AXPONA 2023

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AXPONA 2023
VANA Shows European Audio Team (EAT), Grimm, Atlas Cables, Ferrum, and Marten
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 20, 2023  | 
VANA CEO Roy Feldstein worked a room at AXPONA, no bells and whistles, no crazy demos or static displays. Roy simply plays the kind of solid gear that he excels in distributing, including European Audio Team (EAT), Kyomi Audio, Grimm Audio, Atlas Cables, Ferrum, Jorma and Marten loudspeakers, and Rekkord turntables.
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AXPONA 2023
Volti Audio, Triode Wire Labs, Border Patrol, and Beethoven
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 16, 2023  | 
I admit, I have my preferred rooms, my biases, at shows. Hey, I'm only human! One such joint is the Volti Audio, Border Patrol, Triode Wire Labs room commandeered, respectively, by Greg Roberts (right), Gary Dewes (left), and Triode Pete Grzybowski (center). I favorably reviewed one of Gary's SET Border Patrol amps, and use Greg and Pete's components in my system. So, when I hit their AXPONA room and saw a bust of Beethoven staring glumly at the rig, I asked "Who's the new guy?"
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Walter Schofield's Nexus Audio Technologies brings Primare, Anticables, and Alta Audio to ChiTown
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 16, 2023  | 
Schofield, formerly of Krell, produced a bevy of smart gear (smart as in cool and hip, not Internet of Things smart) to bear on the AXPONA audience. Terry Medalen's Primare electronics from Sweden, including the Primare PRE 35 preamplifier ($5000, reviewed by Sasha Matson in April 2023), Primare A35.8 Amp, 150Wpc into 8 ohms, ($5500, reviewed by Kal Rubinson in November 2022), and Primare DD 35 Transport ($3800) relaxed my internal grouchy beast with their smooth sound and refined sonic beauty.
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With B&W and Marantz, Masimo, a maker of medical devices, makes the push into audio
Rogier van Bakel  |  Apr 22, 2023  | 
Masimo must have been the biggest, most valuable company at AXPONA by far. Its market valuation is slightly north of 10 billion dollars. The NASDAQ-listed firm had more than two billion in revenues last year. And yet it's a safe bet that most expo-goers who saw the Masimo name on one of the demo rooms thought, "Who?"
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Yamaha Brings Multiple Debuts to AXPONA
Ken Micallef  |  Apr 14, 2023  | 
In what is a first for this reporter but surely not for the brand, Yamaha brought a number of choice components to Chicago, presented by Yamaha marketing manager Rebecca Lynn (above) and several employees from Yamaha Japan.
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