NEWSLETTER Nr. 35 - OCTOBER 2014

Newsletter Highlights:

We're glad to announce that in January 2015 we will exhibit at the CES in the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.

This time we will team up with Marten Design and Hanns Accoustics. You will hear KR Audio amplifiers (Kronzilla, VA910 & P130) driving Marten Design Coltrane Tenor loud speakers.

As source Hanns Accoustics top-line turntables will play vinyl all day long. This room is strictly analog! Langerton from Germany is providing component stands and resonance control. More info in our next newsletter.

Langerton Modular Component Base

The 3 supporting stainless steel pillars and the T-shaped reinforcements are filled with special sand. The base levels are structured according to the asymmetrical multi-layer method of Langerton's sound converter tone bases and decoupled from the load-bearing system by a dampened 3-point mount.

The system is modular and available in different heights and combinations. The usable space on the levels is very generous with 50cm x 60cm and the weight (as pictured) is 300lbs.
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Synergistic Research HOT Headphone Optimized Transducer

Nearly one year in development, HOTs were voiced with Audeze LCD-3 and Sennheiser HD 800 stereo headphones. Amplification included a Luxman P-700 solid-state amplifier and numerous tube based headphone amplifiers. When HOT is used with your favorite cans you hear sound that gets out of your head as well as smoother more articulate highs with improved bass. If you’ve been looking for more holographic sound with smoother highs and increased resolution, you’ve gotta try HOT!
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Synergistic PHT Phono Transducer

Every 90-days or so SR will have a new crop of 2 new strains of precision handmade micro PHTs (production is limited to 750ea). Should you collect all 8-strains of PHT in the first year you'll receive a free presentation case to hold all your PHT- plus one strain of PHT not available for sale, absolutely free! Order Now

Aurorasound PREDA

Winner of Nov.2014 hi-finews Editor's Choice Award. Steve Harris concluded: "...no ordinary preamp, to say the least, the Preda seems to reflect its designer's long experience in modern commercial electronics as well as his lifelong audiophile quest. It's somewhat idiosyncratic in styling and ergonomics and so it may not be for everyone. But sonically, it can be revelatory, excelling at portraying the realism of vocal textures, for example, which makes the music expressive. It must be heard!" Read the entire review

Wall Audio M33 SET mono blocks

Kenneth Jensen concluded: "...its the first time in 20 years I've been found of SET amplifiers. And in such a degree that I’ve kept them and they are now my new reference at home leaving some much more expensive amplifier in the dust! Cause I won’t be going back to using what I’ve had. They are that good! ...I can full heartedly recommend these amplifiers with confidence to everybody who wants to try out SET amps. They are to say at least quit cheap compared to what you get. And must be looked at as a bargain in the triode world! Highly recommended. And put up for the component of the year award in my eyes!" Read the entire review

Langerton Configuration 217

Wojciech Pacula wrote: "... if something is good, it will most likely be different from other good things. The Langerton Configuration 217 speakers are also different from most others, resembling – I couldn’t help saying that – the Ascendo speakers I once auditioned at home. I don’t know how it’s possible, but the 217 seem more refined to me." - "...These are speakers that show the soundstage as it really is. Instead of creating it, they do their best to re-create it as faithfully as possible. The price for it is a smaller optimal listening field and smaller sound sources further down the soundstage. The advantages are truly amazing, however. I believe that you will hear many of the elements that create recording’s holographic dimension for the first time, no matter what kind of speakers you currently use." - "...their bass is really special because it is natural and deep at the same time, also well differentiated. Finish quality is outstanding. The speakers receive the RED Fingerprint Award!" Read the entire review