Articles by Mohammed Samji

High End 2017: WAY Cables…. slip them on

June 24, 2017

Coming to Munich was an opportunity to find things that we don’t see stateside in the USA. WAY Cables was one my discoveries at the High End 2017 show. WAY Cables based in Belgrade, Serbia has been making cables (interconnects, digital & [...]

High End 2017: Vitus comes to life with reels and records

June 21, 2017

It was early on day 1, we had planned our route and I was ready to experience the High End show. We entered the Vitus room on the 3rd floor, home to Vitus electronics, the VPI Titan turntable, Gobel High End Epoque Fine speakers, Purist Audio [...]

High End 2017: MSB introduces a new Reference DAC

June 18, 2017

MSB always puts on a great room, and we’ve been hypnotized in the Newport Show 2016 MSB Room and at CES 2017 MSB rooms. MSB to date has products on both ends of the spectrum. On the ultra high end you have MSB Select DAC. On the almost come [...]

Wilson Audio raises the bar with Alexia Series-2 loudspeaker

June 6, 2017

A legend was born in 2012 with the introduction of the Wilson Audio Alexia loudspeaker. It took the DNA & silk dome tweeter from David Wilson’s Alexandria XLF loudspeaker and brought it to a speaker with a smaller footprint, and not much [...]

High End 2017: AudioQuest Niagara goes Euro and the Record Brush you always wanted

June 4, 2017

Garth Powell, a lifelong audio engineer from AudioQuest keeps attendees on the edge of their seats as he discusses AC Power. We always enjoy his wealth of experience and compelling demonstrations. This time, AudioQuest was announcing the [...]

High End 2017: Auralic G Series and Ryan drop the hammer

May 31, 2017

Auralic is bringing some new innovations to elevate their already great digital streaming offerings with the introduction of the G-Series. We tracked down Wang Xuanqian, CEO & President of Auralic to get the low-down and give it a listen. The [...]

High End 2017: MQA upgrade in under 5 minutes with the Audioquest Dragonfly

May 21, 2017

You can now upgrade your AudioQuest DragonFly Black and DragonFly Red to include support for MQA with a firmware update. We’ve upgraded a few of our Red Dragonfly’s over at Part-Time Audiophile today, and encourage you too as well. The [...]

High End 2017: Michael Latvis provides the skinny on the HRS Vortex feet

May 20, 2017

Tweaks are aplenty in this industry, some that work, and others less so. But when it comes to reducing vibration, I have been a longstanding believer. At T.H.E. Show @ Newport, HRS introduced the Vortex feet. I was impressed at the impact that [...]

High End 2017: VPI lays down the flagship Fat Boy tonearm

May 19, 2017

Rough cab ride, broken computers at check-in, badges in hand, and we’re ready to conquer the world’s largest audio show. The map is intense, and Panagiotis Karavitis enlightens us with pro tips. Start on the top floor of Hall 4, [...]

High End 2017: dCS celebrates their 30th Anniversary with the Limited Edition Vivaldi One

May 17, 2017

dCS is celebrating their 30th Anniversary (1987-2017) and are bringing some surprises across their model line at the High End Munich 2017 show. First, allow us to introduce the Vivaldi One, a limited-edition digital music player. Limited to just [...]