HIGH END 2024 At Munich M.O.C. Show Report
High End Society's HIGH END 2024 Event In Munich Germany

  From May 9th to 12th, 2024, the 41st HIGH END trade show in Munich once again shined a spotlight on luxurious premium music reproduction systems, inspiring listening enjoyment and exquisite audio technology. HIGH END continues to be one of the most important marketplaces and trading rendezvous for the audio industry, with many international trade visitors from around the world. Music lovers from over 90 countries visited Munich to discover high-performance audio industry trends, exchange views, learn the latest news, plus network and do business. For industry experts, audiophile enthusiasts, and music enthusiasts, the HIGH END four-day event in Munich once again was a truly spectacular event!

Neven Kos HIGH END 2024 Show Report And PhotoFest
Special mention for sound systems that left a deeper mark for music lovers.
Show Report By Neven Kos
We are grateful to the Croatian owner of HiFiMedia, who kindly sent us a glorious selection of photos and HIGH END 2024 show coverage by Neven Kos. Since 1996, HiFiMedia magazine has been professionally reviewing, testing, and presenting audio and video products to objectively inform and help Croatian / European readers in their decision to purchase new products. In addition to gear reviews and show reports, they publish expert assessments on music, film, and DVD / Blu-ray releases with a broad overview of urban, jazz, and classical music. In addition, HiFiMedia also reviews the latest film productions plus articles in the field of film art. We'd like to thank Andrija Ćurković for sending us wonderful photos to share with our global audience. As always... enjoy the music!
---> Neven Kos HIGH END 2024 Show Report And PhotoFest.

Munich HIGH END 2024 Show Was Grueling... And Fun!
There is just so much to see, do, and listen to!
HIGH END 2024 Show Report By Robert May
Munich's HIGH END 2024 high-performance audio / hi-fi event has come and gone. As usual, the show was packed, both with audio gear and with audiophiles. Even in four days, two for trade, and two for the public, it was only possible to skim the surface of the exhibits, both active demos and static displays, that covered the expanse of the Munich MOC exhibition space. The overall impression after those four immersive days is of an extremely active industry, creating products of exceptional fit and finish, all in the service of seeking the best in audio. In the active demos, there was much commonality in the aural presentation of state-of-the-art audio systems – great transparency, details, and presence, with the best showing more than a modicum of soundstage depth and dimensionality. Within this envelope, there were of course as many variations, both subtle and not, on these themes; the fun is in hearing these variations wandering from room to room.
---> Munich HIGH END 2024 Show Was Grueling... And Fun!

Incredible Sound Systems At HIGH END 2024 In Munich
Another fantastic high-end audio show at the MOC. HIGH END 2024.
Show Report By Jason Kennedy
Since many of you are very familiar with details concerning the HIGH END show in Munich, let’s jump right into it, shall we? Vertere took a room in the Motorworld across the road from the main show to reveal a high-end phono preamplifier dubbed CALON. This takes a multi-layer approach by adding gain to the signal before and after RIAA EQ, with both gain stages being adjustable. The idea is that a stronger signal will be less prone to picking up noise during the filtering. Vertere has also added a subsonic filter because company founder Touraj Moghaddam considers such things to be useful in making the lives of both amplifiers and loudspeakers easier, not having to amplify signals below 20Hz is good for amps and not having pumping cones is good for speakers. The price has been set at $19,995.
---> Incredible Sound Systems At HIGH END 2024 In Munich.

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HIGH END 2024 At MOC Reaches New Heights
The High End Society's HIGH END 2024 high-end audiophile show in Munich reaches new heights with a total of 22,198 visitors during the four day event. While the visitor statistics were a touch above last years, with 11,237 trade visitors and was higher than public attendance numbers of 10,373 for the first time. Music enthusiasts traveled from 108 nations to HIGH END 2024. There were 588 media representatives who traveled to Munich to discover the latest in high-performance audio gear and immersive music. According to the show promoter, "The HIGH END 2024 saw overwhelming visitor traffic on the first public day, where visitor crowds were so large at times that sections of the atriums had to be temporarily cordoned off to prevent the aisles and rooms from being overfilled."

Space within the MOC covers more than 30,000 square meters in the four halls and three atriums, and HIGH END 2024 visitors experienced fantastic demonstrations of exclusive hi-tech audio and hi-i products. As normal, the trade show section was fully subscribed as a total of 513 exhibiting companies spanned every square meter of exhibition space. In addition, there were two special trade shows consisting of IPS (International Parts + Supply) and the World Of Headphones in Hall 1. The latter was a newly opened space and presented a vast assortment of high-quality personal audio products, headphones, portable audio players, and accessories. Of note is that younger visitors in particular frequented the new area, but exhibitors also took notice and expressed an interest in cooperation. In contrast to traditional gaming festivals and expo events, as HIGH END 2024 focuses on the sound created when playing. This year's featured event saw renowned musical artist and recording engineer Steven Wilson invite visitors and immersivephiles to spatial audio and explained the difference between stereo, Dolby Surround, and immersive audio by playing music from various musicians, genres, and decades in the fully packed sessions.

HIGH END 2024 In Munich Features Steven Wilson
Acclaimed musician and producer Steven Wilson will be presenting his most recent album "The Harmony Codex" in immersive audio reproduction at the HIGH END 2024, taking place from May 9 to 12 at the MOC Event Center in Munich. In cooperation with the organizer of the international audio show and the company PMC, which has exhibited at the HIGH END for many years, Wilson will be holding a series of seminars on all four days of the event, sharing his vast knowledge and experience of mixing in spatial audio with his guests. At the presentations, visitors will have the unique opportunity to become familiar with the creative use of reference level audio, guided by the Grammy-nominated spatial audio mix engineer and one of the world's leading songwriters and producers. 

Steven Wilson, no stranger to the HIGH END, having been brand ambassador in 2019, will give a series of talks about the use of immersive audio in the creation of his music and share his experience as a sought-after remixer of classic works by other artists. During each presentation, he will be demonstrating his immersive mixes, with a special focus on his latest album, "The Harmony Codex", and some of the other artists mixes he has produced, including works from Tears for Fears, Ultravox and Roxy Music. The system, provided by PMC, includes loudspeakers from the manufacturer that are found in the best recording and mixing facilities in the world, e.g. at the BBC, Metropolis, LP:ME Dubai and numerous other studios.

HIGH END Society Leadership
The HIGH END show is an international leader when it comes to impressively setting the bar for high-performance music reproduction. The trade show has been providing ideas and inspiration for producers, distributors, sellers, and consumers of high-quality luxurious consumer electronics for four decades. Each year, representatives from the industry get together for four days at the HIGH END show in Munich. From leading global players  to innovative start-ups, exhibitors provide proof of their innovative passion, which they present on an international stage to the global public at the HIGH END 2024.

International Parts + Supply Event 2024
At the same time as HIGH END, the Society's International Parts + Supply (IPS) event perfectly complemented High End Society's  show, which has developed into the largest international hi-fi show and enjoys tremendous significance and international popularity within the audio industry. Manufacturers of supply parts for the audio industry were provided a special exhibition area in the MOC event center, alongside the HIGH END 2024, offering an ideal platform for establishing more intensive contact with their customers and optimally showcasing their products tailored to their target group.

Attendees could meet the entire world of hi-fi experts and professionals at Munich's MOC exhibition grounds. Two trade visitor days give exhibitors the perfect chance to plan their B2B meetings with no stress and without being pressed for time. As a parts manufacturer and supplier, you could immensely benefit from these conditions, because your customers are already there in Munich.

360° Range Of Products And Services
The exhibition allowed a unique insight into the market of the entire international audio industry. The HIGH END offered a variety of the luxury audio market – from analog to digital. Proven analog technology is entering into new alliances with digital developments of recent years. Through the dramatic evolution in entertainment electronics, ushered in by digitalization and virtualization, streaming continues to be widely popular.

Vinyl records were of course being offered for sale too. Heavy vinyl discs that users could touch and hold in their hands have been enjoying continuous growth now for years, after all, symbolizing an oasis of peace in a hectic, high-tech world. Here, exhibition visitors reveled in a unique opportunity to discover a wide range of musical gems and to pursue their passion of enjoying music without being in a hurry.

Consumer Electronics For All Age Groups And Any Budget
For large or small pocketbooks, young or older clientele, at the HIGH END, all music and equipment aficionados could find what they were looking for. Also on display were affordable entry-level models for hi-fi novices. The HIGH END offered a full range of audiophile products, whether it be small systems for those just getting started, headphones, turntables and, of course, the ultimate peak of technical perfection.

Currency Exchange Rate
On April 29, 2024
€0.93 = $1
$1.08 to €1

Where
MOC Munich
Lilienthalallee 40
80939 Munich, Germany

When
May 9th through 12th, 2024

Thursday: 10 am to 6 pm
Friday: 10 am to 6 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
Sunday: 10 am to 4 pm

Note: Thursday and Friday only open for trade visitors with pre-registration.

Previous HIGH END Munich Show Reports
Germany High End Society Munich Show Report 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, and 2000.