UK Audio 2023 Show Report
Enjoying wonderful music at the UK Audio Show 2023.
Show Report By Clive Meakins

  NVA were running a system with their passive pre with a stepped attenuator (£975). M600 Mono power amps, £3k per pair, Q1 speaker with upward firing bass £1,000. 

NVA were also showcasing at the UK Audio Show 2023 were funky colors of their AP20 integrated amplifiers priced at £1,200, the Cube 3 speaker costing £1,000.

A long-time favorite of mine is Longdog Audio products. They were using their one-off Perspex open baffles with Lowther and Supravox drivers and nicely displayed crossovers. The system included the Longdog MCj Hybrid Phono Amp, £1,680, a Music First preamplifier / attenuator, power amps were Longdog P6100M 100W monoblocks, £3500 for a pair. Great sounds and a fun team.

Phonia is a new brand for 2023, they come from Poland and have three sets of loudspeakers, Pacto 200 £3,000, Gravis 400 £6,000 and Apertus 600 with mid and treble open baffle £12k. The Apertus is what I listened to, they impressed and certainly filled the room with sound in an effortless manner.

Emilen Audio had several products on display. The bigger system was based around the ES-1 Reference active speakers whose crossovers are implemented via DSP which then feeds to class D amplification. DSP facilitates the use of very steep slopes at the crossover points. These awesome active speakers are priced at £25,000. The Emilen Equinox MC Phono stage (balanced and single-ended inputs) is £6,995, the Equinox preamp is £9,995.

The second system from Emilen comprised their Solstice Phono stage at £2,975 and D-Block monoblock power amps at £7,995 for the pair.

The main Emilen system with the ES-1 Reference speakers was fronted by a Lumley Audio turntable, the Statosphere MK3 with the Stratonum Tonearm MK1. The John Jeffries designs are quite a statement of style with serious solidity. Their system was magnificent.

In Conclusion
I enjoyed the UK Audio Show 2023 immensely, apologies for the products I've not been able to cover – there was so much to see. Thank you to Chester Group for once again putting together another great show and thanks to all the exhibitors for being so very helpful. Finally, thanks go out to the show visitors for putting up with my getting in the way of taking photos.

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