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High-end Munich 2024 Recap Part 2
And our trade fair report continues, because there are still a whole host of exciting new products that we are eager to introduce and that are available now or very soon from Audio Essence!
Supra Cables USB-C Cable
For a long time we have relied on the USB-C cables from Supra Cables from Sweden and finally the time has come: We were allowed to take 2 cables home to test and Supra assured us that the cables will be officially available very, very soon.
The guys from Supra and Supra Sales are happy to present their new USB cables, which we now have available to try out in our showroom.
As expected, the new USB-C cables feature Supra's familiar design with a light blue sleeve. The cable and connectors are of high quality and, of course, are excellently shielded, so you can expect excellent usability and performance. We'll be testing them ourselves in the coming days and weeks and will report back.
As expected, the new USB-C cables feature Supra's familiar design with a light blue sleeve. The cable and connectors are of high quality and, of course, are excellently shielded, so you can expect excellent usability and performance. We'll be testing them ourselves in the coming days and weeks and will report back.
First up is the USB-C to USB-C cable for connecting DACs and tablets, computers and smartphones.
A USB-A to USB-C cables are also available...
A USB-C to USB-B cable will follow soon, completing this cable series. The possibility of offering an "Excalibur" USB-C line later is currently being discussed.
The workmanship is, as usual, excellent - the price is still to be determined, but should be relatively affordable - just like Supra's "old" USB-A to USB-B cables.
Supra Cables and their sales representatives emphasized in the discussion that they intend to maintain the low prices of the past. In reviews, Supra's cables regularly beat significantly more expensive competitor products - but the company still wants to offer excellent performance at extremely fair prices in the future.
Supra Cables and their sales representatives emphasized in the discussion that they intend to maintain the low prices of the past. In reviews, Supra's cables regularly beat significantly more expensive competitor products - but the company still wants to offer excellent performance at extremely fair prices in the future.
oBravo
A nice surprise at High-End 2024 was the presence of oBravoWe recently added the brand to our product range – but not yet its full portfolio. This will change over the course of this year, however, and interested customers can already order any oBravo product from Audio-Essence. A call or email is all it takes.
oBravo positions itself as a boutique brand and offers IEMs and headphones that are technically, visually and also price-wise z.T. stand out clearly from the competition.
The Bravo Clio We were able to test them extensively in the showroom, and we were impressed by the clear, dynamic sound of the AMT drivers in this small blue IEM. The Clios are also very compact and ergonomically shaped, so they should fit any ear. The set is completed by a truly high-quality cable, which perfectly complements the Clios both visually and, above all, sonically.
For 1999 CHF you get a complete package that performs well above its price range and also looks stylish.
oBravo also offers high-quality headphones that consist of a combination of their patented AMT driver ("Air Motion Transformer") and a dynamic driver.
We were able to experience the headphones' qualities firsthand – they deliver an incredibly transparent and spatial sound.
We were able to experience the headphones' qualities firsthand – they deliver an incredibly transparent and spatial sound.
Last but not least, we encountered an "old acquaintance": oBravo's top-of-the-line Ra in a solid platinum finish. A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to test the Ra-C-Cu extensively for two months and also gave it to several customers to gather feedback.
We and our customers were generally impressed with the Ra's performance, but there were a few things that needed to be improved to justify the high price of around 12,000 EUR/CHF.
As many of our customers may know, we only include products that convince us at that price the Ra to pass a tough test. So we gave the feedback and our recommendations to Phil from oBravo who gratefully accepted them.
Now, there are manufacturers who take customer feedback to heart and those who know better. Fortunately, Phil from oBravo is one of the former and promptly implemented our most important suggestion: The 4-wire cable included with the Ra, which is also used with their others IEMs is a good cable - just not suitable for a In-ear headphones in this price range. I also felt that the cable held the Ra back and that it was capable of more.
Phil proudly led us At the High End, he is presenting his new Ra cable, the Osiris, which is made of a very exotic and expensive mix of materials and - as requested - is an 8-wire cable.
By the way, the cable shown is a pre-production model and the final version will not have a purple cable sheath, but a transparent one.
An on-site listening session confirmed our cable thesis, and the Ra was (almost) unrecognizable: The transparency and airiness were significantly increased, the previously somewhat "harsh" highs gave way to a silky timbre, and the bass was barely recognizable—powerful, fast, and with excellent texture.
The Ra with the Osiris cable is now a completely different IEM and finally lives up to its own claim! The complete package with the Osiris cable will be available exclusively in Europe – at the same price as before and can also be ordered from Audio Essence upon request!
We are pleased about this small success, making a good product even better through feedback and look forward to our cooperation with oBravo!