Nice piccies from High End 2019 München (Munich)

mhardy6647

From Holger Barske.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmccKaoc

coupla samples to...

he19_026 by Holger Barske, on Flickr

whet your appetites.



he19_017 by Holger Barske, on Flickr

he19_037 by Holger Barske, on Flickr

he19_015 by Holger Barske, on Flickr

he19_014 by Holger Barske, on Flickr

he19_011 by Holger Barske, on Flickr

mhardy6647

... and, in other High End 2019 news:





source: http://hifiheroin.blogspot.com/2019/05/schick-tonearms.html

afterburnt

That sammich maker is broke, look the cheese ain't even melted!

Mike Reeter

This is one beautiful piece

txcoastal1

So has anyone been to this show. It’s on my list, but one concern is playlists and music they play at this show.

Joey_V

They say the rooms are nicer than US shows, that's per my friend.

pitdogg2

mhardy6647 wrote: »

source: http://hifiheroin.blogspot.com/2019/05/schick-tonearms.html

That tonearm looks a mile long
Very nice pictures

mhardy6647

yup, a transcription (16") arm.
And an Ortofon SPU.
And a 301.
Too bad it's not a Fairchild

joecoulson

txcoastal1 wrote: »

So has anyone been to this show. It’s on my list, but one concern is playlists and music they play at this show.

Can’t be any worse than the repetitive same old **** at Axpona. Seemed like every other room had the same playlist.

txcoastal1

joecoulson wrote: »

txcoastal1 wrote: »

So has anyone been to this show. It’s on my list, but one concern is playlists and music they play at this show.

Can’t be any worse than the repetitive same old **** at Axpona. Seemed like every other room had the same playlist.

That’s because the audiophiles can compare similar tunes, but if Munich plays European music...I’ll be lost for comparison

JayCee

txcoastal1 wrote: »

So has anyone been to this show. It’s on my list, but one concern is playlists and music they play at this show.

Yes, went in 2017. Made my head spin. Room after room of the usual suspects and tons of European companies I've never heard of.

Magico's were all the rage and did sound nice but my daughter and I fell in love with Acoustic Zen Crescendo mk II speakers. Can't remember the company but fabulous tubed gear, approx. $20K+ worth from a Japanese maker, making them sing. Met Robert Lee and he was a pleasure to speak with. The Crescendo's still haunt me and are, so far, the only speaker I've seriously considered replacing the 1.2tl's with. Crescendos were $17K but can be had on the used market for $7-9K.

Concerning playlists...no, not all Euro techno. The usual Jazz, classical, pop, etc. Don't remember anything you're alluding to. Of course, Acoustic Zen is US based, but Mr. Lee was playing "The Peppery Man" by Natalie Merchant and it's now on my demo playlist.

Also, lots of young and old audiophiles in attendance. It was packed the entire weekend. High end audio is alive and well in Europe.

JayCee

Plus....Munich was responsible for my first serious $$$ purchase. It was the catalyst for my PS Audio Directstream DAC and has led to the BHK Signature pre amp and BHK 250 power amp. Had I not gone I'd probably still be listening to my Adcom GFP-750, Parasound HCA-1500II and Oppo BDP-105. Respectable but I'm at a much better level. Albeit, much poorer...LOL.

mhardy6647

I think the audiophile musical canon is pretty much universal

I mean, it's possible that European and Asian golden ears spend gobs of lucre on, say, original pressings of, say, Melanie and The Archies and Bobby Goldsboro -- but, I don't think so...

joecoulson

All I know is I was so sick of hearing the Pink Panther theme for the 6th time on Friday alone. I know that I was not alone in that.

afterburnt

mhardy6647 wrote: »

I think the audiophile musical canon is pretty much universal

I mean, it's possible that European and Asian golden ears spend gobs of lucre on, say, original pressings of, say, Melanie and The Archies and Bobby Goldsboro -- but, I don't think so...

Doc, where the hell did you dig up those three? I think I had surpressed that stuff never to rear its ugly head again lol.

mhardy6647

joecoulson wrote: »

All I know is I was so sick of hearing the Pink Panther theme for the 6th time on Friday alone. I know that I was not alone in that.

One of the northern New England vacuum tube hifi gurus likes to start auditions with Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra's version of his tune A Swingin' Safari on LP. It's a delightfully syncopated tune, and also a delightful recording. Great on big ol' high-sensitivity theatre type loudspeakers.

If any of you is as old as I (and still on the sunny side of the dirt!), you may remember this tune as the theme to the original verson of The Match Game on TV.

https://youtu.be/X6bsoyT86LE

afterburnt

How the hell do you remember this stuff?

mhardy6647

afterburnt wrote: »

How the hell do you remember this stuff?

Just call me Funes*.

http://vigeland.caltech.edu/ist4/lectures/funes borges.pdf



_______________
* or Marilu Henner, if you prefer.
https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/04/actress-marilu-henners-rare-super-memory-recalls-every-day-of-her-life/

OleBoot

mhardy6647 wrote: »

Just call me Funes*.

http://vigeland.caltech.edu/ist4/lectures/funes borges.pdf

Faustin

Hey Doc, I clicked on the link, the wife walked by, and she knew exactly what the song was. She immediately called out the Match Game.

mhardy6647

Faustin wrote: »

Hey Doc, I clicked on the link, the wife walked by, and she knew exactly what the song was. She immediately called out the Match Game.

@afterburnt -- so there!

mhardy6647

OleBoot wrote: »

mhardy6647 wrote: »

Just call me Funes*.

http://vigeland.caltech.edu/ist4/lectures/funes borges.pdf

whoa.

mind. = blown.

afterburnt

mhardy6647 wrote: »

Faustin wrote: »

Hey Doc, I clicked on the link, the wife walked by, and she knew exactly what the song was. She immediately called out the Match Game.

@afterburnt -- so there!

All I remember about Match Game is that they were all smoking cigarettes, oh the humanity!

afterburnt

OleBoot wrote: »

mhardy6647 wrote: »

Just call me Funes*.

http://vigeland.caltech.edu/ist4/lectures/funes borges.pdf

Since 1881, it got to be good!

tonyp063

Mark, there's a Mr. Gene Rayburn for you on line 1.

mhardy6647

... and...

high-res (ish) audio/video, too, now -- apparently.
I have not yet evaluated this link (video), so caveat emptor (so to speak)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSGcE5t3XR0&list=PLPYK3P7ykYlxWdX2aywjTt_75nhhTxI-F&index=31

source:
https://www.audioasylum.com/audio/general/messages/74/748157.html

warren

Start auditions with Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra's version of his tune A Swingin' Safari on LP. Been listening to Bert since the 50’s, I never tire of great sounds.. Pink Panther not so great, to monotonous. It does have com pent sound ranges, me thinks.