Lansche Audioから、「 No 8.2 」登場。

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$260,000　ハイエンド2013（５月）にて発表予定。

Dan D’Agostino、MOMENTUM PREAMPLIFIER　を発売開始。

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＊日本国内での発売開始時期については未定です。
＊以下は、自動翻訳エンジンにて英語に変換しております。

Preamplifier MOMENTUM

Why only the Momentum preamp can match the exceptional quality amplifiers Momentum? Because it is the only preamp built according to the same standards. Dan D’Agostino, probably the most well-known builder of high-end equipment, created the Momentum preamp in order to best work with Momentum amplifiers.

The construction of this preamp is based on assumptions, which are also the basis for the construction of power amplifiers. First, there was used the most perfect project ever came from the hand of Dan D’Agostino. Second, the construction of each unit shall be precise technique, which the rest of the industry have long since given up selecting cheaper and faster automated assembly. Thirdly, placed emphasis on achieving maximum performance with minimal power consumption. And finally, fourth: the quality of the housing Momentum arouse jealousy is even in the best of Swiss watch makers

Innovative features The preamplifier is equipped with a meter, we know the power amplifiers Momentum. Its design was inspired watches Breuget shield. It shows basic information about pre-settings.

Boldest move, Dana D’Agostino is an introduction to the structure of the Momentum preamp tone control. This function was abandoned in the industry many years ago. Poorly designed systems for deteriorating sound quality of high-end preamps. However, D’Agostino longed for color control utility that allows you to correct the mistakes of weaker recordings.

To create a bass level control and treble, D’Agostino tried a number of filters, which allowed him to find the ones that sound the most musically. Then he brought them to the preamp design using the best available components. The result of this work is the ability to dramatically improve the sound recordings made less. Of course, if you do not use color control system can be completely excluded from the signal path

Round Remote allows you to remotely control all functions of the preamplifier. It uses radio waves – it has therefore also through the walls.

Robust construction Dan D’Agostino has applied to build Momentum preamp only discrete components. The signal path is not a single operational amplifier. The total lack of feedback loop provides the best sound musicianship. The volume control is responsible optically controlled resistor ladder – is the purest and most transparent sonically gain control method.

All electronic components embedded in the motherboard hole mounting method, which is more expensive than the popular surface mount technology today, but it provides better results sound and increases the durability and stability of the finished device.

A power supply circuit is closed 300VA in a separate case at the same time which is the basis for the reinforcement signal. With such a delicate part of the structure design regulates the sound level is insulated from interference and electromagnetic noise. Some pre-control is separate from the power of dealing with the processing of the audio signal. This enables a complete separation of the two systems and signal control.

Each stereo preamplifier Momentum is built and tested by hand in the factory business in Connecticut.

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

BANDWIDTH:  1 Hz to 1 MHz, -1 dB / 20 Hz to 20 kHz, ± 0 dB
DISTORTION: <0.006%, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
S / N RATIO: 105dB, unweighted
GAIN: 6 to 12 dB, adjustable
POWER CONSUMPTION IN THE READY: <1 watt
INPUT:  6 inputs XLR Stereo zbalanowanych  OUTPUT:  1 balanced stereo XLR
DIMENSIONS (PREAMPLIFIER):  10.8 x 45 x 30 cm (H x W x D)
DIMENSIONS (POWER / BASE):  7.5 x 27.5 x 20 cm (H x W x D)
WEIGHT:  18 Kg with power

JeffRowland、新プリメインアンプContinuum S2はオプションボードにてDAC・phono stageに対応。

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JeffRowlandから発売予定の新プリメインアンプContinuum S2は、オプションボードにて、USB対応DAC・phono stageを追加搭載可能に。2013年夏発売予定。

Lehmann audioから、ポータブルヘッドフォンアンプ登場。

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Lehmann audioから、ポータブルヘッドフォンアンプが登場です。
2013年　第一四半期発売予定。

＊以下はドイツ語を自動翻訳エンジンにて英語に変換しております。

Headphone amplifier specialist Lehmannaudio mobility – with a portable headphone amplifier in a class. The new Traveler provides the best sound on the go. Who supplied in this way with your favorite music enjoys traveling comes automatically relaxed.   This latest – and smallest – scion of the Lehmann Audio headphone amplifier family is completely analogous, as always, has at Lehmann audio only very high quality components on the board and is sonically a sophisticated high-performance circuit.   The Traveler has only two controls on the front page, with which all functions can be controlled intuitively. The volume adjustment is made by pressing a button. It is possible, the optimal position of the acoustic center of the “Center Adjust” to adjust without deteriorating with additional electronics in the signal path, the music playback. This allows non-uniform source material to be aligned or personal preferences or physiological conditions of each listener into account. By the perfect channel match the integrated resistor network a gain switch is unnecessary.

A high-capacity lithium-polymer battery provides a runtime of about 15 – 20 hours – enough to survive even the longest transatlantic flight without charging! For this, only one USB port is required. The appropriate cable is included with the device. Likewise included is a high quality mini-jack cable.   The electronics used is so good that the Traveler can be safely used as a preamplifier for connection to a stereo or powered speakers. Input and output jacks are mounted by the renowned manufacturer and Lumberg on both the front and on the back. This allows complete freedom when connecting the cables.   The device should have in the first quarter of 2013 go on sale. Further information is available at the Lehmann GmbH Sales

Goldmundから、Apologue復活モデル「Apologue Anniversary」登場！！

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1987年に発表され、ニューヨークのモダンアートミュージアムにも展示された「Apologue」を25周年記念として限定復活させるとのことです。

Apologue Anniversary – Speaker

Celebrated in 1987 for its unique design by the New York Museum of Modern art where it was displayed, and for its unique audio quality by worldwide audio enthusiasts who bought one of the 50 pairs then produced, the Goldmund Apologue stands forever as a major milestone in Goldmund history.

25 years later, Goldmund is paying a tribute to this extraordinary product by issuing a Limited Series of 25 Goldmund Apologue Anniversary with an exactly identical design but with all the technological progress made by the company during those 25 years.

The 1987 edition of the Apologue was a 3-way passive speaker. The Apologue Anniversary comes with twice as much drivers and built-in amplification totalizing 3600W for a pair.

To this extreme power, Goldmund added the latest signal corrections developed by Goldmund Fundamental Research Department. If it is scientifically correct to say that the Apologue Anniversary is 100% corrected both in amplitude and phase, providing for the first time a “perfect response” from a pair of Speakers, we prefer to look at the technical achievements in this model from another angle. We do not develop technologies or manufacture equipment just for the sake of it.

Our ultimate objective and reward is to create emotions.

We believe that the more perfect the sound reproduction, the more intense these emotions will be. So we focus on the results the technologies we develop can provide in this sense. These are listed below:

・Incredible spaciousness,
・Each instrument is positioned at its correct place,
・Complete stability of the image,
・Perfectly well defined trebles,
・Extremely neat bass,
・Ultra high definition and precision in the voices,
・Higher playback levels without distortion,
・No fatigue to the listener, even at extremely high levels.

To the perfection of the sound, we also wanted to add the highest level in the design, ease of use and installation.

The signal feeding the Apologue Anniversary is sent exclusively wirelessly, so the 2 speakers of a Stereo System can be presented without any cable, except for an AC plug that can be installed below the speaker. So the superb design, with all its details can be admired by walking around the speakers, a possibility usually dangerous due to connecting cables. Goldmund thinks there is no reason to admire such an exceptional sculptural object only from the front and a pair of Apologue Anniversary can be observed as if they were in a Museum, even if playing Music at the same time.

The Apologue Anniversary will be available as a standard version with the Goldmund aluminum finish but is also customizable in any desired finish thanks to the services provided by the Goldmund Shop.

About The Goldmund Custom Shop

Since this very special product will be purchased by a happy few very special people, we have decided to sell the Apologue through a VIP channel that was initially developed for the Goldmund Media Room: The Goldmund Custom Shop.

Thanks to the services offered by the Custom Shop, buyers can require a specific finish that they can select with Goldmund Custom Shop experts.  It also provides them with unique services that include the system to be installed by Goldmund specialists from our Geneva factory, who will to tune it exactly to the customer room acoustics and setup. These engineers will travel anywhere in the world to customize Apologue’s configurations and make sure that the level of the system is up to the customers’ expectations.

In a time when all traditional audio products are usually sold as cash and carry and are heavily commoditized, such a personalized product and service are a privilege that only the Goldmund Custom Shop can provide.

Dan D’Agostino、Momentum PreAmpの製品写真（完成モデル）を公開。

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Dan D’Agostinoから、Momentum PreAmpの完成モデルの製品写真が公開されました。

 

DAgostino PreAmp Image gallery

 

LINNから、「 SNEAKY DSM 」登場！！

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If you’re looking for great sound from all your home entertainment, Sneaky DSM is a great place to start!

Using proven Linn DS technology, Sneaky DSM is an all-purpose streamer that fits easily into any space. It plays music from all sources at exceptional quality – CDs, downloads, online content, internet radio – and with inputs for all kinds of home entertainment, Sneaky DSM makes movies, games and TV sound better than ever too.

Simply add speakers to start and expand later with separate amps or more rooms.

 

Features

・Plays digital music over a standard Ethernet network

・Fully integrated pre-amplifier and power amplifier

・Streams internet radio, podcasts and ‘listen again’ broadcasts

・Decodes FLAC, WAV, Apple Lossless (ALAC), MP3, WMA (except lossless), AIFF, AAC and OGG audio formats with up to 24-bit 192 kHz native sample rate

・Plays computer audio via Linn Songcast app e.g. iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, BBC iPlayer

・Songcast support allows synchronised playback of audio around the home

・6 inputs (RCA Phono, HDMI, S/PDIF, Toslink) for connection and up-sampling of additional sources

・HDMI, S/PDIF and TOSLINK inputs, plus HDMI pass-thru

・Linn Dynamik Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS)

・2 channels of 33 W power amplification (stereo) or 4 channels of 33 W power amplification (bi-amped)

・High quality 4 pole Neutrik speakON connectors

・Compatible with UPnP™ media servers and UPnP™ AV 1.0 control points

 

Avantgardeから、新スピーカー「 UNO Fino 」登場！！

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Avantgarde Acoustic has just introduced the latest addition to their award-winning range of horn speakers, called the UNO Fino. Being their most compact horn speaker yet, the UNO Fino is said to be aimed firmly at the highly active Asian market where audiophiles are looking for very high quality speakers that can play well in smaller rooms.

Utilizing the same midrange and high frequency drivers as the standard UNO G2, the Fino boasts a high sensitivity of 104db into 8 ohms. It even has the same 250 watt dedicated amplifier that drives the woofers!

So what is the difference between the Fino and the G2?
Well, mainly the size as you will see when you view them in our showroom. They are both shorter and narrower than the standard UNOs and that helps a great deal when placing them in space challenged situations! Towards that goal, Avantgarde has employed a brand new (and smaller) bass driver to achieve a slim and more elegant profile and housed in an attractive wooden cabinet that hopefully will go a long way towards pleasing the other half, if you know what I mean! Most owners will not need the original twin 8” woofers if they only have a small listening room anyway.

So basically what you will get is a high sensitivity and very easy-to-drive speaker that shares almost all of the Uno G2 qualities in a smaller and more manageable package that plays well in small rooms without any of the usual bass boom problems. Good news? The other piece of good news is that this is also Avantgarde Acoustics’ most affordable horn speaker yet!

Retail prices have not been finalized yet, but it will definitely be lower than the UNO G2.

 

Spendorから、新スピーカー「 D7 」登場。

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Premium Finish of Spendor Dark and Spendor White Charged at £3995

Spendor LPZ (Linear Pressure Zone) tweeter

The goal of every tweeter designer is to achieve linear acoustic output across a wide frequency range; in practice this is extremely difficult. Spendor’s approach to this age-old challenge is radical, and it works. The Spendor LPZ tweeter is built around a stainless steel front plate that forms a damped acoustic chamber directly in from of a lightweight woven polyamide diaphragm. The front plate incorporates phase correcting micro foil to equalize sound wave path lengths across the diaphragm surface; simultaneously it generated a symmetrical pressure environment on both faces of the tweeter diaphragm so the tweeter operates in a balanced linear mode.

Imagine focusing an ultra-high quality camera lens until you see a bright, clear image. That’s the effect of LPZ technology. Our sequential geometry micro-foil operates as an acoustic lens. The result is perfect focus, uninhibited sound transmission and a very wide listening window. The front plate also provides excellent mechanical protection for the delicate tweeter dome and a smart modern appearance.

Spendor 18cm drive units developed for D7

The D7 mid-bass drive unit has an advanced EP77 polymer cone for superb clarity and vanishingly low colouration. The D7 low frequency drive unit has an ultra-rigid two part bonded Kevlar composite cone assembly for accurate powerful low frequency response. Both drivers feature cast magnesium alloy chassis, high efficiency motor systems, optimized electro-dynamic damping, and excellent thermal dissipation for wide dynamic range. A new polymer surround reduces driver ‘break-in’ time significantly due to the very stable molecular composition of the material.

Fifth generation Spendor Linear flow port technology

The benefits of Spendor Linear Flow port technology have been well proven in the Spendor A-line. The deliver deep articulate bass with natural timing, even in small rooms or close to a wall. Our new fifth generation Spendor Linear flow port incorporates and aerodynamically profiled central baffle (like an aircraft wing) to create a tapered twin-venturi port. Air at the port extremities is decelerated and there is a further reduction in air velocity in the large tapered area at the cabinet base. The result is evenly balanced acoustic pressure and airflow along the whole length of the port. Rapidly decreasing air velocity at the port extremities creates an air-curtain effect to eliminate port noise and spurious mid-band radiation.

Conventional loudspeakers incorporate low frequency enclosure damping. The damping material stores energy. As the stored energy is released it is no longer in-time with the music and it makes sound unnaturally heavy and slow. The sound path, within the D7 cabinet, from the bass drivers to the listening room, requires no low frequency damping. The Spendor D7 is entirely free from energy storage effects and the advantage is clearly audible; music sounds naturally fast, agile, and coherent.

High quality terminals are recessed within the port aperture to hide plug and cable connections for neat appearance.

Spendor Dynamic cabinet damping

Timing is fundamental to the musical experience. In conventional loudspeakers rigid high-density cabinet panels are mass-damped to reduce cabinet-talk. Spurious energy is stored and released slowly. This introduces unacceptable blurring and slowing of the sound. Spendor’s solution is asymmetric aperture bracing of the cabinet to disperse internal waves. Dynamic Damping with small, low-mass constrained polymer dampers at key energy interface points instantly convert any spurious energy in the cabinet into inaudible heat. The result is a silent, rigid cabinet and naturally fast engaging sound.

High Efficiency

90 dB efficiency and an easy to drive 8-Ohm load ensure complete compatibility with a wider range of amplifiers and cables. With substantial power handling the D7’s can play very loud without sounding compressed. At low replay levels the sound is always clear and transparent.

Elegant modern design

The D7 looks as good as it sounds. Two new premium finishes perfectly complement today’s on-trend interiors. Spendor Dark, a diamond polished gloss lacquer of a dark natural wood, for an alluring modern look. Spendor White, a silky smooth pure white lacquer, for a distinctive contemporary look. Standard finishes are light oak, dark walnut, cherry, and black ash. The plinth is satin black lacquer to complement all finishes.

All Spendor loudspeakers are designed and manufactured in the UK.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

D7 loudspeaker

Description: 2.5 way floor standing loudspeaker
Enclosure type: Rigid, asymmetric braced, vented cabinet with dynamic damping
Vent type: Fifth generation Spendor linear flow, tapered twin-venturi port
Input connection: Single pair recessed precision binding posts
Typical in-room response: 29Hz – 25kHz
Power handling: 200 watts unclipped programme
Sensitivity: 90dB for 1 watt at 1 metre
Nominal impedance: 8 Ohms
HF driver: Spendor 22mm LPZ polyamide dome
Bass/mid driver: Spendor 18cm EP77 polymer cone
Lower bass driver: Spendor 18cm Kevlar composite cone
Crossover frequencies: 900Hz, 3.2kHz
Net weight: 21kg
Height: 950mm (excluding spikes)
Width: Cabinet 192mm, plinth 204mm
Depth: Cabinet 320mm, plinth 344mm
Finishes: Premium—Spendor dark, Spendor white; Standard—cherry, light oak, black ash, dark walnut. Plinth—satin black
Accessories: Height adjustable spike feet, grille, non-slip polymer feet

FM Acoustics、40周年記念。40ペアのFM118を製造。来月に記念新製品を発表か？

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メーカーニュース

• 40 Years of dedication
• 40 years of persistent research
• 40 years of advancements
• Year after year developing milestones in audio

…Not an easy feat at all. In 1973 FM ACOUSTICS was created by young Manuel Huber with the support of his father (who just celebrated his 100th birthday). When asked if he would be interested to sell his 33% shareholding in the company, he commented: “I’d rather wait a while longer, the value of the shares might increase even more…”).

FM ACOUSTICS has quietly become the synonym of natural and accurate music recording and reproduction. The solid, 100% family owned company has been successful for 40 years – without assistance from financiers, bankers, governments or the like. “It was good fortune that we never had to give in to pressures that other companies experience in their daily activities” explains Manuel Huber. “Thanks to this we were always able to follow our imagination and creativity without restrictions and zero interference”. This explains part of the accomplishments achieved. FM ACOUSTICS’ status as the uncontested leader in precision audio has been established through relentless research, thorough development and metious craftsmanship.
For a bit more history on FM ACOUSTICS click here. You can find previous newsletters here.

We are very grateful for the support of our clients – without which we would not have been able to build our dreams. And we are not stopping… This year will bring enticing news!
In celebration the fortieth anniversary, FM ACOUSTICS is very pleased to continue it’s leadership with the culmination of power amplifiers: the Resolution Series® 118.

Opening up a splendid new world in music appreciation, this jewel of audio art has been crafted for the few aficionados who own equipment that can reveal its phenomenal performance.

Only forty pairs of the FM 118 single channel amplifiers will be crafted, each pair celebrating one year of FM ACOUSTICS’ mission to create musical masterpieces.

More good news will follow in the next months.