Munich HighEnd 2014
Munich HighEnd 2014
Show Report (Part 1): German Physiks - Krell

The PQS 302 from German Physiks, is a down-scaled version of their largest PQS 402 for those with smaller spaces. A key feature is, of course, the double DDD driver that handles signals with frequencies above 170Hz.

The rebirth of a classic loudspeaker: Graham Audio debuted their new LS5/9, the classic BBC monitors along with a set of accompanying stands.

The Gryphon held a press conference where he presented some new products. This is one of the prototypes of a new Antileon power amp version, which will be known as the Antileon Evo sourcing 2x150w/8Ohm with adjustable output stage bias…

… while we, also, had the opportunity to see the integrated amplifier Atilla…

… and to listen to the much discussed power amplifier Mephisto (class A, 2x200W/8Ohm) driving…

… Gryphon's new loudspeaker, the Pantheon. Pantheon is their smaller floorstander, a three-way design with two woofers and a D'Appolito array with an AMT tweeter -for mid and high frequencies-, time-aligned and with a separate, individually isolated baffle for each driver. The filters use premium components and the capacitors used in the compensation network are pre-biased through a DC power source.

The Heco demonstrated the prototype of a new floorstanding loudspeaker, the Concerto Grosso.

First appearance for Hemiolia, the company that carries out the production of new audiophile recordings on analog tapes.

One of the refurbished Nagra recorders used by Hemiolia during their production/duplication process.


Not new, but always interesting to see and listen to: The Papageno from Hornfabrik.

Illusonic's IAP 4 is a preamp/processor DAC with phono and HDMI inputs, that supports four channels and the company's software to optimize system performance. The user has access to the various functions via a PC.

Indiana Line, despite its name is a company based in Italy. Here are some loudspeakers in their Diva series.




IPC's LP Energizer promises to improve the sound of each vinyl disc. The company offers systems for various applications and states that the technology operates at the subatomic/quantum level…

Isophon's Berlina RC-7.

Jarre Tecnologies displayed the J-Tek One Rainbow, a small 2.1 system with a passive sub that supports wireless streaming through Bluetooth/A2DP and NFC technology. You will find it in many colors!

Jo Sound is a company that specializes in full range loudspeaker systems based on Voxativ drivers. To the left, appears the Ra and to the right, the Cartouche AC1.5.

Kawero Chiara is Kaiser Acoustics stand-mounted loudspeaker


The company also showed their optional external crossover for the Classic model…


… as well as the Vivace.

Kharma announced their DB11S some months ago, and we had the opportunity to see the new loudspeaker up close.

The Ella from Klangwerk appears to be an aesthetically interesting, minimalistic desgin.

Kodo's The Beat is a large direct driven turntable based on what the company calls MagDrive, emphasizing the fact that this architecture minimizes mechanical coupling between the moving and the stationary part of the motor.

KSL-Kegon from Kondo/Audio Note is an integrated amplifier based on 300Bs. Delivers 20W per channel from a single ended output configuration. Internal wiring is done exclusively via silver conductors.

In addition to their iBias power amps Krell showed…


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