{"id":18679,"date":"2019-05-18T13:05:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T11:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/?p=18679"},"modified":"2021-04-19T19:19:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T17:19:38","slug":"munich-high-end-2019-show-report-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/show-reports\/munich-high-end-2019-show-report-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Munich High End 2019 Show Report part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aurender showed the ACS10 Music Server with CD ripper…<\/p>\r\n

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… and the A30 Music Server with built-in Ripper and DAC.<\/p>\r\n

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This listener’s socks and shoes were apparently blown off by the sound system inside this supercar.<\/p>\r\n

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There’s audio buddy JW pointing to the Audio Research Reference 160M, expressing the desire for a stereo version, at that point unaware of that very amp actually sitting in the back…<\/p>\r\n

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Yes, there it was: the new Audio Research Reference 160S stereo power amp with a projected retail price of 22.999 euro in the Netherlands.<\/p>\r\n

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This has got to be one of the best looking tube power amps and, yes, this one absolutely needs to be added to my virtual cost-no-object want list.<\/p>\r\n

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Sonus faber Aida II with Dan D’Agostino Relentless monos, not playing at this time.<\/p>\r\n

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Opinion-dividers, I’m sure, but I absolutely love the styling.<\/p>\r\n

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Here’s the maestro himself (photo by Niels van Marle)<\/p>\r\n

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AVM showed their first speaker: the OVATION AM 6.3 with onboard DSP in what felt like an all-aluminum enclosure.<\/p>\r\n

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The sound was clean, tight, fast, punchy and extremely well-controlled but not very spacious, although that is likely a consequence of the narrow room in which they were set up.<\/p>\r\n

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New Rotation R 5.3 turntable with proprietary AVM tonearm.<\/p>\r\n

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Proof that the Asian market is further expanding or simply a group of friends that happen to be in the T+A room as I walked by?<\/p>\r\n

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Western Electric showcased its brand new 91E, 300B-based integrated amplifier with Gauder Akustik speakers.<\/p>\r\n

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Ah, the famous 300B. Not a clone, mind you, but the actual product made by the original USA factory, mounted in the brand new 91E integrated amp by the same maker.<\/p>\r\n

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Just look at it, isn’t it a beauty? With a full-color display that can show various things such as configurations or VU meters, single output loudspeaker terminals connecting to swappable transformer blocks specific to 2, 4, or 8 ohms and control via a tablet and a projected retail price at around 12K, this thing had me drooling and, you guessed it, must be added on my virtual cost-no-object want list.<\/p>\r\n

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dCS had a headphone booth using their Bartok DAC and headphone amp.<\/p>\r\n

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There’s Niels again!<\/p>\r\n

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Remember Thorens? Of course you do! For some time now, they’ve been back with beautiful turntables such as the TD1601, but now, they’ve also issued a fabulous-looking reel-to-reel tape recorder! I’m not into tape anymore but I certainly like this machine’s looks!<\/p>\r\n

HFA Show Favorites<\/h3>\r\n