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Cary
Audio had two rooms, a home theater room with their P-7 Processor pictured
above, a two, three and five channel amplifier, and an upcoming
DVD-V/DVD-Audio player. All should be shipping within the next 90 days. |
Cary's
Stereo room featured the V-12 and their new attractively priced Rocket 88
(shown in a photo farther down on this page) for US$2500 as well as two new preamps, both under US$3000. |
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EAD was
recently acquired by Tara Labs. Alpha Digital Technologies
introduced a variety of reworked components in the 8000 (8 channel)
series. Pictured above are the DVD Master 8000 and Power Master
8200. Not pictured are updated processors and a balanced power
solution. |
Eminent
Technology showed (and is about ready to ship) their long awaited LFT-14
speakers -- very small for a planar, with a roughly 2' x 3' panel.
Price is just under US$4000 and the stands are an additional US$400. |
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EOSS
Soundpoles are an interesting blend of technology. Elegant
industrial design and styling mean a very high WAF. Price is about
US$5000/pair. |
Pioneer
displayed their highly awaited DV-47A player which handles DVD-Video
(progressive scan), DVD-Audio, and SACD. Pictured below are prototype
IEEE1394 (Firewire) components, DVD on the left, receiver on the right. |
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Jeff
Rowland Design Group introduced their Model 111 monoblock
amplifiers. JRDG has superb fit and finish, and these particular
items are priced at
US$9500 the pair. |
Sharp
displayed more 1-bit technology -- integrated solutions in the top photo,
and a trio of their SM-SX200 (prototypes) in a fully digital 1-bit
theater. Perhaps the most interesting piece was the digital
transport, which handles DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, and SACD. |
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Tact
Audio's Millenium is shown in the top photo, with their Room Correction System and
new integrated amplifier in the bottom photo. We look forward to reviewing their
groundbreaking digital technology later this year, with their Theater
Correction System and S2150 amplifiers. |
Ayre's
updated V1 stereo amp now features an x designation signifying
improvements in the power supply and circuit topology. |
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Balanced Audio Technology's (BAT)
soon to be released pre/pro the AV-10. A tubed output stage for the front
3 channels is one of the host of options the BAT features. |
A look
inside reveals the traditional BAT attention to circuit layout and quality
of parts. |
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Secrets
PC-Home Theater Editor John Kotches presents BAT's Geoffrey Poor with a
Best of 2001 award for the
outstanding VK-6200 multi-channel amp. |
BAT is
introducing a new integrated amplifier, the VK-300x. It will be available in three
different configurations. Price will be dependent upon options chosen. |
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Cary
tube amps were in abundance. Being demoed here (in the center) is the
Rocket 88. |
John
Kotches presenting another Secrets Best of 2001 Award. This one goes to Brian Wines,
one of the folks at Home Theater Direct (HTD). |
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Impact
Technologies demonstrated their Airfoil speaker system. This year,
partnering electronics were supplied by Balanced Audio Technology.
Utilizing patented technology with 150 degree dispersion, they provided
stellar sound, with a price tag to match (US$38,000). |
Jeff
Joseph, the Joseph of Joseph Audio, had his flagship Pearl making music in
the Ayre room. |
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Partnered
with Theta's Citadel Monoblock is the Joseph Audio RM33si finished in a
beautiful wood veneer. |
Marsh
Sound Design is taking the plunge into home theater with their MSD-HT4000 surround
processor. It contains all the required formats (DD/DTS-ES/DPL-2
et al.), plus stereo and multi-channel bypass with a price point of just
under US$4000. |
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Muse
was demonstrating their new DVD transport and surround pre/pro. The
transport features a proprietary digital link that is capable of
transmitting a DVD-Audio digital signal to their multi-purpose digital box. A
release within the first or second quarter of 2002 is expected. |
The aesthetically
pleasing Jeff Rowland
MC-6 was on static display (static means that it is not connected to
anything so it is not powered on). Featuring six bridgeable
channels at 150 watts each, the Rowland is one of the most flexible and
gorgeous amps available. |
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A look
at the Rowland interior reveals a massive power transformer and an
incredible
attention to detail in circuit layout. |
Sim
Audio's current home theater lineup consists of the Titan multi-channel
amp, Stellar DVD player, and Attraction surround pre/pro. |
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The
Rock is Sim Audio's newest addition to its amplifier lineup. Each massive
monoblock features superb construction and is biased into Class A
operation for the first few watts. |
Soliloquy's
6.5 freestanding loudspeaker now has a matching center speaker as part of
a complete home theater approach. |
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Show
attendees got a treat this year from Texas Instruments: an 11 minute
digital cinema presentation using one of these 3-chip projector heads that
is going to be used in commercial movie theaters. |
Snell
is the first to market with a THX Ultra2 speaker set, including a very ingenious
in-wall dipole surround model. |
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This
audio CD recorder from Yamaha has a built-in 20GB hard drive to store up to 30 CDs'
worth of music. |
Plasma,
plasma everywhere! There was no end of plasma screens like this...
umm... attractive model from Zenith (we are referring to the plasma
screen). |
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Long
anticipated was this new subwoofer from Mirage: the BP200. Building
on the same dual 8" driver configuration of its predecessor, the new model is
vented and features a more powerful amplifier. |
ATC's
T-10 active monitors made up part of their $12,000 5.1 setup on display, and
sounded great with DVD Audio material. |
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Area
6.1 showed their SLS line of speakers, having a
horn-loaded ribbon in all models. |
Sales
prop backfires. While the rep quoted a linear excursion of 2.75
inches for this Aura Elan, a look inside suggested a more limited reality,
with the dimensions of the coil and gap indicating a motor that would be linear over no
more than one inch peak to peak. |