After many months of software development we proudly present the new v1.2.14 firmware of the MU1. Don’t expect a long list of added features. There are a few nice ones, but they don’t represent the huge amount of work that went into this update. The majority of labour was put in stuff that mainly livesread more >
On November 1st the Dutch online magazine Alpha Audio streamed a live review of speakers that are used both in professional studios as in hifi systems. The LS1be was compared to the Dutch & Dutch 8c and ATC SCM100a. This test premiered our renewed LS1be, of which you will soon hear more. A recording ofread more >
Many people noted the distinctive photography we use in our “Magical Realism” advertisement campaign. In this blog I love to tell you about the wonderful story behind this production. Some time ago we decided to create remarkable pictures for an advertisement campaign that should depict the magical quality of our products. We realized that forread more >
Grimm Audio enters Poland with our new distributor Audiofast, and Filip Kulpa of Audio Video Magazine puts the MU1 to test. He turns it upside down and inside out, listens extensively and becomes seriously enthusastic. As a result, the MU1 is granted a 5 star “Rekomendacja” award! We are happy to share a pdf ofread more >
The unorthodox French “Audiophile Magazine” published an in-depth review of the MU1 in their October 2020 edition. In no less than ten pages, editor Joël Chevassus runs the MU1 through five “confrontations” with other systems. He keeps looking for possible limitations, but eventually becomes strongly convinced about the MU1’s qualities. Some quotes from his text:read more >
Jon Nelson runs Ripcaster, our new dealer in Checkendon, UK. He made a great little introduction video of the MU1. Jon walks you through the options of a MU1 that sits on a small turntable, which is entertaining to watch. We recommend to check this out! And when you are near him in the “Chilternsread more >
In my ‘Favorites’ blog of last month I wrote about my Sonology studies. Many of my hardcore electronic music teachers did not care much for ‘romantic’ 19th century music, but without exception they admired Johann Sebastian Bach. And rightly so, of course. Bach is an immeasurably large musical monument. He has been in my liferead more >
On the lively online personal audio forum Head-fi John Massaria posted an enthusiastic shootout review with our pro cable TPR. Prior to the test he auditioned a few pro audio cables and only selected TPR as a candidate. His comment is quite entertaining to read… “The first thing I noticed was the bass – wow.read more >
The CC1mk2 has won the Japanese AEX Audio Excellence Award 2020 of Ongen Publishing. This is a unique achievement since the mk1 version of the CC1 also won this prestigious award, in 2009. The CC1 is likely the only product that won the award two times with an interval of more than 10 years. Theread more >
Our SQM cable has received Hong Kong magazine HiFi Review “Best Buy of the year 2020” award! It is the only winner in the “Interconnect Cable” category. Journalist Archimedes Chan knew our speaker and clock products from earlier tests but had not checked our cables before. He became very enthusiastic. “The SQM signal cable showsread more >
Dutch online hifi magazine hifi.nl published a true rave review of our SQM “Star Quad Master” cable. Ruud Jonker goes into depth in this long article, reaching a very clear conclusion at the end: “In general it is hard to claim that certain sound characteristics are strongly caused by a cable. Perhaps it’s therefore betterread more >
In this “Favorites” blog I pick up the thread of my personal history. After three years of electronics studies and discovering high-end audio through the renowned magazine Audio & Techniek (see this video interview with Jaap Veenstra) I went to study at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. I followed courses Music Registration and Sonologyread more >
