AXPONA 2018 Show Report: The Renaissance of High-Quality Sounds

Originally published in audioXpress July 2018, we are now making available online the complete Audio Expo North America (AXPONA) 2018 Show Report, with all the details about the best sounding rooms and ultimate high-end gear from the Chicago, IL, show. AXPONA is one of the largest high-end audio shows in North America - and with the full potential to become the largest, thank to excellent facilities provided by the new Schaumburg Convention Center and Renaissance hotel.

The Capital Audiofest - August 28-30, 2015 - is the Washington DC Metropolitan Area and Mid Atlantic Regions most comprehensive quality audio event. Striving to become the East Coasts premiere event, the show now takes place at the Hilton Hotel in Rockville, MD.

Canadian speaker company Barn Audio Labs launched a series of handcrafted reclaimed wood speakers, proving that environmentally conscious design and performance audio engineering can result in a unique line of speakers with universal appeal.

Fern & Roby, from Richmond, Virginia, designs audio speakers using heart pine timber, sourced locally, resulting in beautiful and unique products. The company currently sells The Beam full range tower speakers and the compact bookshelves, The Cube. Both are designed and engineered with vast attention to detail and result in extremely attractive products.