Munich High End Show 2017

[The Computer Audiophile]

44 minutes ago, m5sime said:

Hi @The Computer Audiophile Chris, any chance of finding out more about the new Brooklyn Class D Amp from Mytek? Many of us here have the Brooklyn DAC. 

 

http://www.monoandstereo.com/2017/05/new-mytek-brooklyn-amplifier.html?m=1

 

I wonder who's class D tech inside? Eg ncore. 

 

Thank you!! 

 

Looking into it right now for you. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

SOtM ultra series 

 

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, JoseL said:

Hi Chris and thanks for reporting the show.

Could you please elaborate more on this? Did you get to see the actual units and/or talk to anybody from RoonLabs?

TIA

 

It has been in the works for awhile. I talked to the Room guys again here and they said they would announce it to the public yesterday. 

 

One i3 and one i7 version. Uses a NUC inside but very nice case. Will be sold at retailers. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

17 minutes ago, Solstice380 said:

 

Did you get a listen?

Only static display. Had a good chat with them though. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, m5sime said:

Thank you x 100 ☺

The guy who was at the booth wouldn't divulge the info. Michal wasn't available. I'll investigate further. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

5 minutes ago, Madra said:

No you are not.... another case of adding complications where none is needed.

 

What do you mean by complications? Lamborghini must have many complications in its cars :~)

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, wdw said:

 

 

...announce it to the public YESTERDAY?  Typo or editorial comment?  Would welcome any news on these guys..

 

Neither. I was told specifically Roon would announce it yesterday. 

 

Edit: I was told by the roon guys.  

[The Computer Audiophile]

I'm getting the innuos in here. I think it could be really nice. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Today I had an opportunity to sit down with Peter McGrath from Wilson Audio. He has been a recording engineer for 40 years. He had several of his tracks encoded as MQA versions and gave me a proper A/B using an MQA enabled dCS DAC. 

 

There was no denying the positive difference MQA made in each track. There were substantial audible benefits on all five tracks we played. I asked him to flip back and forth several times so I could make sure of what I heard. In this case, MQA made the music sound much much better. 

 

I was in the room with someone else who is quite skeptical of MQA, and he heard the same very positive differences.

 

Our listening was done after show hours, so the noise level was substantially lower and the conditions were good. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

6 minutes ago, JoseL said:

Maybe I am wrong but it looks like it did not happen, did it?

 

Not sure if they announced it or not, but the products will be released.

[The Computer Audiophile]

4 minutes ago, Miska said:

 

What format was the non-MQA track?

 

So far to me, for example the original 2L DXD tracks sound much better than the MQA versions. Same goes for the various albums I've purchased from highresaudio.com in both MQA and original hires.

 

 

The original files I believe were 24/88.2 WAV files recorded on a Nagra digital machine. One track was 44.1 I believe.

[The Computer Audiophile]

Just now, Ralf11 said:

 

 

was this the so-called end-to-end MQA?  or was it applied after the fact to the above files?

 

what is end to end mqa?

[The Computer Audiophile]

Thanks @Nikhil for the show coverage!

[The Computer Audiophile]

3 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said:

I should time my next Porsche purchase to coincide with the Munich show as well.  I could just stay in Europe for the months of May and June, hit the Nurburgring, The Munich High End Show, and Le Mans, all in one trip and with my own Porsche...

 

Hmmm, there is a new GT3 out...

 

There are a couple Porsches on the show floor here. Burmester audio systems in them.

[The Computer Audiophile]

Yes, they sound great. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Sound galleries server. Wish the speakers were different in this room. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

I just love Stax. Here's the new amp SRM-T8000 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Gato Audio ccd-1

 

Anyone know if this analog display actually moves like a watch counting down the time remaining on a track?

[The Computer Audiophile]

Think Denon copied T+A with this one?

[The Computer Audiophile]

Wire World USB & Ethernet

 

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

2 minutes ago, PeterSt said:

 

You asked and they did not know ?

Nobody here to ask. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Vinnie Rossi Lio!

 

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

This Soulution / Rockport system sounds really good today. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Wilson / Nagra sounding nice this afternoon. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, Solstice380 said:

This thread is like "Playboy" for audiophiles.  If you are a gear slut, that is. LOL

 

Where are the articles :~)