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February 7-9, 2020

All prices in US dollars unless indicated otherwise

Details: Written by Doug Schneider Doug Schneider; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 09 February 2020 09 February 2020

Florida Audio Expo 2020: Accessories and Power Products

I’m not the kind of audiophile who tweaks my system endlessly -- I usually set up my components and speakers well and pretty much forget them unless something really intriguing comes along. Still, I like regularly looking at audiophile accessories, power products, and stands, if for no other reason than to see what’s out there and what could pique my interest. At Florida Audio Expo 2020 I found several things worth writing about, which I’ve detailed below. All prices are in US dollars.

Details: Written by Jeff Fritz Jeff Fritz; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 09 February 2020 09 February 2020

Florida Audio Expo 2020: Speakers, Part 3

Is there any product genre that has more diverse offerings than loudspeakers? Florida Audio Expo 2020 saw a dizzying array of models of all configurations, sizes, and shapes -- and at all price points. And as you’ll see in the first entry in this installment of our coverage, you can even get them in all stages of manufacture. (All prices are in US dollars.)

Details: Written by Jeff Fritz Jeff Fritz; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 09 February 2020 09 February 2020

Florida Audio Expo 2020: Electronics, Part 2

There were a few new products at FAE 2020, and some that weren’t brand new but that were playing at a show for the first time. Trends? Integration is still a thing. We saw lots of products that combine functions that are typically handled by standalone components in separates-based systems. What has always occurred to me is that some functions should be combined -- for convenience, yes, but perhaps also for performance. As a prime example . . .

Details: Written by Jeff Fritz Jeff Fritz; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 08 February 2020 08 February 2020

Florida Audio Expo 2020: Ranking the Super Systems

I know the spiel about sound at shows. I’ve written about it, edited commentary on it from our writers, and read about it in other publications over many years. Blah blah blah. OK, so perhaps the one qualification I’ll make in my assessment is that these systems won’t sound like what I heard at FAE 2020 if these mega-systems were set up in your carefully constructed custom listening room. But then you already knew that.

Details: Written by Doug Schneider Doug Schneider; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 08 February 2020 08 February 2020

Florida Audio Expo 2020: Turntables and Related

The vinyl revival is real and big, so turntable sales are brisk -- but at every hi-fi show, it’s uncertain how many new turntables and related products you’ll see, and in what price ranges. I don’t know why that is -- it just happens that way. At the Florida Audio Expo 2020, however, I wasn’t expecting the diversity of vinyl-related products, as you’ll see in the coverage below. Call it a pleasant surprise. All prices are in US dollars.

Details: Written by Doug Schneider Doug Schneider; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 08 February 2020 08 February 2020

Florida Audio Expo 2020: Speakers, Part 2

Based on my Florida Audio Expo 2019 experience, I originally thought we’d end up with two features on loudspeakers. After finishing walking the floors, I think we’ll get three or more features. There are far more products being shown at FAE 2020 than there were at FAE 2019, which is why I’m glad I’m not the only one here covering it. Below are more new and/or interesting loudspeakers I found, with all prices in US dollars.

Details: Written by Jeff Fritz Jeff Fritz; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 07 February 2020 07 February 2020

Florida Audio Expo 2020: Electronics, Part 1

There were new models of electronics at this year’s edition of the Florida Audio Expo, at all different price points and with vastly different form factors and functions. Here is a selection of the most interesting pieces that I saw. All prices are in US dollars.

Details: Written by Doug Schneider Doug Schneider; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 07 February 2020 07 February 2020

Florida Audio Expo 2020: Speakers, Part 1

Florida’s fabulous wintertime weather was the excuse most of us used last year to justify visiting the first-ever Florida Audio Expo. No one knew what the show would be like, but we all had an inkling that the weather would be much nicer in Tampa in February than where we were coming from. So if the show didn’t pan out, which is a real possibility for any new show, it would still be a nice weekend away. Little did we know that the first Florida Audio Expo would turn out as well as it did.