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by David Lee
The most expensive hi-fi system in the world
15/4/2025
Translation: machine translated
Audio Reference advertises that it is exhibiting the most expensive hi-fi system in the world. At the High End in Munich, you can listen attentively to how a three-million-euro system sounds. By appointment, of course.
High-end hi-fi systems involve a lot of money. Sometimes a lot. And in this case, an absurd amount. What Audio Reference is presenting at the «High End» trade fair in Munich in May is said to have cost three million euros. This makes it the most expensive system ever shown in public, writes the Hamburg-based high-end distributor in a press release.
This gigantic sum also includes the listening room. A small concert hall with acoustic elements from Vicoustic will be set up especially for the trade fair. I think it's legitimate to include this in the costs, as the room acoustics are at least as important for the sound as the system used. Rather more important.
Four Dan D'Agostino Relentless Monoblocks are used as power amplifiers. Each of them weighs 258 kilograms and draws up to 10 kilowatts of power. It can't hurt to check the fuse box before commissioning.
As each of these elements is in the six-figure range, we've already got rid of the second million.
If you want to see for yourself: 17 May 2025 at the High End Munich, Atrium 3.1, C112/D111, reservation at info@audio-reference.de.
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David Lee
Senior Editor
David.Lee@digitecgalaxus.chMy interest in IT and writing landed me in tech journalism early on (2000). I want to know how we can use technology without being used. Outside of the office, I’m a keen musician who makes up for lacking talent with excessive enthusiasm.
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