Series 1

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

Black Forest Audio's Volker Kuhn produced some fabulous sound at High End over the past couple of years. In 2002, we picked his room as a Standout. But this year he had products on silent display only. Maybe next year. [www.blackforestaudio.com]

Ascendo's Jürgen Scheuring had numerous products on display, including new speakers that can be seen in our May 20 product coverage. [www.ascendo.de]

Gryphon Audio Design's Flemming Rasmussen made the trip from Denmark to attend High End. Immediately following the show, Jeff Fritz will be making the trip from Germany to Denmark to visit Gryphon. Look for Jeff's article about his visit in the months to come. In the meantime, on June 1 you can read about his experience with Gryphon products in "The World's Best Audio System" on Ultra Audio.

Avalon Acoustics' Lucien Pichette (left) and Transparent Audio's Jim Shannon represented an increasing number of North American-based companies now exhibiting at this fabulous show.

British loudspeaker manufacturer B&W put on an interesting demonstration. Musician Alan Taylor played through a system complete with B&W loudspeakers and Classé electronics.