By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Back in the States, these designers are not so famous and even here in Europe, they could be considered almost newcomers when compared to historic brands and their famous founders. New ideas […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis If I was to ask you for the first thing that comes to mind when I say “horn speaker”, what would you say? If you are an American that would probably […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Mytek Digital has been a pioneer in digital playback both with their pro and consumer series, but this time they went beyond their usual “prosumer” style. The new Manhattan DAC was […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Raidho of Denmark brought a series of speakers but we managed to hear only the two bigger ones as the smaller and highly anticipated X-1 were only on static display. The […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis With the world’s first passive electrostatic tweeter (with frequency response up to 40KHz) under their belt, next up for ENIGMAcoustics was a complete speaker. That speaker is called the Mythology M1; it’s a two-way […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis In the big F129 room, a special treat was awaiting visitors. So special that, chances are, you will never get to listen to it or its like ever again. Because this system is […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis If you are somewhat attracted to the “monitor” sound, preferably the one that comes from a consumer line of products created by companies with close relationships to the pro world, then […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis McIntosh Labs powered the live performance of Barbara Belloni in the Fine Sounds Group stage but created a special atmosphere in the all-McIntosh room. In the entrance, we found some classics […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Electronic music pioneer J.M. Jarre launched his lifestyle audio line of products a couple of years back. I admit I was unaware of the Aerosystem One and Aerodream but this is […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Last year, Esoteric went on an all out assault of what is possible in the digital domain by introducing the Grandioso D1 monoblock DACs and P1 SACD player with external PSU […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis In a “press only” demonstration, Flemming Rasmussen, founder and CEO of Gryphon Audio Designs walked us through his latest creation, the Pantheon Reference loudspeakers. The Pantheon is considered by Gryphon to […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Fine Sounds Group went all out with a one of a kind live performance. They brought Barbara Belloni and her group, the “Four Fried Fish”, all the way from Italy to […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis KEF silently launched the Blade TWO during Munich 2014. Silently because the beautiful blue Blades were on static display next to the even more exotic Muon. Inside KEF’s booth one and a […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis The Astell&Kern stand was under assault from visitors trying to grasp the sound quality of these devices. The new AK100 II was connected to Ultrasone edition 8 headphones while the more […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Up till now, a typical system for DSD playback would require a DAC, a computer, a NAS or hard disc and naturally amps and speakers. Auralic is about to change all […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis What would you expect from a speaker that goes by the name “Extreme”? To push the limits of proven concepts to the edge? To use some of the finest materials for […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Kharma provided excellent smell as usual in their room. Wait — excellent smell? Seems as if the Kharma guys went beyond providing excellent sound, they lighted up some aromatic candles in […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Verity Audio has reason to celebrate, their iconic speaker Parsifal recently reached 25 years and a new, improved version is on display. The “anniversary” edition features more than just a nice […]
Been seeing a slew of NPI (new product intro) announcements hitting the wires, perhaps targeting (or just piggybacking on) the High End Show in Munich. Thought it might make sense to set out a few […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis If you were to choose one audio show to visit, just one where you get to see the most of everything, which one would you go for? Me? I would opt […]
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