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.
LevelViewS now available in the Avid Store 2018, August 30
The BeatRig Grimm Audio LevelViewS software is now available in the Avid Store!
BeatRig’s Grimm Audio LevelViewS is a light weight EBU R128 & ATSC A/85 loudness meter, optimised for short program material (like commercials, leaders, bumpers, etc) and the music industry. When your program is short, you just want a clear view of the most important loudness parameters: Integrated Program Loudness, Short Term Loudness, Momentary Loudness and True Peak level. LevelViewS offers the clearest view of these levels, guiding you to hit the target level always. The unique ‘follow DAW’ function makes your life easier: it automatically updates the result when changing just part of your mix. No need for re-measuring the whole program. The handsome LevelViewS loudness meter is a professional tool for a bargain price.
LS1be review by Hong Kong Hifi Review 2018, July 18
Hong Kong Hi-End audio magazine Hifi Review published a grand review of the LS1be plus DMF subs in June. One month later they released the review for online access. We are sure that our Chinese fans will enjoy this 12 page review very much.
LS1a moves Dutch reviewer 2018, July 1
Dutch magazine Music Emotion published a review of the LS1a in their ’summer edition’. Reviewer Jan de Jeu is very enthusiastic about the LS1a and its concept: “the Grimm Audio LS1a is an active loudspeaker system that plays in the highest league. Both with the technology and with a musical and truthful playback. And that at a budget price. For the money I cannot assemble a system of separate components and cables that performs at this level.” Before this conclusion Jan writes about a series of songs he played in various music styles, and that moved him strongly: “phenomenal!”
Hong Kong HiFi Review amazed by LS1be 2018, June 15
The major Hong Kong High End audio magazine “HiFi Review” did a review of the LS1be with DMF subs with no less than four reviewers, and made it their cover story. The reviewers were unanimously amazed. Please enjoy a translation of their judgements:
1) “The Grimm Audio LS1 playback system, which was selected as radio and recording monitoring system for the famous Amsterdam ‘Concertgebouw’ Concert Hall in the Netherlands, was definitely stunning in quality! If you prefer a coloured sound, this system may not be for you, but even then you should spend some time with it and perhaps change your opinion. If however you like to enjoy a fresh experience of fast, solid and accurate music reproduction for all kinds of music, this system will surprise you!” (River Chan)
2) “Hifi enthusiasts don’t need to worry over the sound quality of the LS1be+ LS1s-dmf's, nor over the required financial resources or space requirements. They only need self-examination about whether they are in this audio game to ‘play the machine’ or to listen to music. If the latter is the case, then this set of speakers will give you tremendous fun, and it will be almost impossible to achieve the same sound quality when spending the same price on separate hifi components.” (Archimedes Chan )
3) “When just looking at this active two-way bookshelf speakers with upward firing active subwoofer, I could never have imagined such powerful low frequency performance. Drum sounds can be played at high sound pressure levels, with a solid and strong kick drum. The sound is clean, fast and without resonance of its own. The low-frequency temporal resolution is high, and the rendering of tonal pitch in the extremely low-frequency range is very precise. This skill alone is worth more than €50,000!" (Sam Ho)
4) “The Grimm LS1be offers a much higher absolute audio quality than all of the overpriced astronomical speakers on today's premium audio market. During the entire audition process of the review, only music files were used as a source. Undoubtedly I heard the best computer file playback to date. To demonstrate the LS1be's low-distortion performance, we played a loud techno dance track, that shook my pants and pushed my heart to my brain! Even at these extremely high sound pressure levels, not the tiniest trace of distortion or compression was heard!” (Zhong Yi)
Cable assembly pinout document 2018, April 20
Cable assemblies are available in many different types. One can easily get lost in the woods, especially when interfacing unbalanced and balanced equipment, or using sub-D connectors for analog or digital audio. As a service to our cable assembly customers, we wrote an extensive document that shows the standard pinouts and wirings of the various connectors and interfaces that we support in our TPR cable web shop. The writing took quite some effort, but we are glad to see that the document has become a pretty decent reference. We hope you enjoy it!
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