10,000+ attendees and 600+ brands from 50+ countries gather to experience AXPONA

Schaumburg, IL (April 17, 2024)–AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) welcomed 10,391 attendees, coming from 42 states and 31 countries, to the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center April 12-14, 2024. This was a 14% increase over 2023 and marked its biggest show yet. AXPONA offered music lovers three jam-packed days of spectacular sound, technology, seminars, live music, and the very latest products in the industry.

“The audience growth we experienced at AXPONA 2024 was driven by thousands of first-time visitors to the show, many travelling great distances to attend. We recognize the importance of building awareness of this hobby and industry to music lovers of all ages and backgrounds, so this year we worked on multiple programs to support this mission,” said Liz Smith, AXPONA’s Show Director. “This year our Gen Z pass doubled.  It was exciting to see so many attendees ages 15 – 26 discovering the world of high-performance audio.”

AXPONA featured 202 dedicated Listening Rooms (on 12 floors) crafted by the best in the business, including 600 global manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and brands. The bustling Ear Gear Experience encompassed everything for personal audio, from headphones and electronics to accessories and cables.  Rounding out the show was the Expo Hall, which is home to the Record Fair, showcasing a vast array of turntables, cables, accessories, racks, stands, tonearms, cartridges, and new and vintage Vinyl.

“Our exhibitors were joined by dealers, distributors, manufacturers, and press from over 50 countries,” said Smith. “We are proud to be the annual B2B gathering of the high-end audio industry in North America and we look forward to welcoming everyone back next year.”

Live Concerts nightly at AXPONA are always a big hit. On Friday night, AXPONA welcomed Bobby Broom to a packed and energetic crowd. Saturday night’s concert featured The Secret Sisters, the singing and songwriting duo that wowed the full house.

AXPONA returns April 11 – 13, 2025.

For more information about the event, please visit www.axpona.com.

ABOUT

AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) is North America’s largest event for audiophiles, manufacturers of high-end audio equipment, musicians and music lovers. The three-day experience features 200+ high fidelity listening rooms, providing guests the enviable opportunity to experience the newest technology in high-end consumer audio products. Attendees are encouraged to go from room to room and sit, listen and compare the various systems. The Expo Hall and Ear Gear Experience play host to thousands of products and accessories from cables to headphones to LPs and SACDs.  Beyond the exhibits, AXPONA includes live musical performances and educational seminars with industry experts and demonstrations.

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Shop the latest products, enjoy live concerts, partake in compelling seminars, tastings and more  

Schaumburg, IL (March 25, 2024) — AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) will return for the 13^th edition, April 12-14. Audiophiles, music lovers, musicians and collectors will unite at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center to experience a record-breaking show featuring 300 exhibitors and 700 brands coming from 40 different countries and, 200+ interactive listening rooms, an expanded Expo Hall, Ear Gear Experience, Live Concerts, Seminars and much more. Add these 10 “must-do’s” to your agenda to experience the best of AXPONA 2024:

1. Shop Till you Drop

The Expo Hall, which is home to the Record Fair, will showcase a vast array of Turntables, Cables, Accessories, Acoustic Panels, Tonearms, Cartridges, Vinyl and Desktop Speakers in the growing world of mobile and high-end personal listening. Expect 50+ exhibitors from across the globe, many of which will be debuting products for the first time.

2. Ear Gear Experience

The Ear Gear Experience will take up one of the convention center’s large ballrooms to enhance the listening experience for personal audio. Everything from open-back, closed-back, in-ear headphones and accessories, cables and players that go into a personal audio rig will be on display at the Ear Gear Experience.  Leading global brands and manufacturers such as Audeze, Sennheiser, Warwick Acoustics and more will debut new products and have dedicated booths.

3. Listening Rooms

Experience a record-breaking 200+ dedicated listening rooms (on 12 floors) crafted by the best in the business. Attendees are encouraged to experience listening rooms by listening to and comparing the superbly designed, high-performance systems and components from some of the world’s most prestigious manufacturers. In all, more than 500 global manufacturers, retailers, distributors and brands will gather at AXPONA, including Alta Audio, Axiss Audio, Convergent Audio Technology, DALI, Dan Clark Audio, Fidelity Imports, GoldenEar, Joseph Audio, Linn Products, Magico, Martin Logan, Sennheiser, Swan Song Audio, Technics, Von Schweikert Audio, and Zesto Audio all of whom will showcase the newest high-end products and services to attendees.

4. Industry Expert Talks and Seminars

Get front row seats to compelling seminars all weekend, including the ever-popular, “Michael Fremer’s World-Famous  Turntable Set-up Seminar,” as well as new and relevant topics like “Speaker Design: Inside and Outside the Box” and “YouTubers: Seeing Sound.”

5. Live Music Nightly

When the show closes, the afterparty kicks off with live music nightly. On Friday, April 12 at 8pm, Chicago’s very own Bobby Broom, a celebrated jazz guitarist and performer will take the stage. Broom was born in Harlem, NY and raised on New York City’s Upper West Side where he began studying the guitar at age 12.. Today, Broom calls Chicago home and teaches Chicago high school students for the Ravinia Festival Organization’s community outreach Jazz Scholar Program.

The Secret Sisters, a celebrated singing duo and real-life sisters, will close out AXPONA’s live concerts on Saturday, April 13 at 8pm. The Alabama-based country-folk pair, featuring the talents of siblings Lydia and Laura Rogers, emerged in 2010 with a sound that combines effortless harmonies, sharp songwriting, and a shared love of country music’s rich history. The Secret Sisters’ fifth studio album, Mind, Man, Medicine will be released on March 29, 2024.

6. Product Debuts from World-Renowned Manufacturers

More than 300 manufacturers will convene at AXPONA to unveil the latest Headphones, Speakers, Turntables, Cables, Accessories, Streaming Music, Racks and Stands, Tonearms, Cartridges and more. Touch, test and shop the best in high-end audio equipment and gear by the world’s most prestigious manufacturers. Highlights include –Auris Audio: Auris Headonia 300B Tube Head Amp, Vanatoo Transparent Zero Plus, T+A North America Criterion S 230 Loudspeakers, Phillips Design all-new Diamond loudspeaker, Altitude Audio ARIA Reference Edition: High-Resolution Sound Personalization Software for Desktop, Focal Naim Uniti Nova Power Edition and Aria Evo X loudspeakers, plus many more!

7. AXPONA Swag

AXPONA offers the best collectibles to take home including the official AXPONA T-shirt, AXPONA sweatshirt, and baseball cap.

8. Master Class Theater

The Expo Hall is home to the Master Class Theater featuring industry talks by exhibitors and experts on the latest trends and news in the audio world. Highlights include “10 Ways to Optimize Music Streaming”, “Discoveries and Advances in Vinyl Optimization”, and “Limiting Factors of Modern True-to-Life Audio Reproduction”.

9. New Kids on the Block

AXPONA is known for featuring world-renowned companies and manufacturers, showcasing the most innovative products and services in the high-end audio industry. It is the place where manufacturers and dealers unveil their latest offerings, and this year AXPONA will be joined by dozens of new manufacturers, distributors and dealers including: Altitude Audio, Austin Audio Works, Balanced Audio Technology, BCW Suppliers, Belleson, Brodmann Acoustics by Arceau Arts GmbH , Concierge Audio , DeVore Fidelity, Diptyque, Falcon Acoustics, For the Record Vinyl,  Harmonia Distribution, Heaven 11 Audio, Jamie Audio, Johnny G Collectibles, MACO, Metaxas & Sins, Morel, Myriad Magnetic , Notable Audio, Perfect8 Technologies, Paducah Home Theater, PictureSleeve45s, Record Wonderland, REVO US, Rhythm Distribution, RTM Industries SAS, Sierra Sound, Sparkos Labs, Starke Sound, Steinway Lyngdorf, Stereo Integrity, Supatrac, Tom Christiansen Audio, Tone Imports, Totem Acoustic,  and Vinyl Sound USA.

10. Lunch Break and Tastings

Take a break from exploring the show and visit AXPONA’s Café located on the Expo Hall for quick bites, carving stations, refreshments and snacks. For a more formal dining experience, visit Schaumburg Public House (SPH), an approachable urban brasserie featuring local beverage and food from northern mid-America. Follow @axpona on Instagram for announcements on Beer Tastings throughout the show.

AXPONA will be open Friday and Saturday 10 am – 6 pm; Sunday 10 am – 4 pm. The Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel is located at 1551 N. Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173

To purchase tickets or for more information about the event, please visit www.axpona.com or call 203-371-6322.

 

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AXPONA (Audio Expo North America), the largest consumer audio show in North America, returns to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel April 12-14. The show attracts nearly 300 exhibitors featuring 700 brands coming from 40 different countries including dozens of first-time exhibitors making their debut at the 2024 show.

AXPONA is the place where manufacturers, distributors and dealers unveil their latest offerings, in a wide variety of price points and mediums.

The following is a sampling of first-time exhibitors that will be at AXPONA 2024, representing a number of product categories including Speakers, Cables, Headphones, Vinyl, and more: Altitude Audio, Austin Audio Works, Balanced Audio Technology, BCW Suppliers, Belleson, Brodmann Acoustics by Arceau Arts GmbH , Concierge Audio , DeVore Fidelity, Diptyque, Falcon Acoustics, For the Record Vinyl,  Harmonia Distribution, Heaven 11 Audio, Jamie Audio, Johnny G Collectibles, MACO, Metaxas & Sins, Morel, Myriad Magnetic , Notable Audio, Perfect8 Technologies, Paducah Home Theater, PictureSleeve45s, Record Wonderland, REVO US, Rhythm Distribution, RTM Industries SAS, Sierra Sound, Sparkos Labs, Starke Sound, Steinway Lyngdorf, Stereo Integrity, Supatrac, Tom Christiansen Audio, Tone Imports, Totem Acoustic,  and Vinyl Sound USA , .

“AXPONA is a great event with knowledgeable customers who appreciate high quality records! We can’t wait check out some great equipment too,” said Steve Young, Record Wonderland.

“The greatest value of exhibiting at AXPONA as a manufacturer is the opportunity to meet face-to-face in person with our end users. Starke Sound looks forward to shaking hands, talking, and, most importantly, listening to the attendees to get to know them on a more personal level so we can improve our products and satisfy their needs,” said Scott DeLoache, Starke Sound Inc.

“Sierra Sound is a distributor of products such as Benz Micro phonograph cartridges and AMG turntables, who will be introducing a new model at AXPONA. We want to use our exhibit room to highlight our strict focus on analog audio with a multi-source vinyl-only selection of music, including some material outside the realm of traditional audiophile music. We hope to connect with analog lovers of all stripes, to share our love of this wonderful medium,” said Michael Fajen, Sierra Sound.

“We decided to join the exhibitors at AXPONA because we sell high quality vinyl, original pressings, and people who invest in high end audio equipment look for that. We especially have a large selection of Japanese Pressings, they are known for their quality,” said Geert Jonckers, PictureSleeve45s.

“Even before starting our company, MACO™, we had the goal to one day present at the biggest audio show in North America. Two years after being established, here we are. It’s been quite a ride, and we couldn’t be happier!,” said Deborah Ann, MACO Acoustics.

“Johnny G Collectibles thinks being a vinyl exhibitor at AXPONA is a great way to expand our business. We look forward to meeting the attendees,” said John Grzegorczyk, Johnny G Collectibles.

Returning exhibitors include Bowers & Wilkins, DALI, Estelon, Focal Naim North America, Geshelli Labs, Legacy Audio, Luxman, Magico, Quintessence Audio,  Sennheiser, SOTA, Stenheim, Vinnie Rossi, and YG Acoustics, among others.

In addition to incredible new products debuting at AXPONA, the show also features three jam-packed days of incredible sounds, technology, and presentations. AXPONA’s state-of-the-art venue will feature 200 Listening Rooms, an Expo Hall featuring the ever-popular Record Fair and Master Class Theater, a dedicated Ear Gear Experience featuring the best of the best headphone gear, a robust Seminar schedule, and Live Music nightly.

Open to the public, AXPONA offers a variety of ticket options for attendees.

TICKETS:
1  Day – $28 online, $35 onsite
2  Day – $47 online, $65 onsite
3  Day – $55 online, $95 onsite
Gold Pass -$150 online
Gen Z  Pass – $10

All general admission tickets grant access to the exhibits including Listening Rooms and Exhibit Hall, as well as educational seminars, live music, and special events.

AXPONA opens Friday, April 12 10am-6pm; Saturday, April 13 10am-6pm; and Sunday, April 14 10am-4pm.

For more information on ticketing and ticketing options, please visit www.axpona.com/register

 

ABOUT

AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) is North America’s largest event for audiophiles, manufacturers of high-end audio equipment, musicians and music lovers. The three-day experience features 200 high fidelity listening rooms, providing guests the enviable opportunity to experience the newest technology in high-end consumer audio products. Attendees are encouraged to go from room to room and sit, listen and compare the various systems. The Expo Hall and Ear Gear Experience play host to thousands of products and accessories from cables to headphones to LPs and SACDs.  Beyond the exhibits, AXPONA includes live musical performances and educational seminars with industry experts and demonstrations.

For more information including updates on AXPONA’s exhibitors and schedule, visit axpona.com call 203-307-2691.

13^th Annual AXPONA will feature All-Star Musicians, Industry Experts, and Guest Appearances

 

Schaumburg, IL (February 15, 2024) — AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) returns to the Schaumburg Convention Center,  April 12-14, 2024 with three jam-packed days of incredible sound, technology, seminars, live music and the very latest products in the industry. One of AXPONA’s most popular features includes live concerts nightly and this year’s musicians will not disappoint.

On Friday, April 12 at 8pm, Chicago’s very own Bobby Broom, a celebrated jazz guitarist and performer will take the stage. Broom was born in Harlem, NY and raised on New York City’s Upper West Side where he began studying the guitar at age 12. He attended the High School of Music and Art, where he played in the jazz ensemble and received an award for Outstanding Jazz Improvisation during his senior year. Broom’s first release of exclusively original compositions Upper West Side Story (2012) reached No. 1. on the College Music Journal jazz chart and was in the Jazz Week and Down Beat Top Albums of 2012. Today, Broom calls Chicago home and teaches Chicago high school students for the Ravinia Festival Organization’s community outreach Jazz Scholar Program.

The Secret Sisters, a celebrated singing duo and real-life sisters, will close out AXPONA’s live concerts on Saturday, April 13 at 8pm. The Alabama-based country-folk pair, featuring the talents of siblings Lydia and Laura Rogers, emerged in 2010 with a sound that combines effortless harmonies, sharp songwriting, and a shared love of country music’s rich history. The sisters’ third album, You Don’t Own Me Anymore, was produced by Brandi Carlile and Tim and Phil Hanseroth, mixed by Grammy-winner Trina Shoemaker, and recorded by Jerry Streeter. The album also garnered the duo’s first Grammy nomination, in the category of Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, The Secret Sisters’ fifth studio album, Mind, Man, Medicine will be released on March 29, 2024.

“Our attendees, exhibitors, and partners always look forward to AXPONA’s live concerts and we try to mix it up each year, bringing in a diverse group of performers,” said Liz Smith, AXPONA. “We are excited to welcome Bobby who has an incredible following both locally and nationally, and Lydia and Laura who are releasing a new album right before AXPONA 2024!”

AXPONA will also feature a full Seminar schedule with guest speakers including industry experts, media personalities and manufacturers on the latest audio themes and trends. This year’s must-attend Seminars include:

Friday, April 12

YouTube: The Future of Audiophile Content?
10:30am
Just as music releases have gone from LP to CD to downloads and streaming—audio reviews and sales have gone from print on paper, to text online, to podcasts and video. Join us as we talk with three popular YouTubers, as we explore the medium’s use for both reviewers and retailers. Is this the wave of the future? —or is the future already here?

Moderator: Bill Leebens, Content Chair, AXPONA; CEO, LM&M. LLC

Panelists:

Randy Messman, Cheap Audio Man
Lenny Florentine, Just Audio
Ron Brenay, New Record Day

 

Michael Fremer’s World-Famous Turntable Set-up Seminar

1:15pm
In this one-hour hands-on seminar, analog evangelist extraordinaire Michael Fremer will show how to correctly set-up a turntable, install a cartridge and optimize its performance. A question-and-answer period follows, time permitting.

Speaker: Michael Fremer, Editor-in-Chief, TrackingAngle.com, Senior Editor, The Absolute Sound

Saturday, April 13

Second Time Around: The World of Reissuing and Remastering

11:45am
It’s an old record, right? How hard could it be to put it out again?
Bringing out a reissue of a record may seem straightforward, but from the legal wrangling over rights and royalties, through the technical challenges of working with less than perfect —or completely missing!— masters, improving the original without destroying its character, through the challenges of pressing and packaging, it’s a long and winding road.

This seminar features leaders in the field who have revitalized the world of LPs and brought back old favorites as well as obscure and unrecognized gems. They’ll describe the processes involved and the highs and lows of reviving old recordings.

Moderator: Michael Fremer, Editor-in-Chief, TrackingAngle.com, Senior Editor, The Absolute Sound
Panelists:
Chad Kassem, Owner, Acoustic Sounds
Shane Buettner, Owner, Intervention Records
Julia Miller, President/CEO, Delmark Records
Abey Fonn, Founder, Impex Records, Senior Product and Business Development, Elusive Disc and AudioFonn

 

Speaker Design: Inside and Outside the Box

2:15pm

Four respected speaker designers discuss the philosophies, technologies, and materials that have shaped the way they make their magic. While there have been incredible advances in materials science, computational analysis, and predictive modeling—speaker design is still a tricky balance between art and science, reliant upon the ears, judgment, and skills of the designer.

Moderator: Bill Leebens, Content Chair, AXPONA; CEO, LM&M. LLC
Andrew Jones, Chief Loudspeaker Designer, MoFi Electronics
Jeff Joseph, President, Joseph Audio
Matthew Webster, CEO, YG Acoustics
David Fowler, Managing Director, Stratton Acoustics

For more information about AXPONA and its full Concert and Seminar line-up, please visit www.axpona.com.

 

ABOUT

AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) is North America’s largest event for audiophiles, manufacturers of high-end audio equipment, musicians and music lovers. The three-day experience features 190 high fidelity listening rooms, providing guests the enviable opportunity to experience the newest technology in high-end consumer audio products. Attendees are encouraged to go from room to room and sit, listen and compare the various systems. The Expo Hall and Ear Gear Experience play host to thousands of products and accessories from cables to headphones to LPs and SACDs.  Beyond the exhibits, AXPONA includes live musical performances and educational seminars with industry experts and demonstrations.

 

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200 Listening Rooms, Top Hi-Fi Audio Brands, Thousands of Products and Gear, Educational Seminars and Live Musical Performances

SCHAUMBURG, IL (January 2023) — The 13^th annual AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) will return April 12-14 to the Schaumburg Convention Center offering three jam-packed days of incredible sounds, technology, seminars, networking and the newest products in the industry. AXPONA is the largest high-end audio show in North America, which caters to dealers, distributors and manufacturers, as well as music-loving consumers that can test, touch and experience all that AXPONA has to offer: 200 Listening Rooms, an Expo Hall featuring the ever-popular Record Fair and Master Class Theater, dedicated Ear Gear Experience featuring thousands of headphone gear, robust Seminar schedule, and Live Music nightly.

“We’re excited to be back in the Chicagoland area for the 2024 AXPONA show. Each year, the quality of the show and new product debuts keep getting better and better.  Whether you’re a serious audiophile, a newcomer to high-end audio or simply a music lover, you’ll find everything you need to immerse yourself in your favorite sounds,” said Liz Smith, AXPONA’s Show Director.

SHOW FEATURES:

The Exhibit Hall, which is home to the Record Fair, will showcase a vast array of turntables, cables, accessories, racks and stands, tonearms, cartridges and new and vintage Vinyl.  This year’s event will feature more record vendors than ever before.  In the Expo Hall this year, exhibitors include Gus Fugazi Records, Jonny G C Collectibles, Record Wonderland, Picturesleeve45s and Metaxis & Sins.

The Ear Gear Experience will be located in one of the convention center’s large ballrooms to enhance the listening experience for personal audio. Everything from open-back, closed-back, in-ear headphones and accessories, cables and players that go into a personal audio rig will be on display at the Ear Gear Experience.  Leading global brands and manufacturers such as Campfire Audio, Meze Audio, Audeze, Austin Audio Works, and more will debut new products and have dedicated booths.

Sit, relax and surround yourself with the best in high-end audio equipment and gear by visiting AXPONA’s 200 Listening Rooms. Attendees are encouraged to experience listening rooms by listening and comparing the superbly designed, high performance systems and components from some of the world’s most prestigious manufacturers. In all, more than 600 global manufacturers, retailers and brands will gather at AXPONA, including Steinway Lyngdorf, Theoretica Applied Physics, Maco Acoustics and Totem Acoustic, all of whom will showcase the newest high-end products and services to attendees.

AXPONA 2024 will also feature Live Concerts nightly. Visit www.axpona.com to learn more about this year’s performers, which will be announced shortly.

Open to the public, AXPONA offers a variety of ticket options for attendees.

TICKETS:
1  Day – $28 online, $35 onsite
2  Day – $47 online, $65 onsite
3  Day – $55 online, $95 onsite
Gold Pass -$150 online
Gen Z  Pass – $10

All general admission tickets grant access to the exhibits including Listening Rooms and Exhibit Hall, as well as educational seminars, live music, and special events.

AXPONA opens Friday, April 12 10am-6pm; Saturday, April 13 10am-6pm; and Sunday, April 14 10am-4pm.

For more information on ticketing and ticketing options, please visit www.axpona.com/register

ABOUT

AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) is North America’s largest event for audiophiles, manufacturers of high-end audio equipment, musicians and music lovers. The three-day experience features 200 high fidelity listening rooms, providing guests the enviable opportunity to experience the newest technology in high-end consumer audio products. Attendees are encouraged to go from room to room and sit, listen and compare the various systems. The Expo Hall and Ear Gear Experience play host to thousands of products and accessories from cables to headphones to LPs and SACDs.  Beyond the exhibits, AXPONA includes live musical performances and educational seminars with industry experts and demonstrations.

For more information including updates on AXPONA’s exhibitors and schedule, visit axpona.com call 203-307-2691.

Media Contacts:

• Sophia Lapat, 212.203.6536, [email protected]
• Natalie Stanichuk, 312.420.2225, [email protected]

For immediate release

AXPONA 2023 REPORTS RECORD ATTENDANCE, RECEIVED RAVE REVIEWS FROM EXHIBITORS

More than 9,000 attend and over 500 companies exhibit at the 12^th edition of AXPONA

Schaumburg, IL (April 18, 2023) – – AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) welcomed 9,115 attendees to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel, April 14-16, 2023, a 20% increase over 2022, marking its biggest show yet. AXPONA offered music lovers, audiophiles, and seasoned audio enthusiasts three jam-packed days of incredible sound, technology, seminars, live music and the very latest products in the industry.

“This was the largest AXPONA yet, with 12 floors of exhibitors, 200 Listening Rooms, 500+ brands, hundreds of product debuts, and over 9,000 audiophiles and music loving attendees,” said Liz Smith, AXPONA’s Show Director. “We are so thankful to our incredible exhibitors, attendees, and partners who helped make this show an astounding success. We look forward to coming together as a community again in 2024!”

“We are always thrilled to support AXPONA as the premier audio event in North America. We saw an impressive increase in traffic this year, and we look forward to continued success next year.” -Jeff Sigmund, President of Luxman America

“T+A had a great show with good traffic that exceeded our expectations and plenty of serious buyers. Many consumers were asking where can I buy? And we saw dealers from all over the country. AXPONA has become the North American show for us.”-Dave Nauber Chief Executive Officer for T+A

“AXPONA 2023 was an absolutely tremendous success for Fidelity Imports. In 2022 we had 2 rooms, we increased our room count to 6 for 2023 and we want 8-10 rooms for 2024!  If you are in any way involved in the audio industry, you simply cannot miss this show!”- Steve Jain, Managing Director and Co-founder, Fidelity Imports

“LCH Audio had fantastic exposure to the Hi-End Audio Community at AXPONA and truly inspiring reactions from consumers and audio professionals alike. Hats off to AXPONA for a seamless event. We are already planning for next year!”-Mark Menendez, Founder LCH Audio

The Exhibit Hall, which is home to the Record Fair, showcased a vast array of turntables, cables, accessories, racks and stands, tonearms, cartridges and new and vintage Vinyl, as well as car audio.

The Ear Gear Experience encompassed one of the convention center’s large ballrooms to enhance the listening experience for personal audio. Everything from open-back, closed-back, in-ear headphones and accessories, cables and players that go into a personal audio rig were on display in the Ear Gear Experience.

On Friday night, AXPONA welcomed Anne Bisson, Canadian Jazz Singer-Songwriter who brought her beautiful voice, bold arrangements and a taste of the ’70s. The Saturday night’s concert featured singer-songwriter, Amber Rubarth who has toured all over the world, opening shows for legendary artists including Emmylou Harris, Kenny Loggins, Richie Havens, Dr. Ralph Stanley and Jason Mraz.

AXPONA returns April 12-14, 2024.

For more information about the event, please visit www.axpona.com.

 

ABOUT

AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) is North America’s largest event for audiophiles, manufacturers of high-end audio equipment, musicians and music lovers. The three-day experience features 200+ high fidelity listening rooms, providing guests the enviable opportunity to experience the newest technology in high-end consumer audio products. Attendees are encouraged to go from room to room and sit, listen and compare the various systems. The Expo Hall and Ear Gear Experience play host to thousands of products and accessories from cables to headphones to LPs and SACDs.  Beyond the exhibits, AXPONA includes live musical performances and educational seminars with industry experts and demonstrations.

Media Contacts:

• Sophia Lapat, 212.203.6536, [email protected]
• Natalie Stanichuk, 312.420.2225, [email protected]

For immediate release

TOP 10 THINGS TO EXPERIENCE AT 12^th ANNUAL AXPONA, APRIL 14-16, 2023 

Shop the latest products, enjoy live concerts, partake in compelling seminars, tastings and more  

 

Schaumburg, IL (March 22, 2023) – – AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) will return for the 12^th edition, April 14-16. Audiophiles, music lovers, musicians and collectors will unite at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center to experience a record breaking show featuring 500 exhibitors and brands, 200+ interactive listening rooms, an expanded Expo Hall, Ear Gear Experience, Live Concerts, Seminars and much more. Add these 10 “must-do’s” to your agenda to experience the best of AXPONA 2023:

1. Shop Till you Drop

The Expo Hall, which is home to the Record Fair, will showcase a vast array of Turntables, Cables, Accessories, Racks and Stands, Tonearms, Cartridges, Vinyl and Desktop Speakers in the growing world of mobile and high-end personal listening. Expect 50 exhibitors from across the globe, many of which will be debuting products for the first time.

2. Ear Gear Experience

The Ear Gear Experience will take up one of the convention center’s large ballrooms to enhance the listening experience for personal audio. Everything from open-back, closed-back, in-ear headphones and accessories, cables and players that go into a personal audio rig will be on display at the Ear Gear Experience.  Leading global brands and manufacturers such as Sennheiser, Campfire Audio, Audeze, Lenbrook, ZMF Headphones and more will debut new products and have dedicated booths.

3.  Listening Rooms

Experience a record breaking 200+ dedicated listening rooms (on 10 floors) crafted by the best in the business. Attendees are encouraged to experience listening rooms by listening and comparing the superbly designed, high performance systems and components from some of the world’s most prestigious manufacturers. In all, more than 500 global manufacturers, retailers and brands will gather at AXPONA, including MBL, ELAC, Bluesound, Wilson Audio, Focal Naim America, Hegel, Krell Industries, Quintessence Audio, Scott Walker Audio and SAE, all of whom will showcase the newest high-end products and services to attendees.

4. Industry Expert Talks and Seminars

Get front row seats to compelling seminars all weekend, including the ever-popular, “Reviewers on Reviewing” and “Michael Fremer’s Internationally Renowned Turntable Set-up Seminar,” as well as new and relevant topics like “Speaker Design: Inside and Outside the Box” and “Where to Begin? Starting in Audio Without Breaking the Bank or Losing Your Mind” featuring Besflores Nievera Jr., Brand Ambassador, Music Direct.

5. Live Music Nightly

When the show closes, the afterparty kicks off with live music nightly. This year, AXPONA will welcome Anne Bisson, Canadian Jazz Singer-Songwriter who will be taking the stage to close the first day of AXPONA, bringing with her her beautiful voice, bold arrangements and a taste of the ’70s.

Saturday night’s concert will feature singer-songwriter, Amber Rubarth. Rubarth has toured all over the world, opening shows for legendary artists including Emmylou Harris, Kenny Loggins, Richie Havens, Dr. Ralph Stanley and Jason Mraz.

Two can’t-miss live performances!

6. Product Debuts from World-Renowned Manufacturers

More than 200 manufacturers will convene at AXPONA to unveil the latest Headphones, Speakers, Turntables, Cables, Accessories, Streaming Music, Racks and Stands, Tonearms, Cartridges and more. Touch, test and shop the best in high-end audio equipment and gear by the world’s most prestigious manufacturers. Highlights include Zesto Audio’s World Premiere of the Class A Eros 500 Select Monoblocks powered with KT 150 tubes, Alex Sound Technology Sforzato digital player with new Zero Link technology, American Sound Avantgarde G3 series that includes the UNO SD, DUO SD and the DUO GT, Refined Audio Cube Audio Jazzon Speakers, Phillips Design inaugural product from the Oh! product line, model OH-16 a unique omnidirectional speaker, Arion Audio Athena line source dipole towers atop an open baffle woofer system, plus many more!

7. AXPONA Swag

Bring home some collectibles including the official AXPONA T-shirt, a reusable AXPONA water bottle, and baseball cap.

8. Master Class Theater

The Expo Hall is home to the Master Class Theater featuring industry talks by exhibitors and experts on the latest trends and news in the audio world. Highlights include “Noise and Vibration from an Audiophile Perspective” featuring Norman Varney, Owner, AV RoomService, “The 7 Alignment Targets for Analog Optimization” featuring J.R. Boisclair, Owner of Wally Tools and “The Uncommonly Understood Nature of Common Cable Characteristics” featuring Galen Gareis, Blue Jeans Cable Engineer, Iconoclast Cable.

9. New Kids on the Block

AXPONA is known for featuring world-renowned companies and manufacturers, showcasing the most innovative products and services in the high-end audio industry. It is the place where manufacturers and dealers unveil their latest offerings, and this year AXPONA will be joined by more than 25 new manufacturers and dealers including: Michell Audio, Alex Sound Technology, Alma Audio, AM Belgium, ampsandsound,  Audio Craftsmen, Audio-Ultra, Dieses Audio, Grimm Audio, Gestalt Audio Design, American Audio and Video, Just Audio, LCH Audio, Linn, Monarch Systems, Nexus Audio Technologies, Phillips Design, Phonia, Plinius Audio, Sea Wave Acoustic, Serhan Swift, RAAL-requisite, Theoretica Applied Physics, Tom Christiansen Audio, Treehause Audiolab, Volumio, Wathen Audiophile.

10. Lunch Break and Tastings

Take a break from exploring the show and visit AXPONA’s Café located on the Expo Hall for quick bites, refreshments and snacks. For a more formal dining experience, visit Schaumburg Public House (SPH), an approachable urban brasserie featuring local beverage and food from northern mid-America. Follow @axpona on Twitter for announcements on Beer Tastings throughout the show.

AXPONA will be open Friday and Saturday 10 am – 6 pm; Sunday 10 am – 4 pm. The Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel is located at 1551 N. Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173

To purchase tickets or for more information about the event, please visit www.axpona.com or call 203-371-6322.

 

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AXPONA 2023 to Welcome 25+ New Exhibitors Showcasing the Very Best in High-End Audio Equipment April 14-16

 (Schaumburg, IL March 3, 2023) – – AXPONA (Audio Expo North America), the largest consumer audio show in North America, returns to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel April 14-16. Longtime exhibitors and partners will be joined by more than 25 new manufacturers and dealers making their debut at the 2023 show, offering music lovers and audiophiles the very latest products in the industry.

AXPONA is known for featuring world-renowned brands and manufacturers, showcasing the most innovative products and services in the high-end audio industry. It is the place where manufacturers and dealers unveil their latest offerings, in a wide variety of price points and mediums.

The following is a summary of first-time exhibitors that will be at AXPONA 2023, representing a number of product categories including Speakers, Cables, Headphones, Vinyl, and more: Michell Audio, Alex Sound Technology, Alma Audio, AM Belgium, ampsandsound,  Audio Craftsmen, Audio-Ultra, Dieses Audio, Grimm Audio, Gestalt Audio Design, American Audio and Video, Just Audio, LCH Audio, Linn, Monarch Systems, Nexus Audio Technologies, Phillips Design, Phonia, Plinius Audio, Sea Wave Acoustic, Serhan Swift, RAAL-requisite, Theoretica Applied Physics, Tom Christiansen Audio, Treehause Audiolab, Volumio, Wathen Audiophile.

“For years AXPONA has proven to be the audio show others are judged against. Its location, facilities and attendees are first-rate and why Grimm Audio chose AXPONA as the venue for its North American debut,” said John-Paul Lizars, Director of Sales, North America, Grimm Audio.

“Being in a Hi End business in Europe for a very long time, we had realized that Axpona is our gateway to an American Market offering exposure and credibility like no other audio expo in the world,” said Leo Benfeld, Alex Sound Technology.

Long-time exhibitors include YG. Lumin, ATC Loudspeakers, Focal Naim North America, GTT Audio, Sennheiser, Legacy Audio, Magico, Saturday Audio Exchange, DALI, Scaena Loudspeakers, SOTA, Vinnie Rossi, Volti Audio and Zesto Audio, among others.

In addition to incredible new products debuting at AXPONA, the show also features three jam-packed days of incredible sounds, technology, and presentations. AXPONA’s state-of-the-art venue will feature 190+ Listening Rooms, an Expo Hall featuring the ever-popular Record Fair and Master Class Theater, dedicated Ear Gear Experience featuring the best of the best headphone gear, a robust Seminar schedule, and Live Music nightly.

Open to the public, AXPONA offers a variety of ticket options for attendees.

TICKETS:

1 Day – $25 online, $30 onsite
2 Day – $40 online, $60 onsite
3 Day – $50 online, $90 onsite
Student Pass – $10

All general admission tickets grant access to the exhibits including Listening Rooms and Exhibit Hall, as well as educational seminars, live music, and special events.

AXPONA opens Friday, April 14 10am-6pm; Saturday, April 15 10am-6pm; and Sunday, April 16 10am-4pm.

For more information on ticketing and ticketing options, please visit www.axpona.com/register.asp

 

ABOUT

AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) is North America’s largest event for audiophiles, manufacturers of high-end audio equipment, musicians and music lovers. The three-day experience features 190 high fidelity listening rooms, providing guests the enviable opportunity to experience the newest technology in high-end consumer audio products. Attendees are encouraged to go from room to room and sit, listen and compare the various systems. The Expo Hall and Ear Gear Experience play host to thousands of products and accessories from cables to headphones to LPs and SACDs.  Beyond the exhibits, AXPONA includes live musical performances and educational seminars with industry experts and demonstrations.