Sunday's Audio Excellence At AXPONA 2025
Achieving audio excellence with immersive soundscapes.
Audio Expo North America (AXPONA) 2025 Show Report By Chuck Bruce

The Totem Thunderbird's dual 6" midrange/woofer drivers provide deep bass down to 28Hz, while the proprietary tweeter ensures smooth lifelike clarity in the highs. Totem’s Thunderbirds mid-height floorstanders were lightning fast and detailed while powered by 200 Wpc channel Aragon Titanium dual-mono amplifiers. These examples effectively conveyed all types of music via a small footprint. This with a real-world usable 28Hz room response - and you can feel it!!!

The Perfect8 loudspeaker ($62,500) with a total of seven dynamic drivers encased in glass from Sweden blew the doors off in their incredible demo! The Perfect8 loudspeakers have been created with exceptional craftsmanship, as their innovative loudspeaker design produces outstanding audio performance. Known for their unique glass construction, which provides a visually striking transparent design, top-tier materials and components ensure high-performance sound.

Within the Perfect8 floorstanding loudspeaker, advanced drivers and crossover networks ensure superior performance is maintained from floor-shaking bass to smooth and extended highs.

GTT Audio was showcasing various gear here at AXPONA 2025 including the Kronos top-line turntable. Vivid Audio loudspeakers feature a side-firing woofer and very attractive cabinet styling. Amplification was by Audionet and cabling was Kubala-Sosna.

Yours truly with Ann Bisson and her new release The Essentials on vinyl LP is a compilation of her best works spanning 15 years. This album features 12 carefully selected tracks, including fan favorites like "September in Montreal" and "Killing Me Softly". It also includes a bonus track, "Les Moulins de Mon Coeur", which is a French rendition of Michel Legrand's "The Windmills of Your Mind". The album is available in various formats, including a limited-edition 180-gram vinyl LP, remastered by the audio wizard Bernie Grundman. The album includes a 20-page booklet featuring Ann's life story, exclusive photos, and anecdotes. It's a must-have for fans of her soulful and jazz-infused music.

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