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Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For immediate release<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AXPONA 2023 REPORTS<\/strong> RECORD ATTENDANCE, RECEIVED RAVE REVIEWS FROM EXHIBITORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n More than 9,000 attend and over 500 companies exhibit at the 12th<\/sup> edition of AXPONA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Schaumburg, IL (April 18, 2023) \u2013 \u2013 AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) welcomed 9,115 attendees to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel, April 14-16, 2023, a 20% increase over 2022, marking its biggest show yet. AXPONA offered music lovers, audiophiles, and seasoned audio enthusiasts three jam-packed days of incredible sound, technology, seminars, live music and the very latest products in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis was the largest AXPONA yet, with 12 floors of exhibitors, 200 Listening Rooms, 500+ brands, hundreds of product debuts, and over 9,000 audiophiles and music loving attendees,\u201d said Liz Smith, AXPONA\u2019s Show Director. \u201cWe are so thankful to our incredible exhibitors, attendees, and partners who helped make this show an astounding success. We look forward to coming together as a community again in 2024!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are always thrilled to support AXPONA as the premier audio event in North America. We saw an impressive increase in traffic this year, and we look forward to continued success next year.\u201d -Jeff Sigmund, President of Luxman America<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cT+A had a great show with good traffic that exceeded our expectations and plenty of serious buyers. Many consumers were asking where can I buy? And we saw dealers from all over the country. AXPONA has become the<\/em> North American show for us.\u201d-Dave Nauber Chief Executive Officer for T+A<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAXPONA 2023 was an absolutely tremendous success for Fidelity Imports. In 2022 we had 2 rooms, we increased our room count to 6 for 2023 and we want 8-10 rooms for 2024! If you are in any way involved in the audio industry, you simply cannot miss this show!\u201d- Steve Jain, Managing Director and Co-founder, Fidelity Imports<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLCH Audio had fantastic exposure to the Hi-End Audio Community at AXPONA and truly inspiring reactions from consumers and audio professionals alike. Hats off to AXPONA for a seamless event. We are already planning for next year!\u201d-Mark Menendez, Founder LCH Audio<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Exhibit Hall<\/strong>, which is home to the Record Fair<\/strong>, showcased a vast array of turntables, cables, accessories, racks and stands, tonearms, cartridges and new and vintage Vinyl, as well as car audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Ear Gear Experience<\/strong> encompassed one of the convention center\u2019s 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 were on display in the Ear Gear Experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Friday night, AXPONA welcomed Anne Bisson<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> Canadian Jazz Singer-Songwriter who brought her beautiful voice, bold arrangements and a taste of the \u201970s. The Saturday night\u2019s concert featured singer-songwriter, Amber Rubarth<\/strong><\/a> who has toured all over the world, opening shows for legendary artists including Emmylou Harris, Kenny Loggins, Richie Havens, Dr. Ralph Stanley and Jason Mraz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AXPONA returns April 12-14, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n