High Water Sound, Cessaro Horn Acoustics, Acustica Applicata, and TW Acustic at AXPONA 2026
Apr 30, 2026
At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with High Water Sound's Jeffrey Catalano about the gear shown in the company's room at the show, including a TW Acustic Raven LS-3 Copper turntable, Acustica Applicata Alieno Phono Extremo phono stage, and a truly limited edition Cessaro Horn Acoustics Opus SE speaker pair.
I was born and raised in Argentina. Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by machines. My mother used to call me "Botones" (Spanish for "Buttons") because I pressed every button and turned every knob I encountered. I was particularly interested in machines that played music, especially my dad's Grundig console, which sounded like a warm breeze in a beautiful sunset.
Fidelity Imports, Michell, Opera Loudspeakers, and Unison Research at AXPONA 2026
Apr 29, 2026
At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Michell's Jonathan Nye (shown above), Opera Loudspeakers' Bartolomeo Nasta, and Unison Research's Augustino Zemai about the gear shown in one of Fidelity Imports' rooms at the show; many of these products were making their respective U.S. debuts.
Gramophone Dreams #108: AER & Brian Charney Horns, the Voxativ Hagen2
Apr 29, 2026
There was no limo, just a walk filled with Christmas-in-Chinatown sights from the F train east down East Broadway, past 169 Bar, under the Manhattan Bridge, to the Dim Sum Palace. I was having a dinner meetup with an artist-writer friend named Joe who invited me to hear the wide-range AER drivers that he has bolted onto clear acrylic AER baffles with big, round, clear horns on the front.
At AXPONA 2026, Miguel Barrio speaks with Head of Dynaudio Academy Otto Jørgensen about the gear shown in the company's room, which featured the new Dynaudio Legend bookshelf speakers.
At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Amspandsound founder Justin Weber about the gear shown in the company's room, including the Ampsandsound Badlands preamplifier, Ampsandsound Stereo 17 – Little Nugget amplifier, and Ampsandsound Seneca 2-way speakers.
"Thank you very much indeed." That's David Gilmour offering his recurrent humble rejoinder to the fever-pitched audience response throughout the 2.5-hour performance that makes up the bulk of his latest solo release, Live at the Circus Maximus (Sony Music).
Wilson Audio's New Flagship Speaker Marries Sound with Clockwork Precision
Apr 27, 2026
Miguel Barrio reports from Provo, Utah, on the unveiling of Wilson Audio's new flagship Autobiography speaker, which takes the company's design concepts to an entirely new level.