AXPONA 2019 Discussion Thread

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AXPONA 2019!​

 

[Todd Anderson]

Hey guys! Looks like the show is well under way!!!

Look forward to seeing pics of some the fantastic gear you're hearing.


AV NIRVANA members, you can see pics and the show report, here: https://www.avnirvana.com/threads/axpona-2019-official-show-report.4422/

 

[Grayson Dere]

The MBL room is killing it with their spacious, omni sound. Absorption panels, tunable SMT Hemholtz bass traps, massive amps playing a tonally balanced rendition of IGY. Just a touch wooly in the midbass, but the mids and highs were spot on, as I have found MBL to be.

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Stepping to the demanding YYZ track, the dynamic demands were satisfied, the slightly wooly sound still intact. I suspect room setup and don't fault the 101 E mk II speakers.

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Moving to the smaller room, the 126 pair gave a more intimate feeling, the speakers having a better lock on the room, with an obscure artist that Shazam did not know, Will Foraker, playing.

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Do the MBL speakers still give a good sense of precise instrument localization even though they are omni directional? Thanks!

 

[Grayson Dere]

B&W 800 Series Diamond, with all McIntosh support. Sparkle and openness, probably the best B&W sound that I have heard yet.

Price for a pair of the B&W's: $30,000 per pair

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That listening space is HUGE! B&W is sure lucky to be able to fine tune their speaker positioning as they please : )

 

[Todd Anderson]

Dennis, no GT Audio Works love? ;-)

Glad they are out there showing their gear. Great stuff.

 

[JStewart]

I just looked on the axpona website and it says almost 294 booths, 449 exhibitors, showing products from 446 brands.
Hope you’re planning on an early start today

 

[AudiocRaver]

Yes (yawn), we are getting ready to head out for a 9 AM private showing and will have a LONG day today.

This is a hot, popular audio show, and that is great but also creates productivity obstacles.

• getting to sit at the sweet spot
• people talking while we try to listen
• noise, noise, noise, think in terms of a 70 dB noise floor, it gets about that bad

The MBL room did one thing VERY right. They have two adjoining rooms with different systems playing at once, and a sliding door separating them, and one person controls the music that plays on both systems simultaneously, so they don't "compete" with each other.

 

[ddude003]

Keep an eye, or ear, out for that McIntosh MC2152 70th Anniversary 2-Channel Vacuum Tube Amplifier... ;^)

 

[AudiocRaver]

Final day. We had a very productive day yesterday. The REW Master Class was very well attended, followed by a demo and food at the JTR room, and a viewing of Spielberg's Ready Player One on the big screen. Good flick, good friends, good food, phenomenal audio and video... It was like Audio-Video NIRVANA in there!

 

[AudiocRaver]

I will see if I can spot that McIntosh MC2152 amp.

 

[tesseract]

Do the MBL speakers still give a good sense of precise instrument localization even though they are omni directional? Thanks!

They do, one of my favorite MBL attributes.

 

[HAL]

tesseract,
Thanks for stopping by the Danville Signal Processing room to give a listen to Hollis Audio Labs The Monoliths speakers and the write-up. Glad you enjoyed them.

 

[Sonnie Parker]

Way to go guys... lots of great coverage and the GTG on Saturday night looked like a blast. Wish I could have been there.

Lucky me... as it turns out, I came down with a serious bout of bronchitis that started last Saturday... went to work Monday and Tuesday then had to go home the rest of the week. Still not 100%... so had I gone to Axpona, I'd been miserable for sure... couldn't have enjoyed it in the proper way. Maybe next year!

You guys did a great job covering the show, as usual.

 

[Todd Anderson]

Definitely looked like a good time!

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

What, nobody posting their photos from Medieval Times???

 

[Todd Anderson]

Did you go?

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

No, I didn't make it. I had to stay home and finish up my taxes.

 

[mechman]

Great job guys! Sorry I couldn't make it.

 

[NBPK402]

When I was in Amsterdam I got the opportunity to hear the Avantegard speakers... I was blown away!

 

[tesseract]

Had a great time at a great show. Just got home, put in about 1300 miles behind the wheel. Saw a lot of cool people and gear. Thanks for your support!

 

[AudiocRaver]

It was indeed a great weekend, a good time to catch up with audio friends and hear/see some fine audio gear.

 

[tesseract]

I turned around and went south, put another 700+ driving miles on. Glad to be home and settled on the couch... until the next time, haha!

I have so many show pics to post, rooms I ducked in and out of. Who wants to see?

 

[JStewart]

I have so many show pics to post, rooms I ducked in and out of. Who wants to see?

I’d sure like to. Your comments along with would be a huge bonus.

 

[tesseract]

I’d sure like to. Your comments along with would be a huge bonus.

I appreciate that. There are a lot of rooms that I just ducked in and out of, either to crowded to get a seat of too much conversation going on. I'll get some of those out this weekend, they are still fun to see.

 

[flat4]

Would like to see any and all pics please.