Miguel Alvarez from Tripoint Audio writes: "New! Tripoint Troy Elite Ng 10Th Anniversary Limited Edition - World-Class ultra high-end ground conditioner component made in our exclusive 160 pounds chassis. This masterpiece is made out of solid brass 24k gold plated and solid aircraft aluminum with massive 3" solid brass spikes. Internally we are featuring our exclusive technology and design with four massive custom made 10th Anniversary solid copper Master GROUND CORE modules with new oversize binding post to achieve the next new frontier in Audio realism." 

More Munich High-End Audio Show 2019 frenzy. Bassocontinuo will reveal their all new Golia Ultimate Line high-end audio rack, that was developed (fully tested) in collaboration with the Politecnico of Milano using 3D accelerometers. Golia's solid stainless steel legs made by INOX303 60mm diameter and bottom and top shelves are made from an aluminium and Valchromat sandwich. Bassocontinuo claims the Golia has the highest insulation level actually available on the market achieved by heavy mass damper under the shelf, a new anti-shaking locking system and top floating shelf for a perfect decoupling. System weight in the standard configuration (3 shelves) is around 155 kg. 

- Resistance to scratches

- Anti-fingerprint

- Soft touch

- Visual comfort (low light reflectivity)

- Thermal healing of superficial micro scratches

- Real metal structure

- Black pigmented HDF

- 35% more rigid than a standard HDF

- Waterproof

- 100% recyclable

- Total matte black / 5 GLOSS

- POM crystal structure

- Very high mechanical resistance

- Black pigmented

- High capability to dissipate energy

Interesting update from Joseph Audio... FEA and Graphene! Building on the original Perspective design, the New Perspective2 now includes Graphene coated Magnesium woofers that have been completely re-engineered using Finite Element Analysis. There will also be a factory upgrade path for existing Perspective that can bring the original Perspectives up to current specifications. Joseph Audio Perspective2 Graphene speakers will premiere at  at the Axpona show (Suite 1521). 

Gryphon Audio is excited and proud to launch this new masterpiece from Gryphon which has been designed by Gryphon Founder Mr. Flemming Erik Rasmussen and the inside is configured by the experienced product development team headed by Chief Engineer Tom Moller. Yet another genius and bold design from the Gryphon Godfather and the rest of the Gryphon Product Development Team.

In the once crowded, but now nearly vacant field of CD player design, the Gryphon story began with our very first digital source component at the close of the previous millennium. In 1998, The Gryphon CDP-1 CD player introduced the world to the sonic improvements offered by 88.2 kHz asynchronous sample rate conversion, the world’s first implementation of this advanced technology, now ubiquitous in digital audio.

the Gryphon Adagio, successor to the CDP-1, was launched in 2001, taking digital musicality to the next level with asynchronous 24-bit/96 kHz sample rate conversion. After further refinement of this technology in the Gryphon Mikado in 2003, the implementation of 32-bit/192 kHz upsampling in the acclaimed Gryphon Mikado Signature represented another giant leap forward, once again breaking new ground and laying out a path for others to follow.

The first Gryphon separate digital-to-analogue converter, Kalliope, has been universally praised in the world audio press. “Kalliope reproduces music in all its harmonic richness, giving free rein to voices and instruments, well differentiated with a fluidity that is exemplary.” Haute Fidelité, March 2015.

Gryphon Ethos is designed unapologetically with single-minded dedication to the compact disc, because this focused approach enables Gryphon Audio Designs to devote all our resources and expertise to releasing the full, unfettered musical potential of CD playback. When you choose the Gryphon Ethos, you know that its CD performance is not a mere afterthought. It is the player’s very reason for existing.

We designed the Ethos integrated CD player to be a moving target in the rapid evolution of digital audio. In addition to handling standard 16-bit/44.1 kHz “Redbook” CD, the Ethos offers convenient playback and can be connected to external sources up to 32-bit/384 kHz PCM and up to DSD512.

Taking our cornerstone philosophies of dual mono and fully symmetrical balanced operation still further, Gryphon Ethos is fully balanced throughout the digital DAC domain as well, implementing eight DAC’s in full dual differential mode. This configuration drastically lowers the digital noise floor and contributes to the expansive soundstage and sharply focused stereo image of the Gryphon Ethos.

In the interest of extracting the purest, most unadulterated sound possible, timing issues (jitter) are effectively addressed with two independent, specially designed, temperature-compensated crystal oscillators accurate to better than five parts per million.

Gryphon upsampling allows the use of a simpler, lower-order analog output filter, for dramatically increased resolution, detail, spaciousness, focus, transient accuracy and harmonic integrity.

Properly implemented upsampling eliminates the need for conventional, steep-slope analogue filtering altogether. In the Gryphon Ethos, this filter is replaced by a single, silvered Mica capacitor acting as a simple, first-order analogue output filter, preserving the integrity of the audio signal for a pristine presentation staged against an utterly silent, “black” backdrop.

The heavily regulated, fully discrete, fully balanced Class A analogue output stage employs zero negative feedback and offers both balanced XLR and single-ended phono outputs. The analog section is supplied with +23 Volts and careful attention has been paid to power supplies with separate transformers and comprehensive regulation.

Thanks to its distinctive modular design, Gryphon Ethos is built to keep pace with digital technology as it evolves. Convenient modification of digital or analogue circuits by your local authorized Gryphon service centre as upgrades become available will ensure that your Gryphon Ethos remains on the cutting edge of CD playback. 

Like every Gryphon product, the Gryphon Ethos is designed and manufactured in Denmark. 

Since its inception in 1985, Gryphon Audio Designs of Denmark has earned a worldwide reputation for state of the art performance, intuitive ergonomics and stunning aesthetic design. Now approaching its 35th anniversary, the Gryphon is among the select few High End brands to offer complete system solutions incorporating digital sources, amplification and loudspeakers.

Few more images of the upcoming Hypostatic - Absolute Dimension Verus loudspeakers. 

These Enesco Continental performances of Johann Sebastian Bach  complete sonatas and partitas for unaccompanied violin BWV 1001/1006, were recorded on acetates in 1949. From these acetates the signal was transferred to the actual lacquer on the cutting lathe from which the matrices and plates were made to press the LPs at New England Webster Record Manufacturing Plant, made for release in 1950, for the 200th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach's death. First and only made in US on Don Gabor's Continental CLP 104/105/106 Red with Golden Letters Mono Label, 33rpm, 12inch LPs, 3 record set dowell wood spine album. This is one of the Holy Grails violin recordings of the planet. - Saulo Zucchello 

Another teaser/beauty shot of the all new and upcoming True Life Audio Supreme Series Preamplifier...

Here is a sneak peek at the new Living Voice R25A speakers in Flat White finish. More info to follow tomorrow... 

Few photos of the Only Creative OLTRE amplifiers designed by Andrea Pivetta, the creator of the mighty Opera Only Clepsydra 120.000 watt amplifier.

And another sneak peek into the production of highly anticipated Vitus Audio SIA030 integrated amplifier. Estimated price 30-35K without optimal phono or DAC module.