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Constellation Audio, the innovative manufacturer of high performance preamplifiers, amplifiers, and digital playback systems, is pleased to announce the debut of the new Virgo III preamplifier and Centaur II power amplifier at the Munich High End Show in Munich Germany from May 14 – 17. Building on the success of the original Virgos and...
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The Nagra CLASSIC AMP was designed for extremely high quality installations, which require high power while maintaining a perfect musical delivery of the watts. The unit operates in pure class A over a very large power band and beyond in class AB. Each of the output stages is based on tandem MOSFET transistors of...
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A landmark creation, the Coltrane 3 is a product of the most advanced engineering and audio research ever undertaken by the Swedish brand. When creating its big brother, the €390000 reference model Coltrane Supreme 2, Marten developed it in its own sound studio to provide the ultimate reference for the speaker’s development. This new...
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PS Audio, maker of fine audio components since 1973,is excited to announce the European debut of the Bascom H. King Signature 250 Amplifier at the 2015 Munich High End show. The largest audio show in the world, the Munich show is open to both the trade and the general public. PS will be exhibiting...
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Newly formed company, Lyrus Audio Designs Ltd, has announced plans to enter the high-end headphone market at the 2015 Munich HIGH END SHOW May 14-17 with two new technology laden planar magnetic headphones. The company’s top-of-the-line offering, the Lyrus Audio Model Nine, features the industry’s largest planar diaphragm at 90mm (78.5 cm2). It utilizes...
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Kronos submitted the following press release announcing the introduction of the new Sparta 0.5 turntable ($16,000) at Munich High-End 2015. Source: Press Release
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After showing pre-production prototypes at CES earlier this year and later at CanJam 2015 in Costa Mesa, ENIGMAcoustics will officially debut the Dharma D1000 Hybrid Electrostatic Headphone and the Athena A1 Headphone Amplifier at the 2015 Munich HIGH END Show. Taking place over weekend May14 – 17 at the MOC Congress Center in Munich,...
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Aurender, a leader in award-winning, high-resolution audio products, introduces the new N100H Music Server/Player, that makes managing, browsing, optimizing, collecting and enjoying your music easy and entertaining for everyone — without the typical “Audiophile Clutter” and setup hassles. “The N100H Server/Player allows users store up to a 2TB music collection via its internal hard...
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Leicester-based valve specialists 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...
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Alpha Design Labs will be unveiling new products at the High End 2015, including the high performance STRATOS, GT40α, H128 headphones and the highest spec upgrade headphone cables available on the market. ADL STRATOS Taking the Swiss Army Knife of audio components to the next level - High-performance MM/MC Phono stage - DAC and...
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Meridian – the original British high performance audio manufacturer – will be actively promoting some of the world’s most innovative products and technology at this year’s High End event in Munich. There is much to be excited about with Meridian Sooloos. Meridian is very serious about sound quality and at the Munich Show journalists...
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Nordost will launch its new Supreme Reference Series, Odin 2 at High End 2015, in Munich (Halle 4) Atrium 4, Room E114 at the MOC. The highly anticipated Odin 2 Range is truly the most exceptional hifi audio cable range in the consumer electronics market. After years of extensive research and development, the new...
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It is well known that the electrical characteristics of turntable cartridges differ greatly from one cartridge to another. Ohm’s law shows that Moving Magnet cartridges will generate larger voltages, while Moving Coil cartridges are generally more efficient at delivering current. Phono preamplifiers should take full advantage of the cartridges’ strengths and amplify the signal...
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Essence announced today that its going to sell its line of electrostatic speakers, DACs, and Class D Power Amp exclusively online bypassing the traditional dealer channel. This is a change in strategy that eliminates the standard 50% dealer profit and brings the prices for Essence products down to disruptive new levels. Whereas the electrostatic...
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Lumen white premieres worldwide the “white light anniversary” reference monitors at high-end 2015 show in Munich. Celebrating a tradition of benchmark shifting loudspeaker designs. In 1999, lumen white`s original “white light” reference monitors shook up the loudspeaker world with a unique and groundbreaking loudspeaker design that outperformed alternatives by a wide margin. The “white...
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Wouldn’t it be great if you ordered a new piece of PS Audio equipment direct from the factory and it was hand delivered, the box opened for you, the product placed exactly where you want it? That’s White Glove Delivery, a new service launched with the introduction of the BHK Signature Amplifier. The BHK...
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Screen Innovations (SI), the purveyors of innovation in the two-piece projection industry, has again changed the game by offering the first ambient-light screen that’s massive and black in color—Slate® .8. Since it’s introduction, in 2013, Slate® has taken the middle market by storm by delivering amazing contrast, clarity, and color reproduction in brightly lit...
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Pangea Audio, delivering unprecedented value to the premium audiophile accessory marketplace, has announced the introduction of three power cables designed to bring out the highest levels of performance from audio and home theater components. The Pangea AC-9 MkII, AC-9SE MkII and the AC-14SE are available now in a variety of lengths from Audio Advisor....
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Ever wondered how your music would sound on a real high end system in surround? At the Munich High End show, Grimm Audio teams up with high resolution download site Native DSD. Their top quality DSD catalog, stemming from 26 record labels, will be demonstrated on a surround Grimm Audio LS1 system. Native DSD...
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Pangea Audio, delivering unprecedented value to the premium audiophile accessory marketplace, has announced the introduction of the HP201 Hybrid Tube Headphone Amp with 24/192 USB DAC. The HP201 is now available from Audio Advisor with an MSRP of $299.99. The Pangea Audio HP201 combines Class A solid state circuitry featuring MOSFET output devices with...
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The new 2Qute is a compact, affordable standalone DAC which combines two award-winning products in one: the revolutionary Hugo DAC/headphone amp and the class-leading Qute EX standalone DAC. The new 2Qute takes the technology from What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision’s 2014 Best DAC - (Hugo) and adds it to What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision’s...
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Aurender, a leader in award-winning, high-resolution audio products, introduces the new N100 Network Music Server/Player, that makes managing, browsing, optimizing, collecting and enjoying large music collections stored on Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices easy and entertaining for everyone — without the typical “Audiophile Clutter” and setup hassles. “The N100 Server/Player allows users to infinitely...
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Astell&Kern, the leader in portable high-res audio players, announces its newest player, the entry-level AK Jr. The Astell&Kern AK Jr will be available soon for $499. Henry Park, CEO of iriver, parent company of Astell&Kern, said “Since Astell&Kern entered the marketplace over two years ago with the highest quality portable hi-res audio player; it...
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Forget everything you know about DACs. Yggdrasil is the world’s only closed-form multibit DAC, delivering 21 bits of resolution with no guessing anywhere in the digital or analog path. We’ve thrown out delta-sigma D/As, traditional digital filters, and sample rate conversion to preserve the original samples all the way through from input to output....
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Some of the most exciting news from AXPONA is the official launch of Aesthetix Saturn Eclipse components. We have been building Eclipse versions on a very limited basis for the past few years and the response has been overwhelming. Saturn series are classic, high value components, and their performance has risen to new heights...
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