TADから、「 TAD-CE1 」スペシャルバージョンがCESに登場！！

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CES2015にTADからCE1スペシャルバージョンが登場です！！
なお現時点では、販売未定のデザインスタディとのことです。

空気の流れをイメージしたアルミの切削はサンタバーバラのNealFeayのデザインチームによるもの。

 

CES2015　TADブースの様子

Krellから、「 Digital Vanguard 」プリメインアンプ登場！！

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Krell Digital Vanguard
$6,000.　Shipping Q1 2015

＊Existing Vanguards will be field upgradeable to the Digital Vanguard in Q1 2015 for a price $1,500.00.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Krell Announces the Digital Vanguard Integrated Amplifier

– Vanguard Digital Integrated Amplifier connects digital audio enthusiasts to high performance digital audio playback and streaming with USB, HDMI, and Bluetooth connectivity featuring Deezer, and Vtuner, Internet services all controlled by dedicated iOS, and Android apps.

ORANGE, CT, USA and LAS VEGAS, NV – January 5, 2014 – Krell Industries will introduce a digital upgrade to one of their most advanced and affordable products in history at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV, January 6-9, 2014. The Digital Vanguard Integrated Amplifier with Class A preamplifier and 200 watt stereo amplifier will now come with a digital module that includes USB, HDMI inputs and output, coax and optical digital inputs; Ethernet music streaming controlled through dedicated iOS and Android apps; and apt-X Bluetooth wireless for convenient streaming from phones, tablets and computers.

The Digital Vanguard is the first Krell integrated amp with the following: USB, HDMI inputs and output, coax and optical digital inputs; Ethernet music streaming controlled through dedicated iOS and Android apps; and apt-X Bluetooth wireless for convenient streaming from phones, tablets and computers. The Digital Vanguard Integrated Amplifier will come with music streaming services Deezer and Vtuner and in early 2015, a software update will add Pandora and Spotify apps.

“With the digital module installed, all you need to do is add speakers and you have a complete high-end audio system,” Krell President Bill McKiegan said. “If your focus is on digital music files and streaming, the Vanguard with the digital module will give you all the convenience of the mass-market streaming audio products, but with sound quality that’s far beyond what those products can achieve. It’s truly an audio product built for the next decade.”

The Vanguard’s amplifier incorporates a massive power supply with a 750 VA toroidal transformer and 80,000 microfarads of storage capacitance. The tremendous amount of energy on tap allows the Vanguard to deliver 200 watts per channel into 8 ohms, doubling to 400 watts at 4 ohms. This is far more power than most other integrated amplifiers, at any price, can deliver. Two quiet, thermostatically controlled fans permit the use of a surprisingly compact chassis, especially considering how much power the Vanguard produces.

The Vanguard also offers features that make it perfect for custom installation, such as 3.5mm jacks for IR input and 12-volt trigger input and output, as well as optional rack-mount ears. Additionally, the unit can be controlled with home automation systems through its Ethernet connection.

 

The Digital Vanguard Includes:

– Coaxial and HDMI inputs support PCM up to 24-bit/192kHz. Optical input supports up to 24-bit/96kHz.

– USB and Network streaming support MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV (PCM), FLAC, ALAC up to 192kHz.

– Bluetooth streaming supports A2DP, AVRCP formats

 

Pricing and Availability

SRP of the Digital Vanguard is $6,000.00 and shipping Q1 2015. The existing Vanguard will continue with a SRP of $4,500.00. Existing Vanguards will be field upgradeable to the Digital Vanguard in Q1 2015 for a price $1,500.00.

D’Agostinoから、「 MLife 」プリメインアンプ登場！！マルチチャンネルパワーアンプも。

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D’Agostino MLife
$48,000　 available March 2015

CES2015ではマルチチャンネルパワーアンプも登場予定。

D’Agostino LLC launches MLife integrated amp with built-in streaming, AirPlay, Bluetooth and Tidal
Advanced integrated amplifier will be shown at shown at CES Venetian Suite 29-224, January 6 to 9, 2015

CAVE CREEK, AZ, DECEMBER 30, 2014 — D’Agostino LLC, the company founded by famed audio designer Dan D’Agostino, is launching MLife, a new integrated amplifier that adds the convenience of mainstream wireless audio products to D’Agostino’s acclaimed Momentum amplifier design.

MLife uses the same amplifier circuits as the Momentum integrated amp, but replaces the tone controls with a 5-inch color LCD display. This display and an accompanying iOS and Android app allow consumers to stream music losslessly through Apple AirPlay; browse thousands of online radio stations through built-in vTuner Internet radio capability; access Tidal high-fidelity music streaming; and connect to smartphones, tablets and computers wireless through Airplay and aptX Bluetooth 4.0.

“In the high-end audio industry, we often say if you want something that’s convenient and easy to use, get a mainstream product. With MLife, we’re delivering all the convenience and user-friendliness of those products, with sound quality that is unmatched by anything else on the market,” D’Agostino founder and chief engineer Dan D’Agostino said.

MLife uses the exact same amplifier and preamplifier circuits as the Momentum integrated amp, except that the integrated amp’s tone controls have been replaced with a wired/wireless network interface. The network capability allows access to a practically unlimited amount of music and other audio content:
Apple AirPlay: MLife can access any music and Internet radio programs available through iTunes, and control the streaming through iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads, and through Mac and Windows computers running iTunes.

aptX Bluetooth 4.0: Anything you can listen to through a smartphone, tablet or computer can be streamed directly to MLife through Bluetooth wireless. Because MLife features aptX and Bluetooth 4.0, it delivers the best Bluetooth sound possible.

Tidal: MLife can stream music directly from Tidal, the new Internet streaming service that uses lossless audio compression to deliver uncompromised sound quality.

UPnP: For those who wish to stream directly from networked servers and computers, MLife offers UPnP compatibility.

USB drives and sticks: MLife can play music from USB drives and sticks connected to its USB input. The 5-inch LCD screen shows album/artist/genre/song title information, making it easy to find the music you want in seconds.

USB/optical/coaxial digital inputs: These inputs feed MLife’s 24-bit/192-kilohertz digital-to-analog converter, allowing playback directly from computers, CD drives and other digital audio sources.
vTuner Internet radio: Through MLife’s app and 5-inch LCD screen, you can access tens of thousands of different Internet radio stations from all around the world.

XLR analog input: An analog XLR input allows connection of phono stages, tape decks and other analog sources.

More services coming: After the initial launch of MLife, D’Agostino plans to add additional streaming services such as Spotify, Deezer and Sirius XM.

All of these services can be controlled through a custom app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. Metadata is displayed on the 5-inch front LCD screen, along with other operating parameters such as volume and selected input. Supported file formats include DSD; WAV, FLAC and PCM up to 24/192 resolution; AAC, AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and WMA.

The MLife amplifier section is identical to the one found in the Momentum integrated amplifier, delivering 200 watts per channel into 8 ohms, 400 watts into 4 ohms and 800 watts into 2 ohms. As in the integrated amp, a chassis machined from solid aluminum billet isolates the audio circuitry from electromagnetic interference. For maximum audio performance, the power supply resides in its own separate machined aluminum enclosure. All analog audio circuit boards are built using through-hole construction to ensure reliable operation and the best possible sound quality.

MLife will be priced at $48,000 and will be available March 2015. It will be demonstrated with other D’Agostino products, including the new Cinema Standard multichannel amplifier, at CES Venetian Suite 29-224 in Las Vegas, January 6 to 9, 2015

WilsonAudio、「 SABRINA 」プレスリリース

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WILSON AUDIO INTRODUCES SABRINA
December 24, 2014

 

Sabrina is Wilson Audio’s newest—and smallest—3way, floor-standing loudspeaker. It stands approximately the same height as the original WATT/Puppy, which, in some respects, is its forebearer.  Back in the late 1980s, Dave Wilson imagined a truly compact loudspeaker that could compete with the multi-cabinet behemoths of the day.

That the WATT/Puppy quickly became the sales leader in over-$10.000 loudspeakers is one measure of how well Dave succeeded in his quest. Over time, however, as the greater goal of pushing the performance envelope of the original platform became paramount, the WATT/Puppy grew in size and complexity, it’s evolution culminating in the Sasha W/P

Concurrently, Wilson Audio was exploring the limits of the possible in loudspeaker design, the current apogee of which is the Alexandria XLF.  The goal was what it always had been: to erase the boundary between live unamplified music, and its reproduction.

Then the question arose: what if we could take everything we’ve learned in three decades of state-of-the-art speaker design, distill it down to its essence, and apply that to a truly compact speaker for the 21st century? Introducing Sabrina.

The goal of simplicity was not license to cut corners in the pursuit of sonic and aesthetic excellence.  The hand-built enclosures are finished and painted to the same exacting standards as every Wilson loudspeaker.

Exhaustive materials research and in-depth testing is nothing new to Wilson Audio.  Therefore, Sabrina’s front baffle is made from Wilson’s costly and proprietary composite X-Material.

The woofer is similar to the 8-inch woofer used in Alexia, and atop the 5-inch midrange driver is a specially adapted version of Wilson Audio’s acclaimed Convergent Synergy Tweeter.

It may be the most diminutive of Wilson Audio’s floor standing loudspeakers, but itis unquestionably part of the Wilson family.

 

Shipping: Late First Quarter 2015
Suggested Retail Price: $15,900.00

CHORDから、「 Hugo TT 」登場！！

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CHORD Hugo TT

・New case
・Better analog stage, more expensive capacitator
・New PCB board
・Better connectors
・Run on bigger battery

YG Acoustics、 「 Carmel2 」を正式発表！！

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YG Acoustics™ is proud to announce the introduction of a successor to the award winning Carmel™ loudspeakers – Carmel™2. Building a successor to the enormously successful Carmel™ loudspeaker brings with it immense challenges. YG Acoustics™ had developed significant technologies in the past few years that begged for inclusion in the Carmel™ platform but were cost prohibitive. Not the least of which are the now famous BilletCore™ cone drivers and ForgeCore™ tweeter. Carmel™2 is therefore the culmination of years of research, and a near-obsessive desire by YG Acoustics™’ lead-designer Yoav Geva, who insisted that his inevitable responsibility was to extend the leading-edge technologies of Sonja™ and Hailey™, to Carmel™2.

Carmel™2 delivers the lifelike natural sound of YG Acoustics™’ flagship Sonja™ and Hailey™, at a price that is within reach for many of us who – until now – could only dream of owning a speaker of such ultra-high-end caliber. The result is astonishing – world-class performance in a gorgeous marvel of industrial design and precision-manufacturing.

Carmel™ 2 proudly incorporates YG Acoustics’ ultra-low-distortion ForgeCore™ tweeter, extremely-rigid 7.25” BilletCore™ mid/woofer, and leading-edge ToroAir™ cross-over inductors. Freedom from resonance, both inside and out, is accomplished with YG Acoustics’ well known aircraft-grade cabinet and innovative FocusedElimination™ technologies. At the heart of Carmel™2 is a model specific DualCoherent™ cross-over for coherent performance in both time and frequency domains.

Carmel™2 – spectacular transparency and musical flow, timelessly elegant form, pure clarity… handmade in U.S.A.
Carmel™2 Technical Specifications

• Deviation:
±2 dB frequency response
±5° relative phase throughout entire overlap
Exceptional pair-matching
• Usable output extends from 32 Hz to 40 kHz
• Drivers:
BilletCore™ ultra-high-rigidity mid-woofer
ForgeCore™ ultra-low-distortion tweeter
• Filters:
Carmel™2 is fully passive
Proprietary DualCoherent™ crossover at 1.75 kHz
Designed using software developed in-house
ToroAir™ inductors eliminate cross-talk
• Sensitivity: 87 dB / 2.83 V / 1 m 2π anechoic
• Impedance: 4Ω nominal, 3.5Ω minimum
• Dimensions: 103x23x31 cm (41x9x13“) HxWxD
• Weight: 34 kg (76 lbs) per channel unpackaged
• Price: $24,300 per pair

 

WilsonAudio、新スピーカー「 Sabrina 」の最新プロモーションビデオを公開！！

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[youtube width=”700″ height=”394″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GDiYBPDPqI[/youtube]

Rockport Technologiesから、新スピーカー「 Cygnus 」登場！！

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Rockport Technologies
Cygnus
AviorとAltairの中間に位置するモデル

 

[世界初公開] QUALIA & COMPANYから、「 DOGMA 600 」パワーアンプ登場！！！

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QUALIA & COMPANY（QUALIA JAPAN）より、モノラルパワーアンプ「DOGMA 600」が登場予定です！！
CES 2015にて正式発表予定。

QUALIA & COMPANY　DOGMA 600  Mono Block Power Amplifier
50,000 USD / Pair
日本仕様：　予価560万円（税別/ペア）　専用アルミニウムスタンド付属

＊以下の写真はプロトタイプとなり外観デザインが今後変更になります。
（そのため、ぼかした画像となっております。）

 

 

EXOGALから、「 Ion 」 Digital amplifier 登場！！

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Companion Amp for the Comet – Coming Winter 2015

The Exogal Ion is a high performance digital amplifier that is designed to be a companion to the Comet. The Ion connects to the Comet via the EXONET Interface and provides 250 watts per channel (into 4 ohms) and 125 watts per channel (into 8 ohms).

The Ion integrates fully with the Comet and there are no complicated remotes or apps required – the Comet handles it all for you!