AXPONA 2022

Fidelis Presents Audio Analogue and Neat Acoustics with Aurender

Jason Victor Serinus  |  Apr 27, 2022

A quarter century after Audio Analogue began in Italy, the company's products are again available in the United States. Thanks to Walter Swanborn and Dwight DiMartino of Fidelis Distribution of New Hampshire, visitors to AXPONA discovered the AADrive CD transport ($2850) and AA DAC ($4950), Puccini Anniversary integrated amplifier ($5850), Bellini Anniversary line preamplifier ($7750), Donizetti Anniversary power amplifier ($13,850, below), and AA Phono MM/MC phono stage ($2500).

With signal sent from an Aurender N20 High Definition Caching Music Server ($12,000) to Neat Acoustics' Majistra monitors ($4995/pair in Walnut finish, below) through Siltech Legend cabling, the system did a wonderful job of conveying acoustic space and vocal nuance on my CD of baritone Matthias Goerne singing Schubert's "Im Frühling" (In Springtime). It also enabled me to hear how, at this stage of his illustrious career, Goerne is better suited to songs of emotional and spiritual import than to lighter fare. Which is another way of saying that this system opened a door to the universe of emotion and spiritual import that great music conveys.

COMMENTS
gajgmusic's picture
Submitted by gajgmusic on April 27, 2022 - 6:34pm

Just a bit of clarification, please take no offence. Audio Analogue was available in North America at least 15 years ago. I used to sell it. It was lovely gear. Nice review

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Submitted by Jim Austin on April 27, 2022 - 8:11pm

gajgmusic, I can assure you that Jason takes no offense, and we have corrected the article. I'm responding instead of Jason because, for reasons we haven't yet fathomed, he's currently locked out of our commenting system. We'll have that straightened out soon.

Thanks,

Jim Austin, Editor
Stereophile

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Submitted by gajgmusic on April 27, 2022 - 8:14pm

Jim

That is very kind of you. I enjoyed Stereophile coverage of the Axpona a lot.

Gary

Jason Victor Serinus's picture
Submitted by Jason Victor Serinus on April 28, 2022 - 9:25am

My thanks to you, Gary, for correcting my error, and to Jim Austin for taking the reins while I was locked in Stereophile jail.

jason

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