Munich 2023
Best Sound at Munich | Munich 2023
Compared with last year’s High End in Munich, where I was in a perpetual state of solving huge problems in order to continue with my coverage and ultimately get back home in one piece, this […]
Munich 2023
Munich 2023
Munich Odds and Ends | Munich 2023
With the exception of the Best Sound of Show awards, I’m done with my Munich 2023 coverage. I did notice, however, that I had more photos to share from the show, and more things to […]
Munich 2023
TIDAL Audio Contriva G3 and Piano G3 | Munich 2023
You might think I’m saving the best for last when I talk about the TIDAL Audio Contriva G3 and Piano G3 loudspeakers. Or maybe second best, since nothing could possibly be better than listening to […]
Munich 2023
Vantage 3 Live from YG and Bel Canto | Munich 2023
When I walked into the YG Acoustics and Bel Canto Design room at Munich 2023, I looked around and noticed something was missing. There were many, many pairs of YG Acoustics speakers in the room, […]
Munich 2023
Nordost in Munich | Munich 2023
How good was Nordost in Munich? While I was in the middle of a listening session in the Nordost room, with Wilson Audio, Dan D’Agostino and dCS (which sounds like Mohammed Samji‘s system at home), […]
Munich 2023
DeVore and The Wand | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
Furutech’s NCF | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
VTL and Wilson and Nordost | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
AudioQuest and GoldenEar | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
Marten Mingus Septet | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
MoFi Sourcepoint 8 | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
Piega and T+A | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
Børresen M6 | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
Sonner and Moonriver and OePhi and Pachanko | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
CAD: Computer Audio Design | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
TIDAL for Bugatti Royale | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
Turntable Interlude | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
JMF Audio | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
Innuos and Estelon | Munich 2023
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 […]
Munich 2023
The Soundsmith System | Munich 2023
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 […]