At AXPONA 2026, Western HiFi's Mike Stephens talks about the gear shown in the company's room at the show in an interview with Ken Micallef that's now posted on our YouTube channel.
Never mind the true tonality, spectacular dynamics, and rhythmic urgency of this small Consonance system in Western HiFi's room at AXPONA 2026. Its overwhelming impression is one of incredible scale—a vast soundstage reaching equally deep and high populated by dense, physical images that impact the brain like characters on a tremendous stage.
It's sleight of hand of the highest order when any hi-fi system seems to replicate the physicality and dimensions of real life—and this Consonance system achieved just that.
Equipment list: Analog sources: Well Tempered Lab Amadeus Jr/T3 turntable ($3350) with Well Tempered Lab CTRL power supply/motor controller ($1750); Dynavector XX-2A cartridge ($2250); Lejonklou Entity phono stage ($3190). Integrated amplifier: Consonance Linear200 MkII (35W; KT120 tubes; with DAC; $3980); Consonance Reference 5.5i MkII (18W parallel; SE 300B tubes; $3980); Consonance Linear845 (28W x 2; SE 845 tubes; $6980). Speakers: Consonance Compact Monitor (shown below; $1680/pair); PureAudioProject Duet15 speakers with Voxativ 10 AC-PiFe drivers w/GAIA II (Ash; $10,4800/pair). Power Block: Consonance PW-3 ($295). Interconnects and speaker cable: Consonance Billie Interconnects ($320/1M, $490/2m); Western HiFi Power Cable ($320/1.5m); Consonance Joplin speaker cable ($720/3m).
