AXPONA Chicago April 10-12, 2026 - Who is going??

@steve59 The Blade One Meta were there. Hegel integrated and Blade. That was the system. Excellent.

Joseph Audio, Doshi Electronics, J. Sikora room was tough to beat. JBL Summit with Mark Levinson was very good. Volti. Kii speakers. Magico. Marten with Luxman. Raidho sounded great. Rockport. Stenheim. 

The surprise for me was the Upscale room with Klipsch La Scala and some Rel subs. The audiophile community should lay off Klipsch. That room was brilliant.

@nogaps thank you we INFIGO AUDIO did all the electronics in room 454 with the Ribbonacci speakers with Altec Lansing. We did all the electronics and cabling we had a great sound. People loved it. We had our new streamer the LS 1 and our Dac Thanks! 

First time, really great.  For me the Rockport Technology, Morel, and Marten-Parker speakers along with Dynaudio Confidence 20A in the active category.

Just found this thread. Really interesting! Thanks for all the show reports.

I’ve been watching reports from people who went, and a few from people who didn’t go.

Did anyone catch this video about *not* going to this show? He presumes to speak for "professionals" and "exhibitors" and slams some who come to these shows. He caveats it by saying it’s "not the majority" but then lambastes: Normies, Audio tourists, cows, douchebags, jerkoffs, rubes, fake judges, bozos, and "Pocket protector" types. There are a bunch of other insults in the video, too -- all in the name of "keeping it real." Honestly, I have no idea why someone would post such meanness and think it was helpful. If I were an audio dealer, I would keep these comments to myself. Everyone needs to vent, but in a public video? (And read the comments, too. He sounds like someone who needs a different job. I mean, we all have people in our lives that frustrate us, that need to learn better, etc. but aren't we exhausted to see these public "rants" posing as educative truth? Demeaning people is a poor way to educate people, and at the end of the day, the speaker is the one who damages themself.)

So -- glad to hear all the positive reports, here.

I did sit in the room with the Blade 1m, I was hoping to hear the B2m.