Axpona 2025 EarGear Impressions Thread

[Makiah S]

Shout out to Kathryn Ourlian (Kat) for letting a snag this stunning shot!​

Did you find your audio-nirvana this weekend? With so many fabulous headphones, music enthusiasts, and gearheads in attendance, this year's EarGear at Axpona would have been an easy spot to find your own slice of Hi-Fi Heaven. None of this would be possible without the fantastic community of manufacturers, passionate engineers, and fellow audio nerds we have here, there, and really all over the world. All of whom we'd like to thank for working so diligently alongside ourselves in putting together a fantastic weekend of listening, conversation, and discovery! @ZMFHEADPHONES @Audeze @MezeTeam @iFi audio @Sennheiser

For us here at HeadAmp, the highlight of our weekend is always getting to see, speak and share our passion for music with everyone who took a moment to stop by and listen with us! Thank you for your time, for sharing your stories and your favorite songs. We we're proud as always to demo our amazing new HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amplifier & HeadAmp Blue Hawaii Special Edition, alongside Dan Clark Audio.

That said, though, we'd love to hear from everyone who had a chance to attend. What did you enjoy, what did you listen to this weekend, and ultimately, what put a smile on your face?

 

[BarefootDyl]

Cross-posting this since that is a hell of a lot easier than copying and pasting the whole post. Thank you to @Makiah S for making this thread.

I don't know all the handles but I wanted to shout out a couple retailers that I was pleased to have gotten my impressions from. It was great to meet everyone at the show!

@CampfireAudio
@MimicAudio
@BloomAudio
@HiFiGuides / Z Reviews
@Audeze
@MoonAudio

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/axp...1-13-schaumburg-illinois.976367/post-18653424

 

[Makiah S]

Got some great shots this weekend and was able to put together an Axpona 2025 Playlist! These are songs enjoyed by individual listeners from our table, so a big thank you to all of y'all who shared your favorite tunes with me!

"Quizas, quizas" - Buena Vista Social Club
"The National Anthem" from Kid A by Radio Head
"Birds of Fire" - Mahavishnu Orchestra
"Spoonful" from A Spoonful of Bruce, Baker & Moore
Jan Garbarek : Officium - "XIV. Oratio Jeremiae"
"The Moment I Knew (Taylor's Verision)" from Red by Taylor Swift
"Year Zero" from Infestissumam by Ghost
"Blood Roses" from Boys for Pele by Tori Amos
"The Space Between" from Avalon by Roxy Music
"Queen Mary" - Francine Thriteen

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[davesa]

I always wonder if Dominique Fils-Aime gets a bump in her stream count with her track Birds every time there is an audio get together. Seems like that one gets used a lot as a test track. I was using the song Make Us Stronger by Ghost Rider quite a bit to test things out this time.