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As far as your first sentence, this has never been in doubt. The real point of contention is whether or not, and/or how often, that...

https://gy8.eu/blog/munich-high-end-2025-places/

I’ve personally witnessed a mastering engineer taking 16/44 files and upsampling them to 24/96, 24/192 for download sites. Tape to...

I can only tell you about some albums that purport to be hi-rez and don't sound as good as the 16/44.1 versions. I can't prove or...

https://gy8.eu/blog/munich-high-end-2025-places/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKgNhJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrEbi2BHfQ1Gf4wV3WImWmoVeV15GyZLqSEi4KFl3tsYy-dwzbo...

True! Esoteric, Luxman, TEAC (CD3000) and Marantz (10 series) are ones we carry.

Masimo bought Sound United for $1.05 Bn in 2022. Sold it to Harmon for $350 M in 2025. That’s the way to make millions in audio...

https://www.strata-gee.com/harman-hits-voxx-intl-klipsch-group-with-major-13-count-lawsuit/

https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/05/streaming-apps-sabotage-lossless-music-paying-hear/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKdLZ1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlkl1blC6Th...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/19/the-one-change-that-worked-ive-ditched-streaming-for-cds-and-fallen-in-love-with-mus...

Probably not a name most have heard of. It is a recording studio in Temple Terrace, FL that has had a historic marker installed in front...

It was great to hang out with you again buddy. We are too far!

I was there on the last two days and spent most of my time with the exhibitors on floors 4.1 and 4.2 where most of the heavy hitters are...

Yup, I used to hate when that happened back in the day when I managed an audio store. Back then it was worse than calling on the phone...

And that’s a wrap for Munich High End 2025 and Munich forever. Next year is Vienna. The show was incredible. 25,000+ attendees, 650...