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  1. April 14, 2023, 09:18 PM #1
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    Axpona 2023 Photos









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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Thanks Mike, have a great show, keep those pics coming
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Thanks Mike! Hope you guys are having a great show.
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  4. April 15, 2023, 09:30 AM #4
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos







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  5. April 15, 2023, 10:58 AM #5
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos




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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Great pics. Thanks for the sharing. That Clarisys room with the full Omega loom is clarity :-) defined
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  7. April 15, 2023, 01:10 PM #7
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos








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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    Does it sound pretty open?
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  9. April 15, 2023, 02:38 PM #9
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos










    New $5k Phonostage designed by Peter Malnik for MOFI. I want bad!

    New $5k racks from Finite Element. Killer nice.

    Florián and the former chief engineer for Apogee. He designed the grands, among many other models.

    Rockport/Vinnie Rossi room sounding good.


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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Thanks for bringing the show 'to us' Mike !
    Cheers ! …. Dave
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

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    OK, what is that?
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Magico Active x-over
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  13. April 16, 2023, 03:57 PM #13
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos


    I want.


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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post

    I want.


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    This was the best sounding of the big rooms IMO. Very nice.
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    I want.


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    I wouldn't want the house this would fit in for the cleaning and energy costs. I was looking forward to reports of systems that work in modest suburban homes with dimensionally challenged room sizes. I go to local DFW auctions and see the light fixture from the foyer of some Maverick's home that I couldn't even fit in my dining room and some 18th century marble topped mahogany and rosewood commode from some Dallas real estate tycoon's foyer that wouldn't fit in where I usually find a commode in my humble abode.

    There are people with huge homes. I'm not one of them, but I want pristine audio clarity.

    There should be a thread for systems presented in rooms of normal residential size of those of limited means.
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Actually with Magico being a sealed box design, they fit in smaller rooms pretty well. I know my M2s do.


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    I wouldn't want the house this would fit in for the cleaning and energy costs. I was looking forward to reports of systems that work in modest suburban homes with dimensionally challenged room sizes. I go to local DFW auctions and see the light fixture from the foyer of some Maverick's home that I couldn't even fit in my dining room and some 18th century marble topped mahogany and rosewood commode from some Dallas real estate tycoon's foyer that wouldn't fit in where I usually find a commode in my humble abode.

    There are people with huge homes. I'm not one of them, but I want pristine audio clarity.

    There should be a thread for systems presented in rooms of normal residential size of those of limited means.
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    The Borreson/Aavik/Ansuz room. Amazing sound, but...megabuck system.

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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Thank you Mike
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    The new Mo-Fi SourcePoint 8s. As with any speaker from Andrew, these are quite impressive. Bass response down to 47 Hz without a sub.

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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    I also liked these standmounts from Mon Acoustics. They also make cables, and use the same wire internally for the speakers as they use for their speaker cables. They use a folded ribbon tweeter similar to Elac's Vela and Danny Ritchie's NX series of GR-Research speakers.

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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Mike's other room with Clarisys speakers, Hegel amplification, Shunyata power distribution, Altairas and with Venom-X cabling throughout was VERY impressive. One of my top 5 rooms.

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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    The Blumenhofer Acoustics room with Takatsuki SET amplification and Sforzato music server was lovely; very musical and involving.

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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Quote Originally Posted by Puma Cat View Post
    Mike's other room with Clarisys speakers, Hegel amplification, Shunyata power distribution, Altairas and with Venom-X cabling throughout was VERY impressive. One of my top 5 rooms.

    That photo is stunning! Wow.


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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    What we call in professional RE interior photography: a "1-point" shot of Mike's Clarisys room with Constellation Inspiration preamp and amp, DCS digital stack with Shunyata Omega cabling throughout, fully segmented Altaira stack, with Everest and Typhon power distribution. The new Omega speaker cables are pretty astonishing.

    Something of note with the Clarisys speakers is their "integration" with respect to all aspects of speaker driver performance from the lowest bass registers all the way to the highest "highs" was incredibly "seamless" and smooth.



    I heard many folks leave this room in complete disbelief that there was no subwoofer in this room. One of my friends, David, said, "I'm going back in when no one's looking; I know there's a sub in there...somewhere."
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

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    That photo is stunning! Wow.


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    I'll send you the "master file" Cheers!
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Mike, I noticed you've paired the new Hegel P30A/H30A combo with Clarisys at both FLAX and now AXPONA. What are your thoughts, are they a big step up from the older series?
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Quote Originally Posted by rrwmd View Post
    Mike, I noticed you've paired the new Hegel P30A/H30A combo with Clarisys at both FLAX and now AXPONA. What are your thoughts, are they a big step up from the older series?
    Hi Rance,
    I hadn't heard the older Hegel series, but the system I heard at AXPONA was absolutely outstanding. One of my top 5 rooms.
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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    Quote Originally Posted by rrwmd View Post
    Mike, I noticed you've paired the new Hegel P30A/H30A combo with Clarisys at both FLAX and now AXPONA. What are your thoughts, are they a big step up from the older series?
    They really are. Especially the preamp. Big step up. The amp is fantastic and effortless too.


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    New $5k Phonostage designed by Peter Malnik for MOFI. I want bad!

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    Another room that was a standout for me was the Westminster Labs room. With Von Schweikert speakers, LampiZator Horizon DAC, and the Westminster preamp and monoblock amplifiers, this room had it goin' on with superb tonality, imaging, responsive and dynamic drive.

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    I think that is Peter Madnick (formerly of Elac with Andrew Jones and formerly with Audio Alchemy). Larry
    That's correct, Peter Madnick. Chatted with him on Saturday about the new Mo-Fi phono stage. It's very impressive both with respect to design and engineering specifications. The power supply is completely isolated and shielded from the amplification circuitry.
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    That's correct, Peter Madnick. Chatted with him on Saturday about the new Mo-Fi phono stage. It's very impressive both with respect to design and engineering specifications. The power supply is completely isolated and shielded from the amplification circuitry.
    Agreed. I ordered one. Axpona 2023 Photos


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