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5月20日前後の発表との話を聞いていましたが・・・。
製品開発の進み具合では発表が遅れるかもとのことでしたので、そんな感じなのかもしれません。
（ちなみに・・・Grandioso C1（フラグシッププリアンプ）はインターナショナルオーディオショウにてお披露目されると思われます。９月発表予定。あくまでも勝手な予想ですが・・・。）
ESOTERIC K-01X 予価：1,450,000円（税別）
ESOTERIC K-03X 予価：900,000円（税別）
７月発売予定 （発表が遅れているので発売もずれるかもしれません）
・Grandiosoの技術を投入
・Grandioso P1と同じ「VRDS-NEO VMK-3.5-20S」メカを搭載
・AK4495S DACチップ採用 8回路／ch構成モノラルDAC×２
・35bitDAプロセッシング・アルゴニズム
・大型クロックIC採用
・HCLDバッファーアンプ搭載
・USB端子はDSD対応化
THALES EASY \750,000（税別・ケーブルレス）
THALES Simplicity mk2 予価：\1,200,000（税別・ケーブルレス） ＊７月発売予定
THALES DIN90°-RCA フォノ・ケーブル ¥180,000（税別）
avcatが注目する日本未輸入のブランドを紹介するコーナーの第７弾は！！
３０年のスピーカー製作経験を持つPoul H, Hansen氏が設立したデンマークの新スピーカーブランド「 AMBITIOUS AUDIO DESIGN 」です。
メーカーサイト：http://ambitiousaudiodesign.com
スピーカーに強いデンマークのブランドであること、175Kgのアルミからの削りだしの筐体を採用していることなど、それだけでも魅力的です。Ambitious1を処女作に、Ambitious2・Ambitious3が予定されているとのこと。
これはいつかきっと日本に輸入されるのではないかと勝手に予想します。
avcatが注目する日本未輸入のオーディオブランド紹介2014年の第６弾は！！
HIGH END MUNICH 2014にて発表されたイギリスの新ブランド「 StackAudio 」です。
メーカーサイト： http://www.stackaudio.co.uk
ウェブサイトも製作中のようですが、ネットワークストリーマーが処女作。アルミ削りだしの薄型、デザインも良さげ。音が良ければ結構いけるのではないかと思います。
The Manhattan
DAC • Headphone • Preamplifier
The next generation of our award winning design.
Shipping July 2014
$4,995.00
“The Manhattan DAC Headphone Preamplifier represents Mytek’s finest achievement. Listening comes first and foremost, from the quality of sound in our designs to our customers voices. In this vein, we created a device who’s look and feel is only surpassed by its sound”
Construction
Sculpted Design
Working with worldclass industrial designers a unique form emerged. Beautiful yet practical for heat dissipation and electrical dampening
Bi-Metal Fabrication
The inner steel chassis covered in our custom milled aluminum enclosure helps to reject external electrical interference and lowering noise.
Elevated & Isolated
The 18lbs (8kg) mass dampens vibrations, while isolation spikes diminish mechanical vibration providing a stable, artifact free listening experience.
New Features
High Powered Dual Output Headphone Amplifier
Zero impedance proprietary headphone amplifier. free from power sag or impedance mismatch issues typical in lesser headphone amps.
Variable Gain Headphone Driver
The rear panel mounted gain switch allows for “gain stage” matching between the demands of headphones and the output of the amplifier
Discrete Analog& Digital Power Supplies
Two isolated power supplies power the analog and digital stages separately. Lowering noise and cross talk while increasing power and consistency.
Femto Clock Technology
Our new Femto Clock incorporated into our C777 Clocking architecture pushes jitter below the measurable level while measurably lowering the noise floor.
Highest Resolution Support
Modern high resolution audio formats support for PCM 32 bit 384 khz DXD to Quad DSD256 11.2 mhz.
Metropolis Cable Technology
Mytek’s proprietary cabling Included with every Manhattan DAC Headphone Preamplifier purchase. Cables Include USB • 2x RCA interconnects • Firewire
Wadia 150 Stereo Power Amplifier $4,500/1台
Wadia 300 Mono Power Amplifier $5,000/1台
2014年年末発売予定。
・Wadia Link digital input
・Switch-mode power-supply module
・Wadia 150： 150Wpc into 8 ohms
・Wadia 300： 300Wpc into 8 ohms
＊以下の写真はavcatにて加工作成したものになります。メーカーのオフィシャル画像ではありません。
Aesthetix Metis linestage
$20,000
Available 4th Quarter 2014
Aesthetix is proud to introduce their Metis linestage featuring our innovative new Aesthetix Coupling Modules, an “Invisible” Separate Power Supply, and a stunning new chassis design.
Aesthetix Coupling Module (ACM)
The Metis linestage utilizes highly proprietary Aesthetix Coupling Modules (ACMs) in place of traditional coupling capacitors. “I have been dreaming of this design for 20 years,” says Aesthetix founder and engineer Jim White. It is well known that capacitor quality is directly correlated with sound quality, and Aesthetix has a history of investing heavily in pushing the boundaries of capacitors. But Jim wondered, “Could even better sound quality be realized if capacitors were eliminated entirely?” The answer is yes, according to Metis, which uses an ACM in each channel between the gain and output stages and no interstage or output coupling capacitors. ACMs produce constant output impedance across all audio frequencies, while a standard capacitor’s output impedance rises as frequencies drop often yielding tubby bass and other sonic degradation. In contrast, the ACMs in Metis result in a sound stage with incredible added depth, dimension and resolution.
“Invisible” Separate Power Supply (ISPS)
The Metis chassis is designed around a suspended inner core that, when set on a flat surface, physically decouples from the main chassis. The power supply is housed in this inner core creating an “invisible” separate power supply chassis. When sitting on a rack, there is no physical connection between the power supply assembly and the main chassis, save for the connecting wires. This innovative design means Metis enjoys the sonic benefits of a separate power supply without the disadvantages of an additional chassis including extra cost, space and heat.
Stunning Design also means Open Architecture
The Metis user interface was developed with both elegance and flexibility in mind. The glowing panel of LEDs not only looks stellar, but the logic board controlling it offers access to a virtually limitless array of features and functions, like home theater bypass and absolute phase selection. The Metis also features Remote Control, 12 volt trigger and RS 232 interface.
Aesthetix at Heart
With its radical innovations, Metis also personifies Aesthetix’ fundamental design principles. The linestage uses 4 tubes, 2 per channel for all amplification in a true dual mono configuration, is fully balanced, uses zero feedback and has our discrete switched resister volume control. All inputs can be used single ended or balanced, and single ended inputs are internally balanced. The Metis chassis has extra large footpads housing massive HRS Nimbus Couplers for harmonic dampening.
Anticipated US Retail $20,000 Available 4th Quarter 2014.
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TADから、新スピーカーのプロトタイプが登場です。
年末発売予定。
＊以下の写真はavcatにて加工作成したものになります。メーカーのオフィシャル画像ではありません。
