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TAIWAN’S HIGH-END AUDIO SHOW 2023 REPORT PART TWO
Here is the second Taiwan TAA High-End Audio Show 2023 report from HiFi PiG, as Gyula covers the top two floors of the show at the Taipei Grand Hotel.
THE BIG HIFI PIG REPORT FROM HIGH END MUNICH 2023
Stu and Lin make the annual journey to the world’s greatest HiFi Show and bring you what they found at High End Munich 2023 in the big HiFi PiG High End Munich 2023 Report.
IAN RINGSTEAD GIVES HIS THOUGHTS ON HIGH END MUNICH 2022
It was with great excitement after a two-year break that the Munich High End show was up and running again. The industry, dealers, press, and audiophiles were all champing at the bit to show their wares off or for the public to be wowed by the latest innovations.
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Believe me, big doesn’t always have to be best. Whilst the Copenhagen High-End Show is petite compared with a number of the biggies out there, it still is one of my favourites and none the less entertaining, full of Scandinavian hospitality even if the Autumn weather is less than welcoming. The show is full of local products that deserve to be known across the world. Situated in Copenhagen, the capital and most populated city on the eastern coast on the island of Zealand, it has grown year on year since its beginnings in 1992. It has taken place at the Clarion hotel for six years now, a wise choice since it is situated right next to the airport and Metro links.
Ian Ringstead reports from the Munich High End Show and mentions a few things that caught his eye and ear. More »
As we near the end of Hifi Pig’s coverage of Munich High End 2019 I can’t help think what a great show Munich really is and feel privileged that we have been covering the show at Hifi Pig for 7 years. The show is as much about the people as it is about the Hifi and Munich is a great place to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Anyway, here is my final report from High End Munich 2019 – it was a blast! A massive thanks to our sponsor Tellurium Q, all our advertisers, all the readers who stop us at shows and ask for selfies with us (more Linette I think) and if you are reading this, then thank you too! This report includes:
Absolute Sounds, the UK high-end distributor has been in touch to tell us about some of the products they deal with and their 
presence at CES 2015.
Those fortunate enough to be attending the show in Las Vegas this week will find a host of exciting new creations, from the ultimate in analogue technology to cutting edge digital, all proudly displayed and ably demonstrated by the world’s most prestigious audio and video brands. CES locations of brands that Absolute Sounds exclusively distributes in the UK are given below, together with a summary of new product highlights confirmed at the time of writing. Many more will be revealed during CES…
AUDIO RESEARCH
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suite 29-232
Highlights from the American luminaries of valve-based audio technology include G Series: the company’s first range built around the recently launched KT150 valve, fusing gorgeously retro design with a sound that’s “sweet and sonorous, with engrossing dynamic power”. Look out for the GSPre preamplifier, GS150 power amplifier and GSi75 integrated amplifier.
CONSTELLATION AUDIO
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suite 34-210
This audio electronics brand is something of a high-end “dream team”, blessed with the talents of distinguished designers like John Curl, Bascom King, Peter Madnick and Demian Martin, and assembled by two of the founders of Continuum. The company’s new Inspiration line is on show at CES, including the self-explanatory Preamp 1.0 and two power amps: the Mono 1.0 and Stereo 1.0.
CRYSTAL CABLE
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suite 30-215
Dutch company Crystal Cable shows off its Arabesque Minissimo speakers at CES. Also present is The Cube – a compact integrated amp due later this year, featuring the unique Light Drive system developed by sister company Siltech. Cables on show include the Absolute Dream, the world’s first 100 per cent monocrystal cable range.
DAN D’AGOSTINO
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suite 29-224
Krell’s legendary founder treats show-goers to his range of amplifiers, including the Momentum Integrated – sculpted from aluminium and copper with D’Agostino’s signature front-mounted meter, inspired by the styling of fine Swiss watches. Forthcoming products unveiled at CES include the MLife, D’Agostino’s first design to incorporate wireless streaming, and an amp for home cinema applications called the Cinema Standard.
DEVIALET
Show locations: Venetian Tower, Suite 30-209; Mirage Hotel, Suite TBC
Devialet continues to evolve its unique product line, following investment by French entrepreneurs including Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. The company’s slim, wall-mountable amplifiers – built upon Devialet’s ADH (Analogue Digital Hybrid) technology – have created a huge stir during the last five years, and the latest range will be present at CES. Show-goers can also witness Devialet’s latest concept, the Phantom.
EAT
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suite 29-319
Maker of turntables for vinyl records, European Audio Team is showing its new entry-level model – the C-Sharp, incorporating a suspended carbon fibre sub-chassis and a weighty yet sculpted aluminium platter.
JADIS
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suite 29-221
Jadis is demonstrating its latest model, the I-50: an amalgam of chrome, brass and glowing glass, incorporating the latest KT150 valves.
KRELL
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suite 30-328
Legendary American high-end brand Krell shows its range of audio electronics, including its latest integrated amplifier, the Vanguard with the option of an integrated digital module that adds USB, HDMI and Ethernet connectivity, plus wireless streaming via Bluetooth with aptX support.
MAGICO
Show location: Mirage Hotel, Suite E21
The company’s full range is on show at CES, from the £13,000 S1 upwards, including the limited-edition M Project. This £130,000-per-pair, built-to-order speaker is culmination of all Magico has achieved to date, created in celebration of its 10th anniversary.
MARTINLOGAN
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suite 30-118
Kansas-based MartinLogan is the world’s leading manufacturer of hybrid electrostatic loudspeakers, and its new flagship, the Neolith, is its best design yet. Three years in the making, Neolith combines a huge electrostatic radiating surface with front- and rear-firing subwoofers to deliver a deep, broad soundstage with stunning speed and clarity – we’ve heard them and they are incredible.
METRONOME TECHNOLOGIE
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suite 29-234
The company’s primary focus is to achieve the very best sound quality from digital sources, particularly good ol’ Compact Disc. CD transports like the Calypso look like spaceships, come loaded with space-age technology, and sound “out of this world”! New products unveiled at CES 2015 include Le Player and the CD+ Converter.
PRIMALUNA
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suites 29-315 & 29-316
The company continues to expand its mid-level ProLogue Premium range, with new products like the ProLogue Premium Integrated Amplifier.
SONUS FABER
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suite 29-232
Handcrafted in the historic town of Vicenza, Italy, Sonus faber’s new Lilium floorstanding speaker incorporates technologies trickled down from the Aida, with an unusual 3.5-way driver configuration including an infra-woofer that fires from the top of the speaker.
TECHDAS
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suites 35-307 & 35-309
Designed and built in Japan, the TechDAS Air Force One turntable has a platter that floats on an air bearing for ultra-stable, friction-free rotation, while adjustable air suspension ensures a complete absence of interference from air- and floor-borne vibration. A silent outboard vacuum pump clamps records flat against the platter, and there’s the facility to mount two different tonearms. TechDAS has also created the Air Force Two, a more affordable deck forged upon the same engineering principals for collectors of vinyl records who demand the very best.
THETA DIGITAL
Show location: Venetian Tower, Suite 29-332
US-based Theta Digital is unveiling two new versions of its Casablanca Music and Cinema Controller– a multichannel preamp/processor. The Casablanca IVa adds decoding for the new 3D audio formats Dolby Atmos and Auro-3D, whilst also being ready for DTS:X, and maintains the innovations of last year’s Casablanca IV, like Dirac Live 96K digital room correction and Theta’s proprietary Jitter Jail II anti-jitter technology. The Casablanca V, meanwhile, doubles the number of available channels to 24, and there’s also a new modular power amplifier called the Dreadnaught IV.
TRANSPARENT AUDIO
Show location: Mirage Hotel, Suite D29
US-based high-end cable specialist Transparent has upgraded its top-end Opus, XL and Reference cable ranges with its new Generation 5 technologies.
WILSON AUDIO
Show locations: Venetian Tower, Suite 35-309; Mirage Hotel, Suite D32
Utah’s Wilson Audio is demonstrating its new entry-level floorstander, the Sabrina – highlights include a front baffle fashioned from the company’s proprietary X-Material and a wide range of colour options via Wilson’s automotive-class paint facility. Also, some very exciting news for high-end audio aficionados: founder Dave Wilson is giving a special private presentation of a prototype of a new version of the legendary WAMM, his first commercial loudspeaker design that debuted in 1981.
Touchstone Audio have informed us of an innovative addition to the High-end audio events calendar which will take 
place on Saturday November 3rd and Sunday November 4th at the Moat House Hotel near Reading in Berkshire from 9.30 ’til “late” on the Saturday and 10am through to 4pm on the Sunday.
Three Hi-fi distributors and retailers have come together as a collective force to present a unique occasion where you will have the opportunity to experience first hand some highly regarded audio components and accessories.
Touchstone Audio, Air Audio and Acoustic Brands Limited consider that the “UK Hi-fi market needs a bit of life injecting into it” and this is what they hope to achieve with this exciting event. They believe that the music loving public deserve to be given a choice in the hi-fidelity equipment they listen to and the brands that they carry echo this collected conviction.
As well as the opportunity to listen to brands already well known in audiophile circles such as the UK’s Astin Trew, there will also be a chance to hear more esoteric marques from manufacturers such as Fonel Audio, ELAC Loudspeakers and Octave from Germany and Struss from Poland who will be demonstrating the world’s most powerful integrated amplifier. From Switzerland, Holborne Swiss Audio Instruments will demonstrate the “finesse and precision that has become synonymous with the country’s meticulousness attention to detail”
As well as the products themselves, representatives from the manufacturers will be on hand to guide you and answer 
any questions you may have.
Utilising four large rooms the event will give audiophiles and music lovers the chance to discover a selection of audio equipment and what’s more you can do this in a comfortable and relaxed environment, where you can listen and enjoy the equipment on offer without the demands usually associated with a more conventional hi-fi show.
HiFi Network will present:
Elac Loudspeakers, EAT, Vertere and Opalum.
Acoustic Brands Limited will present:
Fonel Audio, Aurelia Loudspeakers, Struss and Rogoz, Holborne, Davone, Boenicke and Mumax panels.
Air Audio will present:
Astin Trew, Acoustic Signature, VOVOX Cables, DSS, Octave and Trichord Research.
Should be good fun!
ORPHEUS LAB A FOUR I200 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UK VIA BOYER AUDIO
The full Orpheus Lab line-up, including the Orpheus Lab A Four I200 Integrated Amplifier, is now officially available in the UK through distributor Boyer Audio.
AUDIO SHOW DELUXE 2025 REPORT BY HiFiPiG
Audio Show Deluxe 2025 took place at Whittlebury park, next to the iconic Silverstone Racetrack. HiFi PiG’s Stu organises the show with Kris Sawicki, also the organiser of the North West Audio Show. With Stu involved in running the show, Lin (photos) and Janine (words) bring you coverage of a truly fantastic celebration of the best that HiFi has to offer.
TECA 2024 TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL AUDIO SHOW REPORT PART 2
TECA 2024 Report – Gyula Weeber brings you part 2 of his report covering floors 3 and 4 at the December Taipei International Audio Show 2024.
HERE IS GYULA’S FINAL REPORT FROM THE TAA 2024 TAIPEI HIFI SHOW IN TAIWAN
Gyula takes you through the final part of his report covering floors 4 and 5 of the Grand Hotel, Taipei.
PART TWO OF GYULA’S COVERAGE OF THE TAA TAIPEI 2024 HIFI SHOW
Join HiFi PiG’s Gyula as he guides you through floors 2 and 3 of the Grand Hotel Taipei, in the second part of his coverage of the TAA 2024 Taipei HiFi Show.
STU AND LIN BRING YOU THEIR FIRST REPORT FROM THE FABULOUS HONG KONG AUDIO VISUAL SHOW 2024
Join Stu and Lin of HiFi PiG as they bring you all the the exotic sights and sounds of their Hong Kong AV Show 2024 Report, part 1 takes you round the huge expanse of stands in Hall 3, and the many listening booths located around its edges.
TELLURIUM Q ULTRA SILVER MKII AUDIO CABLES
Tellurium Q Ultra Silver MKII is the latest design of the UK brand’s Ultra Silver series of cables. Janine Elliot checks out the interconnects and speaker cables from the range for HiFi PiG.
ABSOLUTE SOUNDS EXHIBIT IN FOUR ROOMS AT AUDIO SHOW DELUXE
High End UK distributor Absolute Sounds, is set to host four spacious rooms at Audio Show Deluxe 2024.
TECA 2023 TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL AUDIO SHOW REPORT PART 2
Here’s the second and final part of Gyula’s report from the TECA 2023 Taipei International Audio Show which took place at the end of last year, taking you around floors 2 and 3 of the Grand Hotel in Taipei.
HIFI PIG’S ERIC CHECKS OUT THE FIRST FAS VIENNA
Organised by the German High End Society, the Viennese edition of the Finest Audio Show appeared on the show calendar for the first time this year.
NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2023 REPORT FROM CRANAGE HALL, UK
The North West Audio Show is often just called Cranage and is the highlight of the UK audio show calendar for me and many others, with HiFi PiG delighted to be the exclusive media partner.
SOUNDKAOS ANNOUNCES ATTENDANCE AT HIFI DELUXE SHOW AND LAUNCH OF THE LATEST REFERENCE LOUDSPEAKER AND SUBWOOFER
Swiss HiFi brand SoundKaos will once again be at the HiFi Deluxe show in Munich.
EJ JORDAN MARLOW CE LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW
EJ Jordan Marlow CE loudspeakers cost £2280 plus VAT a pair and are a single driver, front-ported loudspeaker housed in a cabinet a little larger than the classic BBC LS3/5A. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi Pig. More »
FERRUM HYPSOS POWER SUPPLY REVIEW
Ferrum is a Polish manufacturer with just two products under their belt, the OOR headphone amplifier and the product we have in for review here, the HYPSOS power supply costing €995/$995. The HYPSOS is suitable for a wide range of products but in this review Dave Robson checks the product out with his Mytek Brooklyn DAC+.
Following on from the new Liberty Headphone amp announcement last week, Mytek Audio has announced a whole load of new products to be launched throughout 2021 following the shifting of production to the new larger factory in Poland that took place last Summer.
