Munich 2016

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Munich 2016
Auf Wiedersehen To Munich's Show of Shows
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 13, 2016  | 
Contrast this view, taken by Peter McGrath as we headed to dinner at show's end, with that of the mobbed staircase at the opening bell…
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Munich: the Race to the Finish Line
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 13, 2016  | 
Thank goodness the handsome new Pathos gear came with English-language literature…
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Rounding the Bend at Munich High End
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 13, 2016  | 
The day after my husband was plied with hard liquor in a desperate attempt to get me all the way into the Tidal room, I returned.
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Movin' on Up at Munich
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 12, 2016  | 
I never cover shows with the intention of citing "Best Of"…
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Saturday Arrives in Munich
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 12, 2016  | 
Jon Reichbach of Sonic Studio/Amarra displayed the latest Amarra sQ+ 2.3 inline DSP processor. The software can equalize music's entire range, if desired, before sending it along for playback…
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Ups and Downs at Munich High End
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 11, 2016  | 
At the head of the system was the brand new Bergmann Galder air-bearing turntable (€15,000): the only table in Bergmann's line that's sold without an arm…
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More from Munich
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 10, 2016  | 
Positioned at a height reachable only by the towering Gary Yacoubian, the CEO/President/Managing Partner/Chief Window Washer of SVS, the aptly named Prime Elevation (approx. $399/pair) is part of the company's year-old Prime Series…
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Delving Deeper at Munich High End
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 10, 2016  | 
The YB combines a 1" Scanspeak Illuminator beryllium tweeter, 5.25" sliced-paper cone mid-woofer, and 8" non-ported aluminum woofer in a slim composite cabinet…
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On the Move at Munich High End
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 08, 2016  | 
I don't know about you, but I have a hard time wrapping my head around the computational power required to accurately and consistently upsample to DSDx16 (DSD1024)…
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Warner Music Group Goes with MQA
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 07, 2016  | 
MQA's game-changing breakthrough has arrived. On 9am UK time on May 6, 2016, Warner Music Group (WMG), whose vast catalog includes everything from the Beatles to Maria Callas, announced a long-term licensing deal with MQA (Master Quality Authenticated). The agreement makes it possible to digitize the entire WMG catalogue in the superior MQA-encoded format of various resolutions, and disseminate the files via download and streaming services in a far more efficient and user-friendly manner.
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Trade Day Begins at Munich High End
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 05, 2016  | 
To get an idea of how many press and industry members attend Munich High End, just take a look at this "opening bell" shot of people queuing on the ground level and on one of the spiral stairways up to the atrium level of the MOC Convention Center…
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Munich High End Starts This Week
Jason Victor Serinus  |  May 03, 2016  | 
Munich High End, an audio show so big that it claims representation from 95% of high-end brands worldwide, opens this week in Munich's MOC Convention Center. The show opens on May 5, which intentionally coincides with Germany's annual Ascension Day holiday, with a "Press and Industry Day" whose attendance is so large as to be mind-boggling. Then, from May 6–8, Munich High End opens its doors to thousands upon thousands of "the public" from 10am–6pm.
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