AVM Introduces the CS 8.3 All-In-One Streaming Receiver
Though a wild goose chase on the hottest day of Munich High End led me to AVM's across-the-street press conference just in time to discover that my only option was to stand in the doorway and sweat buckets or visit their MOC display later in the day, I eventually managed to photograph the innards of the new high-performance AVM CS 8.3 All-in-One (above). This baby offers Wi-Fi and network streaming with a CD player, DAC, class-A headphone amp, and a 250Wpc stereo amplifier.
AVTech Media Ltd (UK) Acquires Home Tech Network From Ten Publishing Media
AVTech Media Ltd (UK) has purchased the Home Tech Network from TEN: The Enthusiast Network, it was announced today. The Home Tech Network's six brands including Stereophile, Sound & Vision, Shutterbug, AnalogPlanet, Audiostream, and Innerfidelity will join with AVTech Media's Hi-Fi News, Hi-Fi Choice, Home Cinema Choice and the Hi-Fi Show Live. The new company creates a global powerhouse delivering the largest single specialized AV group on the planet, reaching more than three million enthusiasts/CE consumers through print, digital, social, video and events.
Axiss Audio in the Imagination Room at AXPONA 2026
Ken Micallef speaks with Axiss Audio VP of Sales and Dealer Relations TJ Goldsby about all the gear in the company's Imagination room at AXPONA 2026, which included a Transrotor Rondino Nero turntable, Koetsu Onyx cartridge, and Gauder Akustik DARC-240 speakers.
AXISS Audio USA & Soulution at AXPONA 2026
Ken Micallef speaks with chief audiophile and President of AXISS Audio USA Cliff Duffey and Soulotion owner Cyrill Hammer about the gear in one of the AXISS Audio USA rooms at AXPONA 2026, which includes a Soulution 350 phono stage, Soulution 312 amplifier, and Gauder Akustik Elargo 200 speakers.
Axiss Audio, Bel Canto Design, Transrotor, and Franco Serblin at AXPONA 2026
At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Axiss Audio's Steve Huntley and Bel Canto Design's President Michael McCormick about the gear shown in another one of the Axiss rooms at the show, including a Transrotor Dark Star turntable, Bel Canto Design Black system—which includes the ESC2 system controller and MPS2 monoblock amplifiers—and Franco Serblin Accordo Unica speakers.
Axiss Audio, Reed, Soulution, and Rockport Technologies in the Aster Room at AXPONA 2026
Ken Micallef speaks with Axiss Audio Owner, CEO, and Chief Audiophile Cliff Duffey about all the gear in the company's Aster room at AXPONA 2026, which included a Reed Muse 1C turntable, Soulution 717 amplifiers, and Rockport Technologies Lyra speakers.
Axpona 2011: a Goldmine for Audiophiles
Axpona lives! The Audio Expo of North America, the consumer high-end audio show whose successful">http://blog.stereophile.com/axpona2010">successful 2010 launch in Jacksonville, Florida, established it as the premier high-performance audio show on the East Coast, has moved to the far more accessible and convention-friendly Sheraton Atlanta, in Georgia. Scheduled for April 15–17, 2011, with a special four-hour trade preview on April 14, the show is cosponsored by Stereophile and Goldmine.
AXPONA 2020 Postponed until August
Monday, March 9, 2020 AXPONA, the largest audio expo in the Western hemisphere, has moved its dates at Chicago’s Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center to August 7–9.
AXPONA 2023 Starts Tomorrow
AXPONA (Audio Expo North America), the largest audio show in North America, will get underway April 1416 in the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in the Chicago suburbs. As exhibitors begin the often challenging task of assembling their gear, Jim Austin, Ken Micallef, Michael Trei, Rogier van Bakel, et moi prepare ourselves for the discoveries that lie ahead.
AXPONA Acquired by JD Events
In what may be a record period for audio show acquisitions. Connecticut-based trade show company JD Events has acquired AXPONA (Audio Expo North America). The announcement follows on the heels of UK-based The Chester Group's announcement that it has bought Montreal's Salon Son et Image, and gotten out of the way of AXPONA Chicago by moving its New York Show to a fall date in Brooklyn.
In its own words, JD Events "is dedicated to the creation of targeted and innovative industry-leading events that deliver results. The company brings together highly qualified buying audiences, education-rich content and high-level networking opportunitiesall geared toward increasing business transactions in the markets it serves."