AXPONA 2025

Welcome to Part 4 of Julie Mullins’ AXPONA 2025 show report series. This time around, Julie spends time in Monarch Systems Distribution’s Room 434 and checks out setups comprised of the SME Synergy full-package system featuring the company’s MK2 turntable, Chario Academy Serendipity loudspeakers, B.audio amplification, and more. . .

Hello and welcome to the third installment of Julie Mullins’ AXPONA 2025 show report series. In this edition, Mullins visits with Wilson Benesch to see what’s up with their new Prime Meridian turntable system. . .

AXPONA is back, and bigger and better than ever. People packed Chicagoland’s Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center’s rooms and hallways the weekend of April 11-13, 2025, and AP was there to take in all of it. Read Part 1 of Julie Mullins’ AXPONA 2025 show report to see what she saw and heard from Thiele, Rega, and AVM. . .

Welcome back to Part 2 of our AXPONA: First Impressions series. Today, we take a look at some of the way-cool Clearaudio gear that was on display in the Quintessence Audio Ltd. vestibule area at the foot of the main escalators. . .

If there’s one product category we want to see in droves at AXPONA, it’s gotta be turntables. Luckily, we got an early look at a cool new table before heading off to the airport today — and since we promised to post a few new gear previews before we touch ground at the big show, here’s a look at SME’s forthcoming Model 8 turntable, thanks to Monarch Systems Ltd. . . .