You have to hand it to Kris Sawicki, he knows how to organise a hi-fi show. Having cut his teeth at the North West Audio Show in Cranage the upmarket Audio Show Deluxe is a very pleasant affair to visit and about as smoothly run as it gets according to exhibitors. This year was only […]
On home soil at the Oslo Hi-Fi Show 2024 were Norway’s largest hi-fi producer, Hegel. The event saw the local launch of the new H190V streaming amplifier. Company owner and chief designer Bent Holter was on hand to explain the design and had his young family in tow; the next generation of Hegel leaders, maybe? […]
Hats off to the organisers of the second Oslo Hi-Fi Show for another amazing success. Learning from last year’s debut event, they made 2024 even better for exhibitors, visitors and the visiting Press. As well as demonstration rooms large and small there was a series of hi-fi related talks as well as some live musical […]
Innuous With one of the big basement rooms to play in Innuos had hoped to demonstrate the difference between their Pulse and Pulsar streamers but sadly noise leakage made this difficult, so instead they explained the latest InnuOS 2.6 control software and made some good sounds with the aid of Lyngdorf amplification and Sonus faber […]
The Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2024 The annual industry shindig and the country’s most popular hi-fi show proved to be as lively as ever over last weekend. With new kit from a variety of companies and some interesting showings from brands not normally found at the event, 2024 was a good year for Audio T at […]
Audio Video Show, Warsaw Back to the main hotel for the final day of the Audio Video show where crowds have filled every available space and the shuttle bus to/from the stadium has been overwhelmed. There is clearly huge interest still for two-channel audio in and around Warsaw at an event aimed squarely at end […]
Audio Video Show, Warsaw This year’s international Audio Video Show in Warsaw marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the extremely popular Polish hi-fi event which is clearly back in full swing post-pandemic. It started in three central hotels before the loss of one in favour of the hospitality suites and TV studios at the city’s sporting […]
Dutch Audio Event, Eindhoven 2023 Arguably the biggest and best audio event in the Benelux region saw some 250 brands demonstrating in 60 rooms as the Dutch Audio Event got underway in Veldhoven. The weekend also saw live music events, two cinemas in action, seminars by Qobuz and Roon plus a lecture timetable from audio […]
UK Audio Show, Daventry 2023 The UK Audio show followed hot on the heels of the event at Ascot and the contrast could not have been bigger. Far from the glitz of the country’s most fashionable racecourse the Staverton Park Hotel proved a far more accessible and relaxed event. There was a real sense that […]
UK Hi-fi Show Live, Ascot 2023 For the first time since 2019 the grandstand at Royal Ascot rang with the sounds of high end systems on the last weekend of September for Hi-Fi Show Live. Spread around its six floors and Escher-esque stairways were the cream of manufacturers and distributors occupying rooms with fabulous views […]
EI Live 2023 custom install show We don’t often visit the EI Live custom install shows at the Ear but once in a while it can be interesting to see how things are progressing in that field. Having speakers in walls and ceilings is no longer the preserve of the super rich nor is it […]
High End 2023 pt4 The Thorens Reference wins our largest turntable of High End 2023 award. Priced at €220.000 including arms it has to be one of the most expensive too. The arms are a 12inch version of the classic TP 160 alongside a rebadged Thiele TA01 which attempts to combine the benefits of a […]