Monday, June 27, 2016

Venture Quantum 8

































































For the first time, Venture has developed a full active loudspeaker, the Quantum 8.

The active loudspeaker is developed as a unit and the components can be optimally tuned to each other. Quantum 8 is equipped with latest 24 Bit and 192 KHz DSP technology. It has both analog and digital inputs.

In Venture’s philosophy of Live Performance Satisfaction, Quantum 8 delivers a pure sound never heard before and brings new revelations to your listening experience.


Specs

Frequency Response: 24 - 40,000 Hz
Max dBSPL: 112 dB
Total Amplifier Power: 2400 Watts Class D
Amplifier Channels: 3
Analog Input: 24bit XLR
Digital input: AES
Drivers: one 2" AGC VENTURE Tweeter, one 6.5" AGC Midrange VENTURE driver, one 8" AGC woofer VENTURE driver
Design: 3-way
Dimensions: H 127 x W 50 x D 45 (cm)
Weight: 77kgs
Finish: Black polyester high gloss mirror finish

Saturday, June 25, 2016

SA Lab White Knight




































































€9000

Audio designers have two semiconductor devices at their disposal. These are vacuum tube and transistor. Tube is ideal for voltage amplificaition and has linearity range of tens volts. Transistor with linearity of maximum 1 Volts is meant for current operation. Tube provides required output power in union with output transformer. In the traditional solid state audio engineering context transistor does the same job by means of any kind of negative feedback.

SA Lab White Knight includes emitter repeater in the form of transistor module for current management. Voltage amplification is performed by step-up transformer of really unique design. The uncommonly complex transformer with pass band 5 Hz – 300 kHz complies to strongest requirements to it. The transformer is properly great SA Lab know-how and the heart of incredible White Knight.

White Knight’s creator Alexey Syomin supposes that traditions of solid state design with transistor as voltage amplifier and negative feedback usage are formed due to complexity and low manufacturability of aforementioned transformer.

The other most important know-how Mr. Syomin realized in White Knight is employing of different thermo stabilizing compounds within the single (!) module to provide optimal and stable temperature conditions for module’s elements. Transistors are mounted upon bottom layer of berillium oxide. Capacitors and resistors are placed in different tanks filled different compounds. It took more than 6 kg of expensive German compounds for amplifier producing. The module manufacturing is the task of baffling complexity and it requies much time. One might say the same of White Knight’s transformer.

White Knight’s bipolar power supply has separate toroidal transformers in their shoulders to prevent any “dirt” from mains supply. Four transformers are manufactured by means of highest precision facilities that guarantees highest power supply poles’ symmetry.

There are no negative feedback used in White Knight. Amplifier operates in pure class A before 20 W.

Military grade contact-sealed relay are used for input signal commutating. In Direct mode the signal’s routed bypassing volume control.


Technical specifications

Output power (8/4 Ohm), W - 90/180
Distortion 50% power - 0,03%
S/N uw - 106 dB
Dimensions, mm - 460 х 460 х 190
Weight, kg - 65

Monday, June 20, 2016

Kroma Audio Carmen






































































































€45000


We created Kroma Audio as we felt the need to combine the highest level of High Fidelity with the naturalism and realism shown in a live interpretation.

The Hi-Fi market is saturated with dynamic, absolute reference acoustic speakers, but also with resonances that lead to artificial sound colorations, discordances, discrepancies, and imperfections in the restitution of the natural timbres of each instrument.

For these reasons, we came to the conclusion that another sound is possible . . . the sound of Kroma Audio.

Kroma Audio has exceeded the limits of sound reproduction that, up until now, only the best Hi-Fi systems have been able to achieve. We are tired of stunning, spellbinding loudspeakers that never let us forget that we are listening to a recording. Kroma Audio allows you to immerse yourself in a live performance with each listening.

You have never enjoyed such an overwhelming, realistic sound . . . such an unknown rich timbre . . . and such high level of detail that, up until now, seemed impossible to achieve.

Pure passion, pure emotion, pure magic . . . this is the sound of Kroma Audio.

Kroma Audio isn ́t just another company that makes loudspeakers. Our products are carried out from 30 years experience of designing acoustic speakers, arduous and intense investigation that has been done, endless sessions of listening and the use of our own technology and unique manufacturing and artisanship in the worldwide Hi-Fi sector.

In the manufacturing of our products, we combine the use of the most advanced technological robotics for the making of the cabinet, with essential handmade pieces by true artisan luthiers, to achieve a very special final product, unique and incomparable to any that is available in the market today.

Some of the manufacturing characteristics that distinguish Kroma Audio are:

Cabinet made entirely in Krion, a non-conductive and non-magnetic material that stands out for its high mass and the absence of resonances, resulting in no sound colorations.

Cabinet lining made of different types of wood, the same wood that well known luthiers use for making their musical instruments. Specifically and strategically placed for the greatest acoustic impact, they make it possible to fine-tune the behavior of each pair of loudspeakers as if they were musical instruments themselves.

The absence of metallic elements in the manufacturing of the cabinet. Not one metal screw is used: neither in the chassis, nor in the filter, not even in the fastening of the drivers.

Selected filter components chosen for their top sound quality, such as brand names Duelund and Mundorf, combined with very special NOS components.


Specifications

Full Krion cabinet with crossover isolated in an hermetically separated chamber
Tweeter: Hiquphone
Mid-woofers: 2 x Scan Speak Revelator 6,5” made under our specifications
Passive crossover network with ultra high quality components:
Duelund, Mundorf and very special NOS components
Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohm
Sensitivity: 91 dB
Vibex Pies de Résistance decoupling feet
Recommended power amplifier: >15W
Dimensions: 128,5cm high, 29,5cm wide, 42,5cm deep
Weight without packaging: 100 kg

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Phison A2.120 power amplifier














































































The A2.120 power amplifier is based on the same gain stages as PD2 preamplifier making the sound signature identical to the PD2 preamplifier.

We have choosen a classic linear supply for the power amplifier as we have tested different types of SMPS and every time we end up having worse bass performance from the amplifier even is the SMPS is rated 3 times the power of the linear power supply. It is not something that we need to listen extensively to hear, it is obvious right away for everyone that have heard the difference from SMPS and Linear classic powersupply.

We have chosen to have 7 pair’s output devices because we wanted no saturation when driving the amplifier in bridged mode.  In bridged mode running as mono block this amplifier becomes a compact powerhouse having enough drive ability to drive the toughest loads.

Main features are:

2x120 Watt into 8 Ohm load
Bridgeable to 300Watt into 8Ohm load
Powersupply : 1 KVA
Output current capability : 60A peak
Bandwidth: 1Hz – 330KHz
Inputs: RCA and XLR
Weight: 26 Kg
Size: 440x140x350mm
7 output transistor pairs per channel
No global feedback loop
Frontend: JFET folded cascade
Output stage: Current feedback design

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Voss Audio Preamp
















$40000

Friday, June 10, 2016

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Goldmund Mimesis 16.8






























Specs


INPUTS

10 digital inputs:
In1 RCA spdif
In2 T oslink optical
In3 RCA spdif / XLR aes-ebu
In4 Toslink optical / RCA spdif
In5 RCA spdif
In6 USB AUDIO (up to 96kHz / 24bit pcm stereo only)
In7 to In10 HDMI input
USB CONTROL, used for configuration
RS232, external control system
Any inputs from 1 to 6 and 7-10 can receive multi-channel encoded signal and audio signal up to 96kHz.

4 analog inputs:
In11 & In12 RCA 2-channel
In13 RCA 2-channel ! Direct Out
In14 RCA 6-channel

DIGITAL OUTPUT

8 Digital RCA SPDIF outputs with 2 channels for each.
1 HDMI output to connect a video display or a processor.
Front panel and remote-control adjustable level control with more than 65dB range and
0.05dB accuracy in the 0 to -34dB range.

REMOTE CONTROL

RC5 Standard remote system compatible with standard programmable remote control transmitter (codes available on request)
Volume and balanced control
Selection of the source
Remote muting and standby
Balance and Pink noise
Output Format selection

FRONT PANEL CONTROL

2 knobs for input selection and volume control
Numeric displays for input selection
Numeric displays for volume
Direct Led format, balance and function display

POWER

Nominal line voltage: 117V or 234 V (switchable)
Input voltage range: +/- 15 %
Maximum power consumption: 50 W
Use a 1,6 A delayed fuse

SIZE AND WEIGHT

440Wx400Dx165H(mm)
Weight:24kg

Friday, June 3, 2016

Wednesday, June 1, 2016