Perhaps one of the biggest global audio shows, High End Munich takes the cake for HiFi biz-to-biz interactions with its two days of industry-only days in mid May. That doesn’t stop a truck ton of attendees from gravitating towards the beautiful city of Munich on Saturday and Sunday however.
On this week’s The Occasional Podcast, PTA writer Marc Phillips joins the show, fresh back from the EU event. Marc drops all of his show impressions, favorites, and top 5 best rooms from the Munich High End. There were quite a few big displays, with huge reveals, but Marc also focuses on some fresh new products and maybe even some new gear that US fans might not have heard of just yet.
The Occasional Podcast recently covered the future of digital and class D with Michal Jurewicz of Mytek and AXPONA 2024, but previous episodes include how tos, tips, tricks and education in all things high fidelity audio from episodes like last week’s Hot Headphones For The Holidays, an Interview With John Devore, Measurements explained with Andrew Jones, 3 things to know about streaming audio, 5 things to consider when buying a tube amplifier, interviews with Steve Guttenberg, how to’s and more from audio’s greatest talents, including Michael Fremer and Pacific Audio Fest 2022 Best of Show, another interesting conversation about the History Of The BBC’s LS3/5a Loudspeaker, A Beginner’s Guide To Tube Amplifiers and A View From The Booth: Reference Systems, Accuracy & Why Audiophiles Love Jazz So Much: including rare interview with the late audio legend engineer Al Schmitt. The finale from season 5 includes the yearly “best of awards” and you can also find episodes covering British HiFi, Subwoofers/Setup/Tips, and the how to: Budgeting From Entry Level To High End. Season 4 highlights include Joseph Audio, Pro-Ject Turntables, and Rob Watts. One can still download this season’s educational show with TOP’s Beginners Primer To High Fidelity Digital Audio alongside the latest on Two-Way Speaker Design. Fan favorite What Is Mastering? What Happens When An Album Is Remastered? is also still available as well. If you are interested in further exploring the analog realm, the Guide To Buying A Turntable (and records) might point you in the right direction.
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