AXPONA 2011 Coverage

Soundsmith always has great sounding rooms at trade shows. This time was no exception. The speakers were the Soundsmith Dragonfly 2 ($700/pair) (inside) and the Monarch (also $700/pair) (outside). They are terrific bargains.

The turntables were both by VPI. First up is the VPI Classic I ($2750) with a modified Denon 103 cartridge.

A step up in size and price is the VPI HR-X turntable ($12,000 with JMW-12.7 tonearm) . A Strain Gauge cartridge ($5499 with phono preamp) is mounted on the rear tonearm and a Sussuro cartridge ($4499) is mounted on the side tonearm.

Strain Gauge SG-810 full function preamplifier (top) and SG-410 stand alone phono preamplifier (bottom):

The iconoclastic HE-2006 power amplifier:

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