I've been asked to post Monday's momentum photo from my studio. So here you go. All of the fifty shades of gray and beyond...
SIAS Seoul International Audio Show report
As requested here is the SIAS 2019 report with 110+ high-resolution photos to enjoy... "SIAS Seoul International Audio Show, which is the only hi-fi audio and home theater show in Korea, has been making efforts to become a new vigor in the domestic high-end audio market which started to become stagnant in 2011. As a result, the SIAS Seoul International Audio Show has seen more than 20% of visitors every year, and more than 22,000 in 2018. It has grown to become the largest exhibition along with the CES in the United States, the Munich Audio Show in Germany, and the Hong Kong High-End Audio Show. The number of visitors has exceeded the level of the Tokyo audio show in 2014. The 2019 audio show was the largest audio show with more than 160 brands from 54 companies. The 2019 Seoul International Audio Show, held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, was held with traditional high-end audio, 11.2 channel advanced home theater, high-end mobile devices, and headphones as well as a sophisticated seminar. "
New Xavian Classic Series reference monitors
Xavian is proudly announcing their brand new (11.990 EUR) Classic Series - reference monitors with classic appearance and most up-to-date technologies Xavian can offer. The story of Classic Series begins with Quarta - three way sealed standmounter. What is so special about Quarta? Here is the list...
Disc of the month!
Disc of the month - Oswald von Wolkenstein - Lieder (Telefunken 1974). Look at the 14th Century portrait of this gentleman... Herr von Wolkenstein was a member of South Tyrol rural aristocracy... a bard and a traveler, his broad journeys led him from Syria to Turkey to Burgundy and beyond... Look at his eyes, so well captured on the painting... these eyes saw the world and learned a lot! His Lieder (songs) talk about these travels and about love as most of the songs of any vintage do... I already had a disc on EMI Reflexe series and appreciated the melodies and instruments blend: lute, hand drums, bells, recorder, and voices...
The surroundings!
Wonderful photo by our friend Vu Nguyen. The very early stage of setting up the high-end audio system at the Eland Audio in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. More to follow...