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Tampa Audio Expo 2025

Just attended the Tampa Audio Expo.

The standout speakers that interested me in my price range.

Axxess L1    $3850 pr. Hard to find competition at this price that match their performance. (Borresen design) 

Borresen X1 $6500 pr incl  stands. These are perfect for the 400sf size room they were in.  They sound effortless at any volume. 

GoldenEar Triton $6000 pr Really sounded excellent at this price.

Soundfield Audio Mini Monitor $1200 pr  and Soundfield Audio 12120B floor stander $7500 pr very good sound paired with Orchard audio Starkrimson products.  Another bargain at these price points.

Chesky speakers $1000 pr. sounded very good.  Very competitive with much higher cost speakers.  

If I had a bigger budget:

Audio Norwegian Loudspeakers Icon 12  $24k?  Stunning-Really impactful with a beautiful finish.  Competition for Volti.  They sounded much better to me than the Volti, but it could have been room interactions. The Voltis were in a very small room for the size of the speakers.

Soundfield Audio line array speakers.  Very beautiful.  Excellent sound-not sure what the price is but know they are not in my budget. 

Tobian Sound 12 FH  full range horn $40,000 Really stunning full range sound in a big room.  Seemed effortless and scalable to any volume you so desire.

Clarysis Audio Piccolo $20,000  ribbon speakers. Beautiful sound and very attractive. 

Clarysis Audio Atrium $750,000.  If you have a ballroom and an unlimited budget, they are magnificent.

 

 

jplunkettj

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jplunkettj OP
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@pete23  Agree the Mission 770 speakers did sound very good.

The Acoras do sound very good.  I heard them 2yrs ago at the Tampa Expo.

The Borresen x3 sounded excellent for $11,000.

jplunkettj OP
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@doyle3433 

I heard the Voltis.  I think the room was too small to properly evaluate their sound.   The build and finish quality is top notch.  If you can audition them in a larger space ((greater than 350 sf), i think they would get a chance to really open up.  

jplunkettj OP
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@skiznfliz @soundfield 

Thanks for the added info.  I really thought the Soundfields were unobtanium speakers and am afraid didn't even ask what they cost!  I really was impressed by his system especially now that I know his price for those line arrays were significantly less than I thought. 

Also, Soundfield's speakers were being used in the Orchard Audio room and were very impressive as well at the very low price points of $1200/pr for bookshelves and $7500/pr for his 12120B floor standers.

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