High End 2017: MSB introduces a new Reference DAC
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 [...]
Munich 2017
High End 2017: Esoteric goes Grandioso all the way
A complete stack of Esoteric’s Grandiodo line of supreme products stimulates my salivary glands like few other pieces of gear. Long time fan of the Tokyo based [...]
High End 2017: A High-Fidelity Photo Essay
The shock and awe of High End at Munich to someone who has not attended previously is palpable. This is the mother of all shows in my books, because to me it stands [...]
High End 2017: Audeze introduces the fab LCDi4 in ear headphones
Audeze keeps pushing the limits of personal fidelity and after the successful launch of the iSine series it was time for a similar form factor but flagship model. [...]
High End 2017: Kharma! (finally)
Kharma has never been on my radar. Besides being wayyyy out of my league I have always considered the company to be more of a luxury proposition than a true high end [...]
High End 2017: Reaching for the Abyss
Going deep, abyss deep has been a trademark for JPS Lab’s/ Abyss Joe Skubinski, designer of the absolute flagship headphone for years. The AB-1266 has been among our [...]
High End 2017: TuneAudio, Trafomatic, Rockna, and Skogrand Cables stock the candy store
I felt like I was in candy store. Everything looked colourful, mouthwatering, and sugary… the sound was also drawing me into the sweet spot for an extended listening [...]
Munich 2017: Nagra, Kronos, and Wilson make listeners see red
We’ve all heard the phrase, pictured it in our minds, or seen a commercial based on it. Like waving a red flag at a bull. That’s what the Nagra room in the 4.2 [...]
High End 2017: Cessaro horns throaty rumble of conviction
There were so many horn loudspeaker manufacturers at High End in Munich this year that a lesser horn addict than myself might have succumbed to horn fatigue. But not I. I [...]
High End 2017: AudioQuest Niagara goes Euro and the Record Brush you always wanted
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 [...]