HIGH END 2022 Show Report
High End Society Munich Germany

HIGH END 2022 Show Report
From May 19th to 22nd, 2022, the 39th HIGH END trade show in Munich once again shined the spotlight on luxurious premium music reproduction systems, inspiring listening enjoyment and exquisite audio technology. For many years, the HIGH END has been providing both the big players in the industry and smaller owner-managed companies with their ideal presentation platform as the world's leading audio trade show. It is the perfect place to establish business relationships, expand networks and exchange ideas and experiences with other industry experts.

HIGH END 2022 Munich Show Report
High End Society Munich Germany
Show Report By Chris Sommovigo Of Black Cat Cable
As we await the many show reports from Enjoy the Music.com's writing staff in Europe, we have our good friend Chris Sommovigo of Black Cat Cable giving us some great pics of exotic and fun luxurious audio gear at HIGH END 2022.
---> HIGH END 2022 Munich Show Report By Chris Sommovigo.

HIGH END 2022 Munich Germany Show Report
The highlight of the European calendar and it was great to be back!
HIGH END 2022 Show Report By Jason Kennedy
There was a palpable sense of relief during HIGH END 2022 in Munich show from exhibitors and visitors alike that the biggest event in Europe was happening again after a three-year break. The organizers initially moved it from May to October last year but when it became clear that the pandemic was not going away they decided to aim for the usual slot this year, thankfully it came good and we didn't even have to wear masks. HIGH END 2022 show exhibitor numbers were down due to restrictions in the Far East but there was still an awful lot to see in the heat of the MOC exhibition center, Munich is often fine at this time of year but 86 degrees in the shade can be a little close in a glass building full of amplifiers and people.
---> HIGH END 2022 Munich Show Report By Jason Kennedy.

HIGH END 2022 Show Report
High End Society 2022 Munich Germany
Show Report By Andrija Ćurković Of HiFi Media Magazine
After two uneventful years, audiophile caravans have once again moved towards their mecca, Munich, and the high-end show organized by the German HIGH END Society Service GmbH, which has achieved world supremacy over all other hi-fi shows currently being organized in the world. Due to the relative proximity to Zagreb (about 550 km, or 6 hours of driving), my colleague Neven Kos and I chose car transport because we have complete freedom and comfort during the trip, compared to any other form of transport. In the middle of the week there were no traffic jams, and with nice sunny weather we had almost tourist sightseeing scenery while passing through the mountainous regions of Austria and the plains near the Bavarian capital Munich. While we were waiting for the official opening and the beginning of the first day of the show on Thursday, in the lobby of the MOC center we came across the cult car DMC DeLorean....
---> HIGH END 2022 Show Report By Andrija Ćurković.

HIGH END 2022 Show Report
High End Society Munich Germany
Show Report By Carlos Martin Schwab
The HIGH END Munich ambassador's press conference, which I attended because I appreciate the choice of Alan Parsons, a famed musician, and producer who does not come from jazz or classical, started badly: it was in German (with poor simultaneous interpretation into English) until Parsons got on stage and asked to continue in English. I asked him his opinion on loudness war, and he replied "I always considered the dynamics in my work. If someone wants to hear louder, just turn up the volume." The Germans have this thing about forgetting that the language of business worldwide is English, but the saddest thing was to start noticing what the press of HIGH END Munich prioritizes since out of more than 400 accredited people, there were no more than 50 people at the conference.
---> HIGH END 2022 Show Report By Carlos Martin Schwab.

More About HIGH END 2022

The HIGH END is the undisputed international leader when it comes to impressively setting the tone for top-class music reproduction. The trade show has been providing ideas and impetus for producers, distributors, sellers and consumers of high-quality consumer electronics for four decades. Each year, representatives from the entire industry convene on four days at the HIGH END in Munich. From leading global players, right down to innovative start-ups, the exhibitors provide solid proof of their innovative verve, which they present to an international public at the HIGH END.

Music Legend Alan Parsons Is Brand Ambassador
The HIGH END SOCIETY is proud to present a world-renowned musician as its new Brand Ambassador for the coming HIGH END 2022. Alan Parsons will be the face of the international hi-fi trade show in the MOC Munich. With this move, the organizer is upholding its theme, launched in 2018, of enlisting a prominent artist to underscore the symbiosis between music and technology. At the HIGH END, over 500 international exhibitors present high-quality products for first-rate sound reproduction.

"Alan Parsons embodies this symbiosis like no other artist", says Stefan Dreischärf, Managing Director of the HIGH END SOCIETY Service GmbH. "With his superb recording technology, he is extraordinarily successful at bringing the magic of his compositions to our living rooms."

Steven Wilson (show ambassador for 2019) and Alan Parsons

As a veritable master of good sound, Alan Parsons has been successful worldwide for decades. Nominated 13 times for a Grammy, in 2018 he received the coveted award for Best Immersive Audio Album.

Parsons, originally from London, launched his career at the famous Abbey Road Studios. Working in the background, he already wrote music history there. Initially, he collaborated as an assistant on the last two albums of the Beatles before becoming known as the sound engineer for the recordings of the epic Pink Floyd Album Dark Side Of The Moon. With the Alan Parsons Project, established in 1975, Parsons went on to become a legend with his own songs. Today, the hymn, "Lucifer" remains the title melody of "Monitor", a political weekly on German television.

Parsons released his studio album, The Secret, and toured America and Europe with the Alan Parsons Live Project. He took to the stage, joined by many other stars, during the successful touring show, Night of the Proms, at the end of 2019. Alan Parsons has lived for many years in his adopted home of California. He will be the featured guest at the HIGH END 2022 in Munich.

ALTI Automotive Audio Conference
May 19th to 22nd, 2022 will bring the first automotive conference of ALTI LLC in Europe. This event will take place simultaneously with IPS – International Parts + Supply 2022 and HIGH END 2022 at the MOC in Munich. Their collective goal is to bring together hi-fi, audio and acoustics experts, automotive manufacturers, suppliers, brands and stakeholders. The conference offers an ideal platform to discuss the latest industry trends, share knowledge and network with like-minded people.

ALTI's inaugural conference in Europe promises to be a major event. ALTI Automotive Audio Conference will be co-locating at the MOC in Munich with the High End Audio Show and the International Parts Supply Show (IPS). The interior of the vehicle is becoming increasingly important. It is very likely that the vehicle interior will be used in a completely different way in the vehicle of tomorrow. People will use the vehicle to enjoy entertainment, play games, watch movies with family and friends via streaming, make video calls, use the vehicle as a mobile office, communicate with their community on social media.

The challenge for OEMs and suppliers is to enable access to rich media content in the vehicle in a safe, user-friendly and secure way, and to achieve flawless image reproduction via displays as well as excellent sound quality. The demands for an excellent sound system will increase and with it the desire for new technologies, such as sound zones and immersive audio. The conference will provide an overview of the advances made in recent years and address many of the new demands in this emerging area of audio technology.

The new ALTI Automotive Audio Conference will provide a forum for professional exchange as well as discussion and presentation of new technologies and processes within the dynamic Automotive Audio industry.

About The HIGH END Event In Munich
The HIGH END, the internationally renowned audio exhibition, is the undisputed leader when it comes to impressively setting the tone for top-class music reproduction. It has been providing ideas and impetus for producers, sellers and consumers of high-quality consumer electronics for four decades.

On the four days of the 2022 event, May 19th through 22nd, the entire world of audio experts and professionals gather in Munich to visit hundreds of exhibitors from more than 40 different countries as they showcase their latest innovations in the halls and atriums of the MOC event center.

HIGH END 2022 show plans to open their doors and welcome exhibitors and visitors from all over the world in Munich, Germany. With exhibitor space already fully booked months in advance, this year's HIGH END show marks it's 39th time and 17th at M.O.C. As during the past 22 years, longer than any other North American magazine, Enjoy the Music.com once again reports on HIGH END in Munich. This internationally renowned exhibition has firmly established itself as a global event over nearly four decades.

International Parts + Supply Event 2022
At the same time as HIGH END, the Society's International Parts + Supply (IPS) event perfectly complements the HIGH END, 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 will be provided with a special exhibition area in the MOC event center, alongside the HIGH END 2022, offering an ideal platform for establishing more intensive contact with their customers and optimally showcasing their products tailored to their target group.

You can meet the entire world of hi-fi experts and professionals at Munich's MOC exhibition grounds. Two trade visitor days will 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 can immensely benefit from these conditions, because your customers are already there.

More Details About HIGH END 2022
HIGH END 2022 show will set new standards and is the most important European rendezvous of the audio industry, both for small manufacturers and global audio brands. This is where they all come together to meet. In addition to the large, leading global players in the industry, however, there are also the smaller audio specialists who display their passion for innovation and find just the right setting at the HIGH END in Munich's MOC. Approximately 550 exhibitors from 41 countries plan to showcase their innovations in four exhibition halls and two atriums, with 138 prominent conference rooms. It is a feature found nowhere else in the world at a trade fair of this kind.

360° Range Of Products And Services
The exhibition allows a unique insight into the market of the entire international audio industry. The HIGH END offers the whole variety of the 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 are of course being offered for sale again. Heavy vinyl discs that users can 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 can revel 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 can find what they are looking for. Naturally also on display are affordable entry-level models for hi-fi novices. The HIGH END offers the 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.

There is no other place in Europe where the entire range of audio products is presented as impressively and emotionally as HIGH END. The diversity of services in the industry reflects both the big players as well as the many smaller, more specialized and niche providers. Visitors will be immersed in analog high-precision art as well as in the latest digital audio and visual soundscapes. Exquisite analog equipment blends in harmoniously with the latest multimedia equipment. Perfectly processed loudspeakers, traditional tube amplifiers and cult turntables stand side by side with networked audio systems, audio streaming solutions, digital wireless systems and multimedia stations. Visitors can find everything their music-loving heart's desire, regardless of age and lifestyle.

Currency Exchange Rate
On April 5th, 2022
€0.91 = $1
$1.09 to €1

Where
MOC Munich
Lilienthalallee 40
80939 Munich, Germany

When
May 19th to 22nd, 2022
First day only open for trade visitors with pre-registration.

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