Munich 2022
High End 2022
As I write this, High End 2022 in Munich has just ended. I originally intended to start coverage today, but there’s a small problem. I have to get home first. From a high-end audio show […]
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Munich 2022
Return to Munich | High End 2022
I didn’t think there was going to be a “Return to Munich.” Back in 2019, I was able to attend the largest high-end audio show in the world, High End in Munich, and it was […]
Munich 2019
The Talented Mr. Cucuzza | High End 2019
I’ve been a long-time Audio Research fan. As part of my research on the brand, I came to know Livio Cucuzza, their designer, through a cyber friendship and also by his sublime design work of […]
Munich 2019
VAC, VSA Steal the Show | High End 2019
Where did that instrument come from? The soundstage is huge and background dead quiet. That instrument just popped out of nowhere. Wow, that is spooky real. The timbre is dead on. I don’t understand a […]
Munich 2019
Eggleston, Doshi, and Pre-Audio Turntables | High End 2019
Two familiar brands I saw at Munich were Eggleston Works and Doshi Audio. Nick Doshi popped in for a day but I completely missed him. I had better luck with Jim Thompson from Eggleston. Jim […]
Munich 2019
Göbel, Engstrom | High End 2019
One of the things that stood out about Munich was the absolute beauty of select gear. We saw breathtaking speaker quality in John DeVore‘s O/Reference line; we saw amazing Forte turntables from EAT; and we […]
Munich 2019
Jim Laurel’s Muxia Music | High End 2019
This was not a good day. Immigration officials in Cuba had brought an American and two Canadians in for questioning. Their paperwork was not in order. Rules had been broken. They had been doing work […]
Munich 2019
Jennifer Warnes, Another Time Another Place | High End 2019
Jennifer Warnes, Another Time, Another Place: One of the great things about going to shows is discovering new music. Lately, I just have happened to be buying a lot of albums from the Impex label. Some […]
Munich 2019
Marc’s Wrap Up | High End 2019
So what did I learn during my first trip to High End 2019 in Munich, which also happened to be the first time I set foot in Europe? Let’s go through the list: Go to […]
Munich 2019
It’s a wrap! and Best of Show | High End 2019
The 2019 High End Munich show went as expected and that translates into many big and interesting rooms, lots of new proposals coming from some 500+ manufacturers along with beer and pork-knuckles a go go. […]
Munich 2019
The all out assault from YG and Nagra | High End 2019
This is the kind of rooms that make people visit the Munich show. This is also the kind of room that make some of our readers scream at us, at the industry as a general. […]
Munich 2019
Avid expands product line | High End 2019
Most of our readers should be familiar with British turntable company Avid and some of the more alert ones must have taken note on how Avid evolved into a complete high end audio manufacturer. After […]
Munich 2019
Aries Cerat impresses in Munich | High End 2019
This could have also been entitled Horns the European way mk3, as I have already covered Cassaro and Tune Audio for this year’s Munich show. Aries Cerat comes from Cyprus and they offer cost no […]
Munich 2019
Audionet introduces the Humboldt integrated | High End 2019
There is nothing wrong with an integrated amplifier if properly designed and executed. You save money on power cords and interconnects, you save some space too. In this case you don’t save that much of […]
Munich 2019
Under the radar with Vimberg, Lumin | High End 2019
What a terrific room the Vimberg – Lumin has been. Vimberg is the “almost affordable” division of Tidal speakers, minus the glorious black lacquer and the latest black diamond ceramic Accuton drivers which translates into […]
Munich 2019
Horns the European way, Tune Audio | High End 2019
One might argue that horn speakers are a typical European trait but US and Klipsch in particular has been a pioneer, Japan has produced and widely enjoyed horn designs a lot as well. Here in […]
Munich 2019
Luxman, Ascendo and Isotek | High End 2019
I didn’t expect Luxman to be part of such a big exhibit room at High End 2019. Perhaps that’s because I’ve been using the superb Luxman LX-380 integrated amplifier in my reference system for the […]
Munich 2019
Raidho, GamuT, Pear Audio Blue, Chord | High End 2019
There should be an unwritten rule for high-end audio shows, and it is this: if you are going to play Dean Martin’s Dream with Dean, then you need to play it at the appropriate volume. […]
Munich 2019
No-frills tubes from Thöress | High End 2019
Over the last seven or eight years, we have been developing in-house tube amplifiers and this helped enormously in understanding tubes, components, and designs. Thöress has my highest approval rating for making solid, no-frills amplifiers and […]
Munich 2019
Børresen Acoustics | High End 2019
Michael Børresen has been hitting strikes for a few years now though you might not be completely aware of his work, it was mostly done under the Raidho brand. And Aavik electronics. And Ansuz cables. […]
