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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.
ebm
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Sounds like a Turkey to me!!
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kr4
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And once a year, turkey is fine.
trelja
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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.
face
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I hope the "dry run" was a success, and there is a larger show next year.
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