Day 4 – First Public Day
21-05-2022
Rob from Magna Hifi with a very interesting system
VPI HW-40 turntable with VdH Crimson —(VdH RCA)—> Van den Hul The Grail phono pre —(VdH RCA)—> WE 91E amp —(Bertram Audio HYPE Ultima Silver cables)—> Arya AirBlade HYPE speakers.
Alternative chain: Pink Faun 2.16 ultra streamer —(I2S)—> HoloAudio May KTE DAC —(VdH XLR)—> HoloAudio Serene KTE pre —(VdH RCA)—> WE 91E amp —(Bertram Audio HYPE Ultima Silver cables)—> Arya AirBlade HYPE speakers
Alternative chain: Pink Faun 2.16 ultra streamer —(USB)—> WADAX Atlantis DAC —(VdH RCA)—> WE 91E amp —(Bertram Audio HYPE Ultima Silver cables)—> Arya AirBlade HYPE speakers
Note: VPI HW-40 is kindly provided by VPI, Van den Hul Crimson and The Grail are provided by VdH, WE91 is provided by Western Electric, Pink Faun 2.16 ultra streamer is kindly provided by Jord Groen, WADAX Atlantis DAC is kindly provided by Javier Guadalajara, and Bertram HYPE Ultima cables are provided by Stefan Burholm.
Above and below: Arya Labs has developed the AirBlade which is a broadband, low distortion, high power, linear phase, and linear impedance driver that does not become directional towards higher frequencies.
The AirBlade HF driver has a very interesting design. Rather than using a heavy diaphragm with a separate voice coil, the AirBlade transducer incorporates ultralight ring-shaped foil elements arranged in layers with conductive Aluminium traces directly bonded to it. When an electrical signal is applied, opposite layers of the diaphragm either move towards or away from each other depending on the direction of the current thus moving air and creating sound. By distributing the diaphragm area over several layers and implementing a curved shape, AirBlade avoids the typical beaming problem of traditional drivers.
Photos by Jos Schellevis and Rob de Brouwer of Magna Hifi
Magna Hifi Website
Ayra Audio Labs Website
Grimm Audio LS-1 with MU-1 server. Jos and Rob from Magna Hifi reported the following: “We have heard it many times before and it is still one of our favorite sound systems. The authenticity of this system gives you goosebumps.”
Estelon Extreme MkII with MSB. Magna Hifi commented: “With the remote, you could raise or lower the top part of the Estelon speakers to adjust the radiation of the sound. Nice toy!”
Steinway & Sons. Jos Schellevis of Magna Hifi commented: “My daughter would love to have the Steinway grand piano. I would be fine with the speakers;-)”
Transrotor Tourbillon. Jos Schellevis of Magna Hifi commented: “Too bad I don’t have any L.P.’s anymore, otherwise, I would have bought it for sure!”
Audio Research advertisement. Jos Schellevis of Magna Hifi commented: “Where are the smoke extraction system and the anti-static wristband?”
Western Electric 91E amplifier with a prototype speaker of Western Electric using Ayra Labs AirBlade for the high frequencies and WE’s new midrange driver.
Impressive sound, according to Jos Schellevis of Magna Hifi.
Pathos Inpol integrated amplifier – note the cooling fins, extruded in the shape of the brand name.
Photos by Jos Schellevis and Rob de Brouwer of Magna Hifi
Magna Hifi Website
Western Electric Website
Ayra Labs Website
Audio Group Denmark –
Børresen M1 – a 2-way monitor with the same dimensions as the O1 but with a full-Zirkonium woofer casket and a layer of Titanium on the woofer membrane itself. The projected price tag is an eye-watering approximate 95K. Reports indicate that they sound impressive, and remain very tight and stable, even when playing very loudly.
Ansuz power distributors and cables and Aavik electronics. The top two components with the name i-880 are a collaboration between Michael Børresen and Flemming E. Rasmussen, the designer of Gryphon Audio, who has recently joined the Aavik team.
Above is a video report by Audio Group Denmark on YouTube that, among others, discusses the new amplifiers.
Luuk Broos of Ohm Audio reports that the preamp was completely plugged up with Sortz, all cables were Supreme models, and the system sounded very good.
IO Design NAKED speakers. “The NAKED loudspeaker is an innovative approach to high-end reproduction, targeting to completely cancel the negative influence that the box produces on the speakers’ sound.”
Photos by Tom Visser
Audio Group Denmark video report on YouTube
Audio Group Denmark Website
Børresen Website
IODesign Website
More Munich High End 2022
Day 1 and 2 – Business Days, 19 and 20 May (3 pages)
Day 3 – Second Business Day, 20 May (4 pages)
Day 4 – First Public Day, 21 May (1 page)
Day 5 – Second Public Day, 22 May, Hifi-Deluxe (2 pages)
Show Highlights (2 pages)
