Itsva Stereo Products kubva Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

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Sadurni Acoustics Vatauriri

Brent Butterworth

Ndakapedza vhiki yevhiki yekupedzisira nenzira yakanakisisa inogona kuitika mutinhizha wemhanzi anogona: nekupinda kuRedy Mountain Audio Fest muDenver. MHURI gore rino raisanganisira demo remakiromita anopfuura 170, ose ane dzakasiyana-siyana-kumagumo (uye kwete-so-high-end) mishonga yemitambo kumusoro uye inomhanya nekuda kwekunakidzwa kwako. Icho chaisanganisirawo CanJam koronhepfenyuro yekuratidza, iyo yandakataura pamusoro pemazuva mashoma akapfuura.

Iye zvino ngatitarisei zvinhu zvinotonhora zvikuru zvekugara kumba zvandakaratidzwa pazoratidzwa ....

RMAF yakakura zvikuru zvokuti ndinofanira kutsika makamuri akawanda emakamuri, asi handigoni kurwisa mumwe nemufananidzo wehurukuro wacky chaizvo pamberi. Ndizvo zvandakanyengerwa muDemo reSadurni Acoustics. Iko runyanga ruchayera mamita 90cm (mamita matatu) kumativi ose, uye imwe neimwe inotendeuka kubva kune giant hunk ye MDF kusvika kumadziro emadziro anenge anenge masendimita matatu. Gomo riri pamusoro pehwamanda nyanga ndeye MDF midrange runyanga uye tweeter ine runyanga rwemhangura. Bhengi rechina humbo-shaped subs rinopa zvakadzika pasi. Izvo zvinodhura $ 25,000 kusvika $ 40,000, zvichienderana nekugadzirisa uye kupedzisa.

Kutendeseka, chikonzero chandinowanzoenda mumakamuri e-wacky-hurukuro ndechokuti inzwi rinowanzonyanya kushamisa, asi zvinhu zveSadurni zvinonzwika zvikuru. Iko kuenzanisa kwetsika kwaiva kwechisikigo uye ruzha rwaive rwakanyatsogadzikana kupfuura ini ndaitarisira kubva kune zvakadai zvisina kufanana zvevatyairi. Simba yakabva 2-watt tube amp. Icho hachisi chepo - chaiva 2 watts! Asi apo hurukuro yako inopa rated 110 dB senitivity kubva pa 1 watt chete, haudi simba guru.

02 yegumi

Benchmark AHB2 THX amplifier

Brent Butterworth

IAHB2 ndiyo yekutanga kugadzirisa kushandisa THX's new-analog-high-efficiency amp technology. Inyanzvi yekombiyuta inoshandisa shanduro yakawanda yeC-DC kusvika kuDynamic uye simba rekucherechedza rinopa simba rakawanda sezvinodiwa nemimhanzi, saka haifaniri kupisa simba rinopfuura sekushisa sezvinoita maitiro akawanda. Ikokudzimisa "kukanganisa kufara mberi" kugadzirirwa kunounza ruzha rukuru kwazvo uye kukanganisa.

Kunyange zvazvo mamita aya achikwanisa kusvika 3 ne11 ne 8 masentimita, anounza rated 100 Watts ku 8 ohms. Munguva yeBenchmark demo, neAHB2 inotya Studio Studio, ndakasimudzira ruoko rwangu pamusoro pekusimudzira uye yakanga inonzwisisika inodziya, sechepakati pekapu yeChebubucks yakasviba yakaoma mushure memaminitsi gumi. Mutengo hauna kugadziriswa asi unotora madhora 2 500.

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Bluesound Wireless Audio Products

Brent Butterworth

Kubva pane masters audio paNAD uye PSB inouya Bluesound, yakagadzirwa nepamusoro-soro kune michina yakawanda isina utereti yemitambo kubva kuSonos nevamwe. Kungofanana ne Sonos, Bluesound inoshandisa yayo isina wire network yekutumira mafirimu paunenge uchivimba nepurogiramu yako yeIndaneti yeIndaneti kuti uwane maitirwo epaIndaneti uye tunes dzakachengetwa pamakombiyuta ako uye zvinotyisa.

Kuruboshwe ndeye $ 699 Pulse, mutauri usina tambo usina wireless uchishandisa NAD's Direct Digital kukurudzira uye acoustical design yakagadzirirwa naPDB muvambi Paul Barton. Zvimwe zvikamu muhurongwa zvinosanganisira $ 449 Node, iyo ine mutsara-mhedzisiro yekubatanidza chero ipi zvayo yakagadzirisa; iyo $ 699 PowerNode, iyo inonyanya iyo Node ine 50-watt-per-channel amp yakavakwa mukati; uye $ 999 Vault, imwe nhepfenyuro yemavhidhiyo ine 1-terabyte network-yakachengetedzwa kuchengetedzwa (NAS) motokari uye ripper CD yakavakwa.

04 yegumi

Sony TA-A1ES yakagadziriswa amplifier

Brent Butterworth

Mira ipapo ipapo, audiophiles, ndinoziva zvaunofunga. Unofunga kuti Sony yakangotora mutambo weT TA-A1ES itsva kubva kune anogamuchirika, yakarova sirivha faceplate pamusoro payo, yakaratidza mutengo wepamusoro uye yakadana iyo zuva. Kwete. I $ 1,999 TA-A1ES, Sony inotanga kufambiswa mumakore gumi nemasere, inoshandisa nzira yekugadzirisa inyanzvi yekugadzira hutachiona hunofanirwa kubatanidza audiophile-inofadza inzwi nekukwanisa kwepamusoro. Mumufananidzo uri pamusoro, ndiyo inowanikwa pasi pasi, pasi peHAP-Z1ES huru-resolution resolution player.

Chaizvoizvo, iyo 80-watt-per-channel TA-A1ES inoshandisa Chikamu A kukurudzira dunhu rakagadzirirwa kusvika kune simba rekucherechedza rinopa simba rakawanda rinenge richidiwa, saka hapana anenge akaparadzwa sekupisa. Asi semamwe maClass A amplifiers, vatengesi vanoita zviratidzo nguva dzose, naizvozvo hapana kana kukanganisa kwechikwata kunokonzerwa apo vatenderi vari muClass Class AB amp vakadzivharwa.

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Audioengine A2 + Vatauriri Vaitaura

Brent Butterworth

Audioengine haina kuchinja mashizha ayo anopa A2 kwemakore matanhatu. Uye nei zvichifanira kudaro, apo inoramba ichitsvaga mapurisa kubva kumazwi anonzi audiophiles? Iyo itsva $ 249 A2 + inokonzera mutengo ne $ 50, asi inowedzera yakavakwa mu USB digital-to-analog converter, iyo inogona kuunza unhu huri nani pane DAC yakavakwa mumakombiyuta yako. Panewo zvitsva-zvitsva zvinokonzerwa nehuwandu hwezvinhu zvinogona kushamwaridzana nemutambo usina kutengesa (ye multi multi audio) kana subwoofer.

Kunyange zvazvo chigadzirwa chebasa chisina kuchinja (uye chakanga chisingadi), simba rekugadzirisa rakagadziridzwa, saka zvichida amp aizotumira zvinyorwa zvishoma. IA2 + ichange ichitsvaga muhute kana mutsvuku, uye zvigadziri zvinodhura $ 29 zvekare.

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Thorens TD 209 Turntable

Brent Butterworth

Izvo zvinoshamisa zvinotaridzika TD 209 ishanduro yakaderedzwa yeTD 309; inodhura madhora 1,499 maererano ne $ 1,999 yepakutanga. Kusiyana kwakadaro, zvisinei, kwakanyatsonaka. Izvo zvinotenderera zvakafanana, uye zvose zviri mufananidzo zvinosanganisira acrylic platter ne aluminium subplatter. Kusiyana kukuru kunoratidzika kuva kuti TD 209 inoshandisa tambo itsva ye TP-90. Thorens US rep rep Norm Steinke zvakanyatsosiyana zvakasiyana kwandiri, asi vaive vaduku zvikuru handigoni kuvawana mubhuku rangu.

Kana TD 209's plinth yeruzhinji yakanyanya kure-kune iwe, zvakasiyana zvakafanana TD 206 zvine mhemberero dzepasiti rectangular plinth.

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Music Hall Mooo Mat

Brent Butterworth

MuMusic Hall ye $ 50 Mooo Mat, chigadzirwa chechisikigo chinova rwendo rwekushanda hwekumanikidza. Yep, iyo yakanyatsosimbiswa pamusoro. Pasi pane 1.5mm cork mat. Iyo michina yakawirirana inonzi inotora kudengenyeka uye inoratidza chimiro chechimiro-neutralizing properties. Uye zvechokwadi, marara ose akasiyana.

Kana iwe uchida kuziva, iyo ndiyo itsva Music Hall Ikura inotungamidza inotsigira Mooo Mat.

08 yegumi

Dynaudio Excite Speakers

Brent Butterworth

Kubva pane zvandakanzwa, yechipiri-zvizvarwa zveDynaudio's Excite line zvinoratidzira kusvika kune zita ravo sonically, kana zvisingaoneki. Mutsara - unosanganisira mienzaniso inobva pa $ 1,500 / maviri X14 sehesifiti yeshefu kusvika ku $ 4,500 / pair X38 semutauri weshongwe yakaratidzwa kumashure - yakawanda matanda kuDynaudio playbook, ine slim, minimalist designs uye gorgeous wood veneer yapera. Makomborero pamusoro pezvirevo zvekare? Vatyairi vatsva, vatendi vatsva, uye maererano naDynaudio waMike Manousselis, "inzwi rakazaruka rakawanda uye rinowedzera mazamu muzvinyorwa." Manousselis akati ivo vari nyorewo kutyaira, saka zviri nani kuti zvive neimba yekugamuchira musha.

09 yegumi

Volti Audio Vittoria Vatauriri

Brent Butterworth

Aya mavara-e-style vasati vatsva pazvi, asi RMAF 2013 ndiyo nguva yokutanga ndakanzwa. Ndingangodaro ndakavaisa hanya zvachose, asi kubva pakurembera kuVancouver's vintage audio megastore Innovative Audio, ndakagadzira kukudzwa kukuru kwezvimwe zvezvirongwa izvi. I $ 17,500 / pair Vittoria zvakajeka kuenzanisirwa pamusoro peklasi Klipschorns; Vazhinji vepanopolisi vanodikanwa kuti vintage sound, chikamu nokuti vatauriri vanoshanda zvakanyanya vanogona kuendeswa kumanzwi makuru uye nechepasi-powered tube amps zvakadai seBorder Patrol mhando dzaunogona kuona nechezasi kuruboshwe.

Vapuridzi vakagadzirirwa kushandiswa mumakona, asi zvakadaro, kunyange pamwe navo vakapararira kunze kwekamuri, ndine dombo rakasimba. Dzinogona kunge dzakashamwaridzana, asi zvoga hazvina kuve dzakwegura.

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DeVore Kuvimbika Orangutan O / 96 mukurukuri uye LM Audio Gold Series 518IA amp

Brent Butterworth

Zvechokwadi, kana DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O / 96 mutauriri waunoona pakutanga uye O / 93 waunoona kumashure ndeye itsva; icho chakanga chiri chitsva muimba yacho chaicho chaicho chaiva Mune Magnetic 518IA integrated amp. Asi ndaida kuisa mukamuri iyi muM RMAF yangu nokuti DeVore Fidelity founder naChris naDale Shepherd kubva Eugene Hi-Fi vakaisa chii chingave chiri chimiro chepamusoro che stereo Idambonzwa.

Mimhanzi yavakatanga nayo - muimbi Jenny Hval waViscera LP, akatamba paVersalex kutengesa kubva kune Well Tempered Lab - akandirova nekunaka kwayo. Inzwi reHval harina kungotaura chete, asi rakakwana "muromo"; vamwe vakagadzirisa mapurisa vanowanzoita kuti vaimbi vanzwike zvikuru. Nziyo dzakapararira dzakapararira muimba yacho uye dzakaderera mberi kwemasvingo kumashure kwevatauri, nechombo chimwe nechimwe chakanatsanangurwa mumutsara asi asingambove ne phony, pinpoint-zvakajeka imaging inowanzoshandiswa muhu-fi systems.

"Usakanda Mapfumo pasi" kubva kuna Peter Gabriel's So LP yakanga iri nani. Kwete kuti kutora kwaive kuri nani - kwaiva nechocho cheezy, hyped-up chimiro che'ma80s - asi sangano rakapa sarudzo yakawanda zvokuti yakandibata zvachose, yakamirira kusingagumi kunzwa zvitsva zvitsva uye zvinyorwa zvese mutsara waizoratidza. Pasi pose, inzwi racho rakabatana nehutano hwezvikamu zvemazambiringa nehutano hwemazuva ekupedzisira audio, uye hapana chimwe chezvakaderera zveimwe.

IOrangutan O / 96 inoshandiswa nemaoko mufekta yaDeVore muBrooklyn Navy Yard, uye inodhura $ 12,000 / maviri. I $ 4,450 LM 518IA amp ndiyo inopa 22 watts per channel kubva mairi 845 tubhu. Inodhura, hongu - asi pane imwe nzvimbo apo zvikamu zvinodhura $ 10 000 kusvika ku $ 50,000 zvakawanda, iyi sangano yakaita sedhemberedzwa.