Jason Victor Serinus
High End 2026: Parsing the Big Picture
Now that the High End show has moved from Munich to Vienna, what will audiophiles encounter there this week? One thing they'll encounter is not one but a multiplicity of shows—the big, main show, and at least three much smaller shows.
Seismic shifts at MBL, Audio Research
Two major figures in high end audio have quietly moved on from long-held positions.
Warsaw wraps up royally
As we arrive onsite to prepare for our coverage of High End Vienna and its many satellite shows, we continue to share Jason Victor Serinus and Rogier van Bakel's coverage of Europe's second most important audio show, Audio Video Warsaw. Next up: Jason reports on what he saw and heard from the likes of Galeria Audio, Franco Serblin, OePhi Audio, OrWaTi, Amphion, Brunoco Audio, and wraps things up with a powerhouse system from Raidho and Simaudio.
JVS's Day Two romp in the Blu playground
As we prepare for our coverage of High End Vienna and its many satellite shows, we share Jason Victor Serinus and Rogier van Bakel's coverage of Europe's second most important audio show, Audio Video Warsaw. First up: Jason reports on what he saw and heard from Dutch & Dutch, Pure Audio, and Grandinote—plus his life-altering experience with Soft Collective.
May 2026 Classical Record Reviews
Nordost QNet7 reclocking network switch
dCS Varèse Transport CD/SACD transport
Meitner MA3i Integrated D/A processor
Recording of May 2026: Willows
Music by Vaughan Williams, Caroline Shaw, Ellen Reid, and Traditional/Sam Amidon
Pekka Kuusisto, violin; Sam Amidon, folksinger; Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Platoon PLAT29192 (reviewed in stereo as 24/96 WAV files).