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

@hilde45 

Rant on,

OCD should be OTT!  Him saying AXPONA should be only for dealers and that the rest of us are stupid is beyond absurd!  I worked in conventions, trade shows, meetings etc for 40 years and if only the smart few dealers went to AXPONA, the show would go bankrupt and so would most of the venders who pay stupid amounts of money to show their wares at these shows.  It’s a public show for that very reason.
I stopped watching his channel years ago because he was so full of himself and it looks like he hasn’t changed.

Rant off.
 

Like you, I’m truly enjoying all the non professional reporting! 

@curiousjim +1

A seriously bad look for the brands he represents. Maybe they don't care as long as he makes them money. I know for sure where I won't be spending mine.

jafant, lovely system you have; I detect an infatuation with disc players! That is a legitimate means of introducing variety into a system without having to haul massive speakers or house them. I can appreciate the Thiel speakers, a lovely brand of yesteryear. 

The Audiophile Laws is a collection of principles revealed by building hundreds of systems over 30+ years, 20 years as a reviewer for Dagogo.com. Essentially, as I reviewed, I also turned my room and systems I was building into an informal testing facility to assess every variable related to assembling and advancing audio systems. 

I tested cables and cable configurations, components with all their varieties of setup, and tweaks. I  discuss what should be expected from different genres and builds of speakers, and much more. I discuss factors that inhibit advancing the system and how to efficiently ensure progress is made. Much of the received wisdom and methods of the community is simply wrong, and I share what works.  

There is a thorough discussion of the book on the website using the same name. 

@curiousjim    + Infinity!

@hilde45, One of OCD Mikey's videos caught me at the right time in my hifi journey a number of years ago. I was in the exact spot he was speaking about regarding having nice gear that sounded like turds. I was frustrated and unsure how to fix what was wrong in my rig. I called him and we spoke for about two hours. He's very consultative and is awesome to work with! We've had many long conversations and hung out in Atlanta and Chicago at AXPONA last year. I consider him a good friend.

I did have "things go wrong" with the first pair of used mono blocks I bought from him. I can tell you that he went beyond what good dealer would have done to make things right! I got FULL credit for the used amps after two years of playing them, PLUS an incredible deal on my new monos, the NAT Audio Magma M HPS. They are beyond amazing!