High End Munich 2024—Tracking Angle’s Day Three Coverage

the day included a "way forward for analog copy" panel dialogue

Day Three included two breaks within the regular conference protection stream: first within the A.M. I moderated a seminar titled "Has Vinyl Playback Technology Gone About As Far As It Can Go?" with members Mark Dohmann (Dohmann Audio), Craig Milnes (Wilson-Benesch), Leif Johannsen (Ortofon) and J.R. Boisclair (WallyTools/WAM Engineering).

All over the previous decade have advance the artwork and science of vinyl playback, so their tackle the query was fascinating and the total home appreciated the solutions. I’m nonetheless ready for the video to be printed on the High End web site and when it’s it will likely be embedded in an article right here.

In the late afternoon I did an hour lengthy "Meet the Expert" session within the Nagra room, this yr with huge Stenheim audio system. Always enjoyable! But in fact that is two hours plus, throughout which era I used to be unable to flow into within the conference middle. No matter, there was nonetheless a lot to cowl as you may see within the video.

After the Nagra engagement I went over to Hi-Fi Deluxe 2024 on the Marriott the place I noticed some spectacular displays you may see within the video. And that was Day 3.

Among the highlights was lastly trying out within the Vienna Acoustics room the brand new Supatrac Blackhawk tonearm. Inventor Richard Braine upgraded the pillar to chrome steel and tremendously improved the match within the sleeve so the arm does not checklist when the grub screw is loosened. That’s however certainly one of many variations between the 2 arms. Another is the a lot bigger "Thrustbox". The authentic Blackbird stays within the line. The new arm’s worth at present time had but to be finalized however it will likely be round $9000. Don’t maintain me to that worth!

Ortofon launched a brand new line of Concorde "plug in" cartridges modeled after the 2M sequence however with one huge distinction: right here you can begin with the "purple" and by altering styli transfer all the way in which as much as the LVB (Ludwig Van Beethoven) Shibata, which encompasses a nude diamond mounted on a boron cantilever. None of those are meant for DJ scratching!

Output is a beneficiant 6mV, with the generator making use of silver plated oxygen free copper. Each mannequin’s suspension system makes use of totally different elastomer materials to reinforce efficiency. Prices are: at $149 for the Red, Blue $249, Bronze, $399 and Black, $599 USD. The LVB250 sells for $999 USD. This is a brilliant transfer by Ortofon because it permits those that do not need to mess with setting overhang to expertise the advantages of the various sonic and efficiency upgrades.

Over at there Marriott Hi-Fi Deluxe present, and in a static show at MOC, HSE exhibited its jewelry-like and mentioned to supply spectacular sonics, Masterline 7 phono preamp designed by 30 yr Studer/Revox veteran Robert Huber. Following Munich High End I visited HiFiction’s Micha Huber at his Turbenthal manufacturing facility, the place he manufactures Thales turntables and tonearms and EMT turntables and tonearms. He additionally launched a model new Thales Magnifier $40,000 phono preamp/preamp designed and manufactured in a collaborative effort with Stellavox/Switzerland. Much extra about this in an upcoming publish however whereas on the manufacturing facility, and following a manufacturing facility tour that will probably be posted, I overheard two guests saying they had been going to go to HSE so I hitched a journey and that go to and video too will probably be posted right here. There was a lot nice stuff to see and video throughout this journey!