Iimveliso ezintsha zeStereo ezivela kwi-Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

01 ngo-10

Sadurni Acoustics Abathethi

Brent Butterworth

Ndichitha ngeveki evelayo ngendlela engcono kakhulu yokuba umculi womculo angaba: ngokuya kwi-Rocky Mountain Audio Fest eDenver. I-RMAF kulo nyaka iquka ama-demo angama-170 ama-demo amagumbi, bonke abaneemveliso ezivakalayo eziphezulu eziphezulu (kunye non-high-end). Kwakhona iqukethe umboniso we-CanJam, owawuthetha ngeentsuku ezimbalwa ezedlulileyo.

Ngoku makhe sijonge kwiimveliso zasekhaya zase-stereo ezipholile kunazo zonke ndazibona kumboniso ....

I-RMAF inkulu kangangokuba kufuneka ndidumise amagumbi amaninzi eememo, kodwa andinakuyichasa omnye ngomfanekiso wesithethi esicacileyo ngokwenene. Yileyo ndlela ndikhange ngayo kwiDemo yeSadurni Acoustics. Ukuthi uphondo lwamaqhosha lulinganisa i-90cm (3 iinyawo) ngaphaya, kwaye ngamnye uguqulwa ukusuka kwi-hunter enkulu ye-MDF elukhulu lobungakanani malunga no-3 intshi. Ukuphakama ngaphaya kwepondo ye-bass yi-MDF phakathi kwepondo kunye ne-tweeter enephondo lobhedu. Ibhanki yezinto ezine ezinokutsalwa kwebhubhu enika iibhasi ezinzulu. Inkqubo ibiza i-$ 25,000 ukuya kumawaka angama-40,000, kuxhomekeke kwindlela yokucwangcisa kunye nokugqiba.

Ngokunyanisekileyo, isizathu sokuba ndisoloko ndihamba emagumbini e-wacky-sithethi kuba isandi sivame ukungaqhelekanga, kodwa izinto zeSadurni zizwakala zikhulu. Ibhalansi ye tonal yayingokwemvelo kwaye isandi sasinokubambisana kakhulu kunokuba ndikulindelwe kwi-assortment exotic of drivers. Amandla avela kwi-tube-2 watt tube amp. Akunjalo typo - yayingu-2 watts! Kodwa xa isithethi sakho sikhulule ukulinganiswa kwe-110 dB ukususela kwi-watt 1 nje kuphela, awudingi amandla amaninzi.

02 ngo 10

UBhenkmark AHB2 THX amplifier

Brent Butterworth

I-AHB2 ngowokuqala-amplifier ukusebenzisa i-THX entsha ye-analog ye-high-efficiency. I-teknoloji isebenzisa umququzeleli omkhulu we-DC-to-DC kunye nokunikezwa kwamandla okulandelela okuhambisa kuphela amandla amaninzi njengoko kufunwa ngumculo, ngoko akufuneki ukutshitshisa amandla angaphezu kwamandla njengendlela yokushisa ngendlela eninzi ngayo. Kuthiwa ukuklanywa kwephulo lokupasa "ipilisi yokupasa" kuxhomekeke kwingxolo ephantsi kakhulu kunye nokuphazamiseka.

Nangona i-amp ampimitha i-3 nge-11 nge-8 intshi, inika i-100 watts kuma-oh ohms. Ngethuba lesimo seBenmark, kunye ne-AHB2 eqhuba i-Studio Electric izithethi, ndabeka isandla sam phezu kwesikhulisi kwaye kwakushushu nje ngokufudumele, njengecala lekomityi ye-Starbucks ikhofi emnyama emva kwemizuzu eyi-10. Ixabiso alisetyenzisiwe okwangoku kodwa libala malunga ne-$ 2,500.

03 ngo 10

Iimveliso zomsindo ezingenazintambo zeBluesound

Brent Butterworth

Ukususela kumatriki alalelwayo kwi-NAD kunye ne-PSB iza kwi-Bluesound, enye indawo ephezulu ukuya kwimveliso yomsindo we-wireless esuka kwi- Sonos nabanye. Njengaye Sonos, iBluesound isebenzisa inethiwekhi yayo engenazintambo zokudluliselwa kwomsindo ngelixa ithembela kwinethiwekhi yakho yasekhaya ye-WiFi ukufikelela kwiinkonzo zokusasaza kwi-intanethi kunye neengoma ezigcinwe kwiikhomputha zakho kunye ne-drive drives.

Ngasekhohlo yi-$ 699 I-Pulse, isithethi esingenasiphelo esingenantambo esisebenzisa i-NAD Direct Digital amplification kunye ne-acoustical design eyenzelwe ngumsunguli we-PSB uPaul Barton. Ezinye izixhobo kule nkqubo zibandakanya i-$ 449 yeNode, eneziphumo ezingenqanaba lomgca ukuxhuma kunoma yiphina i-amplifier; I-699 PowerNode eyi-$ 699, ngokuyinqobo i-Node ene-50-watt-per-channel amp esakhiweyo kuyo; kunye ne-Vault ye-999 ye-Vault, iseva yemidiya ene-1-terabyte yokugcinwa kwenethiwekhi (NAS) kunye ne-CD ripper eyakhiwe kuyo.

04 we-10

I-Sony TA-A1ES i-amplifier edibeneyo

Brent Butterworth

Yeka khona apho, ii-audiophiles, ndiyazi oko ucingayo. Ucinga u-Sony nje wakhupha isiphaluka kwi-TA-A1ES entsha evela kumntu ovelisa i-generic, wayibopha isiliva esibhekene nesiliva kuyo, wamisa intengo kwaye wayibiza ngelusuku. Nope. I-$ 1,999 i-TA-A1ES, i-Sony yokuqala ye-amp amp edidiyelwe kwiminyaka eyi-14, isebenzisa iteknoloji yokukhulisa i-amplification ejoliswe ngokubanzi ekujoliswe ekuhlanganiseni isandi se-audiophile ekholisayo. Kulo mfanekiso ungasentla, yinto engaphantsi kwinqwelo, phantsi kwe-HAP-Z1ES umdlali womsindo osombululo esiphezulu.

Ngokwenene, i-TA-A1ES ye-80-watt nganye ngomzila isebenzisa isiphaluka se- Class amplification esixhaswe kumbane wokulandelela amandla ohambisa amandla amaninzi kuphela njengoko kuyimfuneko, ngoko ke akukho phantse inokutshatyalaliswa njengokushisa. Kodwa njengakwamanye ama-amplifiers e-Class A, abaguquleli baqhuba isigxina ngamaxesha onke, ngoko akukho nanye i-distscence errorism eyenzekayo xa abaqhubi beClass AB bavaliwe.

05 we-10

Audioengine A2 + Abathetheli abaxhasiweyo

Brent Butterworth

I-Audioengine ayitshintshi izivakalisi zayo ezixhasiweyo ze-A2 iminyaka emithandathu. Kwaye kutheni kufuneka, xa kuqhubeka ukufumana amaxhoba avela kuma-audiophile athile? I-$ 249 A2 entsha entsha ikhupha ixabiso nge $ 50, kodwa longeza i-converter ye-digital-to-analog edibeneyo ye-USB, eya kuthi ivelise umgangatho ongcono olungcono kuneDAC eyakhelwe kukhompyutha yakho. Kukho nesantya esitsha sezinga eliguquguqukayo elingaxhuma kwi-transmitter engenafowuni (kwii-audiour audio) okanye i-subwoofer.

Nangona i-designous acoustical ayitshintshi (kwaye ayifuni ukuyenza), ukunikezelwa kwamandla kuye kwaphuculwa, ngoko mhlawumbi i-amp amp iza kuhambisa i-headroom encinane. I-A2 + iya kufumaneka emnyama okanye emhlophe, kwaye iimilo zibiza i-$ 29 ngaphezulu.

06 ngo 10

I-Thorens TD 209 Inguqu

Brent Butterworth

I-TD 209 eyimbonakalo eyimbonakalo yinto eyancitshiswe ngeendleko ze-TD 309; Iindleko ze-1,499 zama-dollar ngokususela kwi-$ 1,999 yangaphambili. Ukwahlukahlukana, nokuba kunjalo, kunengqiqo. Indlela yokuqhuba iyafana, kwaye zombini imodeli ibonisa isitya se-acrylic kunye ne-aluminium subplatter. Ukwahluka okukhulu kubonakala ukuba i-TD 209 ifaka i-tilearm entsha ye-TP-90. I-Thorens US rep rep Norm Steinke ngokucacileyo ukungafani kwam, kodwa bebancinane kakhulu andinakuzifumana kwincwadi yam.

Ukuba i-plane ye-TD 209 yowunxantathu iphume kakhulu-apho kuwe, enye into efana ne-TD 206 ifaka i-plinth yendabuko.

07 ngo 10

IHolo yoMculo iMooo Mat

Brent Butterworth

Kwi-Hall Hall ye-Music Hall ye-$ 50 i-Mooo Mat, umveliso wemvelo uba nguhambo lobugcisa lobuqili. I-Yep, yinto ephilileyo yenyuka phezulu. Ngaphantsi ku-1.5mm matorkork mat. Umatshini odibeneyo ombini utsho ukuthatha ukuzulazula kunye nokubonisa izakhiwo ze-static-neutralizing. Kwaye ke, zonke izibini zihlukile.

Ukuba unomdla, yile ngqungquthela entsha ye-Music Hall Ikura exhasa uMooo Mat.

08 ngo 10

I-Dynaudio Exite Speakers

Brent Butterworth

Ngokusekelwe kwinto endiyivileyo, iinguqulelo zesizukulwana sesi-Dynaudio's Excite line livela egameni labo ngokuzenzekelayo, ukuba zingabonakali. Umgca-oquka imodeli evela kwi-intanethi ye-$ 1,500 / idilesi ye-helidi ye-X14 ukuya kwi-$ 4,500 / idilesi yesibini ye-X38 iboniswe kwi-backbook-ininzi eninzi kwi-playbook yeDynaudio, eneempawu ezincinci, ezincinci kunye neenkuni ezikhuni zokhuni. Iingeniso malunga nemodeli yangaphambili? Abaqhubi abatsha, ama-crossovers amasha, kunye ne-Dynaudio kaMike Manousselis, "isandi esiluvulekileyo kunye nephunga elingaphezulu kwi-bass." UManousselis wathi nabo kulula ukuqhuba, kwaye ke kungcono ukusebenzisa kunye nabamkeli bemidlalo yasekhaya.

09 we-10

I-Volti Audio Vittoria Abathethi

Brent Butterworth

Ezi zithethi zesitayela ze-classic azikho ezitsha kwi-se, kodwa i-RMAF 2013 yayiyixesha lokuqala ndaliva. Ndingaba ndibagatye ngokupheleleyo, kodwa ngokuxhonywa kwi-megastore yeVangeli yaseVancouver I-Innovative Audio, ndiye ndazixabisa ngakumbi ezinye zezi zakhiwo. I-$ 17,500 / i-Vittoria ibini ngokucacileyo iboniswe kwi-Klipschorns yeklasi; abaninzi abaphulaphuli banqwenela ukuba isandi sevintage, ngenxa yokuba izithethi zisebenza ngendlela enokuthi ziqhutywe kumanqanaba aphakamileyo kunye nama-tube amps aphantsi kakhulu anjengeempawu zeBorder Patrol ozozibona ezantsi kwekhohlo.

Izithethi zenzelwe ukusetyenziswa kumacangca, kodwa kunjalo, nokuba nazo zazisasaza kwigumbi, ndifumene umfanekiso wesigxina. Basenokuba ngabadala, kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo abazange bazive bekhulile.

10 kwi-10

I-DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O / 96 isithethi kunye ne-LM Audio Gold Series 518IA amp

Brent Butterworth

Ngokwenene, akukho sithethi se-DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O / 96 osibona ngaphambili okanye i-O / 93 oyibona kwimvelaphi yintsha; into entsha kwili gumbi yayinjalo i-Line Magnetic 518IA ehlanganisiweyo amp. Kodwa ndifuna ukufaka leli gumbi kwi-RMAF yam ngenxa yokuba u-DeVore Fidelity umsunguli kunye noChris noDale Shepherd be-Eugene Hi-Fi bafake oko kwakungaba yiyona nto ibonayo kwi-stereo.

Umculo abawaqala ngawo - umculi uJenny Hval weViscera LP, odlalwa kwi-Versalex engxenyeni evela kwi-Well Tempered Lab - wandibetha ngobuhle obuhle. Izwi likaHval lingazwanga nje kuphela lendalo, kodwa "likhulu ngomlomo"; Ezinye izithethi eziphezulu zivame ukwenza iimvumi zizwakala ziphezulu. I-instrumentation encinane isasazeka kwigumbi kwaye inzulu ngaphaya kwodonga emva kwezithethi, kunye nesixhobo ngasinye esichazwe kakuhle kwisiqulatho sesandi kodwa singenakho phony, ukucinga ngokuchanekileyo kwimizo ebonakalayo kwiinkqubo ze-hi-fi.

"Musa ukuyeka" ukusuka kuPetros Gabriel's So LP yayilunge ngakumbi. Akunjalo ukuba ukurekhoda kwakungcono - kusekunjalo ngenye indlela, i-hyped-up udidi lwee-80s - kodwa inkqubo yanikezela isisombululo esinzulu kangangokuthi ndandizongena, ndilinde ngokungapheliyo ukuba ndivelele iiphi iinkcukacha ezintsha kunye namazwi omlomo ngamnye umgca uza kubonisa. Ngokubanzi, isandi sidibanise umlinganiswa wezakhi zevini ngokuchaneka kwendlela yokugqibela yomsindo, kwaye akukho nanye ehlayo.

I-Orangutan O / 96 isakhiwe ngesandla kwisitya seDeves kwi-Old Navy Yard, kwaye ixabisa i-$ 12,000 / ibini. I $ 4.450 i-LM 518IA amp inikezela ii-watts ezingama-22 ngeeseshini ezivela kwiibhubhu ezimbini ezi-845. Indleko, ewe-kodwa ekuboniseni apho izixhobo ezibiza ama-$ 10,000 ukuya kwii-50,000 zamawaka ziqhelekileyo, le nkqubo yayibonakala ingahlawulwanga.