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At this years Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver (Oct.6-8), Voxativ's founder and chief Holger Adler will be in attendance (ROOM 5000) from Berlin to present a trio of full-range, high-efficiency loudspeakers optimized with Voxativ's Acoustic Stealth Technology (AST®). The 9.87 Pi system with active Pi-Bass modules, the Zeth-B tower system with active Z-Bass modules and the Hagen mini-monitors will all be driven throughout the weekend by the Voxativ T211 SET Integrated amp - and good music all day long! |
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NEW! BLUE IS THE NEW BLACK!
Synergistic Research BLUE Quantum Fuses
New UEF Graphene coating, two years in development, and UEF quantum treatments make the BLUE fuse significantly more holographic and dynamic than even the incredible SR BLACK Quantum fuse. Resolution and musicality are second to none. Global MSRP is $149.95. CLICK HERE for more info or to place your order.
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Synergistic Research October Special
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BUY an Atmosphere XL4 and GET a set/10 HFT + set/5 HFT 2.0 + set/3 HFT X FREE. That's a value of $1089 absolutely FREE.
This acoustic treatment package includes everything you need to create an effective, discrete and affordable acoustic solution. The Atmosphere XL4 is the 2nd generation model of the award-winning Atmosphere XL. Doubling the RF signal broadcast power of the original and creating a 360-degree generation field, the Atmosphere XL4 is a significant improvement over the already impressive Atmosphere XL. CLICK HERE to place your order.
The Atmosphere XL4 was recently awarded with TAS' Golden Ear Award. Jonathan Valin wrote: "...Ted Denney's absolutely ingenious and amazingly effective Atmosphere/UEF Panel/HFT system is the latest and greatest in a long line of Denney-concocted room treatments... if the Stein Harmonizer gives you a new room, the Atmosphere gives you 12 different, larger, airier spaces that you can dial up to order..."
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New review: KR Audio P135 pre-amp
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Brad Morrical of Positive Feedback concluded (Aug. 2017):
"...so, what now to make of this smallest of high-end preamplifiers? It is highly resolved in the best sense of the word where one can see into the recordings of sufficient quality. It has a soft touch that seems to be often in character with DHT (direct heated triode) output stages but loses none of the dynamics one would expect from a top preamplifier..."
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"...all of this was more or less what I expected given the KR Audio heritage and it is just these characteristics that give their big amps such a strong reputation for performance. What surprised me the most was the effective punch in the bass that it delivers, which is the equal of the NAT Plasma and Einstein "The Tube" preamplifiers. This is also in character with KR amps but given the diminutive size of this preamplifier I was taken a bit off guard. Finally, music through this preamplifier just made sense and it welded things together in a convincing manner that allowed dissection without disintegration. I think that the KR Audio P-135 should be one anyone's shortlist when looking for a preamplifier between 4-10K Euro as it is really superb sounding and as such offers excellent value..." CLICK HERE for more info
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New review: KR Audio VA910 mono-blocks
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Ross Mantle, TheAudioBeat.com (Sept. 2017):
"...the KR Audio VA910 monoblocks outclass more expensive competition both in price and performance with no fuss and a sense of high reliability. They are not what most would call inexpensive, but they offer world-class sound at something of a budget-conscious price. I cannot speak for everything on the market, but I would not be surprised to find that the VA910s surpass all comers at their power output and price. But regardless of power and price, these are emotionally involving, superbly engineered, aesthetically understated monoblocks that are unconditionally compatible with all types of music -- beauty and truth in equal parts..."
CLICK HERE for more info
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New review: Audio Valve Solaris headphone amp
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Mike Portnoy, TheHeadphoneList.com concluded:
"...AudioValve Solaris is an all-in-one vacuum tube amplifier that provides an amazing three-dimensional soundstage and an impressive treble presentation. With its unique main board and the output power, it is able to drive HD800s, HD800, and HE1000 flawlessly. When it comes to its etiquette, the Solaris is not an affordable audio gear. In terms of the sound quality, some other headphone amps can be considered as options for 4.700 Euro, but considering its connection richness and the overall sound quality combination, the Solaris would have an acceptable and favorable price..." CLICK HERE for more...
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New review: Cantano W/T Turntable & Tonearm
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Wojciech Pacula, High Fidelity (Sept. 2017):
"...Mr. Oliver von Zedlitz's turntable has a class. That's a term used once to describe unique women or men – all it took was just one look at them and it was obvious – they have a class. Others, no matter how hard they tried, simply never had IT. That's how I perceive the Cantano - the W turntable and the T tonearm. It is modest in expression, sophisticated in design, and it sounds beautifully. It does not impress so easily as other decks, i.e. it does not seduce listener after the first few minutes. One needs some experience to understand what the class of this device is about. It is about the beauty of music without imposing turntable's own character – that's exactly it..." CLICK HERE for more information
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Two new reviews: Synergistic's Galileo UEF Cables
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Howard Kneller, Soundstage Ultra (09/2017):
"...Synergistic Research’s Galileo UEF interconnects and speaker cables are technical tours de force that demonstrate just how far the art of cable making has come since the Golden Enz days of electrical-grade copper conductors and connectors of gold-plated nickel. They serve as a reminder of three audiophile truths: the simplest circuit does not always sound the best, the highest-performing products are often not the most expensive, and despite all the amazing progress made, the art continues to advance..."
CLICK HERE to check it out
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Mike Girardi, The StereoTimes (09/2017):
"...although the Atmosphere UEF Level 4 cables are excellent cables within their price point, the technology employed in the Galileo UEF cables significantly improved upon the performance of the Atmosphere UEF Level 4 cables. Inner detail, low level musical signal retention, and the ability for the listener to easily pinpoint outlines within a well-defined soundstage were exemplary through the Galileo UEF cables. Instruments and vocals sounded lifelike and not electrically constructed through the Galileo UEF cables. The lower noise floor conferred many benefits in the areas of micro and macrodynamics which for me, is at the heart of enjoying recorded music. I have a new reference..."
CLICK HERE to check it out
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