Munich High End 2022 Show Report – Day 5
Day 5 – Second Public Day
22-05-2022
Hifi Deluxe show at the Marriott Hotel
The Hifi Deluxe show takes place simultaneously with the High End show at the M.O.C. This show has an ambiance all of its own and often shows very different and interesting products.
Seawave Acoustics – sounded really good, according to Luuk Broos of Ohm Audio.
Project:Ena speakers with Ideon Audio electronics
Kroma Atelier room – according to Luuk of Ohm Audio, by far the greatest sounding of the Hifi Deluxe show.
Kroma Atelier Turandot (see also more photos and info further below)
Wadax Reference DAC and Reference Music Server on Artesania Modular Rack
JMF Audio Room – from earlier experience, I know that the JMF system sounds very natural and emotionally engaging.
Complete UbiqAudioLab system
Acapella room
Electrostatic speakers with 72 Audio electronics
FM Acoustics FM 268-C line stage
FM Acoustics XS loudspeakers (not sure which model)
Above and below: the new Antipodes OLADRA music server – isn’t it a beauty?
Photos by Luuk Broos of Ohm Audio
Various new speaker models in the Kroma Atelier Room!
Kroma Atelier Turandot
Turandot is an opera by Puccini, a name of Persian origin meaning ‘The daughter of Turan’. Turan is a region of Central Asia that belonged to the Persian Empire.
- Furniture: Complete Krion cabinet
- Tweeter: 2 x AMT Neodymium Ribbon AMT units
- Mid woofers: 2 x 6,5″ units, Proprietary cone materials
- Woofer: 2 x 12″ units, Proprietary cone materials
- Passive mains crossover with ultra-high-quality Duelund Mundorf components
- Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity: 88 dB
- Frequency response: 20 to 25k Hz
- Resonance frequency: 19 Hz
- Recommended power amplifier: >15W
- Dimensions: 181cm high, 46cm wide, 61cm deep
- Weight without packaging: 160 Kg
Kalista DreamPlay streamer on Artesania stand
Kroma Atelier Thais Xtreme
The name “Thäis” comes from the beautiful courtesan, the sensual priestess of Venus in Jules Massenet’s drama of the same name.
- Complete cabinet made of Krion
- Tweeter: 1 x AMT Neodymium Ribbon
- Mid woofers: 2 x 6.5″ carbon fiber cone units
- Passive crossover network with high-quality Mundorf components
- Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity: 89 dB
- Frequency response: 25 to 25k Hz
- Resonance frequency: 25 Hz
- Recommended power amplifier: >15W
- Dimensions: 100cm high, 23cm wide, 34.7cm deep
- Weight without packaging: 33 Kg
Kroma Atelier Stella Xtreme
The name “Stella” comes from the beautiful opera singer who falls in love with Hoffman in The Tales of Hoffman, Jacques Offenbach’s best-known opera.
- Furniture: Full Krion cabinet
- Tweeter: 1 x AMT Neodymium Ribbon
- Mid woofers: 2 x 6.5″ units, Proprietary cone materials
- Woofer: 1 x 6.5″ carbon fiber cone unit
- Passive crossover network with high-quality Mundorf components
- Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity: 89 dB
- Frequency response: 25 to 25k Hz
- Resonance frequency: 25 Hz
- Recommended power amplifier: >15W
- Dimensions: 115cm high, 26cm wide, 45cm deep
- Weight without packaging: 43 Kg
Kroma Atelier Thais Xtreme and Mimi Extreme
The name “Mimi” comes from the genuine and fragile protagonist of La Boheme, the most famous opera by Giacomo Puccini.
Here are the specs of the new Mimi Extreme:
- Full Krion cabinet with resin-sealed crossover.
- Tweeter: 1 x AMT Neodymium Ribbon.
- Mid woofers: 1 x 6.5″ unit, Proprietary cone materials.
- Passive crossover with ultra-high quality Mundorf and NOS components.
- Impedance: 4 Ohms.
- Sensitivity: 88 dB.
- Frequency response: 30 to 25k Hz.
- Resonance frequency: 30 Hz.
- Recommended power amplifier: >15W.
- Dimensions: 39.8cm high, 20.8cm wide, 25cm deep.
- Weight without packaging: 17 Kg.
Photos by Cayetano Castellano of Kroma Atelier and Artesania Audio and Marcus Fordal of Perfect Sense.
Kroma Atelier Website
Artesania Audio Website
Perfect Sense Website
