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Saturday, June 2, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Goldmund Logos 1N and 2N Proteus Speakers
This speaker system has been created to function exclusively with Proteus and Leonardo and provides the highest level of sound quality. In terms of price, it offers an excellent option, located between the Metis speakers and Epilogue 1 and 2 system.
The Logos 1N and 2N are sold only as active, with digital input only, and can only function with Goldmund processors (Metis 10, Mimesis 15, Mimesis 16/16HD or Mimesis 32). They are sold as a full stereo or multichannel system.
Wilson Audio Alexandria XLF in London
Wilson Audio's Peter McGrath and John Giolas participated in the European debut of the Alexandria XLF in London England last week. The venue was KJ West One in London. Located in the high-end shopping district of Marylebone in West London, KJ is one of Europe's premier audio salons. Most recently, an extensive, ground-up remodel of the store has elevated KJ to one of the most beautiful as well.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Analog Domain Calysto vs Goldmund Telos 3500
Analog Domain Calysto sounds better than Goldmund Telos 3500.
And Calysto is the cheapest amp model in the range.
I can understand people who has heard Analog Domain amps calls them GOD amplifiers.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
B.M.C. Audio Arcadia Loudpeakers Upgraded Edition
B.M.C. Audio introduces a new edition of its handsome Arcadia Speakers at the T.H.E. SHOW in Newport Beach. The upgrade includes a number of refinements that further fine-tune the speaker’s performance and enhance its build quality since they were recently debuted at the 2012 CES.
Recently introduced as the first entry in a brand new B.M.C. product category, the floorstanding Arcadias were custom designed with several unusual features. Notable among these are balanced drivers with Honeycomb-Kevlar cones that are light, stiff, and free of resonance and coloration; an external crossover free from internal sound pressures, and makes it easily upgradable; and rigid, sealed, resonance-free cabinets made of an exclusive ceramic compound.
The Arcadia’s new features are numerous and varied, affecting its connections, wiring, internal construction and supports. Significant among them are new professional SpeakON connectors by Neutrik® between the crossover and speaker cabinets for more reliability, convenience, robustness and a better appearance. SpeakONs are the industry connection standard for amplifiers and loudspeakers and are specially designed for speakers’ high-current, inductive loads. The Arcadia’s crossover input will continue to also offer binding posts.
Also new, the crossover-to-speaker interconnects will employ very low-inductance copper cabling produced by the Ohno Continuous Casting process. OCC wire is designed to achieve 99.9998% purity, making it the highest-grade copper available outside the military. The crossover, itself, has been redesigned with more hand wiring and a layout yielding less track impedance.
The woofer inductors no longer use round wire but rectangular, very pure copper wire, which make them denser and able to deliver better bass. Solid rectangular cores have also been applied to the Arcadia’s internal wiring.
The midrange drivers have seen an increase in their magnetic power for better upper midrange resolution. In addition, a change in the magnets’ construction has improved the movement of the drivers’ air stream.
Inside the speaker cabinets, engineers have raised the vertical acoustical center slightly upward to further improve the soundstage. Finally, the cabinets have acquired spikes screwed directly into their bases for better grounding.
Apart from these refinements, the Arcadias still retain the qualities that made their initial reception so enthusiastic. The cabinets are tall and slim with a series of thin raised panels that emphasize their graceful vertical lines. There are two 11-inch woofers, one on each side; four 5-inch midrange drivers, two each on the front and rear; and dual Air Motion transformer tweeters. All the drivers are balanced, enhancing the Arcadia’s projection of depth, especially at the sides of the soundstage. The system is also bi-polar, further improving the soundstage’s impression of depth.
Each cabinet stands 47.2 inches high by 20.4 inches wide by 11.2 inches deep and, despite relatively compact dimensions, weighs 250 pounds.
The upgraded Arcadia Speaker is available now in satin or gleaming piano black and pearl-white finishes from authorized dealers at a suggested price of $36,300/pair (U.S. MSRP).
Coffman Labs G-1A Preamplifier
$5500
Inputs:
5 position selector switch with a mute position
Three Line: S1, S2, S3 selected at front panel
50k input impedance (S1 & S2); 10K (S3)
Two phono: Phono selected at front panel:
MM1 / MM2 or MM / MC: Rear Panel Switch
MM1 selectable impedance 47K / 70K / 95K
Outputs:
5 position selector switch with ‘Off’ position
Two Line level: (Inverted) Rear Panel: “On” Selected
Output impedance: 600 Ω “Out1” and 1000 Ω “Out2”
Record out: (non-inverted) Rear Panel: Always present
Headphone Out (non-Inverted): Front Panel Selectable
‘Hi’ (100-300 Ω) or ‘Lo’ impedance (32-75 Ω)
Front Panel Line Out: (Inverted) ‘Out’ via headphone jack
Gain:
Phono to REC OUT Jack: MM=36 dB : MC = 52 dB
Max Phono Gain (Line out): MM=60.5 dB : MC = 76 dB
Line level output maximum undistorted: +14 dB
Max Headphone power: ½ watt at 32 Ω, ¼ watt at 300 Ω
Tube Complement:
2 X 12AX7 / ECC83 (RIAA Section)
2 X 12AU7 / ECC82 (Phono Boost)
2 X 5687 (Line Output)
1 X 5AR4 (Power Supply)
Equalization: [measured in to 5 ohm load on MC input]
Passive RIAA, Paper in Oil (PIO) capacitors used for filters.
+0.5/- 0.2 dB 20Hz-20KHz (typical) 1Khz standard.
7 Hz rumble filter inherent in Phono Section
Frequency Response:
Line: 20Hz–100KHZ +0.2/-0.5dB; 15Hz–150KHz + /-1.0dB
Headphone: -1dB at 15Hz, -2dB at 20KHz [Sennheiser 650]
Signal to Noise: (partially dependant on specific tubes used)
Phono: approximately 85+ dB
Line: approximately 100+ dB
Chassis Configuration:
Separate power supply on 5 foot cable.
110/120 or 220/240: Factory set per order
Purchase Options:
Moving Coil: Replaces one MM input with MC input
[Note: MC step-up is 15.5 dB: .3mV output or higher
recommended]
120/240 Voltage: Specify at the time of purchase.
YS Sound Balancing Workshop Limited
The 83W-130 preamp have the same buttons and looks of the FM Acoustics 268.
I like the original much better.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Argento Olympic Reference 2012
4 years ago the Olympic Reference by Argento was hot with sales over 100 in the Greater China area. It's Olympic time again soon.
Argento has much improved the strength of the previous one. The speed and agility alongside power and control, which is the hallmark of the previous Olympic reference of course remain. The surprise is the improved purity of tone and the mellowness when the music calls for it.
And the biggest surprise is: It is black in color.
Friday, May 25, 2012
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