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DeVore and The Wand | Munich 2023

May 30, 2023 Marc Phillips 0

I was beckoned to the DeVore and The Wand room at High End 2023 by Simon Brown, who I haven’t seen in a few years. Simon Brown is, of course, the designer and builder of […]

Furutech’s NCF | Munich 2023

May 30, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

My first step into the world of grounding and lowering noise floors started with Furutech’s NCF products, which I’ve been using in my system for several years. Furutech has discovered something very special in its […]

VTL and Wilson and Nordost | Munich 2023

May 30, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

When I declared the VTL and Stenheim and Nordost room at AXPONA 2023 as one of my top rooms at the show, I felt like I’ve been ignoring Vacuum Tube Logic for way too long […]

AudioQuest and GoldenEar | Munich 2023

May 29, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

This is the first time I’ve visited the AudioQuest and GoldenEar rooms at an audio show and had Bill Low come and sit next to me and discuss what we were hearing. I’ve known Bill […]

Marten Mingus Septet | Munich 2023

May 29, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

At AXPONA in April, I was unexpectedly taken with the Marten Mingus Quintet loudspeakers in the Vana Ltd. room. They had such a relaxed and open sound, so much so that they sounded just a […]

MoFi Sourcepoint 8 | Munich 2023

May 29, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

After several attempts at various high-end audio shows, I’ve finally been able to sit down and listen to Andrew Jones’ Sourcepoint speakers for MoFi Electronics. The first time I went into the MoFi room, it […]

Piega and T+A | Munich 2023

May 28, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

During the Florida Audio Expo last February I waxed rhapsodic about the new EMT 928 II turntable in the MoFi Distribution room, only to be blindsided by a couple of readers who said “What about […]

Børresen M6 | Munich 2023

May 28, 2023 Marc Phillips 4

After reading all this coverage about High End 2023 in Munich, you might be wondering about my friends at Audio Group Denmark and what they had in store for the high-end audio industry. At AXPONA […]

Sonner and Moonriver and OePhi and Pachanko | Munich 2023

May 28, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

I’m probably going to visit Gunny from Sonner Audio any time he’s exhibiting at a high-end audio show. I always know I’m going to hear some unique and worthwhile music on a pair of stunning […]

CAD: Computer Audio Design | Munich 2023

May 28, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

There aren’t a lot of meet-cutes in high-end audio, but this CAD story might qualify. Back at the Florida Audio Expo last February, I met with PTA writer Matthew Partrick to go over my expectations […]

TIDAL for Bugatti Royale | Munich 2023

May 27, 2023 Marc Phillips 3

Let me preface my experience with the TIDAL for Bugatti Royale system by saying I know, I know–I hate it too when audio reviewers proclaim a new BEST SOUND EVER every month or so. The […]

Turntable Interlude | Munich 2023

May 27, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

We’re halfway through the Munich 2023 coverage, more or less, so I figured it’s a good time to feature a turntable interlude. This is one reason why the Munich show is so spectacular, because you […]

JMF Audio | Munich 2023

May 26, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

I’ve been mentioning JMF Audio a lot lately, and that’s mostly because we keep bumping into each other out in the world of audio. I first heard the JMF amplification at AXPONA 2022, when I […]

Innuos and Estelon | Munich 2023

May 26, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

Innuos has been consistently pulling me into their rooms at audio shows for quite a few reasons. First of all, they’re super nice people and they always take the time to explain their technologies in […]

The Soundsmith System | Munich 2023

May 26, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

Most audiophiles are very familiar with Peter Ledermann and his Soundsmith phono cartridges. Perhaps you’ve even heard his preamplifiers, or you’re technologically knowledgeable enough to truly appreciate his strain gauge cartridges. But unless you’ve heard […]