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High End 2017: Other Online Show Reports

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Here's a list of links to other online show reports from High End 2017 in Munich. These reports provide a wealth of pictures and information from the show.  Unless otherwise indicated reports are in English.

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High End 2017: Hegel

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Hegel introduced a new entry level integrated amplifier, the H90, which will replace the H80.  The H90 is effectively a mini-Röst, bringing the SoundEngine 2 technology to the entry level.  It also provide an improved Read the full post

High End 2017: Focal

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Focal Grande Utopia EM.

Focal  Sopra N°1 speakers in a range of colours.

Focal Shape 40 nearfield professional studio monitor.

Focal Shape 65 nearfield professional studio monitor.

Focal Utopia customised by French jeweler Tournaire with 18-karat gold and 6.5 carats of diamonds.

Focal's flagship Utopia headphone driven by the Woo Audio WA22 fully balance tube headphone amplifier.

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High End 2017 Show Report

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High End 2017 was held from 2017-05-18 to 2017-05-21 in Munich.  The premier audio show in the world, High End presents the whole range of consumer audio offerings, and is the main event for new product introductions.

Through its pictures and comments this show report provides a view of the show and the products on display. 

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Search for High Definition Music Online

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High resolution audio offers the listener better sound quality than CDs or MP3s.  Listeners who've added streamers and high resolution DACs to their audio systems can take full advantage of the superior sound of high resolution music.

A while ago I posted on the Serious Music Blog a list of high resolution download sites. 

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How Playing Music Benefits Your Brain

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Check out this TED-Ed video which shows the effect that playing a music instrument has on the brain.

 

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In Defence of Audiophiles

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In his article, I, Audiophile, in the online magazine Slate, author Fred Kaplan presents an excellent of the much maligned and misunderstood audiophile.

Click here to check it out.

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A Peek into the World of the Audiophile

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We audiophiles love music.

To get the music right you need to get the sound right, so our quest is to perfect the sound: tone, harmonic richness; dynamics; coherence; imaging; soundstage; timing; rhythm (just some of the terms we use to describe sound).  By doing this we seek to experience the music more deeply.

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Ortofon 95th Anniversary video

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Ortofon AS, is the world leader in the development and manufacture of phono cartridges.

Ortofon was founded as the Electrical Phono Film Company on the 9th of October 1918 by two Danish engineers, Axel Petersen and Arnold Poulsen.

Here’s a short YouTube video that celebrates Ortofon’s 95th anniversary.

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Poll: Audio Furniture

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What do you use to accommodate your audio equipment?  The poll at the end of this post asks for your views on some new audio furniture designs.

Not all of us have dedicated listening rooms, so our audio systems usually have to fit in with the rest of what goes on in our homes. … Read the full post