Show Reports

Welcome one and all to our upcoming in-depth AXPONA 2026 coverage. Our esteemed colleagues at Stereophile were gracious enough to shared the following video with us as a sneak peek at what's to come. . .

In Part 7 of our Capital Audiofest 2025 show report, Julie Mullins heads to a room helmed by Hi-Fi Lite in order to check out a SOTA turntable fitted with a Rega tonearm and Audio-Technica stylus. . .

Here in Part 5 of our ongoing Capital Audiofest 2025 show report series, Julie Mullins experiences a full range of gear from Audio Note UK — including their flagship TT-Three Reference turntable — in one company-centric demo room. . .

Here in Part 3 of her Capital Audiofest 2025 show report, Julie Mullins gives us the scoop on the cool gear she saw and heard on display in a pair of rooms hosted by Gestalt Audio — primarily being a pair of turntables from PrimaryControl and TW Acustic, along with a double shot of Fuuga cartridges, some Cinnamon speakers sprinkled into the mix, and SW1X amps to boot. . .

Welcome to our multipart show highlights series about this year’s Capital Audiofest! The annual event, which has been increasing in size and market importance in recent years, was held just outside Washington, DC, at the Hilton Twinbrook in Rockville, Maryland, during the weekend of November 14-16, 2025. Here in Part 1, Julie Mullins gives us a CAF overview and takes in a turntable and cartridge setup Q&A between WallyTools’ and WAM Engineering’s J.R. Bosclair and noted turntable guru and occasional AP contributor Michael Trei. . .

Our Toronto Audiofest 2025 show coverage concludes! Here in Part 6, Shanon McKellar checks out turntables from Audio Note (UK) and Linn, and she also determines what her favorite room setups of the entire TAF 2025 show were. . .