After receiving an invitation to attend the Sennheiser booth at Hong Kong’s Audiotechnique 2016, the FunkyKit East team decide to go along to try out the high end audio equipment that would be on display, and to take the opportunity to connect with many of the big audio manufacturers that would be present.
2016 Hong Kong High-End Audio Visual Show 5-7 August, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
The 3-day Hong Kong High-End Audio Visual Show, the biggest AV show in Asia, will be held on 5-7 August at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Representatives, designers and engineers from different countries will be participating. In addition to top gears high end brand names, the most advanced digital technology and the latest audiophile-grade music software will be shown. There will also be performances and demonstrations on-site. Sure you don’t want to miss the chance! Most Enjoyable Experience The vinyl record market is growing by leaps and bounds. With advanced production skills and years of design experience, different turntables, tonearms and cartridges are getting more and more delicate. Items to be shown include : turntables with unique anti-vibrations skills which have adopted the most expensive material and priced over 1 million HK dollars; cartridges with diamond cantilever on natural stones; perfectly designed tonearms for fine calibration; and also the exuberant digital counterparts. Top brands from Korea, United Kingdom, France and different Asian countries will also meet in the Show. High-tech music servers and wireless replay systems are going to dazzle your eyes. Since the rise of digital music in the high end market, Hong Kong has followed the international trend closely. As AV shows are getting more and more popular, many brand names have chosen Hong Kong for their new product launch. This year, there will be more freshly launched products so Hong Kong audiophiles will experience the performances of these products early at the Show. As to the personal audio equipment, visitors are welcome to try on the fashioned earphones and HD music player at different dealers’ listening areas. For those who enjoy watching movies, they can join in the most advanced Home Theatre System demonstration; enjoy the life-like pictures of the super HD 4K technology; and experience the surging dynamics and excitement of the 360o surround sound.
Audiotechnique this year has somewhat got a little smaller, with the main exhibitors taking up just one big hall at the HKCEC, but the exhibition venue still covered more than 10,000 m2, where there were 24 ‘Audiophile Rooms’ built with special sound-insulating materials, 17 ‘Feature Exhibition Zones’, ‘Audio Equipment, Cables & Accessories Zone’ and ‘Music Software Zone’. With over 100 exhibitors and over 25,000 visitors from across the globe, Audiotechnique is one of the more popular exhibitions in town.
Sennheiser
After beating off the intensive heating and humidity of Hong Kong, the HKCEC was like a cool oasis to us, and with us arriving early we got to Hall 3 when it was still quiet. After a quick scan of the hall, it was already time to meet Sennheiser’s representative at their booth so that we can get our hands, and ears, on what they were showcasing this year.
Already at the booth were over a dozen visitors trying out Sennheiser’s headphones, with several stands showing off their Momentum range, which we have reviewed previously, IE 800 and HD 630VB. Tucked away around the corner of the booth was a large flat screen panel TV, which was used to showcase their G4ME ZERO gaming headset, but the new PC 373D was nowhere to be seen. Apparently, due to either logistical or marketing reasons, the PC 373D could not be displayed at this year’s Audiotechnique, but we knew it was in the cabinet just inches from us….
