Saturday, May 22 -- Part 1

All prices are quoted in euros unless otherwise noted.
1 €  is approximately 1.19 US dollars at time of report.

Germany's Adam Professional Audio is best known in the pro-audio world -- no surprise there. They tell us that The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King had its soundtrack mixed through their speakers. In Munich the company demonstrated new consumer-based models that included the bookshelf-sized Compact, priced at 1764 € per pair (photo left, on stand); the GTC 10, priced at 2080 € per pair (photo left, on floor); and the floorstanding Pencil, priced at 3024 € per pair.

There is also an Adam Center center-channel speaker priced at 1365 €. All the Adam speakers use a ribbon tweeter.

Opera Audio showed the new Consonance Reference 150 stereo hybrid integrated amplifier that uses one 6H30 triode tube. It is said to produce 120Wpc. It costs 1800 €.

Denmark's Dali had such a brightly lit room that the high-gloss finishes on the company's speakers produced quite a reflection. On the left are the new Helicon 800 floorstander and Helicon 300 monitor priced at 6200 € and 2700 € per pair, respectively. On the right is the Helicon 400, priced at 4400 € per pair. All models use a ribbon tweeter.

Lehmann Audio showed the new Black Cube Linear headphone amplifier/single-source preamp. Norbert Lehmann says that the unit uses a high-grade ALPS volume control and is available in black or silver anodized finishes. The price is 700 €.