Thursday, September 28, 2017

Ø Audio Icon











































































€9000


Ø Audio is made for us who simply just want to enjoy the music and forget about the rest!

We had long been looking for a pair high quality speakers that interested us a bit more than average, but after searching and searching without finding what we looked for we decided to make it ourselves.

Ø Audio Icon is the result of a few years with a lot of testing, building and measurements. We are very proud of the result and hope it can be of interest for other enthusiasts!

Our first only speaker model is called Icon.

Icon is made to be able to present the music in a precise, open and entertaining way. Our main goal when listening to music is to be able to just listen to the music without thinking about the speakers, amplifier, source or any other part in the setup.


High efficiency - Easy to drive

The Ø Audio Icon is a high efficiency speaker that is easy to drive even for low powered tube amplifiers. They are recomended to be used with amplifiers from around 8w depending on the setup and room size!


Asymetrical design

The Icon have a unique asymetrical design with no parallel walls. This gives very little resonances and also reduce the problems with reflecting soundwaves inside the cabinet.


Top of the line components

Ø Audio do only use top of the line components all they way in our products. We use custom designed woofers from Acoustic Elegance, Italian made compression drivers, Crossover components from Duelund and Jantzen and enclosure handcrafted in Poland.


Controlled Directivity

The Icon have a controlled directivity! The horn have a directicity of 60 degree horizontally, which is a bit more narrow than many other hifi speakers. This results in less reflections from sidewalls, which makes a better and more precise soundstage in most situations.



SPECIFICATIONS

Sensitvity: 93dB
Frequency response: 27-20 khz
Impedance: 8ohm
Tweeter: Coated titanium diaphragm (3" Voice Coil)
Woofer: 12" with Lambda motor
Weight: 50kg/pc
Dimensions: 100x50x36cm (HxDxW)
Recommended amplifier: 8-500w

Finishes:
Matt Black Grey Lacquer(RAL 7021)
Matt White


Want a special color?

All colors in the RAL color chart can be ordered (matt and high gloss) + €650

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Trenner & Friedl Taliesin







































































This loudspeaker has its origin in the very first beginning of Trenner & Friedl.

Even before! More than 25 years ago, Andreas Friedl designed a very big (and we mean BIG) loudspeaker for his own use, a reference, a giant of joy.

When he and Peter Trenner founded the brand, Taliesin (the grey) stayed with Peter for many years. It was the benchmark for all coming loudspeakers.

Now the 25th anniversary is on the horizon, and the friends did not want celebrate without a Taliesin. The task was to make a worthy successor of the awesome forefather.


Features:

Floor standing speaker

Designed with taking account of the golden section

Multiplex birch wood of different densities

Multi layered lacquer finish

Damped with recycling composit wool felt

Coaxial loudspeaker principle; point source, smooth phase and perfect step response

In the main frequency range coaxial loudspeaker principle; point source, smooth phase and perfect step response

Huge low frequency driver to move a lot of air

Indirectional radiating super tweeter for finest details

Cones impregnated with multi-layered finish of Italian balsamic oil lacquer

Finest crossover components by Mundorf

Cardas Audio internal wire, also constructed in golden ratio proportions

Cardas Audio Patented Binding Posts

Can be placed close to walls and corners


Drive Units

1 x 18” Paper cone
1 x 12” paper cone coaxial fabric dome
1 x 1.75” coaxial titanium compression driver
1 x air motion transformer

Frequency response
30 Hz (f-6 DB) to 40 kHz (f-3 DB)

Sensitivity
92 dB (2.83V/1m)

Impedance
4 Ohm


Dimensions:

Height:
1500 mm

Width:
620 mm

Depth:
580 mm

Monday, September 25, 2017

Teorema Acustico at Sintonie Audio Show 2017














































































Speakers from left:

Full Two.Zero - €18000
Full One.Zero - €12500

Rack - Fermo.Zero - €5000

At the top - Dac.Zero with PCM1704k - €17000
In the middle - XS.Zero integrated amplifier with external PSU to the left - €20000
At the bottom - Uno.Zero tube integrated amplifier - €11000

Nimbus Audio Arcus
















































































€19800


The Arcus vacuum tube amplifier has been designed from the ground up to provide the discerning listener with an exceptional musical experience while remaining relatively compact and easily integrated into a living space.

In many cases, this approach would lead to a toned down version of higher-end separate components but not here: the Arcus was conceived with an uncompromising approach despite its compactness. A true dual mono supply, a precision resistor ladder volume control and a computer controlled power output stage that is capable of both Class A and Class AB operation put it in a category of its own.

With the combination of an all-tube amplification chain, very high quality components and an innovative feature set we're convinced that the Arcus amplifier will satisfy your highest expectations.


ALL TUBE AMPLIFICATION

The Arcus amplifier uses only tubes and transformers in the signal path with no other active devices performing audio signal amplification.

The balanced inputs are handled by high quality amorphous core line input transformers, offering extremely good common-mode noise rejection over a wide frequency range.

Voltage and power amplification stages are connected through an additional interstage transformer using a push-pull topology with a precision current mirror for precise driver tubes biasing.

Finally, output power transformers connected in an ultra-linear topology provide the smooth and detailed sound signature of the Arcus amplifier.


COMPUTER CONFIGURABLE POWER STAGE

One of the most distinctive capabilities of the Arcus amplifier lies in its ability to let the user select the supply voltage and bias current of the output stage through multiple tube profiles.

This feature allows the use of all tubes from the 6L6 family such as the 6L6,-G/A/B/C, 5881 or Russian 6P3S, and operate them in optimal conditions. Class A and AB profiles are also available providing complete tube operating conditions control.

The precise bias control also has the beneficial side effect of providing zero maintenance push-pull balance, thus ensuring the output transformer operates in ideal conditions over the entire tube lifetime.

Rounding up the flexible output stage, six WBT speaker binding posts offer the choice of two output impedance ranges: 4/8Ω or 8/16Ω, allowing optimal impedance matching.


FLEXIBLE FILAMENT VOLTAGE SUPPORT

For tube enthusiasts, the Arcus amplifier adds the ability to support signal amplification tubes using either 6.3V or 12.6V filaments. No manual adjustment is necessary and the correct filament voltage will be applied automatically based on the inserted tube.

This opens up the possibility to install new and NOS tubes from both the 6SN7 as well as the 12SN7 families, vastly expanding the usable NOS tubes range.

For the dedicated tube rollers, a simple Loctal to Octal socket adapter allows 7N7 and 14N7 tubes to be used for even more NOS tube options!


TWO CHASSIS DESIGN

Designed as a no-compromises dual mono architecture from the ground up, the Arcus amplifier uses a separate power supply chassis housing dedicated power transformers for each channel.

In addition to offering fully DC regulated filament, high voltage and bias voltage rails, the power supply has been designed to limit RF interference from entering the circuitry through systematic use of common-mode chokes and filtering capacitors.

The end result speaks for itself: a pristine background for music to unfold on.


PRECISION RESISTOR LADDER VOLUME CONTROL

Contrary to many integrated amplifiers employing inexpensive volume controls, the Arcus deploys one of the most direct and transparent implementations: a relay-controlled precision resistor ladder volume control. The circuit uses low noise metal film resistors to offer volume control in 1dB steps with almost perfect channel matching.

For ultimate user convenience, during volume changes the audio path is switched to a professional grade VCA (voltage controlled amplifier) circuit enabling smooth and continuous volume adjustment until the desired sound level is reached. Once this is done, the pre-amplifier ciruitry will switch the audio signal back to the passive volume control.


AMPLIFIER SECTION

​Vacuum tube only signal path with inter-stage and output transformer coupling and no negative feedback.

Push-pull drivers and push-pull ultra-linear output stage with choice of Class A or AB operation.

Computer controlled, analog tube bias control and voltage control with user-selectable tube profiles.

Precision current sensing for perfect push-pull bias current balance requiring no manual adjustments.

Transformer coupled balanced audio inputs feeding a hybrid resistor ladder volume control / analog VCA.

Lundahl interstage and Hashimoto output transformers.

Six speaker binding posts allowing two different output impedance ranges (two out of 4Ω, 8Ω or 16Ω)


POWER SUPPLY

Dual mono design with individual power transformers for each channel.

Fully DC regulated heater, high voltage and bias supplies.

Separate digital circuits supply (with its own power transformers) to avoid interference into the analog circuits.

Common-mode choke filtering on all rails to drastically reduce noise and RF interference entering the amplifier.

Lundahl C-core power transformers.

Ultra long life film power supply capacitors.












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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Nagra HD Preamp























































Nagra HD Preamp will debut at Tokyo Show, Vietnam Show and RMAF 2017.

"Almost 20 years after the release of the mythical preamplifier Nagra PL-P in 1998, Nagra will introduce at RMAF 2017 one of the most ambitious project of its history, the HD Preamp.

For the past three years Nagra R&D Department, served by ten skilled and specialized audio engineers, worked on that project with the goal of creating the most revealing and engaging preamplifier in the world. This tube base dual-mono spared no expense or experimentation in the fields of electronics, mechanics, power supply, thermal issues and obviously extensive listening sessions. The result is a striking product in terms of specification and performance. It will just reshape the expectation you may have of a preamplifier or your whole set-up, sources and amplifiers…

Volume control is a patent pending technology that allows perfect level match and is much superior to pots and switch resistors.

Suggested retail €54´900
US Retail price $59.500.

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Aequo Audio Stilla















Stilla is a very small and elegant floor standing speaker, yet it has the same output above 20hz as the Ensis. Responsible for this challenging job are two 7" subwoofers mounted inside the horn loaded bass reflex cabinet, powered by Ncore amplifiers.

The active electronic system for analog room size and placement correction is used to tune the speaker to roll off as a closed box speaker, so it does not suffer from problems normally associated with ported speakers.

Many other technologies and materials of the Stilla are more directly derived from the closed-box Ensis speaker and the Stilla is equipped with the same formidable midrange driver. The result is a comparable character with rich audiophile musicality as well as transparent uncoloured precision and an amazing  holographic soundstage.

The middle and high frequency section of this hybrid speaker remains passive. Specified as 8 ohms nominal and highly sensitive, it is made to work well with a wide range of amplifiers. The 5" driver is responsible for a very open, or pleasantly detailed, midrange frequencies without coloration. It is accompanied by a tweeter system with a concentric dome and ring moving-surface, as well as some new dispersion-improvement technologies.

The two transducers are time-aligned by the carefully sloped cabinet, and wideband phase-aligned by the low-order crossover.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Boulder 3010 Preamplifier inside


Kerr Acoustic True Ribbon Tweeter
















We feel that ribbon tweeters are an area often shrouded by misconception. While the term ‘ribbon’ is used to cover a broad range of tweeter technologies, a ‘True Ribbon’ tweeter is one in which the whole diaphragm itself acts as the conductor. This means there is absolutely zero excess (non-conducting) mass, and that the diaphragm can be immensely thin and light.

The aluminium ribbon diaphragms used in our K300 monitor are just 15 microns thick, and have a total moving mass of 0.027g.

For context, air-motion-transformer tweeters typically have a moving mass of 0.17g, and conventional dome tweeters around 0.5g. From this, you can gather that our ribbons are approximately eighteen times lighter than most domes!

The result? Flawless reproduction of high-frequency content, and unmatched transient response. The speed, extension, and non-fatiguing detail that our tweeters provide is quite remarkable, and make it very hard to switch back to conventional tweeter designs.

We use True Ribbons throughout our range of products.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Kerr Acoustic K100























Our main reference monitor is a large format three-way design, featuring a twelve-inch Radial™ driver partnered with a three-inch dome and True Ribbon tweeter.

Offering a full, uncompromised frequency response from 16Hz to 45kHz, the K100 is a true reference loudspeaker, designed to set the new standard in professional monitoring and critical listening.

Whether you require a truly compromise-free accurate monitoring solution in your mix/mastering studio, or the ultimate reproduction of finite detail in your personal system, the K100 guarantees a truly vivid and engaging sonic performance.


Specifications:

LF Driver 12” High-Performance unit with Radial™ intercooler technology
MF Driver 3” Low-distortion dome with 8 kg magnet assembly
HF Driver 3” True Ribbon tweeter with 0.36g diaphragm mass
Response 16Hz – 45kHz
Sensitivity 92dB (2.83V/1m)
Impedance 4 Ohms (nominal)
Crossover 370Hz | 3.6kHz - 2nd order (12dB/ Octave)
Dimensions H:1268 | W:348 | D:550 mm
Construction 24mm Baltic Birch plywood transmission-line
Weight 78 kg

Recommended Amplifier Power 150 - 800 Watts

Kerr Acoustic K300























Our primary stand-mount loudspeaker is a two-way design, featuring a 6.5” wood-fibre cone and True Ribbon tweeter.

Designed to be the last near-field monitor you will ever need, the K300 is equally at home in domestic environments as it is in the studio. The K300 pushes the boundaries of what is sonically achievable from a stand-mount design, delivering a performance that is anything but compact.

Featuring the Kerr Acoustic transmission line, the K300 produces a stunningly accurate frequency response from 33Hz – 45kHz, which remains linear and uncoloured at all playback levels.


Specifications:

LF Driver 6.5” Wood-fibre cone with low-loss linear suspension system
HF Driver 3” True Ribbon tweeter with 0.27g diaphragm mass
Response 33Hz – 45kHz
Sensitivity 89dB (2.83V/1m)
Impedence 4 Ohms (nominal)
Crossover 1.95kHz - 2nd order (12dB/ Octave)
Dimensions H:420 | W:195 | D:395 mm
Construction 18 / 24mm Baltic Birch plywood transmission-line
Weight 12 kg

Recommended Amplifier Power 10 – 200 Watts

Analog Domain Argus


Thursday, September 7, 2017

LM Audio 845IA Premium


































































Product Features:

LM-845 Premium Integrated Amplifier is combined with two units. One is the amplifier unit and the other is Outputs unit. In the amplifier unit the main amplifier and power supply parts are included while in the outputs unit output transformer and speaker outputs parts are included. Amplifier unit and outputs unit are connected with two separate well built connectors and cables for which you can put up and down or left and right.

Thirty watts per channel, Single Ended design, Pure Class A Integrated Stereo Amplifier with 845 output power tubes.

All tube Integrated with 12AX7 input tubes, 310A signal amplification stage, 300B driver tubes and 845 output tubes.

Well selected and matched tubes. Tubes we chose are Shuguang 12AX7, Line Magnetic 310A, Shuguang 300B and Shuguang 845. No matter it is the Pre-stage or power stage of tubes we select and choose the best matching ones to use on the same unit of amplifier to get the best sound quality out of it.

Three pairs of Line inputs, One pair of Balance Input and One Pre-In are located on the back panel of the amplifier unit. Left and Right inputs take a way of balance design. All are separately arranged to lower the cross-talk between Left and Right.

Different from other inputs Pre-In offers you a possibility to connect to some other Preamplifier so that you can the LM-845 Premium as a power amplifier.

Speaker terminals for 4, 8, 16 ohm speakers are located on the back panel of the Outputs unit. Same as inputs speaker outputs are arranged in a way of balance and separate design too.

Two user bias controls for 300B and 845 have been used for bias adjustment and two meters has been added to the front plate to allow you to monitor bias with ease.

One Power Meter with two pointers is located in the middle of front plate to allow you to monitor the power output of each channel.

Negative Feedback switch is on the front plate that you can choose between two levels of NFB to enjoy the different sound outputs of the LM-845IA Premium tube amplifier. Under the state of MAX it has a better dynamic while as for MIN the sound output has a more density.

On the rear panel of the Transformer Unit there is a Phase Switch you can choose between Phase In and Out.

In LM-845 Premium it includes eight transformers. Two pieces of power transformers, two output transformers, two coupling driver transformers, two chokes. In order to have a stable and better power supply we have designed two pieces of specially designed Toroid power transformers in Balance. EI type of output transformers are installed in the outputs unit separately to lower interfere from the external radio frequency.

Japanese Audio grade ALPS volume potentiometer has been applied. RCA terminals are specially designed by Line Magnetic for the amplifier. It can reduce the signal loss during transition and guarantee the sound quality.


Standard with remote volume control.

Hand made construction with the finest point-to-point wiring.

SoftStart and time-delay circuit. (30 seconds).

Solid Aluminum design of the front with Piano lacquer painting of chassis. An elegant combination of black. Nice looking amplifier you do not want to miss.


Specification:

Power output: 30W Class A Single Ended

Frequency response: 15Hz~35kHz (-1.5dB)

THD: 1% (1kHz)

S/N Ratio: 80dB

Input Sensitivity: 250mV 1000mV (Pre-IN)

Input Impedance: 100kΩ

Output Impedance: 4Ω,8Ω, 16Ω

Dimension (W×D×H):  (430 x 456 x 460) mm

Tube Complement: 12AX7×2、310A×2、300B×2、845×2

Net Weight: 62kg

Power Consumption: 350W

Friday, September 1, 2017

Technics SP-10R






















































SP-10R use a new coreless direct-drive motor with a two-sided rotor drive system and stator coils on both sides of the rotor. The platter, like that of the SL-1200G, is a sandwich of brass, die-cast aluminium and rubber.

The platter weight is 7,85kg and the inertial mass is 970kg-cm2.

The SP-10R also features a new ultra-low-noise switching power supply in a discrete unit, separate from the turntable, to prevent cartridge hum.

As with the original ’70s SP-10 models, the core SP-10R doesn’t come with a plinth or tonearm, although Technics will also be selling a complete package that includes those items.

The Technics SP-10R will be available from early summer 2018.