High End Munich 2023  just wrapped up, and although Brent and Dennis didn’t get to go, they took the opportunity to dig through everyone else’s coverage to find some of the best and most intriguing new products. They also discuss Dr. Sean Olive’s online crusade to get Atmos music mixers to do their jobs, and also peruse a new tech review website that was obviously written by a large language model similar to ChatGPT. 

Further Reading: 

"High End 2023 Listening Session: ESD Acoustic’s Biggest System in the World" by Jason Thorpe: https://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/shows-events/high-end-2023-munich-germany/1094-he-2023-listening-session-esd-acoustics-biggest-system-in-the-world

High End 2023 - Munich, Germany: https://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/shows-events/high-end-2023-munich-germany

Stereophile’s Munich 2023 coverage: https://www.stereophile.com/category/munich-2023

Munich 2023 coverage at HiFiPig: https://www.hifipig.com/category/high-end-munich-2023/

Dr. Sean Olive on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanolive/status/1659958602290044929

Smart Carting About Us: https://smartcarting.com/about-us/

“Hasbro/ Wizards focusing on A.I. DMs is proof that they don't understand D&D” by u/peterpeterny on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/10el42v/hasbro_wizards_focusing_on_ai_dms_is_proof_that/

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Audio Unleashed, the new, independent podcast by Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger. This week, Brent and Dennis discuss the utility of high-end audio reviews, opine on the demise of MQA, and ask whether our A.I. overlords are ready to replace us or not, at least in the domain of audio production. 

MQA Enters Into Administration: https://www.hifipig.com/mqa-enters-into-administration/

Darko Audio Podcast #46 – AXPONA 2023 review + MQA goes into administration: https://darko.audio/2023/04/podcast-46-axpona-2023-review-mqa-goes-into-administration/