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CH Precision, Wattson Audio, and Audiovector

Jim Austin First Published: May 26, 2025
At recent shows, Switzerland-based CH Precision has most often presented its electronics with Wilson speakers. At High End Munich 2025, the company was planning to demo with a pair of Rockports; that plan was foiled when [edited] the M10s went full power and took out three of four woofers, according to Kevin Wolff, the head of international sales for CH Precision and Wattson Audio.
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Thales, Stenheim, Master Fidelity, Boulder, Pink Faun, and the Turntable That Waited

Ken Micallef, Jason Victor Serinus First Published: May 24, 2025
Before the show, I’d heard rumblings about the new Swiss-made Thales Reference turntable. Art Dudley had previously reviewed the Thales TTT-Compact turntable and Simplicity II tonearm, writing: “In 34 years of writing about playback gear, I have seen no products better made than the Thales turntable and tonearm, and precious few that equal them.”
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Amphion and NuPrime: In This Quiet Booth, Finland Spoke

Jason Victor Serinus First Published: May 24, 2025
Having recently read Tom Fine’s review of Amphion’s flagship floorstanders, the Krypton3X ($25,000/pair), in the June issue of Stereophile, I was eager to hear them. As luck would have it, the Finnish speaker company’s display in one of the MOC’s four huge halls included a small, sound-proofed listening booth. Before heading inside, I encountered Amphion CEO Anssi Hyvönen, who founded the company in 1998.
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Muarah, Ilumnia, Circle Labs: Subtle Force, Measured Calm

Ken Micallef First Published: May 24, 2025
I’d been in touch with Muarah Audio’s US distributor, Octopus Audio, ahead of the Munich show, as I’m currently reviewing the company’s entry-level MT3 turntable for AnalogPlanet. But having that deck in-house didn’t prepare me for the striking flagship MT1 EVO ($8700) or the new Ilumnia loudspeakers. And the room offered more surprises still.
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Stromtank’s Path to Pure Power

Jason Victor Serinus First Published: May 24, 2025
"What is the most important element in a high-end audio set-up?" As much as the question is asked over and over again, as if it were a requisite baseline test for admission into the Holy Fraternity of the High End, most responses start with the end of the chain rather than with the fundamentals.
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Auf Wiedersehen Munich, Hello Vienna!

Jason Victor Serinus First Published: May 22, 2025
Munich’s annual High End show took place May 15–18 at the MOC Event Center. Considered the biggest and most important audio show in the world, High End Munich is where distributors meet with brand principals and often expand their portfolios. The show also draws throngs of European audio lovers and journalists.
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