Munich High End Show 2019

[Pharos]

Yes bigmoog, "....lots of terrible bling as well ", I think so too.

I think the industrial designers, from art colleges, and who are obsessed with shapes and finishes, have done for Hi-Fi what accountants have done for much else, taken over from the functioning of things.

[paulf-2007]

AX SuperJet.

Same BD4 driver as the Pnoe. The Pnoe is good.

However, this implementation wants to bypass your ears and make a direct connection to your brain. Raw? Shrill? Understatement.

Shame - really wanted to like them.

Look cool, though, I reckon.

That's the daughter of the chap that is responsible for them. Good host dishing out freebies.

I like the look of Pnoe but not heard them, just a gut feeling tells me they are special

[User211]

Weird speakers time, in this case Bayz, which is an omni.

Original styling, they actually sounded pretty good.

If you're bored, check them out here: http://www.bayz-audio.eu/

[User211]

Mr Hyundai and this year's Western Electric speakers.

Every year he brings different Western Electrics. He must have room fulls of the things. And room fulls.

Silbatone/GIP fettled I am sure.

Check out the Silbatone amps using really early triodes like VT-2.

[User211]

On the theme of weird speakers, some huge Chinese carbon fibre horns.

Only 12K Euros I heard.

Mickey mouse ear horns. Not really hi-fi and it becomes obvious on certain material. Good for the kids playroom in a rich man's house.

The scale and massive bass output from the 'ears' is something to behold, though.

Don't take them seriously and they are really good fun.

[AJSki2fly]

Weird speakers time, in this case Bayz, which is an omni.

Original styling, they actually sounded pretty good.

If you're bored, check them out here: http://www.bayz-audio.eu/

"The Counterpoint’s suggested retail price is $97,100", I bet it is, I can think of a better way to spend that sort of money.

[User211]

Actually I forgot to say Joe Roberts (Sound Practices anyone? Or regular visitors?) wasn't at Munich this year in the Silbatone room.

A real personality. He's in South Korea having heart bypass surgery. I hope he does well.

I got that from some PS Audio guys on the train to the MoC.

[sjs]

My favourite room was Kevin's room (Definitive) showing off the LV Olympians with Kondo amplification and a vinyl front end that I didn't get to properly inspect as the room was too focused on listening - the fact he held a full house spellbound for two full sides of chamber music (in a show dominated by girl-with-guitar, easy-listening jazz and the inescapable Pink Floyd) surely says something. It did the orchestral stuff pretty well too. Probably not one for the metal-heads though.

Likewise, although it was the Vox Palladium and Vox Basso this year, rather than the Olympians. The room has used vintage era Kondo electronics each year I have visited.

The turntable was a Grand Prix Audio with three arms !!! Kuzma tonearm/cartridge and Viv Labs RF7" with Ortofon SPU Century or Royal GM MK II combinations

[Vrajbasi]

Likewise, although it was the Vox Palladium and Vox Basso this year, rather than the Olympians. The room has used vintage era Kondo electronics each year I have visited.

The turntable was a Grand Prix Audio with three arms !!! Kuzma tonearm/cartridge and Viv Labs RF7" with Ortofon SPU Century or Royal GM MK II combinations

Interesting he uses the spu on the Grand Prix I owned one found the turntable very dry and cd like very precise sounding, the Spu cartridges would certainly help it to sound more natural. I use vintage kondo amplifiers in one of my systems to my ears far more musically satisfying than some of the newer designs.

[sjs]

Interesting he uses the spu on the Grand Prix I owned one found the turntable very dry and cd like very precise sounding, the Spu cartridges would certainly help it to sound more natural.

That is a good description based on the first time I heard the Grand Prix, but then with the Kuzma 4Point and a Fuuga it was far more musically sympathetic, whilst retaining that rock solid basis.

I use vintage kondo amplifiers in one of my systems to my ears far more musically satisfying than some of the newer designs.

I would tend to agree based on my experience in other people's systems