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Axpona 2022 what impressed you?

I'll start. The Borrensen 01 playing Otis Taylor 'Resurrection blues' was stunning! I also enjoyed the Legacy Aeris on the first floor playing Nils lofgren 'Keith don't go'. In the smaller rooms there was a $4k pair of speakers with what looked like 18" woofers and a horn tweeter that performed well. While the kef ref 3 sounded harsh the ref 5 in a similar small room sounded great just reminding me how much incremental set up affects the demo. I only had a few hours on saturday and missed many rooms due to crowds and would enjoy hearing others impressions from the show.

 

steve59
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daveyf
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@rsf507 Great question. It might end when folks with money begin to realize how little value they are getting for their money ( and actually care about that!)...and more importantly, do not open up their wallets to allow the madness to continue! IMHO.

rsf507
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My wife has shut my wallet but doesn't make much difference b/c there's little left after paying for food and gas. Luckily I got a Bricasti M3 at a good price and love streaming, hearing so much new music. 

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I think the borrensen 01 is $32k a pair with $3500 ea for stands, lol. shysters for sure. The room I was in Aavik electronics were driving the speakers and it looked like 2 amps per channel, but idk which ones. The show is fun and I’m just wish I could have gotten into hear the wilson’s as they usually put on a great demo also.

rick2000
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I heard the new Rethm AARKA speakers were the shock of the whole show

ddunne83
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From what I saw - and I was only there for 5 hours so I saw nowhere near everything:

 

1) Janszen + Bacch room.  Best value for the money, probably best sound overall for my tastes!  That 3D sound was incredible.

2) Bayz speakers - holographic

3) The big Sonus Fabers - FILLED A ROOM!

4) My first time hearing Audio Note, was fairly impressed but like my Tannoy Ardens better...just bigger sound with much bigger drivers on my Tannoys.  The Audio Note had big sound for not large speakers.

Other thoughts.

All the big rooms were good, of course.

Didn't like MBL for whatever reason.  Really wanted to.  Will have to hear again sometime.

The Acora speakers were awesome, never heard of that brand but they were very good.

I thought TAD was overpriced.

Didn't get to hear Raidho.

The little bookshelf speakers in the Carver room were really good.  What a system for not a lot of money!

Again the Janszens were the only ones I could afford that made me willing to open my wallet...and I did.  Bought a used pair of the older Z2.1A's.  Will also be buying a demo of the Bacch software.  Trying to re-create the magic I heard in room 1406!  (I think that's the right room, anyway).

Now will I be able to let go of my KEF 107/Accuphase system, or my Tannoy/Leben system?  Hmm, we'll see.  Janszen speakers arrive tomorrow!

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