The Audio Association

darTZeel products, before anything, are designed and realized from a purely humanistic point of view. For darTZeel, music is not only a means for communicating and listening. Far more than this, for darTZeel music is a powerful means of soul expression—even of spiritual development.

Evolution Acoustics loudspeakers are built to produce concert level sound and dynamics while conveying the detail and nuances that the hardest to please audiophiles demand. They produce the most lifelike sound we have ever heard.

This is radical. Today’s high-end audio has become all about mixing circuit topologies and parts to make a sonic blend that the designer thinks sounds about right. You’d almost forget that getting closer to the sound as crafted by the artist really means keeping the replay system from changing it.

Turning this simple insight into hardware is probably the toughest way to do audio. All simple circuits change the signal audibly, so one has to get to grips with more complicated ones that don’t. We analyze every sub-circuit mathematically and look for ways to eliminate every error term. When the practical circuit measures as predicted, we listen to search for unexpected sources of coloration. These are then included into the mathematics and the whole process repeats.

After every stage has proven immaculate performance, the same is done with the whole product and so problem spots get methodically rooted out before they hide themselves and become audible but not measurable.

The result is something never before heard of in high-end audio: amplifiers and converters whose output signal cannot be distinguished, by ear, from the input signal. So what does that sound like? In a few words: natural, nimble, rich and musically enthralling.

Our initial aim was to combine the mastery of the greatest minds of audio experts, and we continue to do so. All Grimm Audio products carry the joined insight of well known scientists in the fields of audio electronics, acoustics and physics, fused with an intuition build on the experience of many years of focused listening, professional engineering and audiophile enthusiasm. We proudly carry the MU-1 Music Player. “The MU1 is the ultimate digital music source: attractive, reliable and precise”

Taiko Audio is an innovative Dutch high-end audio laboratory, equally passionate about music and technology. Their EXTREME SERVER combines many technological breakthroughs completely unseen before in the world of digital High-End Audio. Only the best components from the most respected vendors are sourced for it, many of which are custom designed from the ground up. From dual CPU’s, PCiE storage, selected high speed ram, low queue depth and latency, multi-stage ultra linear power supply, custom designed cooling system and the finely machined aircraft-grade aluminum chassis. The EXTREME SERVER is the culmination of what is possible in the field of music servers. Other accessories include the EXTREME ROUTER and EXTREME SWITCH.

The Wave Kinetics NVS Turntable System represents the state of the art in analog audio playback technology. The combination of innovative design philosophy, engineering expertise, and manufacturing excellence has resulted in an unprecedented listening experience.

Durand Tonearms was founded in 2009 by French composer Joël-François Durand, and is devoted to the manufacture of high end tonearms. Durand Tonearms currently offer the Tosca™ which is a gimbal-bearing design and the Kairos™ which has an armwand made of a specially developed blend of composite materials.

Ortofon is leading specialist and developer of professional audio products: acclaimed phono cartridges, headshells, tonearms, high-end audio cables, step-up transformers and accessories for installation of cartridges and tonearms.

Our philosophy is to skillfully build superior audio components that will reproduce recorded sound so faithfully, that the artists personality and the emotions in their music are perfectly expressed to the listener. The Infinity Mono cartridge sets the standard in mono record reproduction. Available in both 0.7 mil or 1.0 mil nude conical diamond stylus.

Founded in 1962, Audio-Technica has been building on their passion for listening and have grown to design critically acclaimed headphones, turntables and microphones, remaining a family business and retaining the belief that high-quality audio should be accessible to all.

Diptyque audio is a unique concept of flat speakers, high fidelity, made in France, sources of visual and sound emotions. Close your eyes, the concert is in front of you, each instrument takes its place in a sound stage incomparable by its precision and its amplitude. The voices breathe, we feel the physical presence of the performers. Open your eyes, our speakers are works of art, unique pieces that will fit into the most beautiful architectures.

Easy to setup, compact, working on the room modes from 15Hz to 150Hz, our active bass traps are way more effective than passive absorption. Now you have the choice between the original one, the AVAA C20 which is 100% analog and the new AVAA C214, an ultra low latency digital device.

ATR Service, Inc. is a world-renowned technical service provider for AMPEX ATR tape recorders. The company has a rich history, having been founded by Michael Spitz in 2005. Since then, ATR Service Inc. has established itself as a leading provider of technical services to analog recording studios and audiophiles worldwide.