Munich HighEnd 2014
Munich HighEnd 2014
Show Report (Part 1): D'Agostino - Genelec

The impressive Momentum integrated amplifier designed by Dan D'Agostino. It has a phono input and, yes, what you see on the right side of the front panel are, indeed, tone controls.

A new amplifier from DarTZeel. It is the integrated LHC-208, that offers both conventional digital inputs and USB port (along with the analog inputs) and can be connect to a home network through Ethernet. Delivers 200/300W to 8/4Ohm loads.

Loudspeakers from Davis Acoustics. At the left is the Manet, the stand-mounted is Nikita 2 and at right is the Sisley HD.



One of the classics, on every show:, the dCS processor board.

The company, also, displayed their top-of-the-range product series, the Vivaldi.

The Italian EAM Lab showed -for the first time- their new integrated amplifier, the Element 202i, a product based on the power amp of the same name. Power output goes up to 200/400W at 8/4Ohm loads.

The impressive Master Disk turntable from Ear/Yoshino.

The Forte S from the Czech company EAT (European Audio Team) uses a magnetically assisted inverted bearing, two motors and a four point magnetic suspension.

The Nico is Egglestone Works' new small stand-mounted loudspeaker.



Electrocompaniet displayed their EC Living system with wireless speakers, streamer, media player and the application to control all of them.

Electro also announced for the first time a turntable called the ECG-1…

… as well as a phono preamp, the ECP 2.


Erzetich showed their collection of headphone amplifiers.

Esoteric's new top series is called Grandioso. These are the M1 monoblocks…

… and their top digital source pair, the P1/D1.



The Estelon Extreme is an impressive loudspeaker with a top part that moves on the vertical axis (to fit the room dimensions and the listening position). It's a four-way design with aluminum woofers and mid-woofers, ceramic midrange drivers and a diamond dome tweeter.

Evolution Audio demonstrated their system for direct drive turntables. Here, is the side of the stator (the stationary part of the motor)…

… and here the side of the rotor (the moving part of the motor assembly).






Fonica's top-of-the-range turntable, the F900.

Franko Serblin's Ktema of is a four-way floorstanding loudspeaker with two 9-inch woofers, two 4-inch mid drivers and a 28mm dome tweeter.

The Flamenca is the latest Funk Firm's low-cost model presented a few months ago. It uses their new F6 tonearm and a platter driven by an extremely thin thread.

The MK2225 from Galactron is a class A amp that delivers 25/38W into 8/4Ohm loads, using MOSFET devices in the output stage.

Gato Audio displayed their DIA-250, a DAC/integrated amplifier combination based on a class D output stage.

Genelec's effort to get to the audiophile monitor loudspeaker market. It is the model 1238.


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