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APRIL 11-13, 2025
Schaumburg Convention Center | Chicago, IL

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AXPONA, NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST HIGH-END AUDIO EXPO, RETURNS APRIL 12-14, 2024 TO THE CHICAGO AREA

January 22, 2024

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

SCHAUMBURG, IL (January 2023) — The 13th 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.