Since Eelco enjoyed recording the MU2 podcast with John Darko so much, he promised to return soon and discuss more general audio topics. Darko’s ’10 myths’ series appeared to be the perfect stage for that. In this episode Eelco states that so called myths are often attempts to simplify complex matter, in other words “blanketread more >
The online Audiophile magazine Stereo Times has given the MU2 their “Most Wanted Components Award” of 2024 in the “Digital, DACs & Music servers” category. We are impressed by the jury report of John Hoffman: “The MU2 is an all-in-one digital front end. It has an incredibly quiet background and a deep, wide, layered soundstageread more >
This year has been wonderful for us. We received great enthusiasm for our products from journalists and customers alike. The first customers of the PW1 are now among them, their stories are truly amazing. So we will enter two well deserved weeks of holidays with a big smile. We wish everybody a wonderful time withread more >
In this last video from our 20 year anniversary party, Eelco Grimm looks back on two decades of groundbreaking work with a unique team of people. And he claims that in fact the history of Grimm Audio goes back much further, to 40 years ago when he met Guido Tent and Peter van Willenswaard forread more >
We are excited to introduce our latest sibling to you: the PW1 phono preamplifier. It is the perfect companion for a MU2, an LS1, or any other audio system of your choice. And its sound quality can be called unique by all measures. Grimm Audio’s co-founder Peter van Willenswaard was the chief designer of theread more >
This is a story about the first phono preamp of Grimm Audio, the PW1. I have designed quite a few phono preamps in my time, between 10 and 20 I guess, and using all types of technology: transistors, fets and tubes. I also analyzed and modified three or four times that number of commercial phonosread more >
At the Dutch Audio Event in October, mastering engineer and content creator Sander van der Heide recorded live podcasts in a small studio next to the entry. Eelco Grimm was one of the guests and his interview is published as second in the row. He enjoyed himself a lot, talking partly about the history ofread more >
John Hoffman of the US online “complete audiophile magazine” Stereo Times got inspired by the raving MU2 review of Michael Lavorgna in Twittering Machines and loved to have a listen himself. He was blown away and wrote a great review. “I am hearing a wholeness to the convincingly lifelike music. The micro details fill inread more >
In this fourth video we made during our 20 year anniversary party, Frank van Eldijk reflects on his audio hobby and the impact that Grimm Audio had on it. A decade ago Frank shared his experience with Project Management in the Eindhoven high tech industry with us, for which we are still grateful. His storyread more >
At the great iEar show in the Willem II football stadium in Tilburg, our Dutch distributor Terrason will demo the extravagant ultra high-end Moya loudspeakers from Vivid Audio with Halcro Eclipse dual mono amps and our MU2 as digital streaming source, DAC and preamplifier. This will without doubt become a unique experience, so don’t missread more >
To help us sustain our continuing growth we have employed new people in all fields: Marketing & Communication, R&D (Software Development) and Production. We love to introduce you to three new members of our team. Mark Devlaeminck became our senior marketing & communication manager and when contacting Grimm Audio you will very likely come across.read more >
In their December 2024 issue, the joined Stereophile Magazine reviewer group has voted for the “Best Product of 2024 Awards” in seven categories. In two voting rounds they came to a well balanced verdict and the MU2 streamer DAC was awarded the “Digital Source Component 2024 Award”! We are extremely proud of this recognition. Fromread more >
