We have been making the pilgrimage to High End Munich for five years now. It is, quite simply, the greatest Hifi Show on earth. I love meeting people from all over the world, catching up with old friends and meeting new ones, this year I lost track of the number of people who grabbed us saying ‘I know you from Facebook!’ and it was brilliant to meet people that we knew ‘virtually’ in the flesh. High End Munich is one of those shows that can overwhelm you with it’s immensity. It’s quite tricky to explain just how big a show it is…it’s a beast! Every year has been incredible, but this year it just went up another level. It’s kind of crazy, but just when you think the best can’t get any better, it does, and this year High End turned it up to 11. More »
All roads lead to Munich this week with just about everyone involved in Hifi setting off on their travels to get to Bavaria and High End Munich 2017. There is plenty of news flying about in the run up to the High End Show, so here’s the latest roundup, with news from The Chord Company, Aequo Audio, Auralic, Ortofon and many more…plus our Great British Brands At Munich 2017 Advertising Promotion. More »
It has been one very busy week for High End Munich 2017 news, Hifi Pig will keep you up to date with everything hifi and audiophile that is happening in the run up to the High End Munich show next week….here’s what has happened in the last 24 hrs, in case you blinked and missed it! News from Mytek, SOtM, Chord Electronics, The Funk Firm and Convert to name just a few….. More »
At the High End show (Munich M.O.C., Germany) from Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 May 2017, the brand new Electron Research will unveil its new IA 70 integrated amplifier. More »
SAE will show an amplifier at Munich that is “ too powerful to rate in watts, the 2 Horsepower 2HP-D”. More »
Check out the latest news stories from High End Munich 2017….in the last 24 hours we’ve had news from MQA, Gauder Akustik, Meze, Electrocompaniet, Concrete Audio and many more…… More »
Led by its ex-BBC engineering team, the company has added new features, improved performance and flexibility, and introduced all-new casework. Now in its fourth generation, the new Pulse IV will form part of the newly re-launched Spectrum range and will make its international debut in pre-production form at High End, Munich, in May 2017. More »
Serbian audio manufacturers, Auris Audio, are set to unveil two new amplifiers at The High End Show in Munich. More »
The Digital Amp Co have added a Maraschino Module Development Board to their Kickstarter campaign. They told us: “This board is for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to evaluate and develop applications for our new modules. Some more sophisticated DIYers may also be interested.” More »
When Hifi Pig heard that Loud & Clear in Edinburgh were having a roadshow showcasing a trio of Avantgarde horn loudspeakers along with Simaudio’s Moon888 monoblock power amps, we had to go along for a listen. More »
New Italian Hifi brand, Trinaudio, will make their debut at High End Munich 2017 More »
High End Munich 2017 is fast approaching, so keep up to date of who will be there and with what gear! More »
Hifi Pig Advertising Promotion
Hifi Pig brings you a series of promotional articles about our Great British Brands exhibiting at High End Munich 2017. We let them tell you all about their philosophy and products.
Professional electronics engineer Graham Slee has been involved in circuit design, manufacturing research and development, broadcast audio and high fidelity since 1974. In 1998 he established the company Graham Slee Projects Ltd to manufacture and market his designs of phono pre-amplifers and headphone amplifiers. The company is now called HiFi System Components Ltd and the product line has expanded to include DACs and power amplifiers as well as a range of highly successful interconnects and loudspeaker cables. More »
Audionet’s Stern preamplifier and Hartmut Esslinger honoured with National Design Award. More »
Audionet have got in touch to let us know they will be at this year’s Munich High End Show 2017 in Showroom C121 in the Atrium 3. More »
Find out what soulutions are up to at this year’s High End Show in Munich? More »
Kostas Metaxas, with over 40 years of playback and 25 years of concert recording experience plus some very interesting amplifier designs to his name, has now “challenged what is possible in the aesthetic of loudspeaker design”. His latest creations will be on show at High End Munich 2017. More »
Bryston has announced that it has promoted Gary Dayton to VP of Sales and Marketing, US effective immediately. Dayton has been immersed in the high-performance audio community for nearly two decades, having spent nine years with THIEL Audio before coming onboard as a Product Specialist with Bryston in 2013. Dayton will interface with reps, dealers and support end-users from his office in Lexington, KY. More »
Midland Audio Exchange will be holding a Naim Statement event in June. More »
Pass Labs has started shipping their new XA25 Class A Power Amplifier, the most affordable power amplifier in their current line. With 2 x 25W @ 8 ohms, 2 x 50/W at 4 ohms and 2 x 100WClass A/AB at 2 ohms, and priced at $4,900, the XA25 is not meant as merely an “Entry-Level” model, but rather, a more affordable way for consumers to experience the Pass Labs line. In other words: A smaller, lighter and less expensive Pass Labs Class A power amplifier. More »
Zesto Audio will be at Axpona 2017 in Chicago, USA. More »
2017 marks the 40th anniversary of Conrad-Johnson design inc. and to celebrate, they are introducing two new anniversary tube amplifiers – the ART150 and ART300. These amplifiers employ the recently developed KT150 output tubes. More »
Lab 12 are based in Greece and that is where they handcraft all their products. Here Stuart Smith takes a listen to their pre 1 valve preamplifier costing €1440 and their knack power cable costing a further €210. More »