Blogs
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Munich High End 2016 – The ones that got away
|In trying to be egalitarian to each category in audio at the Munich High-End show, some exhibits naturally slip through the net. It might be that a brand launched several products in a category, and ...read more -
Headphones, etc. - A Baker's Dozen from Munich High End 2016
|At the Munich High End show one of my assignment(s) involved new headphones and headphone-related products. Compared to years past (and to some shows I have attended in the US and the UK), there were ...read more -
Amplifiers – A Baker’s Dozen from Munich High End 2016
|Munich High-End is a hot-bed of amplifier activity, and that is reflected in the sheer diversity of products on display each year. Not all are in demonstration – many appear in the main halls and ...read more -
Loudspeakers – A Baker’s Dozen from Munich High End 2016
|Although this year’s ‘theme’ appeared to be cost-no-object turntables, there is always a strong loudspeaker presence at Munich. This year was no exception. A walk along any of the halls, corridors, or atria returned countless ...read more -
Digital Sources – A Baker’s Dozen from Munich High End 2016
|The Munich High End show is massive and my assignment(s) this year involved several key product categories, one of which was digital source components. Since I visited nearly 110 different manufacturers over the course of ...read more -
Analogue Sources – A Baker’s Dozen from Munich High End 2016
|At Munich High End 2016, one of my key coverage topics was Analogue source components. However, given that I visited over 110 manufacturers at the show, it quickly became apparent that doing a brand-by-brand show ...read more -
AXPONA 2016 Show Report
|Editor's Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, our AXPONA coverage arrived at about the same time we were coming in to land in Munich for the High-End show there. Our coverage of Munich will roll out ...read more -
Audiovector QR 1 and QR 3 loudspeakers - exclusive Munich High-End Preview!
|There are hundreds of new audio product launches at Munich High-End this week, but one of the most important will be the new QR range of loudspeakers from Audiovector. The two new loudspeakers – a ...read more -
Meet Your Dealer - The Audio Consultants
|Perhaps one of the most consistent specialist dealers in the UK, The Audio Consultants represents the independent face of high-end audio. Rather than ploughing the familiar furrow of standard brand names foreign and domestic, The ...read more -
Meet Your Maker – Zellaton
|There are very few family businesses in audio. Brands rarely pass down father to son; they either disappear, or get bought out by a larger interest. Sometimes the next generation becomes more of a figurehead ...read more -
The shock of the old
|If you love music and the sound it makes, you need to play that music on good equipment. This becomes all the more important as you explore the wider repertoire of classical and jazz, with ...read more -
Styl:us Show 2016
|It’s surprising that no-one came up with the idea sooner, but an audio show dedicated to all things vinyl is – in hindsight – an obvious choice for a niche show. Over the weekend of ...read more -
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Classical is more than a hold button!
|Back in the day (whenever that was), lots of people were regularly exposed to some form of orchestral music. The first recording artist ‘stars’ were often operatic singers like Caruso, and the first few decades ...read more -
CanJam SoCal 2016 Report, Part 4
|Below, please find Part 4 of our four-part SoCal CanJam 2016 report highlighting—in alphabetical order—a set of manufacturers ranging from Questyle to WyWires. Enjoy. Questyle Questyle Audio Engineering’s CanJam SoCal 2016 demonstrations were, to a ...read more