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 >
For many generations, true lovers of sound and music are inspired by vinyl playback. Even in these days of high performance digital audio playback systems it is hard to imagine a future without LP’s. There’s just something magical to it. Grimm Audio’s co-founder Peter van Willenswaard spent a life time designing and improving phono preamps,read 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 >
The remarkable picture in our advertisements, showing a bionic hand and a human hand hovering above a MU1, was used as an illustration in Eelco Grimm’s essay “Conscious about consciousness” half a year ago. This essay was an effort to help understand how the human mind works, making it easier to feel empathy for peopleread more >
In the third video that was recorded at our 20 year anniversary party, an honoured guest kindly agreed to offer a testimonial. Gerard Kleisterlee was CEO of Philips in the 00’s, the company where many of the Grimm Audio engineers worked in the past. In the early 80’s Kleisterlee was general manager of Philips’ Professionalread more >
John Darko of the well known Darko Audio webzine has a MU2 on review for a few weeks. He was so intrigued by its design that he invited Eelco Grimm for his podcast series. They had a nice chat for an hour, approaching the MU2 from all angles. It became a nice episode, worthwhile toread more >
On October 8-10 Grimm Audio will exhibit at the AES Convention New York. In booth 624 Eelco Grimm and Grimm Audio’s US east coast rep Eric Klein of Soul Tech Marketing are happy to show you our full professional range of products. On demo is a tall studio version of the LS1be & SB1, withread more >
