Munich 2022
TIDAL for Bugatti | High End 2022
What is TIDAL for Bugatti? That was the big question for us at Part-Time Audiophile when we first heard that TIDAL Audio of Germany would be coming out with a new line, TIDAL for Bugatti, […]
Munich 2022
Munich 2022
Hi-Fi in the Time of Covid | High End 2022
I wasn’t supposed to go to High End 2022 in Munich this year. Originally, I had plans to go. Many of us did. After going to High End 2019, I said to myself “Wow, I’m […]
Munich 2022
Best Sound in Munich | High End 2022
I’ll admit it. High End 2022 was tough for me. I was all alone, trying to cover the biggest high-end audio show in the world right now, and the little things kept getting in the […]
Munich 2022
Friends in Munich | High End 2022
If it was up to me, a dyed-in-the-wool introvert, I’d cover high-end audio shows differently than I do. I’d walk out of my sleeping room at the hotel venue a few minutes before the show […]
Munich 2022
High End 2022 Highlights And Best Of Show – The Occasional Podcast
While the coverage for the big High End 2022 show in Munich is still rolling out this week, Marc was able to join the podcast to give a more intimate look into the event that […]
Munich 2022
Exhibit Room Redux | High End 2022
One of the hazards of attending too many high-end audio shows is what I call Exhibit Room Redux. That’s when an audio journalist walks into a room and sees the same exact system that was […]
Munich 2022
The Big Living Voice Room | High End 2022
When I attended High End in Munich in 2019, the big Living Voice room really stood out for me. First of all, it was like a forest in there, with plants everywhere and a huge […]
Munich 2022
Western Electric 91E | High End 2022
I know I’ve been stuck in my house for over two years, and that the outside world evolves beyond my notice, but Western Electric is back? And they’re making gear instead of just 300B tubes? […]
Munich 2022
The Big Technics Room | High End 2022
One of my great pleasures in this hobby, at least over the last few years, is totally eating crow over my old comments about Technics and direct-drive turntables. Yes, I’ve come around to loving Technics […]
Munich 2022
Riviera Audio Labs and AudioNec | High End 2022
While I was at High End 2022 in Munich, I had a brief discussion with Scot Hull about dedicating a single show report to brands that are not available in the US, or available but […]
Munich 2022
DeVore Fidelity O/Baby | High End 2022
From the moment I heard the news that John DeVore, of DeVore Fidelity, was going to expand his Orangutan line on the entry-level side of things, I knew I needed a listen ASAP. I’ve been […]
Munich 2022
Ictra Design | High End 2022
I normally don’t cover equipment racks at high-end audio shows, even though the MOC convention floor at High End 2022 in Munich was full of them. (Most of them were beautiful and intriguing and probably […]
Munich 2022
HiFi Rose | High End 2022
They came to Munich from all over the world just to turn a knob. That’s what I thought as I tried to get close enough to the new RA180 integrated amplifier from HiFi Rose for […]
Munich 2022
Moon Voice 22 Monitors | High End 2022
Simaudio spent a lot of time and energy promoting the debut of their first loudspeakers, the Moon Voice 22 monitors. Moon by Simaudio makes excellent gear, and I’ve reviewed their products favorably over the years. […]
Munich 2022
The Big Nagra Room | High End 2022
I’ve already mentioned the sound of the big Avantgarde Acoustics room at High End 2022 in Munich, which might have been hampered by the enormous crowds at the show. The big Nagra room, however, might […]
Munich 2022
Göbel High End, Kronos and True Life Audio | High End 2022
In the world of high-end audio shows, you have systems that are wild and crazy and incredibly expensive and exotic, and you have systems that perform at a high level and take all the “best […]
Munich 2022
The Big Avantgarde Room | High End 2022
The buzz about the big Avantgarde Acoustics room was thick in the air at High End 2022 in Munich. Also thick? The crowds in the big Avantgarde room. I think half the show attendees could […]
Munich 2022
Innuos Pulse | High End 2022
Here was an unfortunate theme for me at High End 2022–I just attended AXPONA 2022 a month ago, and in many cases I had to go back into a room in Munich only to find […]
Munich 2022
Fink Team and the Return of the Epos ES-14 | High End 2022
Every once in a while I hear about a new high-end audio product, or even see a photo of it, and I instantly want to know more. (That’s how I wound up owning a pair […]
Munich 2022
Totaldac in Munich | High End 2022
When I reviewed the Totaldac d100 loudspeakers last year, I felt they were a bit of an enigma–albeit a great-sounding one. Cutting-edge products from this French company are rarely spotted in the US–there’s no distributor/importer, […]