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AXPONA 2018, Photo Essay Part 4

04-20-2018 | By Carol Clark | Issue 96

All photos by Dave Clark, words by Carol Clark... more on AXPONA 2018.

Also, just a note. Not all rooms provide equipment lists, so many times I have to go by what is on the door sign. If you notice an error we are happy to correct it. Thank you!

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Vanatoo loudspeakers.

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Dan Wright of ModWright. We shared a lunch break with him, what a nice guy!

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Danny Kaey of Positive Feedback also shared the lunch break.

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AURALiC had three systems set up, and they switched between them. One featured the Polaris, another the Aries G2, and the third was the Vega. Sounded awesome, even in this large room!

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The AURALiC Polaris system with Ryan loudspeakers.

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The AURALiC Aries G2 system with YG Acoustics loudspeakers.

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AURALiC Vega, again with Ryan loudspeakers.

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Scott Dedo of AURALiC, very knowledgeable and a heck of a nice guy!

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Friday afternoon AXPONA hosted a Meet the Editors panel, moderated by our own Dr. David Robinson. There was a lively audience, and fantastic questions. The panel included Greg Weaver and Julie Mullins, not pictured, of The Absolute Sound.

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Also on the panel for the Meet the Editors session were Myles Astor of Positive Feedback, me, and John Atkinson of Stereophile.

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Brian Hunter of Part-Time Audiophile gave AXPONA a thumbs up!

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Bill Leebens of PS Audio and P. J. Zornosa of Bel Canto.

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Danny Kaey enjoying some of the comfortable seating in the hotel lobby.

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Playback Designs, Kubala-Sosna, and YG Acoustic loudspeakers.

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AVM Audio, AudioQuest, Music Direct, and Solidsteel Racks.

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Gary Beard of Positive Feedback discussing AVM Audio products with Peder Backman.

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Schiit Audio and Salk Sound.

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Prism Sound, ATC loudspeakers, Aurender, GIK Acoustics.

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Prism Sound.

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Daedalus Audio, ModWright Instruments, VPI, WyWires. Another fantastic sounding room!

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Playing the soundtrack from The Hot Spot, sounded great!

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Lou Hinkley of Daedalus Audio. Very accommodating when it comes to playing requests.

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Close up of the Daedalus loudspeaker, the Apollo series.

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Mark Freed of JD Events, making sure the show ran smoothly. We ran into him multiple times, what a charming guy!

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ELAC had two rooms, both were sounding pretty amazing.

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An ELAC Miracord turntable.

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More ELAC products.

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Andrew Jones of ELAC was a bit under the weather, but that didn't stop him from giving a quite engaging presentation.

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Andrew is very passionate about ELAC and music, it's well worth seeking him out at shows. This system featured the new Debut 2.0 B6.2 loudspeakers - total system was $1000. Wow!

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D Digital, AURALiC, Mark Levinson, Quadraspire, Revel, Wireworld.

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Revel Performa BE F2288E floorstanding loudspeakers, Mark Levinson No585 integrated amplifier, AURALiC Aries G2 streamer, Wireworld cables.

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I'm always happy to see Nina Sventitsky of WyWires!

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Vertigo! Just kidding, the lobby was quite nice. I wanted to take a break by the fireplace, but the chairs were always full!

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Lots and lots of Furutech products!

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Even more in the Furutech room.

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Furutech had a system set up, sounded wonderful!

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Furutech Destat III.

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Guitar amplifiers on display adjacent to the registration desk.