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

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

@swaudiofan - were those Martens the Parker Duos or Trios or something new? I've had Parker Duos (not the diamond tweeter ones) on their dedicated stands for a few years now and love them. 

Lots of good speakers.  As last year, I find I really like the SQ of the Pure Audio Project Duets.  I also spent three hours listening to headphones.  I didn’t go to hear the new Andrew Jones speakers since I heard they go for $35,000.  I also walked right past the Altec Lansing room.  In retrospect those were mistakes.  I wish I’d taken the time to hear both.

I happened to stop by David Chesky’s room to hear his new speakers.  Turns out they are designed by his son, Luca.  I thought they sounded great, especially for less than $2,000.  The enclosure is 3D printed and will probably have a low WAF, but the sound is good.  David did the presentation and was oddly defensive, even a touch combative.  I found out afterward that the ASR folks have been caustic about Luca’s speakers - typically, though, without listening to them.  Luca interned for Edgar Choueiri at Princeton and he’s in his teens.  The kid has a future.

@larsman I believe they were the Duos with ceramic tweeter.  Sounded fantastic.  

"@hilde45 So -- glad to hear all the positive reports, here."

Tons of positive comments by many of the regular reviewers out there reporting back so far.  I’ve spent the past few evenings watching - It’s been a ton of fun watching all the different reviewers on YT, each showing as many rooms they can.  The only complaint so far is "way too many rooms" trying to see, cover, and listen to everything over a few days. Many reviewers seemed extra appreciative about just how good the show was and such a "fantastic turnout".  I’m a bit perplexed to see so many new [or different] options out there in all of these different videos from the show this year.  

Great appreciation to all the people who care to share their videos, comments, and what they saw and heard there. Different styles of reviewers and regular people simply sharing their videos and comments - Thanks So Much. 

It’s helpful to read comments by Agon’ers here who visited Axpona 2026!