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Axpona 2022 Photos
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New Luxman 507z
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Active Marten speakers. Seeing a trend here?
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Active Piega.
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How did those Linkwitz LX521s sound? I’ve heard wonderful things about them.
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They sound ok, but the look leaves a lot to be desired.
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How did you find the new Trio G3?
Did you manage to listen them in iTron active mode?
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Yes. The active was far superior. I listened for over an hour. The iTron was super coherent and dynamic. I played tracks I knew could be aggressive in certain parts of the song, and the active delivered the results to perfection.
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Nice to have that option, bravo AG, Klipsch, etc.
Oh and thanks again for all the pics Mike, we live vicariously through you!
Nice to have that option, bravo AG, Klipsch, etc.
Oh and thanks again for all the pics Mike, we live vicariously through you!
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As I sit here waiting for my return flight back to Sarasota (direct), a few thoughts on the show:
- Axpona 2022 was a big success. The crowds were back in droves and so were the manufacturers, dealers, distributors and reviewers.
- There was a good number of rooms with plenty to see.
- After two years of Covid craziness, it was great to be back as an attendee to Axpona. I really enjoyed seeing friendly faces again and can’t remember a time I’ve given out so many hugs to old friends and smiling familiar faces. Being away for 2 years sure does make you appreciate the folks you work with every day.
- We had decent weather, Saturday was especially sunny and warm. It rained a bit on Friday and Sunday. Otherwise, it didn’t snow - yeah!!
On to the rooms….
- I made it to all the rooms, except for a few which A. didn’t have a lot of interest for me or B. Were too busy to squeeze my way in. But I would say I made it to 99% of the rooms. I didn’t take pictures of all the rooms, but I did get my way into most of them. I did miss the new Magnepan speaker debut (LRS+), $1000, but some of my friends heard them and said they were terrific.
Highlights:
- The new active Avantgarde Trio G3’s blew me away. I was concerned they may have a sound signature not conducive to what AG’s need to sound their best, but my concerns were quickly put to rest after the first few notes. I got in a good hour listening and chose several songs which I knew to be a bit aggressive in the wrong AG setup and the active Trio G3’s sailed through with flying colors. Not a hint of anything I may have been concerned about. It was also the best I ever heard AG bass. The new room EQ software is super easy to use and better! If I ordered Trio’s for myself, this would be it! Active all the way. Yes, there will no doubt be new G3 models throughout the lineup and a pair of Duo’s will promptly be ordered for the store, when they do. Yes, I saw the other new models, but I’m sworn to secrecy. All will be revealed in Munich and those waiting for the other G3 models will be VERY impressed with the redesigns, fit, finish and technology.
- The new Luxman M10X are voiced to impress. I was hoping the new M10X would retain all the things that we loved about the m900u while adding that needed bass punch and dynamics and I wasn’t disappointed. Controlling the beautiful Magico M6’s, the new M10X were champs and no doubt convinced this is a worthy upgrade to the excellent m900u.
- Hearing the original Wilson Wamm SN001 system built in 1983. It was kind of cool as long as you didn’t sit off axis. Sounded quite good on axis. Like a time warp!
- Active was a big trend at Axpona 2022. We saw new active speakers from YG, Avantgarde, Marten, Piega, Cabasse, Eikon Audio, and countless others. In the case of YG and Avantgarde, it was easily the best I had heard their respective speakers.
- B&W had the 802D4’s and 801D4’s on display and both sounded great. Easily the best 800 series B&W’s ever.
- The crazy Focal Atmos demo was amazing, so were the Maestro’s cranking with the NAIM Statement amp.
- As always, there were a lot of really good sounding rooms: B&W/Classe, MBL 101’s with MBL 9008’s, Esoteric/Raidho, Avantgarde, Magico/Luxman, Luxman/Harbeth, Aries Cerat, Muraudio/Hegel, Magico/Constellation, Infigo Audio/Alta Audio, Estelon/Krell, AGD amps, Rockport/Viola,
Exciting New Products:
- The Aurender MC20. A killer new clock from Aurender.
- Luxman M10X
- Active G3 Avantgarde’s
Best room overall:
- For me, the best sounding room overall was a toss up between the Avantgarde Trio G3’s and the DynAudio/Octave room. I probably spent close to 90 minutes in the Dyn/Octave room over two days. Whether they were spinning vinyl on the Brinkmann turntable or playing digital on the fabulous SimAudio 780D/820S combo (which is what they used 95% of the time), this room couldn’t get tripped up and I was picking the music! It was dynamic, smooth, inviting, neutral, balanced. Outstanding. They had a great room, but I’m thinking those big Octave amps and preamp are something special. The Sim DAC too.
As I mentioned above, the Trio G3’s are special. This isn’t a evolution of the fabulous Avantgarde speakers, but a true revolution. A true revolution in sound, fit and finish, leading us to finally really hear what these speakers are capable of.
Best room for the money:
- Where this category is concerned, there was only one obvious choice: the new Polk Audio Reserve R100’s with Marantz receiver/CD player. Seriously, for $750/pair, these speakers were INSANELY good. Fast, dynamic and punchy with a good top end and midrange. I would call them laughably good.
Thanks for reading! Please understand there are certain things/rooms/items etc. I cannot comment on….it causes waaaaaay too much butt hurt. So I’ve tried to put down some of my thoughts and hope to see everyone at our next favorite audio show soon! If anyone has any specific questions, feel free to PM me.
For now, over and out!
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- Axpona 2022 was a big success. The crowds were back in droves and so were the manufacturers, dealers, distributors and reviewers.
- There was a good number of rooms with plenty to see.
- After two years of Covid craziness, it was great to be back as an attendee to Axpona. I really enjoyed seeing friendly faces again and can’t remember a time I’ve given out so many hugs to old friends and smiling familiar faces. Being away for 2 years sure does make you appreciate the folks you work with every day.
- We had decent weather, Saturday was especially sunny and warm. It rained a bit on Friday and Sunday. Otherwise, it didn’t snow - yeah!!
On to the rooms….
- I made it to all the rooms, except for a few which A. didn’t have a lot of interest for me or B. Were too busy to squeeze my way in. But I would say I made it to 99% of the rooms. I didn’t take pictures of all the rooms, but I did get my way into most of them. I did miss the new Magnepan speaker debut (LRS+), $1000, but some of my friends heard them and said they were terrific.
Highlights:
- The new active Avantgarde Trio G3’s blew me away. I was concerned they may have a sound signature not conducive to what AG’s need to sound their best, but my concerns were quickly put to rest after the first few notes. I got in a good hour listening and chose several songs which I knew to be a bit aggressive in the wrong AG setup and the active Trio G3’s sailed through with flying colors. Not a hint of anything I may have been concerned about. It was also the best I ever heard AG bass. The new room EQ software is super easy to use and better! If I ordered Trio’s for myself, this would be it! Active all the way. Yes, there will no doubt be new G3 models throughout the lineup and a pair of Duo’s will promptly be ordered for the store, when they do. Yes, I saw the other new models, but I’m sworn to secrecy. All will be revealed in Munich and those waiting for the other G3 models will be VERY impressed with the redesigns, fit, finish and technology.
- The new Luxman M10X are voiced to impress. I was hoping the new M10X would retain all the things that we loved about the m900u while adding that needed bass punch and dynamics and I wasn’t disappointed. Controlling the beautiful Magico M6’s, the new M10X were champs and no doubt convinced this is a worthy upgrade to the excellent m900u.
- Hearing the original Wilson Wamm SN001 system built in 1983. It was kind of cool as long as you didn’t sit off axis. Sounded quite good on axis. Like a time warp!
- Active was a big trend at Axpona 2022. We saw new active speakers from YG, Avantgarde, Marten, Piega, Cabasse, Eikon Audio, and countless others. In the case of YG and Avantgarde, it was easily the best I had heard their respective speakers.
- B&W had the 802D4’s and 801D4’s on display and both sounded great. Easily the best 800 series B&W’s ever.
- The crazy Focal Atmos demo was amazing, so were the Maestro’s cranking with the NAIM Statement amp.
- As always, there were a lot of really good sounding rooms: B&W/Classe, MBL 101’s with MBL 9008’s, Esoteric/Raidho, Avantgarde, Magico/Luxman, Luxman/Harbeth, Aries Cerat, Muraudio/Hegel, Magico/Constellation, Infigo Audio/Alta Audio, Estelon/Krell, AGD amps, Rockport/Viola,
Exciting New Products:
- The Aurender MC20. A killer new clock from Aurender.
- Luxman M10X
- Active G3 Avantgarde’s
Best room overall:
- For me, the best sounding room overall was a toss up between the Avantgarde Trio G3’s and the DynAudio/Octave room. I probably spent close to 90 minutes in the Dyn/Octave room over two days. Whether they were spinning vinyl on the Brinkmann turntable or playing digital on the fabulous SimAudio 780D/820S combo (which is what they used 95% of the time), this room couldn’t get tripped up and I was picking the music! It was dynamic, smooth, inviting, neutral, balanced. Outstanding. They had a great room, but I’m thinking those big Octave amps and preamp are something special. The Sim DAC too.
As I mentioned above, the Trio G3’s are special. This isn’t a evolution of the fabulous Avantgarde speakers, but a true revolution. A true revolution in sound, fit and finish, leading us to finally really hear what these speakers are capable of.
Best room for the money:
- Where this category is concerned, there was only one obvious choice: the new Polk Audio Reserve R100’s with Marantz receiver/CD player. Seriously, for $750/pair, these speakers were INSANELY good. Fast, dynamic and punchy with a good top end and midrange. I would call them laughably good.
Thanks for reading! Please understand there are certain things/rooms/items etc. I cannot comment on….it causes waaaaaay too much butt hurt. So I’ve tried to put down some of my thoughts and hope to see everyone at our next favorite audio show soon! If anyone has any specific questions, feel free to PM me.
For now, over and out!
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asindc
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For $749/pair, these Polk Reserve R100’s are insane.
Powered by a Denon receiver and Denon CD player.
Just holy cow wow for the money.
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Not surprised about the Polks. They have been making great sounding bookshelfs for years.