Munich High End 2013

摘要

Absolare's Passion 845 Monoblock is a gorgeous SET that claims to deliver a real-world 50W, so you're not restricted to high sensitivity speakers. Two 845s combine with a brace of 6SN7s, hand-wound transformers and optional XLR input, all housed in a 382×295×622mm (whd) shell of leather and wood to form one of the prettiest amps I've seen in years. It weighs in at a hefty 40.3kg, too. It's official: Munich's High End Show is now the world's most important audiophile event, with attendance up and the crowds enthusiastic. I must admit, after so much gloom, that I wasn't anticipating a packed house. But packed it was, the beneficiary of utterly professional organisation and little real competition. Crucially, it was bursting with foreign trade visitors, raising its international credibility to the max.