13TH ANNUAL AXPONA WILL FEATURE ALL-STAR MUSICIANS, INDUSTRY EXPERTS, AND GUEST APPEARANCES

 AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) returns to the Schaumburg Convention Center,  April 12^th -14th 2024 with three jam-packed days of incredible sound, technology, seminars, live music and the very latest products in the industry.

HiFi PiG’s Lin and Stu will be at the show again this year, bringing you all the most in depth and interesting reports and photos.

PMC

HiFi PiG would like to thank PMC for sponsoring the HiFi PiG AXPONA 2024 Coverage.

PMC will be exhibiting with their USA distributor, Playback Distribution who can be found in rooms: 1229, 1230, 1233, 1424, and 1434.

AXPONA 2024 LIVE MUSIC

One of AXPONA’s most popular features includes live concerts nightly and this year’s musicians will not disappoint.

On Friday, April 12th at 8pm, Chicago’s very own Bobby Broom, a celebrated jazz guitarist and performer will take the stage. Broom was born in Harlem, NY and raised on New York City’s Upper West Side where he began studying the guitar at age 12. He attended the High School of Music and Art, where he played in the jazz ensemble and received an award for Outstanding Jazz Improvisation during his senior year. Broom’s first release of exclusively original compositions Upper West Side Story (2012) reached No. 1. on the College Music Journal jazz chart and was in the Jazz Week and Down Beat Top Albums of 2012. Today, Broom calls Chicago home and teaches Chicago high school students for the Ravinia Festival Organization’s community outreach Jazz Scholar Program.

“Our attendees, exhibitors, and partners always look forward to AXPONA’s live concerts and we try to mix it up each year, bringing in a diverse group of performers. We are excited to welcome Bobby who has an incredible following both locally and nationally, and Lydia and Laura who are releasing a new album right before AXPONA 2024!”

Liz Smith, AXPONA

The Secret Sisters, a celebrated singing duo and real-life sisters, will close out AXPONA’s live concerts on Saturday, April 13th at 8pm. The Alabama-based country-folk pair, featuring the talents of siblings Lydia and Laura Rogers, emerged in 2010 with a sound that combines effortless harmonies, sharp songwriting, and a shared love of country music’s rich history. The sisters’ third album, You Don’t Own Me Anymore, was produced by Brandi Carlile and Tim and Phil Hanseroth, mixed by Grammy-winner Trina Shoemaker, and recorded by Jerry Streeter. The album also garnered the duo’s first Grammy nomination, in the category of Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, The Secret Sisters’ fifth studio album, Mind, Man, Medicine will be released on March 29th 2024.

AXPONA 2024 SEMINARS

AXPONA will also feature a full Seminar schedule with guest speakers including industry experts, media personalities and manufacturers on the latest audio themes and trends. This year’s must-attend Seminars include “YouTube: The Future of Audiophile Content?”, Michael Fremer’s World-Famous Turntable Set-up Seminar, “Second Time Around: The World of Reissuing and Remastering” and “Speaker Design: Inside and Outside the Box”.

Read the HiFi PiG AXPONA report 2023 here

AXPONA 2024

The three-day experience features multiple hotel floors packed with over 200 listening rooms. The Expo Hall features The Record Fair, The Ear Gear Experience, and seminars. Whether you’re a serious audiophile, a newcomer to high-end audio or simply a music lover, you’ll find everything you need to immerse yourself in your favourite sounds.

SHOW HOURS

Friday, April 12, 2024: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Saturday, April 13, 2024: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Sunday, April 14, 2024: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

LOCATION

Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center

1551 N Thoreau Dr, Schaumburg, IL, 60173

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