AXPONA is the largest high-end audio show in North America, which caters to dealers, distributors, and manufacturers, as well as music-loving consumers that can test, touch and experience all that AXPONA has to offer. In 2025, AXPONA will add a new Car Audio Showcase, expanding the Expo Hall featuring the ever-popular Record Fair, and the dedicated Ear Gear Experience area featuring all major headphone brands.
“After a hugely successful 2024 event, we are excited to once again converge in Chicago to bring together our exhibitors, partners, and attendees from around the globe,” says Liz Smith, AXPONA0s Show Director. “AXPONA is the place to experience the most cutting-edge HiFi products from the most innovative and celebrated companies in the world, and we are always looking for ways to elevate the experience for our attendees. We’re thrilled to launch some new features in 2025 including the Car Audio Showcase, which caters to music lovers and car audio enthusiasts.”
New for 2025, IASCA (International Auto Sound Challenge Association) and AXPONA announce the inaugural Car Audio Showcase at AXPONA 2025. For the first time, passionate music lovers can experience high-performance car audio, as manufacturers and dealers will offer demonstrations from leading brands to discover new audio products for purchase and upgrades.
The Exhibit Hall, home to the Record Fair, will showcase a vast array of turntables, cables, accessories, racks and stands, tonearms, cartridges and new and vintage Vinyl. Top manufacturers exhibiting in 2025 will include Acoustic Sounds, AM Belgium, Black Star Records, Butcher Block Acoustics, Elusive Disc, GIK Acoustics, Iconoclast Cable, Music Direct and Ocean Audio.
The Ear Gear Experience will be located in one of the convention center’s large ballrooms to enhance the listening experience for personal audio. Everything from open-back, closed-back, in-ear headphones and accessories, cables and players that go into a personal audio rig will be on display at the Ear Gear Experience. Leading global brands and manufacturers such as 64 Audio, Audeze, Campfire Audio, Manley Laboratories, Technics, ZMF Headphones, and more will debut new products and have dedicated booths.
And as always, visitors can indulge in the best in high-end audio equipment and gear by visiting AXPONA’s 200+ Listening Rooms. Attendees are encouraged to experience listening rooms by listening and comparing the superbly designed, high performance systems and components from some of the world’s most prestigious manufacturers. In all, more than 700 global manufacturers, retailers and brands will gather at AXPONA, including Audio-Technica, Diptyque, Falcon Acoustics, Fern & Roby, Gauder Akustik, Harman International, Luxman, Magico, Perlisten Audio, Revox Deutschland, Steinway Lyngdorf and Soulnote audio.
AXPONA 2025 will also feature Live Concerts nightly. The AXPONA website will update scheduled performers as they are announced.
Open to the public, AXPONA offers a variety of ticket options for attendees. All general admission tickets grant access to the exhibits including Listening Rooms and Exhibit Hall, as well as educational seminars, live music, and special events.
AXPONA opens Friday, April 11 10am-6pm; Saturday, April 12 10am-6pm; and Sunday, April 13 10am-4pm.
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