UK brand Trinity has announced that it has smashed its Kickstarter target of £40,000 after only eight days. Raising funds to develop its range of three UK-designed IEMs, Trinity exceeded its target with an impressive 22 days still to run, with backers continuing to pledge to the campaign. The funds raised enable the company to continue […]
Acoustic Energy is undergoing a raft of changes to re-establish itself as one of the UK’s leading hi-fi loudspeaker manufacturers. “With a new Managing Director, new global and domestic sales teams and investment from its new $20 Billion joint ODM parent, Wistron, Acoustic Energy is now well placed to achieve its future growth objectives” says the […]
German Physiks will be demonstrating their new HRS-130 loudspeakers in room F210 at the Munich High End Show in May. This features their proprietary omnidirectional wide-band DDD driver in an octagonal cross section cabinet, with a 10-inch downward firing woofer in the base. The standard finish for the HRS-130 is black or white high-polish black polyester. The […]
Chameleon embodies all of the iconic design elements of Sonus faber while offering a level of customization previously unattainable in this market segment: the entire cabinet is covered in leather; driver flanges are embellished with aluminum trims; the side walls house the exchangeable side panels via a system of pins which allows for their simple […]
The Clarity Alliance, the UK hi-fi industry’s trade body, welcomes to its membership the new UK based business, Entotem, producers of the award winning Plato multimedia home entertainment system. Launched at Sound & Vision, The Bristol Show, in February 2015, Plato is Entotem’s innovative home entertainment server and streamer product that the company says will […]
Following the rebranding of Sansui UK as Mitchell and Johnson at CES 2015, the new British based hi-fi manufacturer is launching its integrated amplifier with built in 24bit/192kHz DAC and a matching CD player. Designed in Europe, the SAP-201V is an updated and improved version of the slim-line integrated amplifier previously sold under the Sansui […]
The Concept’s concept is simple: to deliver an elegantly styled turntable package featuring a level of technology usually only found in high-end turntables, combining plug-and-play simplicity with outstanding sound quality and affordability. In 2012, one Concept became two, as Clearaudio added an ‘MC’ version featuring the Concept MC (moving coil) cartridge in addition to the […]
The HIGH END SOCIETY has designed the official smartphone app for the HIGH END 2015 specifically to cater for the interests and requirements of visitors and exhibitors. The new app for 2015 focusses on the visitors’ schedule for the fair. The HIGH END app means that our guests have at their fingertips all the information […]
Cabasse has appointed The Multi-Room Company as the exclusive UK distributor for its hi-fi, home cinema and custom installation loudspeakers and the range of connected audio solutions, to help drive growth and bring improved levels of service to its UK customers and end-users. Since the reintroduction of Cabasse to the UK in 2008, the company […]
Arcam now have over a dozen Hi-Fi and Home Cinema components with streaming built-in and more coming. “Looking to improve the user experience, Arcam have developed their MusicLife app totally ‘in-house’ to be easier to use, faster and more stable than other similar apps” the company’s press release tells us. The say that it is […]
Once again, the HIGH END will feature a wide variety of interesting talks, presentations, demonstrations and workshops with high-profile speakers all about consumer electronics. Special demonstrations, talks, presentations and events with top speakers Here is a small selection: RADIO AUDIO QUALITY: DIGITAL AND EVERYWHERE BR, WDR and IRT present state-of-the-art audio technology at the HIGH […]
A comprehensive list of the companies at High End Munich 2015 and the rooms they will be in.
Denon has just confirmed the availability of a hardware upgrade for their AVR- X7200W flagship Network AV Receiver. Current owners of this AVR will now be able to upgrade their unit to support future-proof HDCP 2.2 copy protection protocol, needed for copy-protected 4k Ultra-HD content playback. The upgrade, which requires hardware modification at an authorized […]
Marantz has just announced the offer of a hardware upgrade for their AV8802 flagship AV pre-amplifier. As promised by Marantz this January, current owners of their home cinema centre will now be able to upgrade it to support future-proof HDCP 2.2 copy protection protocol, needed to play back copy-protected 4k Ultra-HD content. The upgrade requires […]
Tangent Audio announces the launch of the new X4 and X5 passive versions of their recently launched active BT X5 Spectrum loudspeaker. Tangent’s new passive X4 and X5 versions of their Spectrum loudspeaker line-up continue with contemporay cabinet design in a compact standmount / bookshelf format, using black or white satin finishes with attractive walnut […]
The MINT Maraschino is a two channel implementation of the Digital Amp Co’s Maraschino Amplifier Circuit plus input select (front/back), sleep control (on/off/auto), and volume control. Power is provided by a single, external, upgradeable power supply. There is a standard (48V) version and a KING version (60V). Output power is up to 250W with the […]
NuPrime Audio has announced the NuPrime uDSD USB-powered portable DAC and headphone amp. Supporting the latest high-resolution music formats, the uDSD is capable of decoding sample rates ranging from 44.1kHz to 384kHz (PCM) as well as native DSD decoding ranging from DSD 64 up to DSD 256. It has an output of up to 140mW […]
The High End in Munich will see the official launch of ecologically-sound stands for each Harbeth loudspeaker. Hand-made in southern Bavaria, Harbeth say they are “‘green’ to the core and the result of loving care and personal attention to detail”. The new stands are said to be made from sustainably-sourced beech timber from German forests which […]
KR Audio have been in touch with regards to High End Munich to let us know what they will be up to and it seems quite a lot actually. KR Audio will have their own stand (Halle 4, C05) where they will be displaying their wares and demonstrating the VA 830, Kronzilla SXI with KR T-1610 […]
Hi Fi Racks Ltd got in touch to tell us that they will again be exhibiting at High End Munich in May 2015 – and this year, the Rutland-based firm will be presenting the worldwide launch of two brand new product ranges. The UK market has already been given a sneak preview of the Grand […]
In this Behind The Brand Interview, Hifi Pig talks to Mark Sears of The Missing Link and Vinyl Passion.
Goldmund is known for building speakers like the huge Apologue Anniversary, extremely powerful amplifiers such as the Telos 5000, or players like the Eidos Reference Blue. But not everybody is an audiophile wishing to have a dedicated listening room for heavy audio equipment. For most of us music is part of our lives, but we […]
AudioQuest will be at this year’s High End Munich and this year will have all of their Product Development Champions in attendance. Their new Headphone, the NightHawk will be on display/demo at the show, and Skylar Gray, the designer will be there in our Room – E122 in Atrium 4, everyday of the show between 2-3pm. […]
