As in 2022, HFA will cover the Munich High End show using photos sent by friends in the industry. This page will be continually updated.
The report is divided into separate multi-part pages for each day.
Day 1 – Thursday (Trade Visitors Only)
Day 2 – Friday (Trade Visitors Only)
Day 3 – Saturday
Day 4 – Sunday
Day 3 – 17-05-2025
Meet YG Acoustics’ new flagship 5-way speaker, Gemini.
Connected with Siltech exclusively…
… and driven by a massive stack of AVM amplifiers.
From the YG website (summarized):
“We proudly introduce Gemini, our most ambitious loudspeaker yet, developed over three years. This speaker not only showcases our innovations but also seeks to create deep, emotional connections with listeners. Each Gemini speaker stands over two meters tall and features a seven-driver symmetrical array, including a custom-designed sub-bass driver, ensuring a true point-source listening experience.
The cabinet, built from three layers of specialized aluminum alloy, achieves exceptional rigidity and resonance control, while the front faceplates are crafted from solid, aerospace-grade aluminum. Internally, advanced bracing and strategically placed diffusers eliminate unwanted reflections, optimizing driver performance.
Our crossover design highlights the art of speaker engineering, utilizing premium components on a bespoke multilayer PCB material. Each circuit is milled in-house from high-purity copper, with traces optimized to reduce distortion. Housed externally in a specially selected polymer enclosure, it prevents field interactions with the crossover signal.”
Speaker Type
- 5-way floor-standing loudspeaker
- Available in passive, Active Bass, and Live versions
- Triple-layer, aerospace aluminum cabinet with constrained layer damping
- Dimensions: 215 × 54 × 108 cm [84.5 × 21.5 × 42.5”] H × W × D
- Weight: 455 kg [1000 lbs] per tower unpacked
Drivers
- Lattice hybrid tweeter with advanced airframe
- Dual 15 cm (6”) BilletCore drivers, advanced neodymium motor magnets
- Dual 18.5 cm (7.25”) BilletCore drivers, advanced neodymium motor magnets
- Dual 26 cm (10.25”) BilletCore drivers, ultra-high field strength motor
- 32cm (12.5”) BilletCore driver, ultra-high field strength motor
- All drivers exhibit exceptional set matching
Configurations
- Passive: External crossover with Ultracoherent circuits at 35 Hz, 90 Hz, 360 Hz, and 1.85 kHz
- Active Bass: External crossover with Ultracoherent circuits at 90 Hz, 360 Hz, and 1.85 kHz. 1kW audiophile bass amplifier with DSP-tuned crossover for 32cm driver, supporting room correction
- Live: External amplifier with 8 x 700W audiophile amplifiers per tower, with optimized DSP crossover, linked by glass optical fibres to Live Controller with ROON Ready streaming, analogue and digital inputs, and high-quality phono stage
The Linkwitz Lab LX521.4 is a 4-way loudspeaker, designed as a full-range dipole, for flat on-axis and off-axis response in the horizontal plane and frontal hemisphere.
As always, the show is well-visited!
Clarisys Audio demonstrated the 6-panel Auditorium, and also revealed the brand new Aria modular speaker.
Auditorium without sub-bass panels
Brand new Aria, in some ways, basically a smaller Atrium.
Official info (summarized):
The Clarisys Aria’s innovative design features four independent towers, segmented for dedicated bass and midrange/treble duties. At its heart lies Clarisys’ signature dual pure aluminium midrange/treble ribbon system, arranged in a true bipole configuration that radiates in perfect phase from 275 Hz and up.
Each bass tower employs Clarisys’ newest curved ribbon panel—an engineering breakthrough that drastically reduces resonances and modal interference.
External crossovers designed for ultimate signal purity and modular flexibility. Each component is housed in CNC-machined aluminium enclosures for exceptional rigidity and resonance control.
Photos by Eddy van der Wal
YG Acoustics Website
LinkwitzLab Website
Clarisys Audio
More to come!
This page is continually updated.
