High End Munich 2024-Tracking Angle's 2024 Day Four Coverage (Plus)
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By Sunday most everyone is beat to a pulp and ready for the show to be over but go on it must! For those covering it there's never enough time. As I began assembling day four's videos I realized I'd missed some key ones that should have been posted on days one, two and three, so in addition to what I managed to get on day four, you'll find some earlier coverage.
This one begins on the show floor with Audio Research's Dave Gordon who runs us through ARC's new 330M mono block power amplifier. Then upstairs Franc Kuzma discusses his new twelve inch Safir arm. There's a walk through Nagra's always impressive product array.
John Monks presents a brand new $2995 record cleaning machine that will remind industry veterans of the original Keith Monks machine-the one that started all of the record cleaning wheels turning in the first place. We find TW Acustics Thomas Woschnick on the main floor adjacent to Uber Light innovator Robert Kahn who has a brand new remote controlled light that's going to find its way into many audiophiles' listening rooms for sure.
Acoustical Systems' Dietrich Brakemeier has "graduated" to an upper floor room where he displayed his tonearms, his giant Apolyt turntable originally unveiled at High End 2015 (or 16) and his newest turntable, which will fit in your home if your budget permits.
Back on the floor don't miss the Korf Audio presentation where you'll see bearing unique in the tonearm world, Korf's ceramic head shell and the company's prototype affordable direct drive turntable.
I ran into legendary recording engineer Tony Faulkner who talks about a new AAA project commissioned by SME's Ajay Shirke, and finally over at the Marriott as the final show hours wind down there's a look at the JMF Audio phono preamplifier and a new Pear Audio Blue ARAS turntable.
Afterwards, I staggered out with a friend and we drove to Switzerland for the next part of the adventure: a visit to Micha Huber's HiFiction factory where he manufactures, among other products, Thales turntables and arms, EMT cartridges and a brand new $40,000 phono preamp designed in cooperation with Stellavox, Switzerland. There was yet another adventure following that factory tour but you'll have to wait for the next video!
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Mr. Fremer. Just want to express my gratitude for your many dedicated years to audio and recording. Always, and I mean always, like having a favorite teacher, it is highly appreciated. Your at your best as you. Thank you
Thank you for a great Munich experience. I feel like a got a good handle on what is new in the analogue community
Thanks for the Korf feature Mikey...I bought the 11" for my Garrard...nice to see Alex in the flesh!
Michael, very nicely done.
Brilliant stuff Mikey. Love all the knowledge in analogue that you get out of people. You know a lot of people.
First the Silence Audio TT-1 now this incredible bargain of a tonearm in the Korf Audio TA-AF9 with a flexure bearing. Wiki says flexure bearing require no lubricant. A lot of technology for what, $3500. Not to mention it looks a treat. Again, insane. Mikey, the 10" arm needs an in house review.
Bonus coverage? Fantastic!! 🎉
Very nicely done Michael, as always. I am curious as to why the coverage of the new Pear turntable was so limited? Thanks
@trackingangle929
Ай бұрын
That’s easy! The American importer/distributor invited me to see the new one at The offsite Marriott show. It’s a time waster but I went! An older turntable was there. He had forgotten to tell me the manufacturer changed his mind and showed the new one at the main convention center in a static display! I never saw it but I forgave the importer of course. Everyone screws up!
Great coverage Michael, superb mini interviews, and good video, and sound ; many thanks for your hard work !
Many thanks for the wonderful coverage.
Regarding the Korf tonearm, two observations: 1) while the term “frictionless bearing” is used in the engineering vernacular to describe low friction devices, a frictionless bearing does not exist, except in a world where the laws of physics do not apply. I think the term as used in a marketing context here is a bit dishonest. 2) One has to wonder if a less expensive arm, for example the rega RB 880 at one-third the cost of this arm, will be sonically distinguishable from this arm in a blind compare with the same cart and system parameters and components equal. I submit a majority of a such a panel will not be able to discern a difference in a majority of trials. On the other hand, it must be acknowledged that at $3.500 this arm is still a bargain next to other exotic arms that can sell for multiples of that amount. But all in all, diminishing returns sets in rapidly when trying to justify prices higher than a well made, well engineered, “mass market” tonearm like the RB 880, in my opinion.
@trackingangle929
Ай бұрын
when you have ball-race type bearings, you have multiple paths through which vibrations and resonances travel and mirror back. How that type of bearing compares to this or to single point gimbal bearings would make for an interesting blind test but I'm pretty sure there are audible differences..
AlsyVox Panel Speakers matched with all new Apurna TM Audio Gear better than anything on the Planet... at any price !
I've always been much impressed by Nagra, thanks for covering them!
I see these parts and think of my sub $1000 system. What’s available is truly amazing! I won’t ever own it but it’s fun to at least see it exists.
great coverage
Sounding good Mr. Fremer.
Sign me up for the Indian album. Now just need the name of the album!
@trackingangle929
Ай бұрын
we don not yet know any of the details...
👍👍👍👍👍👌✌️🙏
Rarefied air, i need to catch my breath. Conversely, anybody who cannot afford one of them cannot afford two. Uberlight, i will not put a usb powered light next to my analog music rig. For that price it should have a medical grade nonlinear power supply. Does it? I would really like to get the Indian Music LP, more info on that and the others to follow. PLEASE
I wonder why there’s still turntabelists productions without 78rpm settings. Sadly Korf doesn’t have it. I hear vinyl is dead - silent?
@trackingangle929
Ай бұрын
hahaha
@Andrew_from_Oz_Vinyl_Landscape
Ай бұрын
I believe the newish EMT turntable will play 78s they were demonstrating at AXPONA, see the video
@3:25 Didn't know Tom Jones had a twin! Then again maybe he doesn't either!😂😂
I'm an audiophile, so I know a lot of these brands, but the average Joe would be clueless about any of these companies.
@CarlVanDoren61
Ай бұрын
Self-proclaimed audiophile 😊 Majority brands won't consider
@1999zrx1100
Ай бұрын
So.
@DrSinisster
Ай бұрын
Ya. Id say thats super obvious. Most people don’t even have HiFi 2 channel so not only would they not know. They also don’t care. A Moot Point if you will.
Very enjoyable Michael, thanks for the hard work. 🫡