Part 2

Let me tell you the hallways weren't tight and cramped as they appear here until Friday. Show goers came in droves and proved once and for all that Hi-Fi is very much alive and well...at least in Europe.

One of the more gratifying sights was in the B&W room. Here they're showing the new Pioneer plasma with Rotel electronics. My happiness is in part to the fact I too just got this wonderful 50" hi-def wonder in and am super impressed by its picture quality.

Another live versus recording was taking place at the Munich show. But nothing could have compared to the live event (above top). In another suite Classe was showing off their newest line of Delta Series electronics with B&W loudspeakers (above) most notably the legendary snail shaped B&W Nautilus loudspeaker. Unfortunately they were setup more for perusing than serious listening. But, just as they did when first released, the Nautilus caught a lot of attention. 

Turntable heaven. Europeans have not seemed to give up on LP. A centerpiece (above) of turntables adorned the walkway at the Munich show. And from the looks of it there were quite a handful of gems in this roundup.

Who said two-channel is fading? Loudspeakers, from the likes I never seen or nor heard before were there in full view.

It was a nice surprise to see local legends in Wilson Audio, VTL (left) as well as one of my personal favorites in the Maggie MG20's (right) at the show. Both rooms put on a very nice sounding demo to boot.

The sound of either room above showcasing the German Super Audio CD player from Lindemann was outstanding. I have heard this exquisite player's performance for two years in a row. I will admit though I can not tell you about the other electronics in the room and how they ultimately sound individually, I will state for the record that with the Lindemann in the mix the sound is quite musical.

Phonosophie was at home here in Munich and put on a show featuring their newest line of loudspeakers which still await a name and price. The sound was as one would expect from this remarkable line of electronics: very good. While the loudspeaker is extremely promising in its abilities as well.

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