Warsaw’s Audio Video Show 2025: What Made This Year Stand Out

Host Jorden Guth talks with SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and SoundStage! Ultra editor Jason Thorpe about Warsaw’s Audio Video Show 2025—what sets it apart from other hi-fi events, their favorite gear finds, and whether optical phono cartridges are the future or just a niche.

Sources:

Audio Video Show 2025 Coverage from Warsaw, Poland, on SoundStage! Global: https://soundstageglobal.com/index.php/shows-events/audio-video-show-2025-warsaw-poland

Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:31 The road to Warsaw
00:04:27 New gear, who dis?
00:09:37 The business of audio shows
00:15:40 Optical vinyl?
00:22:45 Why Jason isn’t holding space for the CD revival
00:27:00 The best of the rest?
00:40:47 Room for improvement?
00:43:50 Outro music: “L.A. Suite: Sunset Blvd / Peatloaf Ave” by Art Against Agony