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Julie Mullins  |  Feb 28, 2025

Hello and welcome to Part 3 of Julie Mullins’ Florida International Audio Expo 2025 show report! Here, Julie visits the Sabal Room at FLAX to experience the mighty wonders of the Esoteric Grandioso T1 turntable, Esoteric Grandioso E1 phono preamp, and more. . .

Julie Mullins  |  Mar 04, 2025

Welcome to Part 4 of Julie Mullins’ Florida International Audio Expo 2025 show report! Here, Julie goes to the Brandon 5 Room to experience a system comprised of United Home Audio’s Ultima Apollo open-reel tape deck, MBL 101 E MKII loudspeakers, a pair of MBL 9011 mono power amps, and more. . .

Julie Mullins  |  Mar 06, 2025

Hello and welcome to Part 5 of Julie Mullins’ Florida International Audio Expo 2025 show report! This time around, Julie checks out J.Sikora’s amazing Initial MAX Special Edition turntable, in addition to a J.Sikora KV12TVA 12in tonearm, Ortofon AS-309R 12in tonearm, Aidas Tru-stone Gold Web cartridge, Doshi Audio Evolution phono preamp, and more. . .

Julie Mullins  |  Mar 11, 2025

Here we are with Part 6 of Julie Mullins’ Florida International Audio Expo 2025 show report! For this installment, Julie heads into the Brandon 2 Room to experience a Bergmann Galder & Odin Gold Edition turntable, Air Tight Opus-1 MC cartridge, Western Electric 116C phono preamp, YG Acoustics XV 3 Signature speakers, and more. . .

Julie Mullins  |  Mar 12, 2025

Welcome to Part 7 of Julie Mullins’ Florida International Audio Expo 2025 show report. This time, Julie enters the Palm Room to check out the VPI Avenger Statement turntable, VAC Statement Phono preamp, Acora Acoustics’ VRC stone speakers, and more. . .

Julie Mullins  |  Mar 15, 2025

Hello and welcome to Part 8 of Julie Mullins’ Florida International Audio Expo 2025 show report, the final installment in this series. Here, Julie checks out a Soulines turntable, Electrocompaniet phono preamp, Triangle speakers, and more. . .

Julie Mullins  |  May 26, 2025

If it’s May, then it must be time again for the annual High End Munich show at the M.O.C. — a.k.a., the Event Center Messe Munich — which was held from May 15-18, 2025. Here in Part 1 of our comprehensive Munich 2025 show report series, Julie Mullins gives us the scoop on the latest turntable offerings from Dual and Coturn by Thorens, plus she (and we!) give well-deserved kudos to show ambassador Anette Askvik. . .

Julie Mullins  |  Jun 02, 2025

Our High End Munich 2025 coverage continues, so let’s get right to it! Here in Part 3, Julie Mullins gives us the scoop on the latest Nagaoka cartridges and accessories, as well as the newest tonearm offerings from Korf. . .

Julie Mullins  |  Jun 06, 2025

Here in Part 4 of her Munich 2025 show report, Julie Mullins is all about Pro-Ject and the wide array of products they had on display in Halle 3, including new X Series turntables, tonearms, cartridges, travel sets, and special-edition turntables galore. . .

Shanon McKellar  |  Oct 29, 2024

This year’s Toronto Audiofest couldn’t have had a better backdrop for the October 18-20, 2024, weekend — and AP was on hand and onsite to take it all in. Read Part 1 of Shanon McKellar’s TAF show report to see which rooms and companies displayed some of the best turntable setups of the entire show. . .

Shanon McKellar  |  Nov 01, 2024

We’re back onsite at Toronto Audiofest, which was held during the weekend of October 18-20, 2024. Read Part 2 of Shanon McKellar’s TAF show report to see her firsthand experience with the turntable setups from two stellar companies, Oracle Audio Technologies and Stable 33.33. . .

Shanon McKellar  |  Nov 05, 2024

We’ve officially entered into the homestretch of our in-depth three-part Toronto Audiofest 2024 show report. Read Shanon McKellar’s final TAF 2024 installment to see what she heard with turntables from the likes of Thorens, TW-Acustic, Pure Fidelity, Well Tempered Lab, and more. . .

Mike Mettler, Ken Micallef  |  Feb 25, 2025

Live from this past weekend’s Florida International Audio Expo 2025, Ken Micallef shows us turntables, reel-to-reel players, and more from the likes of Audio Note, Benny Audio, Clearaudio, Bergmann, J.Sikora, and Studer — plus, he has a bonus interview with VPI’s Mat Weisfeld, who walks us through all the ins and outs about the way-cool VPI Avenger Statement turntable. . .

Mike Mettler, Ken Micallef  |  Jun 05, 2025

The assignment for High End Munich 2025 was simple, and direct: “Show me turntables. Lots and lots of turntables.” And who better to carry out such a focused task than our go-to, table-loving main product reviewer for AP, the always estimable Ken Micallef. Click the link below to see Ken’s 11½-minute Munich 2025 video diary, which features a wide swath of turntables — plus a few tonearms and cartridges to boot — from the likes of TechDAS, Clearaudio, Klaudio, Kronos, Kuzma, Dual, Muarah, and many, many more. . .

Julie Mullins  |  Jun 12, 2025

In Part 5 of her Munich 2025 show report, Julie Mullins gets a firsthand explanation for why Polish manufacturer Unitra wholly embrace direct-drive turntables, and sees/hears one of their latest tables in action to illustrate the point. . .

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