Definitive Audio At Munich – A Must See Room !
Definitive Audio who wowed Linette at last years High End Munich show with their glorious Vox Olympian loudspeakers will be there again with Bemax their German distributor in room E220 Atrium 4. This time they have a brand spanking new pair of Vox Elysian (the bass end of the Olympian system) made in Ebony to […]
New CD Player From Icon
Leicester-based Icon Audio have launched their second CD player, the CDX2. Replacing Icon’s earlier, more expensive CDX1, the CDX2 has been specifically designed to deliver comparable sonics but at a lower, mid-range price. The aim, says Icon’s founder and chief designer David Shaw, was “to craft a CD player with real warmth and dexterity. With […]
LAB 12 Introduce Three New Products for High End Munich
Lab12 will attend High End Show of Munich (14-17 may) in Hall 4, Booth B07 where they will have three new models: integre4 Integrated Amp Features: EL34, 6550, KT88, KT120 compatible (6550 form factory) • Remote Control • Output power: 45 watt per channel (6550) • Frequency response: 15Hz – 60KHz (-1dB) • Input impedance: 50K […]
New KEF Headphones
KEF has announced the launch of its 2015 Personal and Digital Audio Range, with a raft of additions to its M Series Headphones. The new headphones include the M400 portable on-ear headphones and the M100 in-ear headphones. In addition, the M500s are also being re-launched for 2015 in two new all-white and all-black finishes. M400 […]
Denon Announces D-M39 Micro System
Denon has announced the next instalment of its M series micro hi-fi sytem. Following on from the D-M39, the new D-M40 features a CD Receiver, the RCD-M40, along with SC-M40 two-way speakers. The latest micro hi-fi system features improved connectivity options, including two digital optical inputs to hook up a TV, set-top box or other digital […]
Things To Do in Munich Other Than The High End Show – Art Galleries and Museums
It would be a shame to visit such a beautiful and culturally rich city as Munich and not actually see anything of it…..I must admit that we have been so busy in previous years that we haven’t made it to any of the Museums and Art galleries, but this year I am determined to! Of […]
Merging Technologies To Launch NADAC DAC At Munich High End
Swiss manufacturer Merging Technologies will launch their audiophile D/A converter, NADAC, at the High End Show in Munich on May 14. They will be in Hall 3 on stand J05/K08. NADAC stands for Network Attached DAC, and will be delivered in two different versions, stereo and 8-channels. Both variants have ¼” and mini-jack headphone outputs […]
New Old Amps From McIntosh
McIntosh Laboratory has reissued two classic amplifiers that retain the aesthetics of their era, while sporting modernised internals for contemporary system integration. The C22 First issued in the 1960s, the reintroduced C22 preamp maintains the retro McIntosh design but has been modernised to deliver performance equal to any other McIntosh pre. The 2015 C22 features […]
The Hybrid Valve Headphone Amplifier Kickstarter Campaign
“The Hybrid Valve Headphone Amplifier gives us back the warm rich quality sound that was lost when valves when transistors took over from valves. Plug it in between your phone or MP3 player and your headphones. Your music now passes though real glass tubes valves resulting in vastly improved sound quality. It will also boost […]
Soulutions To Introduce Three New Products at High End Munich
Swiss brand Soulutions got in touch with Hifi PIg to tell us they are excited to be introducing three new products at this year’s High End Show in Munich. The new products to be showcased are: 760 D/A-converter 755 phono preamplifier 746 power supply for the 746 SACD player. Soulutions will be in Atrium 4, E107 at […]
Mark Levinson No. 536 To Be Unveiled At Munich High End
Harman Luxury Audio will be unveiling No. 536 monaural amplifier from Mark Levinson on Thursday May 14 at MOC Munich, Atrium 4, First Floor, Room F119. Todd Eichenbaum, Harman’s Head of Luxury Audio Engineering will be introducing the new design and performance of this fully discrete 400W class AB power amplifier which Harman say is […]
Audionet At Munich
German high-end brand Audionet “restarts with full steam” at High End Munich 2105 says the company’s press release just in. They will be in Showroom E101 where they say they will be showcasing: new and better products (hard- and software) new distribution concept new marketing new team new power Kit likely to be on dem will include […]
José James – Yesterday I had The Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday (Bluenote)
Panamanian (now resident in Minneapolis,, USA) José James attended The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 2008, he debuted with his first album, The Dreamer, on the Brownswood label with Blackmagic following in 2010. 2010’s For All We Know came out on the Impulse! label and became the winner of both the Edison Award[ and L’Académie du Jazz Grand […]
Chord 2QUTE DAC Now Shipping Worldwide
Following its world launch at International CES 2015 in January, Chord Electronics’ latest proprietary DAC, the 2Qute, is now shipping globally. Now in full production at Chord’s riverside headquarters in Kent, the hand-made 2Qute is arriving in dealerships around the world. The new 2Qute, which replaces the Qute EX, takes Chord’s proprietary FPGA DAC technology […]
Things To Do In Munich Other Than The High End Show – Beerhalls In Munich
Whilst visiting Munich for this year’s High End event you may find that you can drag yourself away from all the great audio, hifi and events that The High-End Society have laid on and so Hifi Pig thought we would put together a list of attractions in Munich that you may like to consider visiting. […]