TPR selected for car racing games 2019, April 12
The European market leader for Game Audio Dynamedion from Mainz, Germany, sent us some amazing pictures of a very special sound effects recordings session. To record car engine sounds in the cleanest possible way, they rented a huge anechoic room and brought in a selection of super cars and motor cycles. 90 m of TPR cable made sure the sound was captured without coloration.
The result can be enjoyed in many games such as Gravel – Milestone S.r.l., Ride 3 – Milestone S.r.l., Monsters Energy Supercross – Milestone S.r.l., The Crew 2 – Ivory Tower (Ubisoft), DR!FT – Sturmkind, PUBG – PUBG Cooperation (Bluehole) and Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games / Microsoft).
Dynamedion is also famed for their work on the sound effects and source sound library Boom Library.
3rd Grammy for Al Pryor 2019, April 11
New York based Jazz producer Al Pryor won his 3rd Grammy this year with the magnificent singer Cécile McLorin Salvant. One more and they won’t fit on top of his LS1 anymore… Al wrote: “These speakers are a joy to work with every day!” Congratulations Al!
#WeShareYourPassion
The Hongkong magazine Super AV reviewed the LS1be plus its LS1s-DMF subwoofers and was blown away by its sound quality. Please read some translated fragments from the 6 page review:
“This LS1be & LS1s-DMF listening system not only refreshes your understanding of today's audio technology, but also sounds the alarm for the classic brands that still drive the old technology route. (…) This is what speakers should look and sound like in the 21st century!”
“When I continued to listen, the sound of the system never disappointed me. It is so natural and high quality that it allowed me to fall into the mood of the music from the beginning, and feel the emotional expression of the whole production.”
“The small LS1s-DMF subwoofer is so accurate, fast and clear. It has none of the shortcomings that many subwoofers have, it is very clear and strong and plays very low.”
“If one plays true recordings, the LS1be will make you feel the original emotion of the music performance. In fact, this is the original reason you wanted to buy audio! No doubt the LS1be & LS1s-dmf system opens the curtain for high-end audio into the 21st century.”
CC1 and LS1be are both Product of the Year 2018! 2019, February 28
The printed magazine Hifi Review from Hongkong has offered a ‘product of the year 2018’ award to two Grimm Audio products! Both the CC1mk2 and LS1be & LS1s-DMF won in their own category. We feel highly honoured by this recognition of our products’ quality.
Some excerpts from the jury report:
LS1be product of the year 2018
Liu Zhigang wrote about the CC1: “It’s my luck, I’m reviewing the best digital clock in the world. The only important thing about a digital master clock is stability. The Grimm CC1 MKII has the world's most accurate master clock (…) with science fiction-like technical specification! (…)"
"Chen Weichang entered our large listening room, took his chair on the east side and started to play some of his favorite music. When he played the Vagabond track, he muttered to himself: "I never noticed this immersion in the low frequency." (…) He kept repeating "I never noticed" for almost every disc. We listened to the Pepe Romero and Maria Magdalena Flamenco album on Philips Classics. Pepe uses a pair of hands (and a guitar) and Maria uses a pair of feet (and a stage floor). Pepe plays hot and dexterous, and Maria’s power is expressed with her feet. In the original setup, when Maria hit the floor strongly the echoes of the near and far walls were sometimes faint. After adding the CC1 MKII, the realism of the church sound was beyond one’s grasp. A system with such good analytical power brings you very close to reality."
"For us audiophiles, the price of Grimm's CC1 MKII (developed for the professional audio market) can be regarded a bargain. There is a saying: after using the excellent Grimm Audio CC1 MKII master clock, there is no turning back.”
LS1be product of the year 2018
Chen Weichang wrote about the LS1be with LS1s-DMF: “The electronic bass sounds as low as 20Hz, the power of a church organ, the texture of a double bass, the contour and firmness of a bass drum, the slap of an electric bass guitar: the LS1s-dmf subwoofers produce them without effort. At the same time, the personality, character, size, weight, presence (with an acoustic instrument) or non-presence (with synthetic instruments), etc. of all these instruments are conveyed in the most natural way. Bass tones from the DMF sub don’t affect the clarity of other frequency bands, nor disappear at lower or higher volumes. The performance of these speakers is very linear. (…)"
"Hi-Fi means High Fidelity. Some brands call their products "high-fidelity" but offer low quality on most tracks. Other brands have chosen to enlarge everything, good recordings shine even more, bad recordings are even more ugly. The Grimm Audio LS1be+LS1s-dmf on the other hand does not place such a microscope on the two extremes. Good is not better, bad is not worse, everything is balanced and in the right proportion, without emphasis on certain subjects or details. The pursuit clearly was not just to be linear, but also truthful.”
MU1 introduction video by Hans Beekhuyzen 2019, February 18
Hifi vlogger and journalist Hans Beekhuyzen of The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel on Youtube posted a very nice video of our MU1 introduction party in the Van Abbe museum, and added some background information about the history of Grimm Audio too. Many years ago Hans has been the employer of both Eelco Grimm and Peter van Willenswaard of Grimm Audio who started their career as journalists. This vlog is certainly worth viewing. Thanks Hans!
The CC1 is a poisonous device 2019, February 3
The Taiwan magazine “My Hi-End” did a review of the CC1 and was heavily impressed. Please enjoy some translated fragments from the text by reviewer Leo Yeh:
“I first used the CC1 as the main clock for an Esoteric K-03X. The high-precision VCXO voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (0.5 ppm) is set to master mode. Immediately after I turned the system on I already had the feeling that the sound has improved. After 20 minutes of warming up, the sound performance is like reborn. I am most impressed by the texture and density of the sound. The background noise is greatly reduced and the stereo image is more distinct. When I changed back to the internal clock of the CD transport, the quality was loose and blurred in comparison.”
“In conclusion, if a CC1 fits in your system, there is only one reason to not buy it, and that is that the children in your pocket have not saved enough... The thousand words of this review cannot do justice to the personal experience. It is strongly recommended that interested readers contact a Grimm Audio dealer. But watch out: this is an addictive device that is poisonous and will poison everyone who listens to it!”
MU1 introduction at Van Abbe Museum 2019, January 30
On January 31st the first MU1 music player is introduced to customers, the press and our dealers and friends in the auditorium of the Van Abbe museum of modern art in Eindhoven. Our team has achieved an outstanding performance to reach this mile stone, and we are extremely proud to present this news to you. At the introduction there will be a unique concert by cellist Maya Fridman and harpist Majsa Koperberg, who were model for the extraordinary picture series of our ‘Magic’ campaign. The video registration of this performance will soon be available. Please enjoy the new web page of the MU1. The first series is already sold out, stock is expected from late spring.
Fever Sound interview with Eelco Grimm 2018, September 9
The Hong Kong online magazine Fever Sound did a video interview with Eelco Grimm during the HKAV2018 show in Hong Kong in August. Eelco introduces several of Grimm Audio's products and talks about a few of the aspects that set them apart from the competition. Enjoy!
Hifi.nl reviews LS1a 2018, September 6
Major Dutch online hifi magazine hifi.nl just published the LS1a review that journalist Jan de Jeu did for printed magazine Music Emotion. He wrote: “The Grimm Audio LS1a is an active speaker system that performs to the highest standards. And not just technically, but also in its musicality and sense of realism. For this money, I cannot assemble a system of separate components that performs at the same level.”
Grimm Audio sponsors UNIFONY 2018, September 4
Grimm Audio has signed a sponsor contract with Minco Eggersman and Theodoor Borger for their ‘UNIFONY’ project. Grimm Audio believes that the chain of equipment and media between the music producers and consumers should become transparent, so that the listener can enjoy music like it was sonically intended. To share their dedication to music, Grimm Audio decided to present selected music projects to their audience, and let the general audience learn about Grimm Audio and their goal. With ‘UNIFONY’ Grimm Audio lays the first stone of this project, and it is a very special one.
Minco Eggersman is artist and composer of movie sound tracks as well as solo albums, Theodoor Borger is musician and sound engineer (relying on Grimm Audio equipment for much of their work). When they decided to create this special series featuring famous and befriended musicians, the ball started rolling. Norwegian trumpet player Mathias Eick, well known for his ECM albums, agreed to join this special project that is about creating new music based on sounds rather than notes. After the recordings were finished, Phill Brown (of Talk Talk fame - and many more) was so inspired that he could not resist to return to the studio and do one more album mix. That helped to convince famous mastering engineer Bob Ludwig to do the mastering. And to wrap it all up, graphical designer James Marsh (again Talk Talk) made some beautiful artwork. This whole project breathes dedication to the art of music and attention to details. It is perfectly suited to demonstrate Grimm Audio’s intentions. On October 12th, the first UNIFONY album will have its release, the second track ’Hunt’ just saw its pre-release, after ‘Ascend’ last spring.
In the picture: Eelco Grimm of Grimm Audio with Minco Eggersman and Theodoor Borger, celebrating their cooperation with a beer brewed by Minco.
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