Here are some first impressions from our parallel event to the HighEnd 2026 Vienna:

The presentations were well attended. Here is also a video:

Music by Hans Zimmer from the Soundtrack The Dark Knight Rises. Copyright owned by Water Tower Records, 2012.

More to follow.

You will find us in the WLM (Wiener Lautsprecher Manufaktur) room, Atrium 1.4, Room E103 (1st floor)

HEAR THE BEST AUDIOPHILE RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME ON SOME OF THE BEST HIFI-EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE

This year – together with the Wiener Lautsprecher Manufaktur (WLM) – we have come up with something very special for the HighEnd: we will present our equipment with the “Best audiophile recordings of all time”.

You will find us in the WLM room, Atrium 1.4, Room E103 (1st floor)

Lists of the best recordings are mainly published by the established American and British hi-fi magazines. This results in a certain preference for American or British labels. By its very nature, it takes several years, if not decades, for an album to make it onto such a list, so most albums on such a list tend to be older. Also, within the four walls of one’s living room, certain genres of music sound better than others. And so it happens that in the end classical, folk and jazz music from the 60s to the 90s are the most represented in these lists.

In addition, the recordings in a representative list should also be musically interesting and not just inconsequential (like so many albums recorded specifically for audiophiles), and they should also be widely available. Leading publications such as Absolute Sound, Stereophile, What-HiFi or High-end Audio publish lists of the best recordings of all time from time to time. From these lists we have compiled the list of the “Best Recordings of All Time”. They are – according to general consensus – the best recordings there are.

The editorial staff of the HighFidelity Magazine voted our Model 3 “Product of the Year 2023”: High Fidelity Best Product 2023

Quote: “The Model 3 HD player from Digital Audio Systems is a beautifully built device. Beautiful also in the sense that it is honest. Everything about it is sophisticated and well thought out. This also applies to the sound. This realises the intention of the designer, who did not try to make it as neutral as possible, but to make the recordings sound as natural and lifelike as possible, even physically.”

Last weekend saw the first HiFi trade show in Vienna for 4 years. The HighEnd Society assumed the organisation and produced a veritable success: More than 4,000 visitors came to see 66 exhibitors with 280 brands exhibiting on 3,000 square metres in the Austria Center. They experienced excellent sound with the latest audio technologies. The world capital of music has thus been enriched by another highlight for music lovers.

Digital Audio Systems exhibited in 2 rooms:

In room 0.31, Brodmann Acoustics presented its latest products together with Digital Audio Systems:

• Brodmann Vienna Classic VC7 loudspeakers (with Zebrano veneer)
• DAS MPA power amplifiers
• DAS HD-Player (Server/Streamer/DAC) Model 3

Brodmann designs its loudspeakers from the company’s piano-making history as living room-friendly sound sculptures. This is reflected in the immaculate piano lacquer finishes as well as in their warm and natural sound. The DAS power amplifiers had the Brodmann loudspeakers under tight control and made their sound blossom in the most beautiful way. The analogue naturalness and stupendous spatiality of the DAS Model 3 were transposed wonderfully into the room by the Brodmann loudspeakers.

A video impression of the room is here:

Source: MY-HIEND

Photos are here:

Digitale Audio Systems and Wiener Lautsprecher Manufaktur presented their latest products in room -2.97:

• DAS HD-Player (Server/Streamer/DAC) Model 2
• DAS HD-Player (Server/Streamer/DAC) Model 3
• DAS HD-Player (Server/Streamer/DAC) Model 4
• WLM active loudspeaker FranzS
• WLM active loudspeaker Franz-Monitor
• WLM passive loudspeaker Ella
• WLM preamplifier Anton
• WLM integrated amplifier JosefS

Wiener Lautsprecher Manufaktur designs its solid wood speakers with a focus on musicality, speed, precision and power handling. With the extremely fast converters without digital filters of the DAS Model 2, the WLM loudspeakers were able to display the full range of their qualities in abundance: from the most delicate dabs of sound of the string pizzicati in a Mozart divertimento through to the bludgeoning drum attacks in the abysmal frequency cellar of a Tool album at live volume.

A video impression of room -2.97 is here:

Source: MY-HIEND

Photos are here:

We are certainly looking forwards to the next Finest Audio Show, Vienna in 2024!