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.
Buchardt Audio and Heaven 11 Audio at AXPONA 2026
At AXPONA 2026, Miguel Barrio speaks with Mads Buchardt, founder of Buchardt Audio, about the Danish company's E50 speakers, which were making their U.S. debut at the show alongside Heaven 11 Audio's Billie Amp MK3 Classic amplifier.
Consonance and Western HiFi at AXPONA 2026
At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Western HiFi's Mike Stephens about the gear shown in the company's room at the show, including a Consonance Linear200 MkII integrated amplifier, Consonance Compact Monitors, and a Well Tempered Lab Amadeus Jr/T3 turntable.
DeVore Fidelity at AXPONA 2026: No artifice, no coloration, no problem
Two AXPONA veterans who don't know each other told Rogier van Bakel separately that they considered the system in the DeVore Fidelity room one of the highlights of the 2026 show—so off to room 646 he went to check it out for himself.
Dynaudio at AXPONA 2026
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.
Esoteric at AXPONA 2026
At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Esoteric's Hiroyuki "Hiro" Machida about the gear shown in one of the company's rooms at the show, including an Esoteric K-05XD SACD player, Esoteric N-05XE network DAC/preamplifier, and Esoteric S-05XE amplifier.
Ex Machina Soundworks and Danville Signal at AXPONA 2026
At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Ex Machina Soundworks' Dev Avidon and Danville Signal's Al Clark about the all-in-one Main Sequence System they demo’ed together at the show.
Fern & Roby at AXPONA 2026
At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Fern & Roby's Christopher Hildebrand about the gear shown in the company's room at the show, including a Fern & Roby The Archival turntable, Linear Tube Audio ZOTL Ultralinear power amplifier, and Fern & Roby Raven II bookshelf speakers.
Fidelity Imports, Michell, Opera Loudspeakers, and Unison Research at AXPONA 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.