Mitundu yatsopano ya Stereo ku Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

01 pa 10

Sadurni Acoustics Speakers

Brent Butterworth

Ndakhala ndikupita kumapeto kwa sabata lapitali mwa njira yabwino kwambiri yomwe munthu wokonda kumvera amatha: mwa kupita ku Rocky Mountain Audio Fest ku Denver. NTHAWIyi chaka chino chinaphatikizapo zipinda zopitilira 170 zipinda zam'chipinda, onse okhala ndi mapulogalamu osiyanasiyana otchuka omwe sali otsika kwambiri. Chinaphatikizansopo kanema ya CanJam, yomwe ndinayimba masiku angapo apitawo.

Tsopano tiyeni tiyang'ane pa zinthu zozizira kwambiri za stereo zomwe ndaziwona pawonetsero ....

RMAF ndi yaikulu kwambiri moti ndimayenera kudumpha zipinda zambiri, koma sindingathe kukana chimodzi ndi chithunzi cha wokamba nkhani kwambiri. Ndi momwemo ndinakopera kudemo la Sadurni Acoustics. Mtsinjewo umakhala wolemera mamita atatu, ndipo umodzi uliwonse umatembenuka kuchoka ku giant hunk wa MDF kupita ku khoma pafupifupi masentimita atatu. Pamwamba pamwamba pa nyanga zapansi ndi nyanga ya MDF yozungulira ndi tweeter ndi lipenga la mkuwa. Banki ya mavitamini anayi omwe amawoneka ngati mapepala amadzipangira pansi. Njirayi imadola $ 25,000 mpaka $ 40,000, malinga ndi kukonzekera ndi kumaliza.

Moona, chifukwa chomwe ndimapitira ku zipinda zogwiritsa ntchito wacky ndi chifukwa chakuti phokoso nthawi zambiri limadabwitsa, koma zinthu za Sadurni zimamveka bwino. Kuchuluka kwa tonal kunali kosavuta ndipo phokoso linali lophatikizana kwambiri kuposa momwe ndimayang'anira kuchokera kuzinthu zosokoneza za madalaivala. Mphamvu imachokera ku 2-watt tube amp. Izo sizowoneka - zinalidi 2 watts! Koma pamene wokamba nkhani wanu atulutsa chiwerengero cha 110 dB mphamvu kuchokera pa 1 Watt basi, simukusowa mphamvu zambiri.

02 pa 10

Benchmark AHB2 THX amplifier

Brent Butterworth

AHB2 ndiyomwe yowonjezera kugwiritsa ntchito luso lamakono lamakono la THX. Luso lamakono limagwiritsa ntchito kusintha kosinthika kwa DC-to-DC ndi mphamvu yowatsatila yomwe imapereka mphamvu yochuluka monga momwe nyimbo zikufunira, choncho sizimawotcha mphamvu yochulukirapo ngati kutentha momwe amps amachitira. Mpangidwe wa "zoperekera zoperekera patsogolo" wa amplifier umatulutsidwa kuti apereke phokoso lochepa kwambiri ndi kupotoza.

Ngakhale kuti amphamvuyi imatha 3 ndi 11 ndi mainchesi 8, imapereka ndalama zokwana 100 watts ku 8 ohms. Panthawi yamawonedwe a Benchmark, ndi AHB2 ndikuyendetsa magetsi ojambula magetsi, ndinaika dzanja langa pamwamba pa amplifier ndipo linali lodziwika bwino, ngati mbali ya kapu ya Starbucks yakuda pambuyo pa mphindi 10. Mtengo sunayambebe koma umakhala pafupifupi $ 2,500.

03 pa 10

Mitundu Yopanda Mafilimu Opanda Bungwe la Bluesound

Brent Butterworth

Kuchokera ku masters omvera ku NAD ndi PSB kumabwera Bluesound, njira yothetsera mapepala otchuka kuchokera ku Sonos ndi ena. Monga Sonos, Bluesound imagwiritsa ntchito makina awo opanda waya kuti ayambe kujambulira panthawi yomwe ikudalira pa intaneti yanu ya WiFi kuti ipeze maulendo opatsirana pa intaneti ndi ma tepi omwe amasungidwa pamakompyuta anu ndi magalimoto ovuta.

Kumanzere ndi $ 699 Pulse, wokamba nkhani opanda waya pogwiritsa ntchito NAD Direct Digital amplification ndi mafilimu opangidwa ndi woyambitsa PSB Paul Barton. Zachigawo zina mu dongosolo zimaphatikizapo $ 449 Node, yomwe ili ndi gawo la mzere wogwirizana kulumikiza kulikonse; $ 699 PowerNode, yomwe kwenikweni ndi Node yokhala ndi 50-watt-per-channel amp omangidwa; ndi $ 999 Vault, seva yamanema yokhala ndi 1-terabyte yosungirako makina osungirako (NAS) ndi galimoto yopangira CD.

04 pa 10

Sony TA-A1ES yowonjezera amplifier

Brent Butterworth

Imani apo pomwe, audiophiles, ine ndikudziwa zomwe inu mukuganiza. Mukuganiza kuti Sony anangoyendetsa dera la TA-A1ES yatsopano kuchokera kwa ovomerezeka, kukwapula pakhomo la siliva pamtengo, kuyika mtengo ndi kuutcha tsiku. Ayi. $ 1,999 TA-A1ES, Sony yatsopano yoyamba amp mu amphamvu 14 m'zaka 14, amagwiritsa ntchito makina amphamvu kwambiri opangira mafilimu opangidwa kuti azitha kulira phokoso lovomerezeka la audiophile ndi luso labwino. Pa chithunzi pamwambapa, ndi chigawo cholowera pamsana, pomwe pansi pa HAP-Z1ES wothamanga kwambiri.

Kwenikweni, njira ya TA-A1ES ya 80-Watt imagwiritsa ntchito dera la amplification lachigawo cha A Akhazikitsidwa ndi mphamvu yowatsata yomwe imapereka mphamvu zowonjezera zowonjezereka, kotero palibe ngakhale imodzi yomwe ikuwonongeka ngati kutentha. Komabe monga momwe zilili m'gulu la A amplifiers, zojambulazo zimayendera chizindikiro nthawi zonse, kotero palibe njira yolakwika yomwe imawonetsa pamene otsogolera omwe ali m'kalasi ya AB amp amp amphamvu amatseka.

05 ya 10

Audioengine A2 + Oyankhula Poweredwa

Brent Butterworth

Audioengine sanasinthe ma speaker awo A2 kwa zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi. Ndipo n'chifukwa chiyani ziyenera kupitilirabe, pamene akupitiriza kupeza mafilimu ochokera ku audiophiles otchuka? Zatsopano zatsopano za $ 249 A2 + zimakwera mtengo wa $ 50, koma imapanga makina osinthika a USB digito ndi analog, omwe angapereke khalidwe labwino kwambiri kuposa DAC yopangidwa mu kompyuta yanu. Palinso mawonekedwe atsopano omwe amatha kugwirizanitsa ndi osakaniza opanda waya (kwa multiroom audio) kapena subwoofer.

Ngakhale kuti zojambulazo sizinasinthe (ndipo sizinafunikire), magetsi apitsidwanso, kotero mwinamwake amp amphamvu adzaperekanso kanyumba kakang'ono. A2 + idzapezeka mdima wakuda kapena woyera, ndipo maimidwewo amawononga ndalama zokwana madola 29.

06 cha 10

Thorens TD 209 Kutembenuka

Brent Butterworth

TD 209 yodabwitsa kwambiri ndiwotsika mtengo wa TD 309; Zimalipira madola 1,499 malinga ndi $ 1,999 zoyambirira. Kusiyanasiyana, komabe, ndizobisika. Njira yoyendetsera galimotoyo ndi yofanana, ndipo zonsezi zimakhala ndi akriyamu mbale ndi aluminium subplatter. Kusiyana kwakukulu kumawonekera kuti TD 209 ili ndi chomera chamtundu cha TP-90. Thorens US rep Norm Steinke amasiyana kwambiri ndi ine, koma anali aang'ono kwambiri sindingawapeze m'kabuku kanga.

Ngati TD 209's triinular plinth ili kunja kwa inu, momwemo TD 206 yofananayo imakhala ndi miyambo yaling'ono yamphongo.

07 pa 10

Mooo Music Mooo Mat

Brent Butterworth

Mu Music Hall ndi $ 50 Mooo Mat, mankhwala opangidwa ndi chilengedwe amayamba ulendo wopambana. Eya, iyo ndi chitsime chenicheni pamwamba. Pansi ndi matani a 1.5mm a matope. Matenda awiriwa amatchulidwa kuti amve kudandaula ndi kusonyeza zachilengedwe zowonongeka. Ndipo ndithudi, matayala onse ndi apadera.

Ngati mukufuna kudziwa, ndiyo Nyumba Yatsopano ya Music Music Ikura yomwe imathandizira Mooo Mat.

08 pa 10

Osonkhana Otsatsa Dynaudio

Brent Butterworth

Malingana ndi zomwe ndamva, mawonekedwe a Dynaudio's Excite mzere wachiwiri amamveka dzina lake sonically, ngati sakuwonekera. Mzere - womwe umaphatikizapo zitsanzo zochokera pa oyankhula $ 1,500 / awiri awiri a alangizi othandizira pa $ 4,500 / pawiri X38 wokamba nkhani yosindikizidwa kumbuyo - zitoliro zabwino kwambiri ku Dynaudio playbook, zopangidwa ndi zing'onozing'ono, zochepetsetsa komanso zowoneka bwino zamatabwa. Zopindulitsa pa zitsanzo zam'mbuyomu? Madalaivala atsopano, crossovers atsopano, ndi malingana ndi Dynaudio a Mike Manousselis, "nyimbo yotseguka kwambiri ndi phokoso kwambiri m'munsi." Manousselis adanenanso kuti ndi ovuta kuyendetsa galimoto, ndipo motero ndi bwino kugwiritsa ntchito ovomerezeka kunyumba.

09 ya 10

Olankhula Volti Audio Vittoria Oyankhula

Brent Butterworth

Otsindika a kalembedwe awa sakhala atsopano, koma RMAF 2013 inali nthawi yoyamba yomwe ndinawamva. Mwina ndikananyalanyaza zonsezi, koma ndikunyamuka ku Vancouver's vintage audio megastore Innovative Audio, ndayamba kuyamikira kwambiri mapangidwe awa. The $ 17,500 / pair Vittoria mwachiwonekere amawonetsedwera pa Maphunziro Otsatira; Anthu ambiri amamvetsera nyimbo za mpesa, chifukwa chakuti oyankhulawo ali opambana kwambiri akhoza kuthamangitsidwa mokweza kwambiri ndi mapulogalamu otsika otsika kwambiri monga Border Patrol chitsanzo chomwe mungachione kumunsi kumanzere.

Oyankhulawo apangidwa kuti agwiritsidwe ntchito kumakona, komabe, ngakhale iwo atafalikira kudutsa chipinda, ine ndiri ndi chithunzi cholimba cholimba. Iwo akhoza kukhala achikale, koma ndithudi sanamveke akale.

10 pa 10

Lembani Wokhulupirika Wokhulupirika wa Orangutan O / 96 ndi LM Audio Gold Series 518IA amp

Brent Butterworth

Mwachidziwitso, sikuti DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O / 96 wokamba nkhani mumayang'ana pambuyo kapena O / 93 omwe mukuwona kumbuyo ndi atsopano; chimene chinali chatsopano mu chipinda chinali kwenikweni Line Magnetic 518IA Integrated amp. Koma ndinkafuna kuphatikiza chipinda ichi mu RMAF yanga chifukwa Cholinga Chotsatira Chokhazikitsidwa ndi Chris ndi Dale Shepherd kuchokera ku Eugene Hi-Fi ndikuyika zomwe zikanakhala zabwino kwambiri zomwe ndakhala ndikuzimvapo.

Nyimbo zomwe adayambitsa - nyimbo ya Jenny Hval ya Viscera LP, yemwe ankaimba nyimbo ya Versalex kuchokera ku Well Tempered Lab - inandigwira ndi kukongola kwake. Liwu la Hval silinamvekere mwachibadwa, koma ndi "mkamwa mwangwiro"; ena okamba mapeto amatha kupanga nyimbo zomveka bwino. Zida zochepazi zimafalikira m'chipinda chonse komanso kumbuyo kwa khoma kumbuyo kwa okamba, ndi chida chilichonse chofotokozedwa momveka bwino koma sichikhala ndi chithunzi, chomwe chimagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri popanga maofesi.

"Musataye Mtima" kuchokera kwa Peter Gabriel's So LP anali bwino kwambiri. Osati kuti zojambulazo zinali zabwino - zinalibebe cheezy, chiwonetsero cha ma 80s - koma ndondomekoyi inapereka chisankho chochuluka chomwe chinandifikitsa ine, ndikudikirira mopanda chidwi kuti ndimvetsetse zomwe zatsopano ndi zovuta zatsopano mzere ukanati uwulule. Zonsezi, phokoso limaphatikizapo chikhalidwe cha zigawo zowonjezera mphesa ndi zenizeni za makompyuta atsopano, ndipo palibe zocheperapo.

Orangutan O / 96 imamangidwanso m'minda ya DeVore ku Brooklyn Yavy Yard, ndipo imadula $ 12,000 / awiri. Ma $ 4,450 LM 518IA amp amapereka ma watt 22 pa njira kuchokera ku maipi awiri a 845. Zamtengo wapatali, inde - koma pawonetsero kumene zigawo zomwe zimawononga madola 10,000 mpaka $ 50,000 ndizofala, dongosolo ili likuwoneka ngati lopanda ndalama.