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2013年8月9日

ORPHEUS、「 HERITAGE SACD+RC 」「HERITAGE DAC Mk3 」国内登場！！

HERITAGE SACD+RC：　\5,880,000
HERITAGE DAC Mk3：　\6,300,000

[HERITAGE SACD+RC]

The SACD Heritage is the brand new device to read your CD and SACD. It has been developped with all the newest technilogies avaliaible on the market. It integrates the VMK-5 mechanism from Esoteric. This product is composed with a new 4.3″ TFT LCD to display all the new features of this CD / SACD drive.

The Orpheus Heritage line is the state of art of audio performance and design. We are here talking about pure audio performance. The goal is to play the music as it has been precisely recorded on the CD/SACD support without any inappropriate modification of sound. It is obvious that to achieve this goal we don’t have any compromise on the quality of the materials selected and the components used inside the machine. The SACD drive integrates the new mechanism VMK-5 from Esoteric with the VRDS technology that minimizes friction and stresses on the electrical engine. This is why the playback speed is very smooth and the system extremely quiet. A new oversized power supply was used with the newest technologies of AC/DC and DC/DC regulation to have the best audio performances with limited power converted to heat unnecessary in order to increase the components life. A new 4.3 ‘’ LCD screen with more than 16Mio color and a brightness controllable on 255 steps is used. The signal board has been developed to control the correct path of digital data and includes a self monitoring error system. This player also incorporates the new upsampling module Q5 and the new Time Lock clocking system. To get the best audio performance of the D/A converter from the same line, the SACD Heritage integrates a DSD output and a clock out connector in order to minimize the jitter.

The SACD drive Heritage is composed by one stylish treated aluminum box. The front panel incorporates the IR receiver, a standby LED the tray of the SACD mechanism, the LCD screen and the illuminated logo. Some buttons are place on the right side of the device in order to send the commands to the system. The Orpheus logo goes through the treated aluminum front panel. This involves the use of special mechanical processes and some extra very complex steps. When the unit is turned on, a beautiful backlight illuminates the logo and indicates to the user that the device is ready to operate. The marvelous curve of the front panel of the two separated boxes reminds the wave of the Orpheus logo with class and very refined style. This product is the state of art of audio electronics as well as form point of view of the mechanical design.

[HERITAGE DAC Mk3]

The Heritage D/A Converter is the most famous product of the brand Orpheus. It has just been updated in order to be compatible with all the new features avaliaible on the SACD drive from the same line. DSD is now supported as well as a word clock in order to improve the clocks specifications.

The new D/A Converter Heritage has been updated with brand new features as a new DSD (Direct Stream Direct) input. Moreover, the new DAC is able to clock with external clock incoming from the digital source. If no external clock is used, the Time Lock module will generate the master clock used for all the different stages of the converter in order to minimize the jitter. It also keeps the high level of audio technology in using the several upsampling modules and the unique proprietary D/A converter drive modules with 4 D/A converter IC’s per channel. The scrambling technique is used in order to lower the noise due to the D/A conversion. A firewire and a USB 192KHz input had been integrated also in order to connect the DAC Heritage with a computer in order to use the device as an impressive audio external converter. In order to keep the highest rate of performance, we decided to keep a dual mono architecture. That means that each channel has its own power supply and its own transformer in order to erase all interaction between the channels. The DSP board and the DSP board had also been reviewed in order to integrate all these new features and upgrade the level of the most legendary product from Orpheus.

The D/A converter Heritage is composed by two clearly separated boxes. The box with the LED and the logo Orpheus placed on the front panel is the power supply box. It goal is to convert the noisy AC voltage coming from the electrical net into a DC regulated and clean voltage. The other box, is the the electronic signal box. All the part of the digital signal processing and digital to analog conversion is done inside that box in order to avoid catching the noise coming from the AC/DC voltage conversion. The Orpheus logo goes through the treated aluminum front panel. This involves the use of special mechanical processes and some extra very complex steps. When the unit is turned on, a beautiful backlight illuminates the logo and indicates to the user that the device is ready to operate. The marvelous curve of the front panel of the two separated boxes reminds the wave of the Orpheus logo with class and very refined style. This product is the state of art of audio electronics as well as form point of view of the mechanical design.

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2013年8月8日

Boulderから、2100シリーズ登場！！

海外ニュース速報 [World]

2110 Preamplifier　　＊HK Audio Showにて発表
2150 MonoPoweramplifier　　＊HK Audio Showにて発表
2160 StereoPoweramplifier

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2013年8月5日

TIDALから、「 Sunray G2 」登場！！

海外ニュース速報 [World]

10 Years ago we created a milestone speaker. Now it is time for the evolution of it:
TIDAL Sunray G2.

World premiere: the Hong Kong Audio show, 9th -10th of August 2013.

メーカーサイト

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2013年8月4日

METRONOME TECHNOLOGIEから、フラグシップDAC「Nausicaa」シリーズ・「CD10」ユニバーサルプレーヤー他登場！！！

海外ニュース速報 [World]

DAC
Nausicaa Signature：　29,500euro
Nausicaa Reference：　34,500euro
＊Nausicaa Elektra power付き
CD10 SACD/DVD/Blu-rayプレーヤー：　9,000euro　（おそらくOPPO 105ベース）
T6 Transport：　8,600euro
T8 Transport：　14,500euro　（T6＋Separate power base）
Artec社との提携によるアンプ（http://www.artec-france.com）
ARTP 300-SE Integrated amplifier：　8,900euro
ART 300-SE amplifier：　12,500euro
ART 120 amplifier：　12,500euro

Nausicaa Reference

Nausicaa Signature

CD10

CD10 リア

T6/T8 Transport

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2013年8月3日

avcat　注目のオーディオブランド紹介2013 ④　「 CONCRETE AUDIO 」

未分類

まだ日本に未輸入で、avcatが注目するオーディオブランドを紹介するコーナーの第４弾はドイツのスピーカーブランド「 CONCRETE AUDIO 」です。

メーカー名が象徴するように、コンクリートをエンクロージャに使用したスピーカーが処女作です。

メーカーサイト：http://www.concrete-audio.com

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2013年7月25日

avcat　注目のオーディオブランド紹介2013 ③　「 Pancin Art Technology 」

未分類

まだ日本に未輸入で、avcatが注目するオーディオブランドを紹介するコーナーの第３弾はポーランドのスピーカーブランド「 Pancin Art Technology 」です。

オリジナルノーチラスを彷彿とさせるデザインのVZ1が処女作です。

メーカーサイト：http://www.pancin.com

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2013年7月20日

Abendrot、国内輸入開始へ！！史上最高のルビジウムクロック！？代理店はフックアップ。

国内ニュース速報 [Japan]

Abendrot Audioの、ルビジウムクロック「STUTE」の国内輸入が開始されます。
イギリスと日本の技術者がタッグを組んだ$28,000の超高級マスタークロックです。
代理店はフックアップ。

Abendrot：http://www.abendrot.co.uk

フックアップ（代理店）：http://hookup.co.jp

Abendrot Audio
Abendrot Audio is a high-end audio company established in 2010 by the world’s most prominent engineers from the aerospace industry and the leading designers of the audio industry. “What will the shape of supreme stereo audio reproduction be like?” Here we provide an answer to this infinite question, a centennial milestone in audio history, products developed by a master engineer with more than 30 years of experience in designing top quality circuits near the boundaries of human intelligence. We are launching these fruit of timeless audio technologies and pursuit for perfection which fulfills the dreams of supremacy-seeking audiophiles. Abendrot Audio products are designed by professionals from Japan and the UK, manufactured carefully one by one alike the ancient Japanese samurai swords and British knight armors which are hightened to the levels of art.

STUTE True 10MHz Rubidium Master Clock
The fundamental product of Abendrot Audio, a rubidium master clock placed in a beautiful aluminium cabinet, finally came to completion. STUTE is a master clock of supremacy designed for high-end digital audio system as well as a fruition of state-of-the-art technology of space development. Having the potentiality only can be actualized by a unique adjustment circuit, this rubidium oscilator with accuracy of 1 second in 1,000 years enables floating satellites to travel through several light years correctly. STUTE by Abendrot Audio, designed by the few existing professionals well versed in this secret technology, is the only genuine rubidium master clock. It is an ultimate collection for your audio system as well as an invitation to the deep, profound universe of sound.

SPEC
Output:
Output frequency 10MHz sine wave
Output channel 2 output
Output connector BNC female
Amplitude 1V peak to peak 50ohm
Accuracy at shipment ±5×10-11
Warm-up time < 10 minuites ( time to lock and practical accuracy)
Electrical：
Input voltage AC100V 50/60Hz
Maximum wattage 120W
Environmental：
Operating temperature 5℃ to 35℃
Storage temperature　-10℃ to 65℃
Magnetic field < 2×10-10　for 1 Gauss field reversal
Relative humidity　95%(non-condensing)
MIscellaneous：
Size 440mm X 420mm X 90mm (HWD)
Weight 11 kg
Warranty 3 years
Price：
$ 28,000