{"id":7684,"date":"2023-04-26T14:35:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T18:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/?p=7684"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:47:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T18:47:04","slug":"axpona-2023-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/axpona-2023-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"AXPONA 2023 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Nordost-system-crop-1-1002x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Nordost-system-crop-1-1002x1024.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Nordost-system-crop-1-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Nordost-system-crop-1-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Nordost-system-crop-1-1503x1536.jpg 1503w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Nordost-system-crop-1-2004x2048.jpg 2004w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nordost&#8217;s goal for Axpona 2023 was to put together a world-class, reference system with some of the best components known to hifi. We are happy to say that we achieved just that! And lest we be accused of being biased, we have the reviews to back it up!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9414-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7700\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9414-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9414-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9414-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9414-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9414-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 85vw, 384px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nordost room in Schaumburg F, supported by our partners, VTL and Stenheim, and joined by our friends, dCS and VPI, has secured three coveted distinctions of &#8220;Best in Show&#8221; from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/nordost-partners-vtl-vpi-dcs-and-stenheim-jvss-best-show\">Stereophile&#8217;s Jason Victor Serinus<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theabsolutesound.com\/articles\/the-2023-axpona-show-andre-jennings-on-analog-and-digital-sources\/?fbclid=IwAR3cqVBnc6Wj1CHGWc9VtexN8EhpcFiGQR7TVAysBZzID3iEhUvT9gVDMoM\">The Absolute Sound&#8217;s Andre Jennings<\/a>&nbsp;(as well as an additional&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theabsolutesound.com\/articles\/the-2023-axpona-show-jonathan-valin-on-speakers-30k-and-up\/\">&#8220;contender&#8221; for Best in Show by TAS&#8217; Jonathan Valin<\/a>), and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xRqXh5MzehY\">Jay&#8217;s Audio Lab<\/a>. As Jason put it in his show report, we &#8220;scored a bullseye&#8221; with our room with a system that &#8220;sounded like heaven&#8221;. When describing the impact of our system he wrote, &#8220;First, my attention was drawn to the natural and real sound of bass. On&#8230;Patricia Barber&#8217;s &#8220;This Town&#8221; from&nbsp;<em>Clique<\/em>, I heard the largest, most timbrally correct, believable, and luscious presentation of a double bass I may have ever heard from a sound system.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/367AB8AA-1BED-4975-B67B-064C9582DE74-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7699\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/367AB8AA-1BED-4975-B67B-064C9582DE74-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/367AB8AA-1BED-4975-B67B-064C9582DE74-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/367AB8AA-1BED-4975-B67B-064C9582DE74-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/367AB8AA-1BED-4975-B67B-064C9582DE74-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/367AB8AA-1BED-4975-B67B-064C9582DE74-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/367AB8AA-1BED-4975-B67B-064C9582DE74.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 85vw, 288px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While the most highly decorated, Schaumburg F wasn&#8217;t the only room where attendees could experience how Nordost cables impact a system. In the Nordost demo room with Holm Audio we wowed listeners with our live demonstrations and cable comparisons, and we were thrilled to be represented by several amazing companies who chose to showcase their products alongside our cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Here are some snapshots of Nordost at AXPONA!&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nordost&#8217;s main room featured our Odin 2 cables and QBASE Mark III, alongside products from Stenheim, VTL, dCS, VPI, and Lyra:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9436-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9436-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9436-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9436-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9436-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9436-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9447-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9447-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9447-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9447-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9447-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9447-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9405-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9405-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9405-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9405-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9405-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9405-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9404-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9404-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9404-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9404-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9404-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9404-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In Nordost&#8217;s demo room with Holm Audio, Michael Taylor and Amy Hansen impressed listeners with our cable comparisons!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9421-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9421-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9421-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9421-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9421-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9421-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9479-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9479-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9479-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9479-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9479-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9479-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9482-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9482-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9482-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9482-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9482-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9482-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9482-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sonner and Holm Audio&#8217;s room featured our Norse 2 cables:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9422-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9422-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9422-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9422-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9422-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9422-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9423-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9423-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9423-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9423-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9423-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9423-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dali and NAD Holm Audio room featured our Heimdall 2 cables among others in the Norse 2 family:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9465-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9465-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9465-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9465-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9465-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9465-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9467-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9467-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9467-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9467-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9467-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9467-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grandinote room was wired with our Reference series Valhalla 2 cables:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9486-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9486-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9486-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9486-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9486-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9486-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9486-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img 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