Lounge wizards

High End Munich is the annual showcase of the biggest launches from the heaviest hitters in the hi-fi industry. And this year’s show continued to deliver the goods with a raft of audio products to get

“This brought back a lot of memories for me,” says Eric Kingdon as he answers our question: what product are you most proud to have developed in your career? The industry legend, the “ears of Sony” as

The Vertere Calon is a shining example of how things should be done. It is a hugely expensive product, but in a price-appropriate turntable system, it’s hard to better. Any options that come close in

THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER

Gryphon Audio is a Danish high-end brand founded in 1985. Its first product was a moving-coil step-up unit, which in many ways set the template for components the company makes to this day. Since that

Vox aims to take us back to the sound of its illustrious golden-era with this re-engineered family of Hand-Wired amplifiers. We listen in for that elusive and very classic AC30 tone