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Florida International Audio Expo 2026 Show Report
The eighth annual Florida International Audio Expo (FIAE) 2026 returned to Tampa for a
three-day high-end audio showcase from Friday, February 20 through Sunday, February 22 at the Sheraton Tampa Brandon. This premier audiophile show blends formal listening rooms with relaxed demo lounges, giving attendees the rare chance to compare loudspeakers,
high-fidelity amplifiers, turntables, DACs, and immersive headphone systems under
real-world conditions. Exhibitor turnout is strong again this year, with international manufacturers, boutique builders, and regional specialists filling
well-appointed listening rooms. Enjoy the Music.com, which has reported on every FIAE since its debut, proudly continues
our long-standing support as a show sponsor. Because FIAE is a
family-friendly event attracting many young adults and children, Enjoy the Music.com is
sponsoring the Passport To Sound booklet for younger audiophiles. Across the show, music lovers will find flagship components, innovative niche products, and
enjoy direct access to designers and product experts.
---> Florida International Audio Expo 2026 Show Report.
Feb 2026
High-End Audio Reviews — Gryphon Antileon & Furutech Premieres
World-premiere gear, FIAE show
report, and 30 years of audiophile insight.
The February 2026 issue of Enjoy the Music.com is a celebration of music and romance! We feature a wide mix of premiere high-end audio equipment reviews, the FIAE 2026 show preview, and editorial pieces on audiophile culture — key highlights include the North America Premiere review of Gryphon's Antileon Revelation amplifier and a world premiere review of Furutech's GTO-D3 NCF Power Distributor + Origin Power Cord. The issue is dated February 2026 as we celebrate romantic music as a lasting gift and the importance of bringing new listeners into the hobby, with features on how luxury home audio shows (FIAE, Montreal Audiofest,
etc) are rediscovering the joy of attentive listening. These thematic pieces set a cultural and community context for the technical reviews that follow. This issue's mix of
long-form reviews, editorials, and show reporting makes it useful both as a buyer's reference and as a cultural snapshot of the
high-end audiophile scene in early 2026. Happy Valentine's Day music lovers, and as always... enjoy the
music!
---> Feb 2026 High-End Audio Reviews — Gryphon Antileon & Furutech Premieres
Plus FIAE 2026 Show Coverage.
Automotive Audio In The AI Era: AES 2026 Conference
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) 6th International Automotive Audio Conference will take place July 29th through 31st at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, bringing researchers, industry engineers, and audio practitioners together to explore the future of immersive sound within vehicles. With car audio's massive global footprint making it's way into multiple audiophile shows during 2026,
Enjoy the Music.com's Creative Director Steven R. Rochlin is perhaps the only audiophile publication with years of IASCA installation and sound quality judging experience. The AES conference is organized around the theme Automotive Audio in the AI Era (Sounds of future cars) and promises technical papers, keynote sessions, demonstrations, and workshops that highlight how audio is evolving alongside electrification, autonomy, new ownership, and lossless music streaming models. Conference organizers are soliciting technical contributions across two submission tracks: Category 1 full papers (complete manuscripts) and Category 2 express papers (extended
summaries)... Topics span AI and machine learning, system architecture, sound reproduction and tuning, active sound management, spatial audio, and evaluation
methods.
---> Automotive Audio In The AI Era: AES 2026 Conference. 
audioXpress'
March 2026 Issue
Editorial: Simply Better: AI Really Delivers
A Guide For Developers: Evaluating And Testing BT LE Part 4
Phase and Delays Part 2—True Delays
What’s All This Watts RMS Stuff?
Musical Instrument Amplifiers Through The Years
Audio Measurements, AI, And Accelerated Change
Dayton Audio DATS LA Loudspeaker Analyzer
Multiphysics Acoustic Testing With Dewesoft DAQ
Frequency Normalized Distortion
And Much More!
---> audioXpress March 2026
Issue.
Asia
Hi-Fi & AV Expo Singapore 2026 — StereoNET Flagship Southeast Asia Showcase
StereoNET today announces the launch of the Asia
Hi-Fi & AV Expo, a landmark event marking the brand's first major showcase in Southeast Asia. Set in Singapore, the Expo underscores the
city-state's role as a regional hub for consumer audio and visual innovation, bringing together manufacturers, retailers, audiophiles, and media under one roof. Organizers say the event is designed to spotlight both established global names and emerging regional brands, creating a concentrated platform for product launches, dealer partnerships, and
hands-on demonstrations. With StereoNET's reputation for curating
high-quality audio experiences, the Expo aims to raise the profile of premium AV culture across the
Asia-Pacific market. Attendees will find a comprehensive range of consumer electronics spanning bookshelf speakers, large floorstanders, turntables, headphones, and full
home cinema systems. The show floor will include immersive demo rooms, live listening sessions, and a dedicated Vinyl Record Fair that celebrates analog culture alongside
cutting-edge digital formats.
---> Asia Hi-Fi & AV Expo Singapore 2026 — StereoNET Flagship Southeast Asia
Showcase. 
Bristol
Hi-Fi Show 2026: New Audio Tech & Demos
The Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2026 returns this year as a
focal point for audiophiles, industry professionals, and curious
newcomers eager to hear the latest in high-fidelity sound. Operating
from Friday, February 20th through Sunday the 22nd at the Delta Hotels
Bristol City Centre, organizers promise an expanded floor plan and a
packed schedule of demonstrations from established manufacturers and
boutique builders alike. Attendees can expect immersive listening rooms,
product launches, and hands-on opportunities to compare speakers,
amplifiers, turntables, and streaming systems in real listening
environments. The event aims to balance technical depth with accessible
experiences so both seasoned enthusiasts and first-time visitors leave
with fresh discoveries. Exhibitors at the show span global brands and
local specialists, with several companies set to unveil new models and
limited-edition releases. Demonstration lineups will include both legacy
stereo and modern multi-speaker immersivephile setups, headphone
audition suites, and dedicated vinyl playback rooms that highlight
cartridge and tonearm pairings.
---> Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2026: New Audio Tech
& Demos. 
North American Premiere Review!
Gryphon Antileon Revelation Amplifier Review — Dynamics, Detail, & Drive
Class A 160 Wpc power, purity, and the
all-important real-world listening impressions.
Review By Tom Lyle
I read somewhere that I praise
every audio component reviewed for Enjoy the Music.com; after three decades
of listening and testing, I can understand why. Advances in engineering mean
that many review samples—amplifiers, preamplifiers, and loudspeakers—now
deliver exceptional sound quality plus fit and finish. Just taking one look at
the new Gryphon Audio Designs' Antileon Revelation stereo/mono amplifier proves
this point in 2026. That wasn't true when I began covering high-end audio in the
late 1900s, and my blunt critiques back then sometimes led to awkward
conversations with manufacturers and distributors. My aim remains to give clear,
practical assessments of how gear performs in real rooms and systems so readers
can decide whether it's the right match for their setup and budget. However, what matters more than whether I give a component or
loudspeaker system a glowing review is whether it fits one's system, room, and
budget. My job is to clearly describe equipment traits.
--->
Gryphon Antileon Revelation Amplifier Review.
Pure Power, Pure Pleasure — Pass Laboratories X600.8 Mono Amplifier Review
Quietly powerful, exquisitely precise sound that delivers recording-studio clarity.
Review By Tom Lyle
The Pass Laboratories
X600.8 monoblocks did not simply arrive — they announced themselves. Two Pass Laboratories X600.8
monoblocks for review here at Enjoy the Music.com, each a 123-pound monument of metal and circuitry, crossed my threshold and turned the upstairs listening room into a battleground for gravity. Their bulk filled the doorway, their presence
and proportions, and for a moment the house felt like it had been claimed by something far more serious than furniture.
Furthermore, I needed a little help getting them into
position within my listening room. Besides being quite heavy and quite large (19" x
21.5" x 11" WxDxH), my listening
room is on the top floor of our home. On their website, Pass Labs says that the Pass Laboratories
X600s can "...effortlessly drive the most demanding loudspeakers to musical
nirvana." With 600 Watts under the hood, it should be obvious that these
monoblocks can drive just about any pair of speakers one can think of....
--->
Pure Power, Pure Pleasure — Pass Laboratories X600.8 Mono Amplifier Review.
Sneak Peek World Premiere
Review!
Audio Research I/70 Fully Loaded Integrated Vacuum Tube
Amplifier Reviewed
In-depth review of Audio Research's
fully-loaded I/70 integrated stereo unit including the
optional Hi-Res Audio DAC and MM/MC phono stage: performance, design, and reference-level listening notes.
Review By Ron Nagle
I can trace my interest in high-end audio back to the 1970s, long before the
internet, and the 1995 launch of Enjoy the Music.com. Before we discuss
today's review of Audio Research's impressive I/70 vacuum tube integrated
amplifier, let us step back to the very beginnings. My first serious Audio
Research audio components, as back then, I recall vacuum tubes versus
transistors controversy was still raging on. That was when some audio wags
predicted the death of vacuum tube audio. I credit Audio Research and the late
Harry Pearson as the two stalwarts that fended off the Japanese avalanche of
cheaper transistor-powered audio components at the time.
And that was the time when the shifting public interest was to
transistor audio. Audio Research Corporation (ARC) was founded by William Zane
Johnson in 1970 and was originally located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are
one of the longest U.S. companies of vacuum tube-powered high-end audio
equipment for audiophiles and music lovers still in operation.
--->
Audio Research I/70 Fully Loaded Integrated Vacuum Tube Amplifier
Review.
SVS' SB-5000 R|Evolution Will Not Be Televised — It
Will Be Felt!
Deep bass with exceptional musicality, bass speed, and a potent 2000 Watts!
SVS SB-5000 R|Evolution Subwoofer Review By Rick LaFaver
If Santa missed the mark on giving you the gift of deep, room-shaking bass this
year, meet the SVS 5000 R|Evolution SB-5000 sealed subwoofer — the sub that
transforms your music listening experience (it's not only for movie explosions).
Within this review, Enjoy the Music.com tests the SVS SB-5000 active
subwoofer with 2000 Watts from a real-world stereo perspective, showing how a
high-performance subwoofer can do more than boost LFE at 80Hz: it fills the gap
where your speakers naturally roll off, adds authoritative low-end detail, and
restores the rhythm, weight, and physical deep bass connection to your favorite
tracks that have been missing… until now. The SVS subwoofer was tested alongside my reference Vapor
Audio Cirrus loudspeakers and go-to Arte Forma amplifier, aiming for a musical,
real-world setup. I tried the preamplifier output so the SVS could receive
a full stereo analog feed and make the most of its 295 Hz Analog Devices DSP and
the SVS app's fine-tuning.
--->
SVS SB-5000 R|Evolution Active DSP Subwoofer Review.
Passport To Sound: An Invitation To What The Audio Show Can Become
Bringing fun and education to young music lovers and future audiophiles.
Editorial By May Anwar
Every Saturday morning of my childhood began with Beethoven.
The Appassionata Sonata or Symphony No. 5 spilled from my father's turntable at
a volume that stirred my heart before I was fully awake. The turntable sat on a
heavy wooden credenza, its glass lid closed like a museum case. We children
could admire the record collection stored inside but were never allowed to touch
the equipment itself. The system was sacred. Surrounded by music, I assumed I understood it. Years later, I
realized I had only been granted access to listen but had never truly learned
what made a system sound good. When I received my first cassette player as a teenager eager
for independence, I traded quality for freedom and never looked back. By
college, I had forgotten what music was meant to sound like. I listened to
compressed, flattened tracks through cassette players, then MP3 players, and
eventually voice-activated devices that made listening even more casual.
--->
Passport To Sound: An Invitation To What The Audio Show Can Become.
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