AXPONA 2024

The best axpona , I have  a good time .I arrive 1 pm Friday I listen just a little bit, bought some music, 5pm done . Saturday I started listening from 1st floor to 7 th floor unable to listen to the floor up.I like the Borensen c1 speakers , Rhaido and Margules room. Quintessence set up in the lobby Wilson ALEXX AND DAN AGOSTINO MONO AMPS.

I was there Saturday and wasn’t able to see all I wanted but am glad i went.

The Estelon/Vitus was quite good - wish I had spent more time there.

The Auralic ESD horns I thought sounded “cupped” - typical horn colorations which surprised me. Not my cup of tea. And who could live with such gargantuan gear - even with a dedicated room?

The T+A room was playing their R2500 receiver which I thought quite good considering it’s an all in one. I have their HV gear and this was surprisingly good. It wasn’t too loud when I was in there.

I was disappointed in the TAD room as the bass was muddy and not showing the best of what those speakers are capable of.

Unlike Mike above, I found the darTzheel Stenheim room quite tipped up (unless there was another room w/ the electronics?). I really didn’t enjoy it. Must have caught it at a bad moment. 

I thought ATC had a decent showing.

The new QLN w/ the Vinnie Rossi gear was just a bit bright of neutral, but sounded quite good overall.

Gobel/WADAX was very good considering the room limitations (wall of windows) with a smooth presentation.

Last year I thought the MBL room great - this year only so - so. But, it might have been the tracks. It just didn’t seem as well balanced. Still love the speakers and wish I had room for them.

Atmosphere amps - pretty darn impressive units and I may need to get a pair for a different rig.

I heard more, but these were the ones that made a lasting impression for me.

@mikelavigne 

Thanks!!

Very nice report summary you provided. From past experience I know the effort and concentration required to cover multiple rooms (Primarily CES days 🙂) as you did. Much appreciated.

Charles

@mikelavigne yes. You had to,take notes to do this effectively.  Thanks 

I found all the Stenheim speakers Tipped up treble and bloated in the bass. None were impressive at all.

The Gobel/Wadax room is always disappointing as there is so much money there and some of the smaller systems sound way better than this room. People seem to get all goo-goo eyed about the expensive equipment - I went in Friday/Saturday/Sunday to see if the room was busy and it never was.

Vienna Acoustics room sounded really nice. It is great to see them back.