We just released new UC1 firmware v1.1.3 and an updated manual. It adds some features that were still on our own wish list, but also features that our customers requested. With this update we consider the UC1 as final, because this is the way we intended it to be: a true ‘swiss army knife’ forread more >
We were struck with joy when we opened this month’ issue of Stereophile. The MU1 has been awarded the “Product of the Year Award 2021” in the Digital Component category! Wow… John Atkinson’s review was quoted in the text: “Oh my!” JA exclaimed (in writing) after hearing music made with data sent via the AES3read more >
Dutch online hifi magazine Alpha Audio just published the first ever UC1 review. Interestingly they tested the ‘pro audio’ UC1 in a hifi system. And not to the disappointment of editor Jaap Veenstra… “The Grimm Audio UC1 is intended for studios looking for a versatile converter for monitoring. An ultra-transparent, high-end switch box to switchread more >
In 2015 German Lowbeats editor Jürgen Schröder was blown away by the original LS1 at the Munich High End show. In his words: “It called into question my previous experience with regard to what was sonically feasible with loudspeakers.” Half a decade later he writes a review of the LS1be, that shows his deep understandingread more >
The famous Tonmeistertagung will have a physical edition again this year from November 3rd till 6th. Our new distributor for Germany, Hörzone from Munich, has booth #054 and welcomes all visitors to get introduced to the Grimm Audio products. Eelco Grimm will be present on Thursday November 4th and is happy to discuss all detailsread more >
Roon Labs has announced that an update in November demands extra software that was not installed in many Roon servers based on Linux, and this also affects the MU1. To make sure that MU1 users will enjoy uninterrupted Roon playback, we just released an intermediate MU1 update to v1.3.2. The MU1 display should now indicateread more >
October 30 & 31st we will be present at the Dutch national audio show “Dutch Audio Event” (formerly X-fi). Since it is held in our new home town Veldhoven, we just had to be there. But even better: this is the first open audio show in The Netherlands after a long period of cancelled showsread more >
The well known Polish ‘Audio Video’ magazine reviewed our LS1a. Editor in chief Filip Kulpa, who offered the MU1 five stars, is once more blown away. Another five star review… “Listening to the LS1a I got excited by the insight that apparently there is one common goal for all high-end audio systems. This goal isread more >
Those who read the MU1 introduction blog “The MU1 speeches” have noticed the contribution of two external people: Gertjan Groot Hulze and Pieter Meijer. Their work on fpga upsampling has been vital for the sound quality of the MU1, which is seen as groundbreaking. Gertjan and Pieter investigated the impact of digital audio filter calculationsread more >
Our business is expanding steadily and to support our growth in one of European’s most important markets we signed with Reinhard Weidinger of Hörzone in Munich to become distributor for the hifi and pro audio fields in Germany. Grimm Audio has a long term relationship with Hörzone as a dealer and when we were lookingread more >
For many years, one of Eelco Grimm’s main focus points has been to fight loudness wars. His goal is artistic freedom for all music and film producers, and the loudness wars strongly limit their artistic possibilities. Eelco’s contribution to the new AES recommendation td1008 for Loudness of Internet Audio Streaming and On-Demand Distribution is probablyread more >
The SB1 is not just the perfect companion for an LS1be system. It also brings your 3rd party home cinema or active crossover system to high levels of performance. Reviewer Ruud Jonker of the Dutch magazine Music Emotion tunes his crossover and is impressed. “To tempt the Gods I started with Liszt’s Prelude & Fugueread more >
