Daily Coverage - May
9th
All prices are quoted in euros unless
otherwise noted.
1 euro is approximately .91 US dollar.
We shot a photo of the new 47 Laboratory
Shigaraki components in Montreal only to find out those weren't quite what the
production models would look like. According to the factory and reps, what you see above
is the final product. From left to right on the top shelf are the 4715 DAC (€1400),
4717 integrated amplifier (€2000), and 4716 transport (€2100). The components
across the bottom shelf are all power supplies corresponding to the units above.
 
Germany's Ascendo relaunched their System K
three-way loudspeaker priced at (€14,000). The close-up photo on the right shows that
the top cabinet that houses the tweeter is decoupled from the woofer cabinet (there is a
very small space between the two). The woofer cabinet is also decoupled from the floor.
You can also vary the position of the tweeter cabinet for correct driver time alignment to
the listener.
 
Germany's Certac showed their tall and slender
three-way Aeon loudspeaker that features a powered subwoofer section with two
6"x9" woofers per side. The close-up photo on the right shows the midrange
drivers and tweeter mounted in their own separate enclosure. The "B&O
compatible" Aeon is priced at €8000 per pair.
Speaker technology is in abundance in
Germany.The Lansche Nr. 3 loudspeaker features an 8mm Corona ion tweeter along with a 10cm
ceramic midrange, a 21cm magnesium woofer, and a 22cm aluminum/ceramic subwoofer. The
price is €12,500 per pair.
Marantz showed the new €2,500 DV8300
universal disc player that is compatible with DVD-A, SACD, DVD-V, and CD. It also features
progressive-scan video and has Dolby Digital and DTS decoding built in.
Marantz also showed the new €11,000
VP-12S1 DLP projector, which features Faroudja DCDi video processing, component and RGB
video inputs, and a 700 ANSI lumen rating.
Pioneer calls this series of components
SlimLine for good reason. The 55mm-tall DV-350 DVD player retails for €249.
This year Italy's U-vola brought out stands
for their nifty-looking suspended loudspeakers. The price of the speakers with stands is
€3500 per pair. |
