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Audioblock GmbH
Website:https://www.audioblock.de/
Audioblock GmbH is a German hi-fi company in Hude, a small town in the Oldenburg district of Lower Saxony, that sells under the Block brand. Michael and Anja Block, who had earlier worked for Onkyo, Harman Kardon and Sherwood, started the business in 2008, and the GmbH was registered in February 2009. It is a family-run firm of just over twenty staff that develops, designs and distributes its own products and sells them directly with a five-year guarantee.
Range & what it's known for
The catalog is best known for the multifunction units, all-in-one machines with CD, DAB and internet radio, streaming and a built-in amplifier, headed by the CVR-100 MkII with 2 x 60 W into 4 ohms and its larger siblings up to the CVR-200 AV home cinema receiver at EUR 1,999 and the BB-200 Blu-ray receiver at EUR 1,899. The separates line runs from the 250 series, with the V-250 amplifier, C-250 CD player and R-250+ tuner at EUR 399 each, to the 120 series, where the VR-120 amplifier, C-120 CD player and HD-120 SACD and Blu-ray player sit between EUR 999 and EUR 1,799, and the A-200 power amplifier at EUR 1,799. Around them are the Aurora smart radio, the PS-100+ turntable at EUR 1,599, loudspeakers and compact systems. Combining a radio, disc player, streamer and amplifier in one case is the engineering habit that runs through the range.
Who owns it and where it's made
Audioblock GmbH is privately owned and run by managing director Michael Block, with no parent group. Development and design are done at the company's own premises in Hude, which also handle sales, service and the warehouse. The site describes its products as engineered in Germany rather than made there, and it does not name its production partners.
The lineup in this catalog
Components (1). Maker prices for the current range run from EUR 399 for the 250 series separates to EUR 1,999 for the CVR-200 AV.
Who it's for
Audioblock is for a household that needs a complete stereo system from one German supplier without assembling separates, and for owners who keep separates simple with matching 250 or 120 series boxes. The V-250 and C-250 are the entry point, the CVR-100 MkII is the single-box alternative, and the VR-120 with the HD-120 is the step up inside the brand.
Range & what it's known for
The catalog is best known for the multifunction units, all-in-one machines with CD, DAB and internet radio, streaming and a built-in amplifier, headed by the CVR-100 MkII with 2 x 60 W into 4 ohms and its larger siblings up to the CVR-200 AV home cinema receiver at EUR 1,999 and the BB-200 Blu-ray receiver at EUR 1,899. The separates line runs from the 250 series, with the V-250 amplifier, C-250 CD player and R-250+ tuner at EUR 399 each, to the 120 series, where the VR-120 amplifier, C-120 CD player and HD-120 SACD and Blu-ray player sit between EUR 999 and EUR 1,799, and the A-200 power amplifier at EUR 1,799. Around them are the Aurora smart radio, the PS-100+ turntable at EUR 1,599, loudspeakers and compact systems. Combining a radio, disc player, streamer and amplifier in one case is the engineering habit that runs through the range.
Who owns it and where it's made
Audioblock GmbH is privately owned and run by managing director Michael Block, with no parent group. Development and design are done at the company's own premises in Hude, which also handle sales, service and the warehouse. The site describes its products as engineered in Germany rather than made there, and it does not name its production partners.
The lineup in this catalog
Components (1). Maker prices for the current range run from EUR 399 for the 250 series separates to EUR 1,999 for the CVR-200 AV.
Who it's for
Audioblock is for a household that needs a complete stereo system from one German supplier without assembling separates, and for owners who keep separates simple with matching 250 or 120 series boxes. The V-250 and C-250 are the entry point, the CVR-100 MkII is the single-box alternative, and the VR-120 with the HD-120 is the step up inside the brand.
