Ken Micallef

Borg.Audio
Munich 2024
Ken Micallef  |  May 17, 2024  |  0 comments
The electronics of Borg.Audio’s Christian Gunther look like they're straight off the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. With their retro-futuristic visual style, you’re bound to either love or hate them. Though I didn’t hear them at Gunther’s static display, I’m already in the first camp.
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Cessaro, Döhmann, Acustica Applicata
Munich 2024
Ken Micallef  |  May 17, 2024  |  0 comments
Big components need a big room and a big man to explain it. Nick Döhmann talked turkey and then some regarding his new Döhmann Helix One Mk3 turntable ($70,000) with a new 10.5” Supatrac Nighthawk tonearm (£12,500), and Air Tight Opus 1 cartridge.
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Thuono Audio (Video)
Munich 2024
Ken Micallef  |  May 16, 2024  |  0 comments
“Dear Ken,” wrote Thuono Audio’s Eleonora Bonollo, “you are welcome to come to our stand in Halle 2 n. G05, where I can show you our turntables and tonearms.”
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Joseph Audio Joins Forces with Flow by Allegro, Pre-Audio, Master Fidelity, Way
Munich 2024
Ken Micallef  |  May 16, 2024  |  1 comments
Jeff Joseph pops up in all the fashionable places, and when he does—whether it's at Capital Audiofest, AXPONA, or here at High End Munich—his sound is always stellar. Today’s lineup was consistent with the pattern
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Air Tight, Wolf Van Langa, Zafino, Cardas
Munich 2024
Ken Micallef  |  May 12, 2024  |  First Published: May 11, 2024  |  0 comments
Air Tight Managing Director Yutaka "Jack" Miura was in Munich to introduce the new Air Tight Stereo Power Amplifier ATM-1 (price TBD).
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Tannoy, Linn, PrimaLuna, Atlas (Video)
Munich 2024
Ken Micallef  |  May 12, 2024  |  0 comments
Tannoy consultant/designer Danny Cooklin gave me a proper introduction to the company’s forthcoming 70th Anniversary Autograph 12 loudspeaker, which was in the prototype stage at High Munich.
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Quad HiFi, Lumin, E.A.T., Luxman, Silent Angel, Beaudioful
Munich 2024
Ken Micallef  |  May 12, 2024  |  1 comments
Assisted by IAD Audio’s Thomas Henke, I learned about Quad HiFi’s relaunch of their beloved 33 preamplifier and 303 power amplifier, which were available and very popular from 1967 to 1985.
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Voxativ Andagio (Video)
Munich 2024
Ken Micallef  |  May 11, 2024  |  0 comments
Voxativ owner and designer Inès Adler and head of marketing Christopher Owens debuted Andagio, “their newest horn-loaded model meticulously optimized for their exclusive range of field coil drivers,” the press release stated.
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Engstrom, Jorma, Marten, MSB Technology, TechDAS, Antipodes, Acoustical Systems, Solid Tech Furniture
Munich 2024
Ken Micallef  |  May 10, 2024  |  0 comments
With the daring, midcentury modern–influenced designs of their amplifiers, Sweden’s Engstrom paired with Marten’s new Coltrane Quintet loudspeaker for a big, bold, yet surprisingly intimate sound.
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HSE Swiss
Munich 2024
Ken Micallef  |  May 10, 2024  |  0 comments
Walking around this show, your brain blurs. So much information. So little time. But occasionally, a flash of light reflecting a gold hardware detail catches your eye. Consider, for example, amplification products from HSE Swiss Huber, which are beautiful to behold and beautifully made.
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