Munich High-End Show 2025, The most beautiful turntables in the world

The most beautiful turntables in the world are also among the most expensive, with some reaching prices of over €170,000.
The Munich High-End Show offers a unique opportunity to see and hear these stunning turntables.

Munich High End Show 2025 – The sound secrets of 10 high-end systems explained by their creators

Here’s a new video in which I invite you to discover that behind every exceptional high-end audio system lies a sum of know-how, innovation and precise technical choices. At the Munich show, the manufacturers of ten high-end systems reveal in this video the behind-the-scenes aspects of their design: system topology, rigorous component selection, materials…. EachContinue reading “Munich High End Show 2025 – The sound secrets of 10 high-end systems explained by their creators”

Munich High End show 2025, the first videos

HelloAfter two days at the Munich High End Show 2025, I’m back with videos, photos and interviews.So here’s a first series of shorts to kick off this visit. You can follow me on my YouTube channel to keep up to date with new videos. IO Design ESD Acoustic one million of dollars audio system FyneContinue reading “Munich High End show 2025, the first videos”

Vinyl succumbs to Loudness War: more than just collateral damage!

The vinyl record is an analog medium. How can it be affected by the loudness war? So what’s the impact?

Record Store Day – Disquaire Day – April 12 2025

As every year, Record Store Day – known in France as Disquaire Day – returns to shine a spotlight on independent record stores and celebrate the love of vinyl. This year’s event will take place on April 12, a special day when music lovers, collectors, and curious listeners come together for limited releases, exclusive reissues,Continue reading “Record Store Day – Disquaire Day – April 12 2025”

Miles Davis – Birth of the Blue: Is the Analog Productions SACD the Best Version?

It was already mentioned in the first part of the review, which covered both the vinyl record and the Amazon Music UltraHD streaming version. Now, here’s the highly anticipated update with the hybrid SACD, featuring both an SACD layer for high-resolution audio and a CD layer for compatibility with standard players. 👉 The full review,Continue reading “Miles Davis – Birth of the Blue: Is the Analog Productions SACD the Best Version?”

Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms, Roxy Music, Prince coming to blu-ray Audio Dolby Atmos. Blu-ray: The New Ultimate Standard for Audiophiles?

More than a year ago, article titled “Blu-ray “pure” audio: a format for the future?” raised the inquiry regarding whether Blu-ray represents the future format for audio..When is it today? For a start, announcements of forthcoming releases are on the increase, with flagship albums such as :Dire Straits – Brothers in ArmsElton John and BrandiContinue reading “Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms, Roxy Music, Prince coming to blu-ray Audio Dolby Atmos. Blu-ray: The New Ultimate Standard for Audiophiles?”

Au pays des Enfoirés, le spectacle de 2025 au profit des Restos du Cœur – Au pays des Enfoirés, the 2025 show benefiting Restos du Cœur

Les Enfoirés sont de retour avec le nouveau spectacle musical “Au pays des enfoirés” enregistré à Montpellier et disponible depuis le 9 mars après sa diffusion sur Tf1. Les Enfoirés are back with a new musical show, “Au pays des enfoirés”, recorded in Montpellier and available since March 9 after its broadcast on Tf1.

March 1, 1973: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, a legendary album that changed music history forever!

To celebrate the album’s 52nd anniversary, this is the perfect opportunity to rediscover this legendary album. Wondering which version to choose from among the 31 versions (Box, CD, DVD, SACD, Cassette, 8 track, Blu-ray, Vinyl, Qobuz Hi-Res – Stereo, quadraphonic, 4.0, 5.1, Dolby Atmos) carried out in the album review (link), I opted for theContinue reading “March 1, 1973: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, a legendary album that changed music history forever!”

151 reviews, 844 editions tested, the complete list …

I’d like to start by thanking you all for your encouragement and messages since the creation of MagicVinylDigital just over 3 years ago. The milestone of 151 reviews, 151 albums tested (including 4 singles) has just been reached, representing 844 versions analyzed across a diversity of media ranging from 8-track cartridges, cassette, vinyl, digital CD,Continue reading “151 reviews, 844 editions tested, the complete list …”