Vienna Hi-End 2026

[User211]

Chez Marantz with a bit of Denon.

Some nice old kit here.

[User211]

Thorens latest bestest.

Try moving that around.

[Barry]

Excellent photos.

Apart from the price the other problem with this 'hi end' stuff is the weight of it - you couldn't be setting it up and tinkering with it if you have a bad back.

If I were to buy one of the systems featured here, given the overall expense I would expect it to be installed for me.

[Barry]

The only bit of the Marantz kit shown that would interest me is the Marantz 10B tuner. However, given that they frequently need realignment to maintain their superb selectively performance, and some of the components used are no longer available, I would now be happy with a Dynalab Magnum tuner.

Superb photos BTW. Thanks.

[User211]

Just spotted on a high street.

Hm.

[User211]

Alsyvox - I think the best planar magnetic speakers in the world right now.

This is where the Aries Cerat gear sounded best, I think. By that the most accurate sounding. It still had an Aries Cerat sound signature to it that was common across all systems that used it, IMHO.

[Macca]

I thought they were cannabis plants on first glance. But it's just bamboo

[User211]

Was talking to Kevin Scott of Definitive Audio about those at Whittlebury. They used to be available for hire at Munich

He used to pay the dosh for them, because he said they broke the sound up nicely, creating a spacey, airy effect.

Interesting fact number two. A room for 4 days starts at about 20K Euro for a small one with false walls in the middle of a big hall, to about 60K for a larger proper room and upwards for the biggest, I expect.

[User211]

Lovely Lux and better T&A shot.

The Luxman has to be one of the best looking integrated amps on the planet.

[User211]

Some Transrotors.

There were loads.