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Details: Written by: Jonathan Gorse; Category: High End 2022; Created: 21 May 2022

Approximate system cost: €100,000.

Details: Written by: Jonathan Gorse; Category: High End 2022; Created: 21 May 2022

Approximate system cost: €250,000.

Details: Written by: Jonathan Gorse; Category: High End 2022; Created: 21 May 2022

Approximate system cost: €60,000.

Details: Written by: Jonathan Gorse; Category: High End 2022; Created: 21 May 2022

Approximate system cost: €400,000.

Details: Written by: Jeff Fritz; Category: High End 2022; Created: 21 May 2022

The second day of High End 2022 was filled with me finding some of the most ambitious products you can imagine. But ambition does not necessarily equate to high prices. Though sometimes it does.

Details: Written by: Edgar Kramer; Category: High End 2022; Created: 20 May 2022

Approximate system cost: €380,000.

Details: Written by: Edgar Kramer; Category: High End 2022; Created: 20 May 2022

Approximate system cost: TBA.

Details: Written by: Edgar Kramer; Category: High End 2022; Created: 20 May 2022

Approximate system cost: £275,000.

Details: Written by: Edgar Kramer; Category: High End 2022; Created: 20 May 2022

Approximate system cost: €350,000

Details: Written by: Edgar Kramer; Category: High End 2022; Created: 20 May 2022

Approximate system cost: if you have to ask . . .

Details: Written by: Jeff Fritz; Category: High End 2022; Created: 20 May 2022

Diversity rules this installment of the SoundStage! High End 2022 product coverage. With prices that range from $699 to over $500,000 (USD), it’s hard to believe that, at High End, there are customers for both of these price categories and everything in between. It serves to remind us that the hobby of high-end audio and listening to music in the home is an attractive proposition for a wide swath of us. Prices for the products below are in US dollars, euros, or Swiss francs (CHF).

Details: Written by: Jeff Fritz; Category: High End 2022; Created: 19 May 2022

The two COVID years prior to 2022 meant no High End show in Munich, Germany. Two missed years were two too many. The pent-up creative energy at work in high-end audio was unleashed at High End 2022. And it was glorious. Anyone remotely interested in audio gear and fine music reproduction was in for a treat in terms of new product introductions and systems singing away. And there were some doozies. All prices below are in euros or US dollars.

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: High End 2022; Created: 19 May 2022

If someone asked me a year ago if High End 2022 could be successful, I likely would’ve said, “I have no idea if it will even go on, let alone be a success.”

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Montreal Audiofest 2022; Created: 27 March 2022

I’m going to begin this part of the coverage with a confession: I almost didn’t write this article. That’s because, although I got my feet under me to do the second part of the coverage more efficiently, I’ve seen so many products and talked to so many people at Montreal Audiofest 2022 that, as I’m typing this, I don’t feel like writing more—I’m spent.

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Montreal Audiofest 2022; Created: 26 March 2022

As I mentioned in the first round of show coverage, I was feeling a little overwhelmed by being the only SoundStager here covering the show. But by staying up late on the first show-day night and sorting through my photos and notes, I got my feet under me and was better prepared for the next day of coverage. Below you’ll find more of what I witnessed at Montreal Audiofest 2022, with all prices in Canadian dollars, except for the product described at the very end.

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Montreal Audiofest 2022; Created: 25 March 2022

For the first time in a very long time, the first day of Montreal Audiofest 2022 had me feeling a bit overwhelmed. Not long after I got off the escalator that took me to the lower level, which had the largest rooms and the most exhibitors, I knew that there would be more new and/or interesting products than I originally thought might be at the show. This was just like Florida Audio Expo 2022, which I’d covered in February—it wound up exceeding my expectations. But unlike at Florida Audio Expo 2022, where I had Jason Davis to help me cover it, I decided to go to the first Montreal Audiofest since 2019 alone—we usually have two or three people at this event.

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Montreal Audiofest 2022; Created: 25 March 2022

I was initially going to include the PS Audio Aspen FR30 loudspeaker in the regular product coverage, but when I realized that I wanted to write far more than a regular show-coverage caption, I thought it deserved to stand as a story on its own. The speaker was, without question, one of the most interesting new products at Montreal Audiofest 2022—and it was something I really wanted to hear because I’ve been wondering about it since about the beginning of this year.

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Montreal Audiofest 2022; Created: 24 March 2022

I always arrive at shows at least a day early to get going on our coverage, but I get disappointed if no company is set up or there’s no one to talk to, because there ends up being nothing to do. But when I walked into the Hotel Bonaventure Montréal, which is home to Montreal Audiofest 2022, at about 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, I immediately ran into Lily Luo, owner of Motet Distribution, who said, “The guys from KLH just arrived. We hope you can make it to our dinner in fifteen minutes. It’s a casual thing.”

Details: Written by: Jason Davis; Category: Florida Audio Expo 2022; Created: 21 February 2022

Alex Sound Technology

The room hosted by Alex Sound Technology—a newcomer on the Florida distributor scene—was packed all weekend. From the hallway, on multiple visit attempts, I glimpsed a handsome pair of Blumenhofer Acoustics Genuin FS MK 2 loudspeakers (starting at $21,050 per pair, all prices USD) wrapped in a striking Makassar ebony veneer. I’m a sucker for big-cone two-ways, and the Genuin FS MK 2 filled the bill: high-efficiency, 12″ paper woofer, floor-ported bass-reflex design, and a horn-loaded compression driver mounted atop the cabinet.

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Florida Audio Expo 2022; Created: 20 February 2022

In my previous product-coverage articles, I tried to include a broad range of product categories. For this third and final installment, I’m keeping it mostly to loudspeakers, since I came across several interesting ones. But I also added one amplifier into the mix because I felt that it was important to include in the coverage. All prices are in US dollars.

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