Black Forest Audio

Gerd Volker Kühn, a stressed advertising manager in 1980, was looking for a cure for his stresses and found it in music. He realized that music, as a constantly available "remedy," could have a powerful emotional effect, provided it was played back through a hi-fi system with the highest sound quality.
From the beginning, his approach to this technology was a holistic, emotional one. He realized that this technical field was not just about measurable values, but about what could be felt and sensed. Big names or highly acclaimed brands didn't count. Instead, it required courage and a willingness to break away from the supposedly assured findings of printed test reports. As a result, it was possible to experience completely new and intense emotional experiences in music reproduction with the solutions and devices he found.

Over a period of 20 years, Gerd Volker Kühn visited numerous major audio trade show events around the world and always bought the most "musical" devices to test them at home in his own listening room and compare them with the best high-end products. Only a few products and brands really convinced him, including those he offered himself under his company foundation "AUDIOPLAN" and continuously refined over time. Since 2004, the company has been run by his son Thomas Kühn alone.

It is extremely rare to find something truly new and exciting in this category. Gerd Volker Kühn has discovered and accompanied only a few developers and manufacturers of musically impressive equipment in his long journey. These few are worthy of special appreciation by true music lovers.