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Masterline 7のイコライザー向け オプション
Variable Equalizer(VAREQ) option
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Masterline 7 with Variable Equalizer option ￥12,100,000(税込）
Masterline 7からのアップグレード
Variable Equalizer optionアップグレード ￥2,530,000(税込）
Masterline 7にVAREQ専用のトッププレートとEQ回路が組み込まれ、片チャンネルにつき、ロールオフとターンオーバーをそれぞれ12ポジション（RIAA含む）ずつ選択可能。
ミュンヘンハイエンドショウ2021
2021年9月開催から
2022年5月に延期
2022年5月19日から22日に開催
B&W 800D4 シリーズを6月発表・11月発売か？
価格は上がる見込み
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正確かは分かりません
JORMA DESIGN 20周年記念
本年中に新製品を投入予定
It’s our 20th anniversary this year and we are looking to the future.
This year, we anticipate the release of new products and perhaps even a few shows.
NORDOST
Odin 2 Tonearm Cable +
Audiophiles who have an appreciation for classic, two-channel systems understand the importance of a high-end tonearm cable. The tonearm cable is the most critical and sensitive cable in any vinyl-sourced system. This is especially true in revealing reference systems. The delicate signals carried from the phono cartridge to the phono stage demand that every aspect of the cable’s design, material, and construction be entirely optimized for its application. The newly released Odin 2 Tonearm Cable + is the perfect solution for such critical demands.
Nordost’s Odin 2 Tonearm Cable + consists of four, silver-plated, solid core 99.999999% OFC conductors, wrapped in a patented Dual Mono-Filament suspension. This innovative and proprietary design element dramatically increases signal speed and reduces insulation contact by 85%. The conductors are then individually shielded using Nordost’s unique Total Signal Control (TSC) technology, allowing for 100% coverage and protection from external pollution (such as RFI and EFI) and crosstalk.
The largest hurdle to overcome in tonearm construction is noise. Providing proper and complete grounding has historically been a challenging feat. Nordost’s O2 Tonearm Cable + easily tackles this problem with a two-prong approach. Firstly, Nordost’s new tonearm cable runs a fully isolated bond ground throughout the cable. When needed, this bond ground connects the chassis of the turntable and phono-stage, creating a secure, low noise connection between the two components. The second method is a versatile solution, ensuring that Nordost’s tonearm cable will be able to address any grounding need, regardless of the unique construction of the components in the sound system. Each Odin 2 Tonearm Cable + will include two, detachable, silver-plated ground whips, complete with Dual Mono-Filament technology and TSC shielding. When needed, these ground whips connect to the shielding of the tonearm cable, totally eliminating any noise that could be introduced during signal transfer.
As with all cables in our Supreme Reference Range, the Odin 2 Tonearm Cable + is measured to precise mechanically tuned lengths, a technique that reduces internal microphony and high-frequency impedance resonances. The O2 Tonearm Cable + is then terminated with Nordost’s proprietary HOLO:PLUG® Straight or 90º low-mass 5-pin Din, RCA, or XLR connectors, which have been specifically designed to accommodate the cable’s unique design.
The Odin 2 Tonearm Cable + is handmade in the USA, offering the highest level of production quality and precision, which is necessary when manufacturing the most crucial signal cable in a sound system. Nordost’s Supreme Reference-level tonearm cable eliminates noise and provides the low levels of capacitance needed to maintain the integrity of such fragile signals, ensuring a truly sublime vinyl listening experience.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Insulation: High purity extruded Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)
Conductors: 4 x 23 AWG
Construction: Mechanically tuned lay, length and Dual Mono-Filament, TSC design
Material: Silver plated 99.999999% OFC Solid Core
Bond Wire / Grounding Whips: 23 AWG silver-plated, Solid Core OFC, Dual Mono-Filament design.
Capacitance: RCA: 9.75pF/ft XLR: 23.5pF/ft
Inductance: RCA: 0.11µH/ft XLR: 0.0611µH/ft
Overall Shield Coverage: 100% Individually shielded
Velocity of Propagation: 90%
Termination: HOLO:PLUG® gold-plated Straight or 90० low-mass 5-pin Din, RCA, or XLR connectors. Whips and bond wire terminated with gold-plated 5mm spades.
Esoteric
N-05XD
ネットワークDACプリ
750,000円(税抜) 825,000円(税込)
2021年5月1日 発売
・「Master Sound Discrete Clock」のフィロソフィーを継承した完全自社設計のディスクリートDAC
・N-01XD譲りのネットワーク回路、豊富なデジタルおよびアナログ入力、高品位なアッテネーター回路
・ESOTERIC DAC製品で初めてとなるバランス・ヘッドホン出力
TRANSPARENT GENERATION 6
MAGNUM OPUS
OPUS
XL
REFERENCE
・全く新しい測定方法を採用
・ネットワーク筐体の内外から共振周波数排除のため、さまざまな種類の先進的な素材をより大量に使用
・より低い帯域の情報量を向上
・カーボンファイバー製ネットワークハウジング
・Integrated Flexible Epoxy Resin (IFER)
・polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) 製台座
TRANSPARENT EVOLUTION — INTRODUCING GENERATION 6
By virtue of a totally new measurement metric, the just released Transparent Generation 6 represents a higher level of refinement and precision to the Transparent Audio Cable design model. This new metric not only ensures that every customer will be able to fully realize the design model advancements of the past 6 years, but each product in the audio cable line-up now embodies a demonstrative evolution of the Transparent musical standard.
Generation 6 also heralds a new and more comprehensive approach to using different types of advanced materials and more mass to eradicate resonant frequencies from within and from without network enclosures. In addition to a more solid foundation for the music’s lowest frequencies, the listening result of removing vibration and resonance is a quieter sound field with low-level information retrieval that is capable of revealing previously hidden “you are there” details.
Although every Transparent Audio Cable benefits from the cumulative efforts of our research and development over the past 6 years, it should be no surprise that the new Generation 6 CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION leads the way in terms of redefining yet another great leap forward.
MAGNUM OPUS
MAGNUM OPUS embodies the pinnacle of Generation 6 Technology and provides transcendent music listening experiences in connoisseur level audio systems comprised of the best components available.
The new G6 measurement metric is far more precise than we previously were able to achieve in production. This level of exactitude requires considerably more production time. The cost of a part as a physical object is no longer relevant when 90% of the best available tolerance of the required parts do not meet the new MAGNUM OPUS specifications. It takes hours to measure, sort, and label each part for each highly customized channel of a pair of MAGNUM OPUS cables, and it takes many more hours to assemble each channel into a finished product that measures perfectly across all parameters.
MAGNUM OPUS carbon fiber network housings have not changed, but the design team has gone to greater lengths to eliminate any vibration and resonance. Similar to the best mass-loaded speaker cabinets, Integrated Flexible Epoxy Resin (IFER) now fills every void. In addition, MAGNUM OPUS Speaker Cable has a newly configured, stiffer, heavier, more stable, vibration-nulling, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) plinth. A 3/16” carbon fiber plate embedded in a cavity filled with IFER stiffens the base and damps vibrations. This new stiff, resonant-free, platform marries solidly to its epoxy-loaded, carbon-fiber carapace with a thin thermoplastic, sound-damping layer. Fasteners bore deeply into the IFER mass in the carapace at a specific torque setting to solidify the whole construction.
OPUS
The new G6 measurement parameters for OPUS Audio Cables are far more precise than what we have previously achieved in production at the OPUS level. OPUS provides transcendent music listening experiences that approach MAGNUM OPUS in connoisseur level audio systems.
Stiff, light, carbon-fiber shells still encase OPUS networks, and Integrated Flexible Epoxy Resin (IFER) fills every void. In addition, we have preserved the iconic outrigger shape of the OPUS Speaker Cable base, but the new platform is much thicker, stiffer, heavier, and more stable. Two layers of PMMA now sandwich a 3/16” carbon fiber plate embedded in a cavity filled with IFER. The stiffer, resonant-free, OSC plinth marries solidly to its carbon fiber carapace with a thin thermoplastic, sound-damping layer, and fasteners bore deeply into the IFER mass that encases the network at a specific torque setting.
XL
XL Audio Cables have undergone a significant physical transformation in addition to more precise and comprehensive network specifications. XL is an ultimate companion for connoisseur level audio systems that are highly developed. The new XL comes closer to the performance of OPUS than ever before.
Transparent made a hefty investment in tooling to create the new XL Carbon Fiber Composite (CFC) network enclosures. The new housings are less bulky than the previous generation machined acrylic enclosures. They also allow more effective vibration and resonance control because they are stiff and light and have larger cavities to house networks and a much greater mass of IFER. Like OPUS and MAGNUM OPUS, IFER now fills every void in XL Interconnect and Speaker Cable network enclosures.
XL Speaker Cable is now mechanically far more stable than previous generations. The new IFER-loaded XL Speaker Cable CFC carapace sits on a stiff, 3/16” thick carbon-fiber layer which has been embedded in a cavity in the IFER-filled, PMMA plinth. Between the plinth and carapace there is also a thin thermoplastic, sound-damping layer, and fasteners bore deeply into the IFER mass in the carapace at a specific torque setting. New XL cable designs have also increased current carrying capability. The new XL cable geometry has greater stability and superior damping characteristics, thereby revealing all the precision and refinement of G6 network specifications.
REFERENCE
In addition to comprehensive Generation 6 network advancements, REFERENCE Audio Cables have also undergone a significant physical transformation. REFERENCE is an ultimate companion for connoisseur audio systems that are in the first stages of development.
Like XL, REFERENCE G6 network housings are made from Carbon Fiber Composite. The new housings are stiffer and lighter with larger cavities to house and damp networks. IFER now fills every void in REFERENCE Interconnect and Speaker Cable network enclosures to reduce vibration and resonance more effectively.
JBL
Studio Monitor 4309
2-way Bookshelf Loudspeaker
・Patented High-Definition Imaging (HDI™) horn
・Patented 2410H-2 1-inch (25mm) high-frequency compression driver
・6.5-inch (165mm) cast frame, Pure-pulp cone woofer with 1.5-inch voice coil
・Classic Studio Monitor design with premium finishes including satin Walnut wood veneer with blue grille or satin Black Walnut wood veneer with black grille
4309
Designed and engineered in JBL’s world-famous acoustic engineering facility in Northridge, California, the 4309 Studio Monitor is a showcase of patented JBL acoustics technologies. This bookshelf loudspeaker features a 2-way design with patented High-Definition Imaging (HDI™) horn technology, the patented 2410H-2 1-inch (25mm) compression driver, and a 6.5-inch (165mm) cast-frame, Pure-pulp cone woofer for powerful dynamics and incredibly accurate sound reproduction.
JBL’s revolutionary High-Definition Imaging horn geometry is the result of intense research into the nuances of horn design. In search of exceptional high-frequency detail and uniform directivity for smooth in-room response, JBL engineers pioneered a design that delivers neutral frequency response both on- and off-axis and provides a seamless transition between the high and low frequency drivers.
The JBL 2410H-2 compression driver benefits from the advanced research and applications derived from JBL Professional’s “D2” range of transducers. At the core of the 2410H-2 device is a lightweight polymer, annular diaphragm that improve high-frequency extension by reducing diaphragm mass. The V-shaped geometry of the annular diaphragm reduces breakup modes, eliminating time smear and reducing distortion. The result is incredible dynamics with accurate reproduction and a lack of power compression.
An Ultra High-frequency tonal adjuster is located on the front panel below the horn and allows the sound to be tailored to the specific environment and listener preference. This control works in conjunction with an advanced crossover network design that features air-core inductors, cast wire-wound resistors and low-ESR metallized film capacitors to optimize the performance of the 4309 drive components.
The 4309’s powerful 6.5-inch (165mm) woofer takes advantage of core JBL engineering techniques to ensure very high output with low distortion. The long-throw voice coil in conjunction with the symmetrical field motor design, flux stabilization ring, and copper shorting ring guarantee maximum output with low distortion. A Pure-pulp cone provides a lightweight, rigid diaphragm and helps to eliminate breakup modes ensuring proper pistonic motion throughout the operating band.
The 4309 enclosure is heavily braced with 3/4-inch (18mm) thick walls to provide a solid acoustic foundation and incorporates a bass reflex design with dual front-firing, computer-optimized flared ports. The cabinet features a classic JBL studio monitor design with a blue baffle and is finished in a choice of Walnut or Black Walnut furniture-grade satin wood veneers. A blue (Walnut) or black (Black Walnut) cloth grille completes the elegant appearance. Dual sets of gold-plated binding posts provide a secure connection and offer a choice of single-ended or bi-wire/bi-amplified connections.
General Specifications
Type 2-way bookshelf loudspeaker
Low Frequency Driver 6.5″ (165mm) Pure Pulp cone woofer
High Frequency Driver 2410H-2 1-inch (25mm) annular ring, Teonex® diaphragm compression driver with advanced HDI™ geometry horn
Recommended Amplifier Power 25 – 150 WRMS
Impedance 4 Ohm
Loudspeaker Sensitivity 87 dB/2.83V/1m
Frequency Response 42 Hz – 30 kHz (-6 dB)
Coverage Angle, -6 dB 100 Degrees Hor. x 80 Degrees Ver., from 2kHz to 17kHz
Crossover Frequency 1.6 kHz
Enclosure Type H-braced front-ported bookshelf
Grille Feature Monitor style to match horn mating features, supplied in dark blue (with walnut cabinet) and black (with black cabinet)
Dimensions with grille 16.5” H x 10.25” W x 9” D (419 mm H x 260 mm W x 227 mm D)
Controls UHF tone control
Input Type Dual sets of gold-plated binding posts with shorting straps
Product Weight (Each) 24.2 lbs. (10.98 kg)
Shipping Weight 56.2 lbs. (25.5 kg)
Shipping Units of Measure Pair
Warranty 5 Years
Recommended stand height 24” (609 mm)
