The Danish brand has unveiled the floorstanding speakers just recently and we expect these new, nifty-looking high-end models to have their first public showing at Munich. It wouldn’t be the High End Show without a press conference showcasing new products from the established German brand, and this is taking place at 2.30pm CET on Thursday 9th. Cambridge Audio turned heads last year when they set up camp right outside the MOC exhibition doors in a bright red London double decker bus. Will the bus (full of the British brand’s latest audio products) return this year? Cambridge has already started the year with two hi-fi launches – the five-star music streamer and the just-launched stereo amplifier, the latter of which we’re hoping to see in the flesh for the first time at High End. We’re also hoping to have a peek at the special… The British brand always has a shiny new product to reveal (last year’s certainly caught our eye) and we’re told there will be two new “analogue” products launched this year. Watch this space… Dali has treated us to high-end product launches such as the towering and speakers, along with premium wireless headphones, in the last few years – could we see more of the same or something completely new? We don’t know yet, but we’re excited to find out. Get your retro fix as Scottish brand Fyne will likely be bringing its fine line of and speakers, as well as its latest (and more modern looking) models. Products from emerging brands like HiFi Rose have cut through the established hi-fi separates fare and stood out with their stunningly crafted design and smart streaming tech. Last year we saw the debut of the streaming transport, but perhaps we’ll see the new – the more streamlined but still stylish sibling to the flagship amplifier – this year at Munich. A mainstay at any hi-fi show, we expect to see the Naim/Focal partnership out in full force. Naim celebrated its 50th-anniversary last year with the limited edition amp and the new . This year, maybe we’ll see the (launched at ISE 2024) and perhaps also Focal’s new (launched at CES 2024). Will we see any new streamers, speakers or headphones too? The Canadian brand took to Munich last year with its retro-modern , a brand new DAC/streaming preamplifier, and the affordable add-on streaming solution. Could we see new additions to the NAD line? We hope so. PMC will be flexing its pro and hi-fi muscles together with an ambitious large-scale , , in full. Wilson himself will be there on all four show days at Room K1, Foyer 1 to showcase how he uses and mixes reference-level audio, using the PMC set-up to demonstrate the capabilities of Dolby Atmos and spatial mixing. Also on show will be PMC’s new that was launched at the Bristol Hi-Fi Show earlier this year. We’ve become accustomed to seeing Pro-Ject reveal special edition turntables with artist collaborations – who can forget the snazzy , or the beautiful , or the delightful ? – but we also tend to see innovations like the . Could we see even more turntables, please? Q Acoustics launched the new of speakers last year, one of which ( ) became a Award winner, while another ( ) just made their official global debut – our full review goes live next week. The German headphone brand will be launching “a new addition to its audiophile profile” – that could mean anything, but we have our fingers crossed for a new wired headphone in the vein of the range, perhaps? It’s a wild guess for now. We were treated to the exquisite earlier this year at CES 2024 to kick off its 40th birthday celebrations, and we fully expect the Suprema/McIntosh demo to happen again. This ambitious project consists of two main speakers, two subwoofers and an electronic crossover, priced at a whopping £695,000 / $750,000. Also on demo will be the stunning speakers, all powered by McIntosh amps. The Japanese brand will be displaying the latest addition to its flagship Reference Series, the , costing a cool $68,000. Tannoy’s 100-year anniversary is looming in 2026, and we hope to get a glimpse of what the speaker brand has planned for this incredible milestone. This is one we can’t miss: we are very much looking forward to seeing and hearing the behemoth (and half-million) 13-driver speakers from Laurence Dickie’s brand in person. The wildly popular affordable brand will be launching two new products at Munich, one of which is the WiiM Ultra, which seems to be an advanced version of the superb music streamer with an improved DAC and full-colour touchscreen. The other launch is still under wraps, but we’ll bring you the latest news as soon as we have it. We loved listening to the headphone amplifier at last year’s show with the exceptional headphones. We’re not sure what Yamaha has in store for us this year, but we will be sure to share the news once we know. We don’t know what the high-end American speaker brand has in store for us either, but it has announced a press conference on Friday 10th, at 1pm CET, so we’re expecting something new.
High End Munich 2024 Preview: What to Expect
