AXPONA 2016

In the Paragon Sight and Sound room at AXPONA 2016, the talented electronics designer Nick Doshi goes over the system, which features the hi-fi show debut of Wilson Audio Specialties' Alexx loudspeakers.

The system also includes the brand new DCS Vivaldi 2.0 DSD DAC and SACD transport, Doshi electronics, a Brinkmann Balance turntable and arm fitted with a Koetsu Azule Platinum cartridge and Transparent Audio Labs Opus cable. An extra special bonus is a Studer 807 reel-to-reel tape deck.

How did the system sound? As good as it looks though I did tell Paragon's owner Larry Marcus that a faux white brick backdrop was probably not a great idea as it probably imparted the sense of "hard" to inexperienced listeners.

The tube-driven system sounded anything but hard! More than a few listeners thought the new Alexx produced tighter bass than does the twice as expensive XLF. A great sounding system for sure, and among the best at AXPONA 2016.