Hi Everyone,
This will be my second time attending AXPONA (https://axpona.com/) and I'm super excited to see/hear so much gear again. They have an "Ear Gear" room, which is like a smaller CanJam. Some bigger brand gave been there including Sennheiser, ZMF, Campfire, Ifi, Meze, Ferrum, etc. Warwick Acoustics brought their booth last year as well. There are also resellers showcasing many different brands. In the Focal speaker room, they also have Focal headphones as well. The Ear Gear room is fairly quiet. So while they don't have the same variety of CanJam, it is quite easy to listen to gear if you're in the area.
In addition to the headphone area, there are many floors and rooms with speakers, amps, turntables of all price ranges (https://axpona.com/exhibitors/). It's a bucket list-type experience when it comes to listening to flagship audio products, in addition to meeting some amazing people and brands. I just wanted to share the event here in case it's not on your radar! Happy to answer questions, and would love to meet some of you there. I'll be attending as Press, and will be covering gear on my YouTube channel.
Tickets are pretty cheap as well. Kids under 14 get in free, Gen Z (15-26) get in for $10 per day, and everyone else can buy tickets online for $28 a day, or multi day passes for a discount. It's cheaper to purchase online in advance, even if it's the day prior to attending. Ticket link - BUY TICKETS
Hotel & Flight info: https://axpona.com/hotel-travel/
Some tips/experiences from last year:
Here's a loaded b-roll style video about 24 minutes long showing all kinds of speakers, amps, and other products we came across last year. If you don't like the music, mute mine, queue up your own, and click play!
If you have anything you would like covered there, or have questions please post. I'll be happy to address what I can, or perhaps another community member can help out. I will try to edit this post if certain questions get asked or I catch anything I want to fix or add myself. Thanks for reading, and I hope to see some of you there! This is not a paid post or anything that has to do directly with the AXPONA promotional staff. I'm just excited to attend again and I haven't seen anything posted here yet!
This will be my second time attending AXPONA (https://axpona.com/) and I'm super excited to see/hear so much gear again. They have an "Ear Gear" room, which is like a smaller CanJam. Some bigger brand gave been there including Sennheiser, ZMF, Campfire, Ifi, Meze, Ferrum, etc. Warwick Acoustics brought their booth last year as well. There are also resellers showcasing many different brands. In the Focal speaker room, they also have Focal headphones as well. The Ear Gear room is fairly quiet. So while they don't have the same variety of CanJam, it is quite easy to listen to gear if you're in the area.
In addition to the headphone area, there are many floors and rooms with speakers, amps, turntables of all price ranges (https://axpona.com/exhibitors/). It's a bucket list-type experience when it comes to listening to flagship audio products, in addition to meeting some amazing people and brands. I just wanted to share the event here in case it's not on your radar! Happy to answer questions, and would love to meet some of you there. I'll be attending as Press, and will be covering gear on my YouTube channel.
Tickets are pretty cheap as well. Kids under 14 get in free, Gen Z (15-26) get in for $10 per day, and everyone else can buy tickets online for $28 a day, or multi day passes for a discount. It's cheaper to purchase online in advance, even if it's the day prior to attending. Ticket link - BUY TICKETS
Hotel & Flight info: https://axpona.com/hotel-travel/
Some tips/experiences from last year:
- The main restaurant downstairs has excellent food but it's a little pricey. You get what you pay for
- They have catered food areas in the main lobby, serving breakfast options then lunch options later in the day. Pricing is great and the line isn't bad, so you don't lose venue time by needing to eat
- There are bathrooms everywhere
- There is a food court area where the "Expo Hall" is. Lots of tables/chairs to sit and eat
- The expo hall sells new and vintage gear, records, etc. It's worth walking through at least once
- There are multiple speaker sessions throughout the weekend, with the schedule posted on their site
- Some rooms get crowded, as many of the listening rooms are hotel rooms. If you wan't to visit a popular room, maybe consider attending those earlier or later in the day. Otherwise if you are okay with waiting 5+ minutes, you're likely going to get a listening seat
- There are larger listening rooms with some flagship systems and designs, all were pretty unique in their own way
- Tons of brand reps there are excited to talk about their products. This is your chance to get your one-on-one time with burning questions
- Meet new people! So many guests are wonderful people and share the same hobby. Don't be afraid to talk to others and connect with those that share a similar hobby!
Here's a loaded b-roll style video about 24 minutes long showing all kinds of speakers, amps, and other products we came across last year. If you don't like the music, mute mine, queue up your own, and click play!
If you have anything you would like covered there, or have questions please post. I'll be happy to address what I can, or perhaps another community member can help out. I will try to edit this post if certain questions get asked or I catch anything I want to fix or add myself. Thanks for reading, and I hope to see some of you there! This is not a paid post or anything that has to do directly with the AXPONA promotional staff. I'm just excited to attend again and I haven't seen anything posted here yet!
I think I will meet up with a Head-Fi friend and possibly few other folks from the Chicago area. Happy to make it a larger group.
