ZWEIGUTEOHREN

...yes, there is something really great going on in Germany about audio and music!
On next May, between 22nd and 24th in a school in Berlin, in Prenzlauerberg, will be held the second Berlin Tasting (S.O.U.N.D. aka "School of Uncompressed Nice Devices";-)))). S.O.U.N.D. Berlin 2009
During the gathering people from many Countries will attend at several listening sessions, endless chatting about "our" topics - i.e. tubes, discs, cartridges, speakers and DIY audio in its several incarnations. ... as a plus, Berlin is still a vinyl-record hunter heaven: classic, jazz, rock...
Like last year in Munchen, in a reality-show fashion, almost 24-hours-a-day for three days, people will share experiences and knowledge and empathy.
Will sure report on the matter... can't stand in my shoes!