- The high -end Munich 2025 show starts soon on May 15
- Chord Electronics and IFI Audio have teased new mysterious products
- Luxury cartridges, headphones and Qobuz Connect will also feat
Munich high -end is the place where the audio world shows some of the most recent audio teams for audiophiles, often with variety price labels “if you have to ask, you cannot afford it”.
And if it is true that certain equipment that you will see in the living room cost more than a diamond helicopter, it is a fascinating overview of the world of ultra-high range hi-fi.
This last Munich event – He moves to Vienna next year – is really exciting, and some manufacturers already tease what they will show next week. Here are five teasers from Hi-Fi paradise that is worth seeing.
Munich 2025 high -end: 5 beginnings to expect
1. A “revolutionary electronics” “showstopper”
The British High und Pro Audio Electronics brand describes its Ultima reference range of pre-ampères and food amps like “our absolute apogee of audio engineering”, and it teases a new “revolutionary” product which will be a “showstopper” in high-end Munich.
So what is it? It is definitely analog, it will be a flagship product, and it is apparently at the cutting edge of technology. This is all we know so far, but it will be revealed by the founder of the company John Franks, and we will see it on the first day of the event on May 15.
2. Silva Audio 105 earphones
Audio Meze makes magnificent and unusual headphones, and the new promise 105 Silva “Exquisite Design” and “The Next Major Strept Forward for Audio Innovation”.
The new headphones have dynamic pilots of 50 mm with composite domes of cellulose and surroundings covered with titanium, and Meze says that the sound signature “is a new vision of the emblematic characteristics of the audio meze, including the technical details of 109 pro combined with the warmth and versatility of gender 105 AER.”
They are likely to be a little more expensive than the cans more focused on the consumer, with open and wired back ($ 399 / £ 369 / $ 799 per pair) that we have seen recently, but we are still intrigued.
3. A new flagship cartridge from Nagaoka
Nagaoka manufactures the MP-200 cartridge much appreciated as well as the MP-1110 which has come to the Platinum Fluance RT85N.
For the high-end of Munich 2025, it will unveil its new flagship product, the MP-700, which will apparently offer “an ever more refined and precise sound reproduction, bringing the listeners of original performance closer”.
Naturally, it will not be exactly a good deal, the price should be $ 1,399 / £ 1,149 (about $ 2,400 A) when it is available later this month. But it certainly seems an appropriate way for the company to celebrate its 85th anniversary.
4. IFI audio portable products
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IFI Audio promises to launch “two new essential travel elements – both for the sound in flight and by car”.
We are delighted with this, because we really assess the IFI DACs: our most recent IFI review, of its DAC flagship Valkyrie, has delved into its “incredibly complete sound”. It is not exactly portable, however, we are all ears with regard to these new products.
5. Qobuz Connect
Qobuz, which is undoubtedly the Best music streaming platform For Hi-Res audio, a press conference on Thursday, May 15. Could this finally be the official launch of the long-awaited Qobuz Connect?
The functionality is similar to Spotify Connect in that it allows you to remotely control your Qobuz reading on compatible equipment. It has been in beta version for some time and has started to appear for users of non -beta applications earlier this week, which would make the Munich 2025 high -end will show a good place for a greater revelation.
An official launch would probably coincide with more manufacturers announcing the support and publication of appropriate firmware updates.
