High End 2025 - Munich, Germany

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Written by: Jason Thorpe

Category: High End 2025

Created: 16 May 2025

On the day before High End 2025 officially began, in a cool, reclaimed, hipster-infused industrial building across the street from the Munich Order Center, a bunch of audio companies, all of them heavy hitters, were presenting, well, I don’t know what exactly, as almost all of the presentations were in German. I’d catch the odd word, but it wasn’t of much use.

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Written by: Matt Bonaccio

Category: High End 2025

Created: 16 May 2025

Lest you thought I was finished after visiting just two manufacturers at the World of Headphones at High End 2025, behold this article covering brand-new head-fi products from three more companies. I saw limited-edition stuff, gear for globetrotting hi-fi nuts, and a versatile pair of pro-audio-cum-consumer-grade over-ears. All prices are in euros and US dollars, and, where available, in British pounds.

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Written by: Matt Bonaccio

Category: High End 2025

Created: 15 May 2025

If there’s any new opinion I’ve formed about audio in the past year or two, it has to do with the number of people who rely on headphones for audio. Be they friends, family, or perfect strangers, people by the millions use headphones for music, movies, calls, gaming, and more. My opinion is that headphones and wearable audio are the future of high fidelity, and it’s one that I absolutely stand by.

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