darTZeel & Stenheim – Is it Real Or Is It Recorded?

In a nice twist on the ‘real versus recorded’ theme, Swiss companies Stenheim and darTZeel have joined forces with VDM Sound Group (acoustic treatments from Italy) to present a series of ‘live’ events at the Munich Show. Saxophonist Jérôme Sabbagh will be playing tracks from his latest album No Filter – but his backing band will be present via a live recording made in New York and replayed on the darTZeel/Stenheim system in the room. 

There’s a long history of ‘real versus recorded’ presentations and advertising in audio. Right back to His Master’s Voice, there have been companies claiming that their reproduced sound is indistinguishable from reality: who can forget that classic tag-line, Is it real or is it Memorex?

The Venue

  • Atrium 4, Sektor F, 1st floor, room f113.

The Concerts

  • From 19 to 22 May 2022 2 performances per day: 11:30 am • 15:30 pm

The seats are limited and can be booked on https://www.stenheim.com/jerome-sabbagh-live

The Musician

Born in Paris in 1973, Jérôme Sabbagh is a prolific composer and recording artist, with six albums to his name. His latest project brings sees him as co- leader with guitarist Greg Tuohey, with Joe Martin on bass and Kush Abadey on drums. Jérôme will be giving two 30-minute performances per day in which he will play his saxophone live, accompanied by a high quality, 24bit/96kHz recording of the other three band members captured in New York.

The System

  • Turntable doman Helix One mk.2 (analogue)
  • darTZeel LHC-208 stand alone (digital)
  • darTZeel NHB-18NS preamplifier
  • darTZeel NHB-468 monoblocks
  • Stenheim Ultime Reference 2 loudspeakers
  • Acoustic treatment by Audys Acoustic Panels