High End 2011 sponsor
YG Acoustics' scores a very high Wife Acceptance Factor!
YG Acoustics' designer Yoav
Gonczarowski, caught smiling and with good reason (his new
bride above), and his latest assault on the senses: the new Anat
Reference III ($120k) and Kipod II ($50k). Boasting new
circuitry that lowers distortions even further I was never
able get close enough for a good listen due to the crowds
that have seemed plant themselves in this one particular
room - no matter how often I returned. The YG/ASR setup was
certainly one of the busiest rooms this year.
Talk about busy. Vitus Audio and JM Lab
put on some show. Bold and daring is what I described the JM
Lab and Vitus Audio color scheme. The room, which this year
featured live music from McKinley Black, a wonderful new
singer and songwriter who also plays great guitar. I
received a sample of her latest hybrid SACD entitled
Beggars, Fools and Thieves as a gift from the folks at
Stockfisch Records. McKinley wrote all the songs on this 11
song disc and so far the music and recording quality is
excellent. A must buy. In terms of the sound, well it was
virtually impossible to tell you considering it was mostly
live. But I'll say this, as far as live dates go, this was
really excellent with no thick or muddiness anywhere. Of
course, it helped this was only a voice and guitar. That
said, nothing matches the dynamic capabilities of live
playback.
In addition to the already excellent
usual suspects from the Vitus lineup, there was a new
addition: the Vitus Audio RI-100 Integrated amplifier ($12k
US). Slick looking inside and out, the RI-100 also boasts
options that include phono stage, DAC and headphone inputs
(true balanced).
Cable extraordinaire Jim Aud, of Purist
Audio and his daughter Kimberly (left), joined forces this
year with Ole and Britta Vitus to help produce another
outstanding sound at this year's Munich High End show.
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