All items tagged with high end audio (213)
Test Bench: Morel SCW 636 Woofer from The Fat Lady Speaker
December 12, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Morel SCW 636 Woofer from The Fat Lady Speaker

This month’s Test Bench includes a very high-end 6″ home audio driver, coming from Morel. This is a hybrid neodymium/ferrite motor, the 6.0″ carbon fiber/Nextel sandwich cone SCW 636, a by-product of the Fat Lady project, Morel’s flagship loudspeaker. Similar to the cabinet utilized in the Fat Lady, the Morel SCW 636 uses a three-layer composite cone and dust cap that combines carbon fiber/Rohacell/carbon fiber that is both lightweight and very stiff. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2010.
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Focal Presents Exclusive Symphonie 40th Anniversary Headphone Set
December 6, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Focal Presents Exclusive Symphonie 40th Anniversary Headphone Set

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, French high-end audio manufacturer Focal developed a collection of exceptional products, which were unveiled for the first time at the 2019 Munich High End show. The final package of the special and limited collection is the Symphonie 40th, a luxury case with two high-end Made in France Utopia and Stellia headphones, positioned to be among the world’s best. The Symphonie 40th set also includes an headphone amplifier, a Questyle QPM Portable Music Player and all the cables.
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Merrill Audio Introduces Master Tape Head Preamplifier for Reel to Reel Tape Decks
November 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Merrill Audio Introduces Master Tape Head Preamplifier for Reel to Reel Tape Decks

Merrill Audio Advanced Technology Labs, LLC, from Bernardsville, New Jersey, USA, a company focused on only the best possible audio and Very High Value using the latest technologies and accurate reproduction, announced a new surprising addition to its portfolio - a new Tape Head Preamplifier design, intended to be the ultimate in the reproduction of reel to reel master tapes. "Finally, there is a Studio Quality Tape Head Preamplifier for the purist of Reel to Reel Tape playback," Merrill states.
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Meze Audio Announces New Rai Solo Quality In-Ears for Everyone
November 14, 2019 by Joao Martins

Meze Audio Announces New Rai Solo Quality In-Ears for Everyone

Meze Audio, a Romanian high-end audio company developing premium headphones and earphones for music enthusiasts, introduced Rai Solo, its newest in-ear monitor. Rai Solo is the second IEM developed in the company's Rai product range, after the release of Rai Penta earlier in 2019. Rai Solo is aiming to become the brand's entry-level IEM, offering an affordable way to immerse into a pure listening experience while enjoying the ergonomic elegant design, typical of Meze products.
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SEAS Announces Excel Graphene W22 8-Inch Woofer Launch
November 14, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

SEAS Announces Excel Graphene W22 8-Inch Woofer Launch

The new Excel Graphene line was initiated with the launch of the W16NX003 midbass driver in February 2019, and the new 8-inch woofer, the W22NX001, is now the fourth product in this new line from SEAS. The new W22NX001 (E0077-08) also represents a successor to the famous W22EX001 (E0022-08) from SEAS, and it's been upgraded like other products with the new graphene cone technology, as well as a new longer voice coil with a titanium former, magnet system with copper rings and caps, and a thicker ferrite magnet, designed and optimized for lower distortion and high power handling.
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Boulder Announces New-Generation 866 Integrated Amplifier with Expanded Options
November 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Boulder Announces New-Generation 866 Integrated Amplifier with Expanded Options

Boulder Amplifiers announced the immediate release and shipment of the 866 Integrated, part of the 800 Series and the successor to the highly successful 865 Integrated Amplifier. To follow up one of the most successful products in the company's history, Boulder designed a product that improves upon the original in every way and makes manufacturing substantially more efficient. The Boulder 866 Integrated offers up to 200W per channel with less weight.
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Test Bench: SEAS Excel Graphene W18EX003 6.5” Midbass Driver
October 31, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: SEAS Excel Graphene W18EX003 6.5” Midbass Driver

On this edition of Test Bench, Vance Dickason continues to measure one of the most anticipated driver designs launched in the market in 2019, from SEAS's new Excel Graphene line. Following the previous Test Bench on the W16NX003 5.25” midbass woofer, this one focuses on the W18EX003 6.5” midbass driver. This article was published in Voice Coil, August 2019.
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Test Bench: SEAS Excel Graphene W16NX003 5.25” Midbass Driver
October 23, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: SEAS Excel Graphene W16NX003 5.25” Midbass Driver

In this Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the SEAS W16NX003 5.25” midbass driver, one of the new graphene-coated magnesium cone drivers from the brand's Excel Graphene range. This product line has been an ongoing project for more than two years, combining the already highly prized magnesium cone with the desirable acoustic properties of Graphene, which also works to provide corrosion protection to magnesium. This article was published in Voice Coil, August 2019.
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Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019: It Was Fun, But It’s Complicated…
September 12, 2019 by Joao Martins

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019: It Was Fun, But It’s Complicated…

Yes, it was strange to fly to Denver, CO so early in September while most of the industry was on the way to Berlin, Germany for another edition of the International Funkausstellung (IFA), the gigantic consumer electronics and appliance show, which rivals CES in visitor numbers. But the fact is, I don’t regret it in the least. Since the 2019 edition of the Rocky Mountain International Audio Fest (RMAF) changed dates to September 6-8, and the CEDIA Expo takes place shortly after also in Denver, it was a great incentive to opt for Colorado instead.
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Sonus Faber Launches Olympica Nova Speaker Collection at RMAF 2019
September 5, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sonus Faber Launches Olympica Nova Speaker Collection at RMAF 2019

Sonus faber announced the launch of their Olympica Nova high end speaker collection, with seven completely new models, at the 16th Annual Rocky Mountain International Audio Fest (RMAF). The newly expanded Olympica Nova series embraces the authentic values that inspired the original Olympica line while adding a substantial amount of freshly developed technology, from new drivers and crossovers, to a new cabinet structure and internal volume tuning, and a new exterior look.
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