Cov Khoom Tshiab Tshaj los ntawm Rocky Mountain Audio

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Sadurni Acoustics Speakers

Brent Butterworth

Kuv siv lub xeem lis xaus nyob rau hauv qhov zoo tshaj plaws tau txoj kev ua suab paj nruag: thaum tuaj koom nrog Rocky Mountain Audio Fest nyob Denver. RMAF xyoo no muaj ntau tshaj 170 lub chav demo, tag nrho nrog ntau high-end (thiab tsis-li-high-end) cov suab nrov thiab khiav rau koj mloog kev lom zem. Nws kuj tau muab cov lus qhia hauv CanJam qhia, uas kuv tau qhia rau ob peb hnub dhau los.

Tam sim no wb mus saib ntawm lub tso suab tso khoom hauv tsev khoom kuv pom ntawm tus yeeb yam ....

RMAF yog loj heev uas kuv yuav tsum hla ntau chav chav demo, tab sis kuv tuaj yeem tsis kam nrog ib daim duab ntawm ib tus neeg hais lus tiag tiag ntawm sab xub ntiag. Qhov ntawd yog li cas kuv tau lured rau hauv Sadurni Acoustics demo. Tus hneev bass ntsuas 90cm (3 ko taw) thoob plaws, thiab txhua tus yog muab los ntawm ib qhov chaw loj ntawm MDF rau ib phab ntsa ntawm 3 nti. Mounted saum toj no tus ntses bass yog ib qho MDF midrange horn thiab ib lub tweeter nrog lub tooj dag. Ib lub txhab nyiaj ntawm plaub lub raj raj zoo li muaj cov kab ntsig tob. Cov txheej txheem them nqi $ 25,000 txog $ 40,000, nyob ntawm kev teeb tsa thiab tiav.

Honestly, yog vim li cas kuv feem ntau mus hauv chav wacky-hais lus yog vim hais tias lub suab yog feem ntau amusingly coj txawv txawv, tab sis lub Sadurni khoom sounded zoo. Lub tonal tshuav yog ntuj thiab lub suab tau deb dua ntau tshaj qhov kuv xav pom los ntawm ib qho kev txawv txawv ntawm cov tsav tsheb. Lub hwj chim tau los ntawm 2-watt tube amp. Tias 's tsis typo - nws yeej yog 2 watts! Tab sis thaum koj tus neeg hais lus muab 110 lo lus nug dB los ntawm 1 watt, koj tsis xav tau ntau lub hwj chim.

02 ntawm 10

Txawj tshuab AHB2 THX amplifier

Brent Butterworth

Lub AHB2 yog tus thawj amplifier siv THX tus tshiab tagnrho-analog high-efficiency amp tshuab. Lub tshuab ua haujlwm siv lub converter super-compact DC-to-DC thiab lub hwjchim uas nrhiav tau uas tsuas yog siv ntau npaum li lub hwjchim uas yuav tsum tau ua los ntawm lub suab paj nruag, yog li nws tsis tas yuav hlawv lub hwj chim ntau tshaj li qhov kub tshaj txoj kev kub ntxhov. Lub amplifier qhov "yuam kev pub rau pem hauv ntej" tsim yog hais kom xa cov suab nrov tsawg kawg nkaus thiab distortion.

Txawm hais tias tus amp ntsuas 3 li ntawm 11 los ntawm 8 nti, nws muab tus nqi 100 watts rau 8 ohms. Thaum lub sij hawm Benchmark's demo, nrog lub tshuab AHB2 tsav Studio Fais tham, Kuv tso kuv txhais tes nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm lub amplifier thiab nws tau cia li sov sov, zoo li lub khob ntawm Dub Starbucks dub kasfes tom qab txog 10 feeb. Tus nqi tsis tau npaj tab sis xam txog $ 2,500.

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Bluesound Wireless cov khoom

Brent Butterworth

Los ntawm cov suab masters ntawm NAD thiab PSB los txog Bluesound, ib qho kev siv hluav taws xob rau lwm yam khoom siv los ntawm Sonos thiab lwm tus. Xws li Sonos, Bluesound siv nws lub vas sab rau kev sib txuas suab thaum siv kev sib txuas lus hauv koj lub tsev hauv tsev WiFi los mus saib cov kev pab cuam hauv Internet thiab cov suab cia rau hauv koj lub computer thiab cov tsav nyuaj.

Ntawm sab laug yog $ 699 Pulse, ib tus neeg hais lus wireless uas siv NAD Direct Digital Amplification thiab tsim acoustical tsim los ntawm PSB tus tsim Paul Barton. Lwm cov khoom nyob rau hauv qhov system muaj xws li $ 449 Node, uas muaj kab-theem tawm mus txuas rau lwm tus neeg hloov; qhov $ 699 PowerNode, uas yog tus Node uas muaj 50-watt-ib-amp amp ua hauv; thiab $ 999 Vault, ib lub xov tooj cua nrog lub 1-terabyte network-attached storage (NAS) tsav thiab CD ripper los ua.

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Sony TA-A1ES kev amplifier

Brent Butterworth

Txhob cai muaj, audiophiles, Kuv paub tias koj xav tau dab tsi. Koj tab tom xav txog Sony nkaus xwb rub lub voj voog rau TA-A1ES tshiab ntawm ib qho khoom siv hluav taws xob, nplua ib lub ntsej muag nyiaj rau nws, cim tus nqi thiab hu ua nws ib hnub. Tsis yog. Lub $ 1,999 TA-A1ES, Sony tus thawj tshiab amp hauv 14 xyoo, ntiav siv lub tshuab ua kom muaj zog txaus siv los ua ke nrog suab nrov audiophile-pleasing nrog high efficiency. Hauv daim duab saum toj no, nws yog qhov hauv qab hauv cov khib nyiab, txoj cai nyob rau hauv HAP-Z1ES high-resolution audio player.

Yeej, 80-watt-ib-Channel TA-A1ES siv lub Class A amplification Circuit Court hooked mus txog ib qho kev tawm fais fab uas xa tib lub hwj huam raws li xav tau, thiaj li yuav luag tsis muaj khib li cua sov. Tiam sis raws li hauv Class A amplifiers, cov transistors cai teeb liab txhua lub sijhawm, thiaj li tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam cov kev cuam tshuam ua rau thaum cov transistors nyob rau hauv ib chav kawm ntawv AB hoob amp kaw.

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Suab A2 + Kev Hais Lus

Brent Butterworth

Audioengine tsis tau hloov nws cov lus A2 uas tau siv rau rau xyoo. Thiab yog vim li cas nws yuav tsum, thaum nws tseem mus kom tau raves los ntawm cov ntawv audiophiles? Tus tshiab $ 249 A2 + bumps nce tus nqi ntawm $ 50, tab sis nws ntxiv ib built-in USB digital-to-analog converter, uas yuav zaum xa suab zoo zoo dua DAC los ua koj lub computer. Muaj kuj yog ib qho tshiab uas muaj peev xwm tshaj tawm uas muaj peev xwm txuas tau rau ib qho wireless transmitter (rau ntau lub suab) lossis subwoofer.

Hos tus tsim acoustical tsis hloov (thiab tsis xav tau), lub hwj huam mov tau hloov dua siab tshiab, yog li tej zaum tus amp yuav xa me ntsis ntxiv lub taub hau. Lub A2 + yuav muaj nyob rau hauv cov xim dub los yog dawb, thiab tus nqi yog $ 29 ntxiv.

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Thorens TD 209 Turntable

Brent Butterworth

Lub vis dis aus TD 209 yog tus nqi txo ntawm TD 309; nws raug nqi $ 1,499 tiv thaiv tus thawj $ 1,999. Qhov sib txawv no, kiag yog qhov hloov maj mam. Lub tsav mechanism yog tib yam, thiab ob qho tib si ua qauv ib qho xim acrylic nrog ib txhuas subplatter. Qhov txawv ntawm qhov txawv txav yog tias TD 209 nta ib qho TP-90 tonearm tshiab. Thorens US rep Norm Steinke xav paub ntau ntxiv txawv rau kuv, tab sis lawv tau me nyuam yaus kuv nrhiav tsis tau lawv hauv kuv phau ntawv.

Yog hais tias TD 209 lub kaum sab plinth yog dhau lawm tawm-rau koj, qhov tsis zoo sib xws TD 206 nta ib lub pliaj plinth.

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Suab paj nruag nrog Mooo Mat

Brent Butterworth

Nyob rau hauv Music Hall $ 50 Mooo Mat, ib yam khoom ua rau lub zog ncig xyuas kev lag luam. Yep, uas yog qhov tseeb cowhide nyob rau sab saum toj. Rau hauv qab yog 1.5 hli cork lev. Lub txheej txheem ob-lev yog hais tias nqus kev vibration thiab ua rau pom tej yam khoom qub-nruab nrab. Thiab ntawm chav kawm, txhua txhua tus lev yog tshwj xeeb.

Yog hais tias koj xav tau, uas yog tus tshiab Music Hall Ikura turntable txhawb lub Mooo Mat.

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Dynaudio Excite Speakers

Brent Butterworth

Raws li kuv tau hnov, qhov thib ob cim versions ntawm Dynaudio Txoj Kev Excite nyob rau lawv lub npe ua qhov me me, yog tias tsis pom kev. Cov kab - uas muaj cov qauv ntawm $ 1,500 / khub X14 phau ntawv hais lus rau tus $ 4,500 / khub X38 tus pej thuam hais qhia tom qab - zoo nkauj npaum li cas rau Dynaudio playbook, nrog slim, minimalist designs thiab gorgeous ntoo veneer finishes. Qhov zoo tshaj yav dhau los? Cov neeg tsav tsheb tshiab, khij tshiab, thiab raws li Dynaudio tus Mike Manousselis, "qhib ntau lub suab nrog ntau tus punch hauv cov ntses bass thaj tsam." Manousselis tau hais tias lawv kuj yoojyim tsav, thiab zoo dua li siv nrog kev ua yeeb yam hauv tsev.

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Volti suab Vittoria hais lus

Brent Butterworth

Cov kev hais lus hauv chav no tsis yog tshiab, tab sis RMAF 2013 yog thawj zaug uas kuv hnov ​​lawv. Kuv yuav tsis quav ntsej lawv kiag li, tab sis los ntawm kev dai ntawm Vancouver lub vintage suab megastore Innovative suab, Kuv tau tsim ib qho kev zoo siab rau qee yam ntawm cov qauv no. Qhov $ 17,500 / pair Vittoria yog obviously caum tus qauv ntawm cov classic Klipschorns; ntau audiophiles xav tias lub suab vintage, ib nrab vim hais lus yog npaum li ntawd lawv ua tau npaum li cas lawv yuav tsum tau tsav rau ntau theem uas muaj qes-powered tube amps xws li Border Patrol qauv koj pom ntawm sab laug.

Cov neeg tham yog tsim los siv rau hauv cov ces kaum, tab sis tseem, txawm tias lawv kis tawm thoob plaws hauv chav, kuv tau txais pob zeb ntawm qhov chaw duab. Tej zaum lawv yuav yog classic, tab sis lawv paub meej tsis tau laus laus.

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DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O / 96 hais lus thiab LM suab kub Series 518IA amp

Brent Butterworth

Technically, tsis tus DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O / 96 hais lus uas koj pom nyob rau hauv lub foreground los yog cov O / 93 koj pom nyob rau tom qab tshiab; dab tsi yog tshiab nyob rau hauv lub chav tsev ua tau lub Kab Sib Nqus 518IA kev amp. Tab sis kuv xav kom muaj cov chav no hauv kuv RMAF vim DeVore Fidelity tus tsim thiab Chris thiab Dale Shepherd los ntawm Eugene Hi-Fi muab tso rau hauv dab tsi yuav tau qhov zoo tshaj plaws stereo demo Kuv puas tau hnov.

Lub suab seev lawv pib nrog - hu nkauj Jenny Hval's Viscera LP, ua si ntawm Versalex turntable ntawm Cov Qib Siab Zoo - ntaus kuv nrog nws qhov kev zoo nkauj zoo nkauj. Lub vev lub suab nrov tsis zoo xwb, tiam sis zoo kawg nkaus "qhov ncauj qhov loj"; qee cov suab hais lus siab yuav ua rau cov neeg hu nkauj suab zoo tshaj plaws. Cov cuab yeej sib txawv kis tawm hauv chav thiab sib sib zog nqus tshaj ntawm cov phab ntsa tom qab cov neeg hais lus, nrog txhua yam twj paj nruag zoo nyob hauv cov suab nrov, tab sis tsis muaj lub phony, pinpoint-tseeb pom ntau hom hauv hi-fi systems.

"Txhob Ua Siab" los ntawm Peter Gabriel tus LP yog li zoo dua. Tsis tau hais tias cov ntaubntawv povthawj zoo dua qub - nws tseem muaj me ntsis cheezy, hyped-up tus cwj pwm ntawm qhov '80s - tab sis lub cev tauj muab ntau heev uas nws kiag li kos kuv, tos impatiently kom hnov ​​cov lus tshiab thiab nuances txhua suab kab yuav qhia. Zuag qhia tag nrho, lub suab sib xyaw cov cim ntawm vintage Cheebtsam nrog lub precision ntawm lub suab iav tshiab, thiab tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam ntawm ib qho.

Orangutan O / 96 tau ua tes ua lag luam hauv DeVore lub tsev tsim khoom hauv Brooklyn Navy Yard, thiab raug nqi $ 12,000 / khub. Tus $ 4,450 LM 518IA amp xa 22 watts ib channel los ntawm ob tug 845 leeg. Pheej, yog - tab sis nyob rau ntawm qhov chaw uas tus nqi kim tshaj $ 10,000 txog $ 50,000 yog qhov chaw, qhov system no tsis tshua muaj nqi.