Well Pleased AV, Norse, Merason, and QLN at AXPONA 2026

Well Pleased AV, Norse, Merason, and QLN at AXPONA 2026

May 14, 2026

At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Well Pleased AV's Mark Sossa about the gear shown in the company's room at the show, including a pair of Norse X1 amplifiers, a Merason DAC 2 DAC, and QLN Prestige Five Gen 2 speakers.

T+A elektroakustik at AXPONA 2026: High-voltage sound from two new reference components

T+A elektroakustik at AXPONA 2026: High-voltage sound from two new reference components

May 14, 2026

At AXPONA 2026, T+A elektroakustik demoed two new top-level components: the A 3100 HV amplifier and the SDX 3100 HV streaming DAC/preamp. Rogier van Bakel reports on them both.

dCS Varèse Transport CD/SACD transport

dCS Varèse Transport CD/SACD transport

May 14, 2026
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