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

Best to ignore it - now back to Axpona 2026!  

I'm enjoying seeing lots of different attendees, reviewers, and brand new folks kindly posting more videos on Youtube - many of them still catching up after getting home last week from Axpona.  

It's awesome to see new people getting into the show and audio, discovering it for themselves and everything that it is on its own - exactly how it is!  

He's obviously a tool, and apparently proud of it. Avoid.

I had a great time making the rounds all three days, including the stair climbing challenges. Revisiting some stuff a second time when it gave me good impressions the first time. Stunned by the mere idea of million dollar systems and four monoblocks to handle duties in some rooms. Lots of decent conversations, including a few YouTuber personalities, and also engineering folks that I’d spoken with for repairs at one time or another. 

It was still a crowd of humans, with a tilted demographic. If crowds are a bother, the entire show might never be one’s thing.

But there’s a great deal of manufacturing artistry, to be seen up close, and the chance to listen to crafted systems that were taken seriously by the presenters.

I did love that Nagaoka had the Masters golf tournament playing silently on Saturday.

I enjoyed the show.  Loved seeing people.  Loved the enthusiasm for the gear on each room. The exhibitors really put their all into most rooms. I’m blessed to be a part of a company , the show , a great room and this hobby of ours.   Loved the brotherhood and finding new music. Loved meeting people from allow over the world 

@calvinj     +1   Great for a dealer to have such a positive attitude! Unfortunately some dealer/sellers are only concerned about profits not professional ethics or just common courtesy. Many of these sellers will disappear and move on to a new hustle.