This needs an introduction, hold on. There are many reviewers of audio equipment in magazines on the Internet as well as on paper. But very few of them transcend the all too common audio speak of distortion, coloration, truly amazing, impressive, betters the competition, etcetera. At Stereophile, a magazine I wrote for from 1988 toread more >
Sunday March 28th Alpha Audio did another live stream test of active monitors, of which a recording can now be viewed. The contenders were ATC SCM40a, Dutch & Dutch 8c and Grimm LS1a. In an earlier review a similar test was done, but this time the prices of all three systems were more comparable becauseread more >
The MU1 has been added to Stereophiles’ famed “recommended components” list as a top ranking “A+” device! We are extremely proud to be granted this recommendation. From the jury report: “John Atkinson very much preferred the sound from the AES/EBU outputs, finding that the upsampling of CD-resolution data reduced congestion, added depth to the soundstage,read more >
In their “most outstanding audio equipment” issue, Hongkong magazine Hifi Review looks back at last years’ product reviews and declares the LS1a as a must have. Reviewer Archimedes Chan writes: “I played many different tracks on the LS1a’s with colleague Janet, and we could not find one album that was not perfectly well reproduced. Thisread more >
Soon after we moved to our factory at the Egelstraat in Eindhoven, a former concrete factory, we realised that an inspiring ambience would aid our team in its operation and offer a professional impression to our visitors. So we reached out to interior designers Gerrit Vos and Toine Pennings of Workshop of Wonders in Utrecht.read more >
In their March 2021 issue, Stereophile’s John Atkinson checks out the MU1 and is so intrigued that he postpones dinner… We felt very honored that John loved to do this review himself. He writes: “I started playing a CD-resolution file, and the MBL’s display confirmed that it was receiving a 24-bit/176.4kHz stream. Oh my! Iread more >
We are delighted to introduce to you Bryn Richards, our new director of sales and marketing. With his incredible energy and sparkling character he already brought a big smile on our faces in the first week that he works for us. Bryn is a musician, composer, sound engineer and audio fanatic. He is interested inread more >
Great news for all MU1 owners and future owners: Roon Labs will introduce their new v1.8 software version on February 9th. It received a completely new look and feel and is one of their biggest makeovers to date. According to Roon, v1.8 received “a fresh new visual design that takes its inspiration from the idearead more >
The year 2020 is coming to an end and with it the anniversary year of Channel Classics. This blog is therefore the last in my “Favorites” series. If favorite means that you listen to it often, then one album should certainly not be missing from my list: Philip Glass, Metamorphosis & The Hours by harpistread more >
Sunday November 29th Channel Classics celebrated its official 30th anniversary with a great concert by a selection of their star artists in the Frits Philips hall in Eindhoven. It came as a wonderful surprise that the long-planned concert could take place at all. The Covid-19 disaster had a firm grip on this festive event, butread more >
We are very honoured that our MU1 has received the ‘Outstanding’ tag by HifiNews UK editors Andrew Everard and Paul Miller. HifiNews even adopted the MU1 as their new reference digital source! We hope it will serve them well for years to come. Please enjoy some excerpts from their remarkable review: “If the Mola Molaread more >
