Thursday, July 21, 2011
German Physiks with Zorin, an+di and YS-Audio
an+di tweeter
Zorin TP-S5A turntable with Music Reference air-tonearm
an+di preamp and poweramp, using mil-spec technology. an+di is an German brand, designed by an former FM Acoustics engineer.
an+di cables
YS-Audio reference one preamp and phono stage
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Widea Lab’s Audio Renderer
Widea Lab is a young Korean company. The company says they’ve got some strong candidates for US distribution and will also be selling via Amazon. Their first product, the Aurender (short for Audio Renderer; $5700), is a digital music server utilizing a customized Linux OS, linear power supply, and storage for over 5000 lossless and uncompressed CDs. It offers coaxial, optical, and AES/EBU outputs and can be controlled using a clever iPad app which displays album art, all useful metadata, and, on first glance, even seemed friendly to classical music.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
EAR Yoshino DAC
£4000
The DAC boasts a digital to analog converter with low jitter clock and enhanced operation. The DAC accepts up to 24/192 digital input from USB, coaxial SPDIF and Toslink SPDIF inputs. Immediately upon returning to the analog domain, the audio signal is passed to EAR's propreitary analog filter. The audio is output from a transformer-coupled ECC88 tube line output stage as in EAR pro audio equipment. This allows true floating balanced output as well as identical quality unbalanced line out by RCA connectors. The maximum output is 5 volt, which means it can drive directly any power amplifier of any type, with analog volume control that can be controlled by remote handset. This claims accurate, clean smooth sound, yet detailed, open and dynamic, lacking the overly-crisp, a musicality of many highly-regarded digital to analog converters. Avaialble in chrome or black aluminium finish
Specifications
- DAC chip: 24 BIT Multilevel Delta Sigma Conversion.
- 1 x USB Interface
- 2 x 75 Ohms Coaxial S/PDIF
- 1 x Toslink Optical S/PDIF
- RCA 5V rms single ended
- Balanced XLR; 5V rms XLR pin 2 positive
- Valve Compliment: 2x ECC88 / 6DJ8
- Output Impedance: < 60 Ohms (balanced or single ended)
- Recommended Load: > 600 Ohms (balanced or single ended)
- Harmonic Distortion: < 1%
- Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20KHz
- Dimensions: W 435mm, D 320mm, H 95mm
Friday, July 1, 2011
Goldmund Metis D/A Converter
The Metis D/A Converter in short:
- 2 Alize 6
- Inputs: 1x USB 1x Coaxial 1x Toslink
- Outputs: R/L
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Wadax Hermes
HERMES is a universal streaming client and recorder that incorporates some unique pioneering features. Hermes can be installed in any system and it allows any music sources, analog or digital to be transferred to the media repository with better accuracy that Studio Master standards.
Fully custom server: In order to meet the extreme quality requirements, Hermes stream server core has been developed from scratch.
Custom coding: the reach the quality level desired and be able to apply the musIC process, a new custom coding was defined and is applied as a native coding format to which all media is translated.
Recorder: immortalize your analog LPs and Master Tapes without degradation, transfer your preferred media to the HERMES Net. Features analog and digital inputs to record music and deliver to the network hard disk, fast, safe and easy. - Flexibility: The server is placed on-board HERMES, so the storage element does not need to have on-board processing.
Ease-of-use: Hermes can be controlled by any web browser. An IPad native application is under development.
Build quality & Design: Hermes chassis is built from two solid blocks of 43 Kg aluminum. Industrial design by Ochoa y DÃaz Llanos.
Universal: Hermes can be perfectly integrated in any system, however the best performance will be attained when connected to the Wadax system.
Weight: 35Kg / 77,16 Lbs
Dimensions (mm): H 115 x W 469 x D 341
Analog inputs: RCA, XLR
Digital inputs: USB, SPDIF, BNC, TOSLINK, WADAX musIC link.
Analog ouputs: RCA, XLR
Digital output: SPDIF, BNC, TOSLINK, WADAX music link.
Data link for repository: RJ-45.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Status: under development
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Antelope Isochrone 10M Rubidium Atomic Clock
Antelope Audio, makers of the Zodiac DAC range, also specializes in audio control clocking devices. Its Isochrone 10M is a Rubidium Atomic Reference Generator based on real atomic technology that is a staggering 100,000 times more accurate than the quartz oscillators used in most audio equipment. The 10M is designed primarily for studio use but will also appeals to computer audiophiles who just will not live with clock induced jitters.
Features
- Swiss-made Rubidium core with accuracy of 0.03 parts per billion
- Ultra-precise Atomic oscillator with stability of 1 second in 1,000 years
- Rubidium core is FEI 5660 Compatible Stanford PRS10 Equivalent
- Dual Redundant power supply with automatic switchover
- 8 BNC outputs of 10 MHz
- Compatible with any device that accepts 10 MHz reference
- Utmost ease of operation, just connect it and power it on
- Extremely sturdy mechanical construction
- Perfect match for OCX, OCX-V and Trinity
- US$5,995
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Accuphase DP-900 transport and DC-901 dac
SACD Transport
Outputs - HS-Link and Coaxial
Weight 30 kg
Size - WxHxD - 47,5x15,6x39,4
Uses two ESS 9018 32 bit dac pr. channel
Digital Inputs - HS-Link, Coaxial, Toslink, AES and 24/192 USB.
External DSP input and Output - for DG-48
Weight 23,4 kg
Size - WxHxD - 47,5x15,6x39,4 cm
Release date - July 2011.
Price - 1,155,000 Y each
Brochure
Meitner Audio MA-1 DAC
$6750
MA-1 is the first product from Ed Meitner's new company
Uses MFAST™ asynchronous technology
Feed the MA-1 through any of its six inputs and the Meitner Frequency Acquisition System (MFAST™) instantly acquires the signal, buffers it, then strips jitter out completely. A high-speed asynchronous system,
it decouples input from output. MFAST™ ensures that you’ll enjoy pristine sonic clarity whether the incoming data stream is pure or anything but.
MDAT™: 2x DSD upsampling
From there, the signal goes straight into the Meitner Digital Audio Translator (MDAT™) which upsamples digital audio to 5.6 MHz, double the SACD standard sampling rate.
Our MA-1 features the standard-setting MDAC™ dual differential discrete D-to-A and MCLK™ high-purity master clock modules. Together, they’re music to our ears. Yours too, as an audition will quickly prove.
Key Features:
- Supported sampling rates of 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192kHz at word lengths up to 24 bits through all 6 digital inputs:
- 1 x USB Class 2
- 1 x AES/EBU
- 2 x TOSLINK S/PDIF
- 2 x COAX S/PDIF
- MFAST™ asynchronous technology for instant signal acquisition, jitter-free performance
- MDAT™ signal processing technology:
- Provides 2x DSD upsampling for PCM playback
- Preserves phase, frequency and dynamic integrity of waveform
- MDAC™ discrete dual differential D-to-A conversion circuit
- MCLK™ high-purity master clock that establishes new benchmarks in jitter performance
- Sleek credit-card style remote control included for input switching
- USB service port for future software upgrades
- Serial port for wired remote control
- Power supply:
- Power factor corrected
- Universal 90V-260V, 50/60Hz
- Power consumption: max. 50W
- CE Approved
Stereo analog outputs: Balanced (XLR) and Unbalanced (RCA)
Output voltage (with 0dBfs input):
- XLR outputs: 4.6Vrms (+15.4dBu)
- RCA outputs: 2.3Vrms (+9.4dBu)
Output impedance:
- 300 ohms balanced (XLR)
- 150 ohms unbalanced (RCA)
Dimensions W x D x H: 435 x 400 x 92mm
Weight: 7.43 kg/16.39 lbs net with remote control
Saturday, June 11, 2011
WIdeaLab Aurender Series digital music storage and playback systems
WIdeaLab announced today the launch of their Aurender Series digital music storage and playback systems with up to 128GB solid-state drive playback and iPad user interface. "Aurender's clocks are based on ultra-stable TCXO or OCXO oscillators with an accuracy of under 5 billionth of a second. Along with proprietary reclocking FPGAs this guarantees signal accuracy for the digital outputs. The Aurenders can store up to 6TB of music in various uncompressed or lossless formats. All models are designed to be used with high-quality DACs and have AES/EBU, coaxial and optical outputs. Other features include Linux OS customized for audio applications, up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution, a fanless design and a precision-machined aluminum case and parts designed to protect sensitive components from electromagnetic noise and vibrations. In addition the Aurenders have LAN and USB connections for transfer of music files from external storage devices or PCs. Expected retail prices are $4.600 for the Aurender A10 and $6.100 for the Aurender S10.
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